Category Archives: Justice
Canada, U.K., U.S. denounce Russian hackers for targeting COVID-19 vaccine data
OTTAWA — Canada, Britain and the United States denounced Russian hackers on Thursday for trying to steal research on COVID-19 vaccines from organizations in all three countries and around the world. Thursday's joint declaration, led by Britain, sa...
B.C. government brings in changes to workers’ compensation system
VICTORIA — Workers' compensation benefits in B.C. would be based on a higher maximum salary amount under legislation introduced Tuesday by the provincial government. Amendments to the Workers Compensation Act would increase the maximum insura...
N.S. Mounties investigate racist letter sent to Pictou Landing First Nation chief
PICTOU, N.S. — The RCMP are investigating a racist letter sent last week to the leader of a First Nation who successfully battled for the end to decades of pulp effluent being poured into a lagoon near her Nova Scotia community. Chief Andrea
Italy returns stolen Banksy to France on Bastille Day
ROME — Italy on Tuesday returned to France a stolen artwork by British artist Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks at the Bataclan music hall. The chief prosecutor in charge of the
Lethbridge police chief says officers surveilling cabinet minister inexcusable
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The head of the Lethbridge Police Service in southern Alberta says it's shameful and inexcusable that two officers did unauthorized surveillance on a provincial cabinet minister. Chief Scott Woods also notes that...
Ex-PQ leader Andre Boisclair pleads not guilty to two sexual assault charges
MONTREAL — Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair entered not guilty pleas to two counts of sexual assault on Tuesday in relation to allegations dating to 2014. The ex-politician was not present at the Montreal courthouse&nbs...
Terror suspect wages court fight for info in bid to stave off deportation
OTTAWA — A terrorism suspect is waging a new court fight against the federal government for information he says he needs to mount a full argument against deportation to his native Egypt and possible torture. It is just the latest tw...
Two Alberta officers opposed to park plans disciplined over surveillance of minister
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Two Alberta police officers have been temporarily demoted over unauthorized surveillance of a former environment minister and people she met with to discuss a controversial plan to restrict off-road vehicles in a ...
Diplomat say documents too sensitive to give to Meng’s legal team
OTTAWA — The federal government is trying to block Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's access to some documents in her extradition case, arguing in affidavits that disclosing sensitive information would harm national security. In an affidav...
Quebec photographer launches facial recognition lawsuit over RCMP’s database use
OTTAWA — A Quebec photographer wants a judge to order the RCMP to destroy all the images of Canadians it obtained through a controversial facial-recognition tool. Ha Vi Doan's proposed class-action lawsuit in Federal Court seeks unspecified d...
