Category Archives: Justice
Lottery corp.’s anti-money laundering chief tells inquiry about his police concerns
VANCOUVER — A former police officer who heads the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's anti-money laundering programs says he was concerned and surprised about the response from police agencies over his reports of illegal money in casinos. Daryl Tott...
Bill 21 supporters testify that religious symbols send wrong message to kids
MONTREAL — Supporters of Quebec’s secularism law testified in court today that religious symbols have no place in schools. Nadia El-Mabrouk, a computer science professor at Universite de Montreal, told the court that when a teacher wears a religi...
Bill 21 supporters testify that religious symbols send wrong message to kids
MONTREAL — Students require a neutral environment in which to learn and one where equality between men and women is put first, parents supporting Quebec’s secularism law testified in court Tuesday. Nadia El-Mabrouk, a computer science professor at Univ...
Singh says government must move to counter hate groups, which have tripled since 2015
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups. The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online content from the so-called alt-right, a white
EU files antitrust charges against Amazon over use of data
LONDON — European Union regulators filed antitrust charges Tuesday against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using its access to data from companies that sell products on its platform to gain an unfair advantage over them. The charges, filed two...
Group cites ‘unconscionable delay’ by RCMP in court bid for watchdog report
OTTAWA — A civil liberties group is heading to court to force the release of a long-delayed watchdog report on its complaint about alleged RCMP surveillance of anti-oil protesters. The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association says the Mounties have...
Yukon bans therapy meant to change sexual orientation or gender identity
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's government has passed a law banning the discredited practice of conversion therapy. The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Protection Act would make it a crime to force children or adults to undergo therapy with the intent of a...
Eastern Ontario reeve seeks to change road name derogatory to Indigenous women
OTTAWA — The council of Beckwith Township near Ottawa is proposing to change the name of a private road that includes a derogatory term for Indigenous women after months of controversy and over the objections of the road owners.Reeve Richard
Rules tightened for visitors to N.S. from outside Atlantic after COVID-19 cases spike
HALIFAX — In a bid to subdue a small but sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, Nova Scotia has introduced strict new rules for people arriving in the province from outside the Atlantic region. With 15 new cases reported in less than
Rules tightened for visitors to N.S. from outside Atlantic after COVID-19 cases spike
HALIFAX — In a bid to subdue a small but sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, Nova Scotia has introduced strict new rules for people arriving in the province from outside the Atlantic region. With 15 new cases reported in less than
