Category Archives: Justice
‘So real:’ COVID-19 driving up hospitalizations; Saskatchewan’s ICUs nearly full
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Health Authority says a fivefold increase of COVID-19 patients in ICUs in the last 30 days means nearly 100 per cent of intensive care beds provincewide are full. It says Saskatoon is under particular pressure. There were
Federal Court says class action on COVID-19 airfare refunds a matter for other courts
OTTAWA — The Federal Court has punted consideration of airfare refunds, which customers say they are owed following hundreds of thousands of cancelled flights, to provincial courts. Justice Michael Manson says in a decision today that a proposed class-...
Patients, not doctors, should initiate conversations on assisted dying: Qualtrough
OTTAWA — Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough says health practitioners should not be allowed to discuss the issue of assisted dying until a patient asks about it — and she's open to amending the law to make that clear. Her comment
Trouble brewing ahead of start to Nova Scotia fall lobster season: Indigenous leader
HALIFAX — The Indigenous leader at the centre of a simmering dispute over Nova Scotia lobster said Thursday the recent seizure of lobster traps in St. Marys Bay by federal officials could lead to big trouble on the water. Chief Mike
Canadians who say they’ve been targeted by foreign agents want co-ordinated response
OTTAWA — After burying his wife after the passenger jet she was aboard was shot down by the Iranian military, Javad Soleimani returned to Canada and began speaking out about the tragedy of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752. Soleimani's wife...
Vancouver council unanimously endorses drug decriminalization, seeks federal approval
VANCOUVER — Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ask the federal government to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. Mayor Kennedy Stewart put forward the motion earlier this month saying it is time to develop a "hea...
Spy watchdog urges justice minister to fix gaps in whistle-blowing regime
OTTAWA — The national spy watchdog is urging Justice Minister David Lametti to close gaps in the federal whistle-blowing framework to protect Canada's deepest secrets and the public servants who keep them.In a letter to Lametti, the National Security a...
London, Ont. police charge three ‘Freedom Rally’ organizers
LONDON, Ont. — Police in London, Ont., have charged three organizers of a weekend anti-lockdown rally. The three women from the city were charged with violating provincial rules against large outdoor gatherings. Police say organizers had ignored warnin...
Ontario alleges family employed by province perpetrated $11M COVID benefit fraud
TORONTO — Four family members who worked for the Ontario government in information technology defrauded the province of at least $11 million destined as COVID-19 relief money, a statement of claim alleges. The unproven civil claim on behalf of the prov...
Woman suffers heart attack after being spit upon by man refusing to wear mask
NELSON, B.C. — A hotel worker in Nelson, B.C., suffered a heart attack shortly after a confrontation with a patron who refused to wear a mask and wouldn't leave the hotel's coffee shop. Rob Little, manager of The Adventure Hotel, says
