Category Archives: Justice
Victims of Nova Scotia mass shooting march to demand public inquiry
BIBLE HILL, N.S. — Family members of victims and their supporters marched to an RCMP station on Wednesday, calling for a full public inquiry into the April mass shooting that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia. About 280 people ...
Trudeau government relaxes fingerprinting rules for new hires during COVID-19
OTTAWA — The government has quietly relaxed a requirement to fingerprint prospective new federal hires as part of security screening, a move prompted by the need for physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary ch...
B.C. provincial court to get six more judges to help with pandemic backlog
VICTORIA — Six more judges have been appointed to British Columbia's provincial court in an effort to clear away the backlog stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The province says in an information bulletin that it has reappointed three senio...
What’s in the latest COVID-19 response bill passed by the House of Commons?
OTTAWA — Though the politics of Parliament Tuesday were largely focused on a controversy around how the Liberals handled a contract for a student grant program, MPs also passed a new piece of legislation. Bill C-20 contains a revamped approach to ...
Hearings begin for ex-Quebec deputy premier’s request for stay of fraud charges
QUEBEC — Former Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau and her co-accused are asking a court for a stay of procedures on corruption-related charges. The former Liberal politician and five others were arrested in March 2016 by the prov...
Homeless in tents fight Toronto parks bylaw in light of COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO — A Toronto bylaw banning tents and camping in city parks should be declared unconstitutional given the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of homeless people and activist organizations argue in a new court application. The untested application, filed i...
B.C. premier asks Trudeau to reduce stigma of illicit drug use as deaths climb
VICTORIA — British Columbia's premier is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take an "enormous step" to reduce stigma associated with illicit drug use by decriminalizing possession for personal use. In a letter sent Monday to the prime minist...
Toronto police accused of denying counsel to detained demonstrators
TORONTO — Critics are accusing Toronto police of violating the rights of three protesters arrested at a Black Lives Matter demonstration on Saturday morning — a charge the force denies. Police say two women and a man were detained shortly before
Kenney announces addictions recovery community; slams focus on consumption sites
RED DEER, Alta. — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney slammed supervised drug-consumption sites as he announced the first of several planned addictions treatment and recovery centres for the province, saying there's no compassion in telling people t...
Over three dozen senators demand ‘open, transparent’ inquiry into N.S. shooting
OTTAWA — Over three dozen Canadian senators are calling on the federal and Nova Scotia governments to launch a "fully open, transparent and comprehensive inquiry" into the mass shootings that left 22 people dead in the province in April. In an ope...
