Category Archives: Justice
Border officer can’t recall where idea to collect Meng’s phone passcodes came from
VANCOUVER — The border officer who led the examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport before her arrest two years ago says he can't recall whose idea it was to collect the passcodes to her phones. Sowmith Katragadda told
Trudeau defends arrest of Huawei executive, says world must stand up to China
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday defended the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and urged countries to stand up to Chinese bullying as he prepared for two potentially explosive international summits. Canada’s relations with both...
Nova Scotia judge reserves decision on Tory lawsuit seeking disclosure of ferry fee
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge reserved his decision Thursday in a case about whether the provincial government should disclose a fee paid to a heavily subsidized private ferry operator. The Opposition Progressive Conservatives are seekin...
Report on harassment, assault calls for major changes to rid RCMP of ‘toxic’ culture
OTTAWA — An independent report on harassment of women in the RCMP says fundamental change is needed to rid the national police force of a toxic culture that tolerates hateful and homophobic attitudes.The report released Thursday by former Supreme Court...
Doctors, Conservative MPs say not enough consultation on assisted-dying bill
OTTAWA — A number of doctors said Thursday they are concerned proposed changes to assisted dying legislation in Canada are not getting enough scrutiny. The doctors, along with Conservative MPs, said Thursday the Liberals placed an arbitrary cutoff on ...
Family of Quebec woman found dead on Cuban beach wants answers about her killing
MONTREAL — The family of a Montreal woman found dead Tuesday on a beach in Cuba wants answers about the circumstances surrounding her violent death.Global Affairs Canada confirmed Wednesday the death of 52-year-old Antoinette Traboulsi in Varadero was ...
Feds ‘missing opportunity’ to ensure political parties covered by privacy law
OTTAWA — A not-for-profit group that promotes public awareness of digital rights says the Trudeau government has missed an opportunity to ensure political parties come under federal privacy law. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains introduced a bill this ...
RCMP needs structural changes to address racism: MMIWG commissioner
OTTAWA — A commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls says top-down attitudes and the centralized structure of the RCMP are leading to racist practices against Indigenous people in Canada. Speaking in Fr...
Parliament passes Tory motion to demand government decision on Huawei, 5G
OTTAWA — A united federal opposition has supported a Conservative motion to insist the Liberal government take a harder line against what it says are national-security threats from China. The motion, sponsored by Tory foreign affairs critic Michael Cho...
Federal fisheries minister should resign over lobster dispute: Indigenous leader
HALIFAX — The chief of the First Nation at the centre of a lobster fishing dispute in Nova Scotia says the federal fisheries minister should resign because she appears unwilling to deal with the band's challenges. Chief Mike Sack of the
