Category Archives: Justice
Senate shifts rules for Don Meredith victim compensation process
OTTAWA — The Senate says harassment victims of disgraced former senator Don Meredith can now have lawyers present when speaking to an independent evaluator hired to determine potential compensation for them, and also that their legal costs might b...
Surrey Police Board votes to create city police force at first meeting
SURREY, B.C. — One of the fastest-growing cities in Canada is a step closer to having its own police force as Surrey, B.C., moves ahead with a controversial plan to replace the local RCMP detachment. At their inaugural meeting on Thursday, nine
Agreement between province, BC Hydro, First Nation, ends legal fight over Site C
VICTORIA — A British Columbia First Nation has ended its legal battle against the provincial government and BC Hydro over the Site C dam, a project the nation originally claimed was a $1-billion treaty violation. A statement from the Ministry...
B.C. Appeal Court prevents woman from using the term ‘death midwife’ in her job
VANCOUVER — A woman who calls herself a "death midwife" has been banned from using the title after a lengthy legal battle launched by the College of Midwives of British Columbia. The B.C. Appeal Court has overturned a lower court ruling
Toronto’s COVID-19 housing project winds down, but residents hope for change
TORONTO — COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on some of Toronto's most vulnerable communities, but for two residents of a new housing project in the city's midtown area, the pandemic has been an unexpected blessing. Just a few months ago, Jason ...
Protester says officials wanted to remove teepee from Saskatchewan legislature
REGINA — An organizer of a month-long march calling for suicide prevention says police and provincial officials tried to shut their camp at the Saskatchewan legislature grounds down over the weekend. Tristen Durocher says officers arrived at the camp's...
Sen. Murray Sinclair joins legal firm to mentor lawyers in Indigenous law
OTTAWA — Sen. Murray Sinclair is returning to his legal roots, while also keeping his seat in the upper chamber — at least for now. The former chief commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, who was also the first Indigenous
Anne McLellan, former Liberal minister, drops out of mass shooting public inquiry
HALIFAX — One of the three people selected to lead the public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting has dropped out. Anne McLellan has informed the federal and provincial governments that she supports the decision to call a public i...
Federeal documents say Huawei’s Meng lied, supporting her extradition to U.S.
VANCOUVER — Documents from lawyers for Canada's attorney general say a series of witnesses will prove Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou lied to HSBC bank about the company's relationship's with Skycom in Iran. The documents released Friday a...
Former judge to lead public inquiry into N.L. search-and-rescue operations
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A former Provincial Court judge will lead a long-awaited public inquiry into Newfoundland and Labrador's search-and-rescue protocols for missing people. Judge James Igloliorte's appointment was announced Thursday in Ha...
