Category Archives: Justice
Wikipedia was source of security concern questions for Meng: Border officer
VANCOUVER — A border officer who examined Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport before her arrest says the Huawei executive was "calm and open" until he turned to questions about security concerns surrounding the company's products. Sanjit Dhillon ...
Trudeau government to usher in new privacy legislation
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is poised to introduce legislation aimed at better safeguarding the privacy of Canadians in the digital era.The bill, to be tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday, would be a step toward realizing commitments
Calgary asks province for enforcement powers amid ‘unbelievably bad’ COVID situation
CALGARY — The City of Calgary wants the provincial government to reinstate public health enforcement powers and "massively" boost contact tracing as it deals with what its mayor describes as a dire COVID-19 situation. "Things are unbelievably bad," Nah...
Supreme Court of Canada sides with Hydro-Québec over transmission line project
OTTAWA — Hydro-Québec has the right to construct an electric-power transmission line along an existing corridor despite the objections of land owners, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In 2015, the provincial government approved Hydro-Québec's pla...
B.C. Lottery Corp., too slow on dirty money at casinos, says former regulator
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Lottery Corporation should have moved faster to protect the integrity of gaming more than a decade ago when it was under attack from organized crime, the public inquiry into money laundering heard Friday.Larry Vander Graa...
Inquiry hears money laundering concerns at B.C. casinos rose as 2010 Olympics neared
VANCOUVER — Larger amounts of suspicious cash with suspected links to money laundering and organized crime began showing up at British Columbia's casinos while the province prepared to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, a former gaming regulator told the i...
RCMP charges former executive in Toronto with bribing a foreign official
OTTAWA — The RCMP has charged a former business executive with bribing a public official from Botswana. The Mounties allege Damodar Arapakota, a former executive of Toronto-based IMEX Systems Inc., provided financial benefit for a Botswanan public offi...
First Nation to launch lawsuits against N.S. commercial fishers for alleged damages
INDIAN BROOK, N.S. — A Mi'kmaq First Nation that encountered violence after it opened a self-regulated lobster fishery says it will launch a series of lawsuits against non-Indigenous fishers for alleged damages incurred by its members. The band a...
Canada must regulate AI to protect privacy and human rights: watchdog
OTTAWA — Artificial intelligence must be regulated to protect Canadians' privacy and human rights, a federal watchdog says.In issuing new recommendations for regulating AI Thursday, Canada's privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien said he is calling for l...
Supreme Court to examine minimum sentences for fentanyl trafficking
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will delve into the question of minimum prison sentences for fentanyl trafficking. The high court has agreed to jointly hear the appeals of two men who received stiffer penalties when Alberta's Court of Appeal
