Category Archives: Justice
Man charged in connection with alleged online threats against Quebec premier
MONTREAL — A 65-year-old Quebec man has been charged after allegedly threatening Premier Francois Legault online. Sylvain Proulx will appear in court on Nov. 9 in Roberval, in the Lac-Saint-Jean region. According to the charge sheet, the...
Eleven jurors find man guilty of murder after juror with COVID-19 symptoms excused
WINNIPEG — A 23-year-old man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a Winnipeg foster home manager. An eleven-person jury reached the verdict against Kane Moar for the fatal Dec. 17, 2018, attack on Ricardo Hibi. Hibi,
Crown drops charges against two Alberta farmers arrested in tractor checkstop
CALGARY — The Alberta Crown has withdrawn charges against two young farmers following a run-in with sheriffs at a checkstop where their tractor was towed away. Jeremia Leussink, 19, was taking the tractor from one field to another on July 31
Liberals promise action on biases in justice system, policing
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is promising legislation and money to address systemic inequities in all phases of the criminal justice system. The commitments come amid mounting concerns about unfair treatment of Black and Indigenous people, who are o...
PM Trudeau ‘disappointed’ by RCMP treatment of Sikh officers over mask issue
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is disappointed that Sikh RCMP officers have been removed from front line policing during the pandemic because their religiously mandated facial hair makes it difficult to properly wear a face covering. T...
Some CRA online services remain unavailable a month after cyberattacks
More than a month after the Canada Revenue Agency took its website offline in the wake of a major cyberattack, the federal tax collection agency won't say when it expects its online services to fully return to normal. A number of
Cities in U.S. erupt in protest as Breonna Taylor decision inflames racial divide
WASHINGTON, Wash. — America's streets are again pulsing with anger and frustration, this time over the deadly police shooting of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor ⏤ and a survey suggests the racial reckoning appears more popular in Canada than in the United
Liberal effort to reset policy agenda panned by rivals as too much talk, not action
OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government unveiled sweeping goals Wednesday to expand or extend supports for Canadians from nearly every sector of society in a throne speech billed as their “ambitious plan for an unprecedented reality.” But the plan h...
Canada’s carbon tax conundrum continues as Supreme Court reserves judgment in cases
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada reserved judgment on the national carbon tax Wednesday. After two days of hearings and presentations from more than two dozen interested parties, the court adjourned without yet deciding whether the carbon price is ...
RCMP investigating after far-right groups disrupt anti-racism rally in Alberta
RED DEER, Alta. — RCMP are investigating after far-right protesters disrupted what was to be a peaceful anti-racism rally in central Alberta last weekend, but local advocacy groups say officers should have been better prepared to stop the violence.&nbs...
