Category Archives: Justice
Feds ‘looking into’ alleged bullying by RCMP employee facing security charges
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is "looking into" allegations the RCMP brushed off complaints about a senior director who was later arrested on national-security charges. Trudeau made the comments Mond...
City-sponsored justice awareness mural ‘deeply disrespectful,’ says police chief
Victoria's police chief says a city-sponsored mural on justice issues disrespects members of the police department, but a community organizer is defending the artwork because it is meant to spark challenging conversations ...
Sen. Mike Duffy loses appeal over lawsuit seeking damages from Senate
OTTAWA — Sen. Mike Duffy has lost his bid to overturn a court decision blocking him from suing the Senate for millions of dollars over his suspension without pay. The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a 2018 lower court ruling tha...
Blake shooting adds fresh urgency to Black Lives Matter march in Washington
WASHINGTON — Thousands of people gathered Friday at the feet of Abraham Lincoln, conjuring iconic images from the turbulent heights of America's civil rights movement, to pay tribute to the growing roster of Black victims of police viole...
Police service boards grapple with diversity, inclusion amid calls for change
OTTAWA — Daljit Nirman's message was clear: Before the Ottawa police could better meet a diverse community's needs, they must take meaningful steps to ensure their own ranks are free of bias and discrimination. The June motion from ...
Top court to sit in person, start session early to catch up on COVID-19 delays
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will resume in-person hearings next month. The fall session will begin Sept. 22 — earlier than expected, so the court can hear the cases delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before moving on with its origi...
Two B.C. parents file legal challenge against school reopening plans
CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Two fathers have filed an injunction application demanding the British Columbia government implement tougher safety measures aimed at protecting students from the risks of COVID-19 before schools reopen. The applicatio...
Cut B.C. health regulatory colleges to six to improve public protection: report
VICTORIA — A report recommends reducing the number of regulatory colleges governing health professionals in British Columbia from 20 to six to improve public protection and implementing a new oversight body that oversees them. British Columbia has...
White House plays role of partisan prop as Trump accepts GOP nomination
WASHINGTON — The Republicans and Donald Trump rolled out their biggest political guns Thursday on the final night of their national convention, using the south facade of the White House as a backdrop — literally — for the president's largest,...
Bill Blair says prison segregation oversight panel will get the data it needs
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is stepping in to ensure an advisory panel tasked with overseeing the segregation of federal inmates will get the data it needs to do its job. His move follows a report circulated earlier t...
