Category Archives: Justice
B.C. approves plastic bylaws in 5 communities, aims for provincial plan
RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia has approved bylaws banning single-use plastics in five communities as it drafts a regulation allowing other local governments to create their own policies without the need for provincial approval. Environmen...
Pro-gun marchers speak out on federal government’s assault weapon ban
OTTAWA — Pro-gun activists marched in Ottawa on Saturday to contest what they describe as the "injustice and ineffectiveness" of the federal government's assault weapon ban. The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights is behind the outdoor event on ...
Saskatchewan court allows teepee protest camp to stay on legislature lawn
REGINA — A Saskatchewan judge has ruled a Metis man can stay on the lawn of the provincial legislature to finish his hunger strike against high suicide rates. The government took Tristen Durocher to court after the 24-year-old start...
Victims of ex-senator Don Meredith deserve better than ongoing delays: lawyer
OTTAWA — Seven years of deliberations over how to address harm caused by former senator Don Meredith must come to an end that includes the Senate proving it can protect employees, the lawyer for some of the senator's victims said Friday. The
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal charged with fraud and breach of trust by RCMP
OTTAWA — Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal was charged Friday with fraud and breach of trust over millions of dollars in loans the RCMP allege he used his political position to obtain and hid from the ethics commissioner. The RCMP further
TekSavvy won’t pay Bell, Rogers more wholesale internet fees until they pay refunds
TORONTO — TekSavvy Solutions Inc. said Friday it won't pay more monthly fees to Bell or Rogers until they rebate tens of millions of dollars they collected over several years before they were ordered to slash their wholesale rates retroactively.TekSavv...
Alberta hiring staff for feasibility study of replacing RCMP with new force
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is looking to hire a contractor to study the benefits and costs of a proposed provincial police force that could replace the RCMP. Online job postings show the province wants the contractor to do a feasibility rev...
Senate agrees to compensate harassment victims of ex-senator Don Meredith
OTTAWA — The Senate has agreed with recommendations from an independent evaluator that the victims of disgraced ex-senator Don Meredith should be compensated. The Senate standing committee on internal economy met behind closed doors Thursday to conside...
B.C. judge rules against private care in test of universal system
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister says a judge's decision against a surgeon advocating for patients' rights to pay for private medical care highlights the significant role of the public health-care system as a cornerstone of Canada's ...
Ontario animal rights activist charged under new provincial legislation
An animal rights activist has been charged under a new Ontario law for allegedly interfering with a truck carrying pigs to slaughter. But Diane Smele vowed to fight the charges, which were laid Monday when she and about 20 other activists proteste...
