Category Archives: Justice
US judge blocks Trump immigration rule on public benefits
CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago struck down a key immigration rule Monday that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits, a blow to the Trump administration on the eve of the
‘Hostile’ crowds ignore COVID-19 rules in Vancouver: police
Vancouver police say a large and "hostile" crowd gathered downtown on Halloween night despite COVID-19 restrictions, but officers didn't issue tickets because of safety concerns. Police say in a news release officers were called to the Granville entert...
COVID numbers surge in B.C. as Halloween crowd gathers in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — As British Columbia reported a record surge in COVID-19 cases that health officials called concerning, Vancouver police say some people flouted pandemic rules in an "alcohol-fuelled" gathering in the city's entertainment district. Dep...
Court challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, opens in Montreal
MONTREAL — The first witness in the legal challenge of Quebec's secularism law told the court today the legislation makes her feel excluded from society. Ichrak Nourel Hak, a teacher who wears the hijab, was a student when Quebec adopted Bill
‘It inhibits me’: Teachers open court challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21
MONTREAL — Three teachers opened the court challenge to Quebec's secularism law Monday, testifying that the legislation forces them to choose between their deeply held religious beliefs and their vocations. Ichrak Nourel Hak was a student in June...
Prosecutors oppose release of Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to Donald Trump
MONTREAL — Prosecutors in the United States say a Canadian woman accused of sending a poisoned letter to President Donald Trump is too dangerous to be released. In a memo filed with the Washington D.C. district court on Friday, attorney Michael
QuickQuotes: Public figures react to deadly stabbing rampage in Quebec City
Quebec City is reeling after police arrested a suspect in a stabbing incident late Saturday that left two people dead and five others injured. News of the violent attack prompted several politicians, sports teams and other public figures to offer...
A timeline of the deadly Halloween-night stabbing in Quebec City
QUEBEC — A timeline of major events in the Halloween-night stabbing in Quebec City. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.---Oct. 31, 10:28 p.m.: Police are called to a scene around the Chateau Frontenac hotel after receiving reports of an
‘It’s unbelievable’: Quebec City residents mourn victims of deadly sword attack
QUEBEC — Residents of Quebec's picturesque capital grappled with grief and shock on Sunday as they mourned the deaths of a beloved neighbourhood hairdresser and a well-respected museum employee slain in what police describe as a deliberate sword attack...
Returning land defenders, new faces take up familiar fight in Caledonia, Ont.
CALEDONIA, Ont. — The more things change in Caledonia, Ont., the more one group of long-standing land defenders says things stay the same. Tense tableaus played out for months in the southwestern Ontario town in 2006 as Indigenous protesters clas...
