Category Archives: Justice
Lawyer says RCMP have ruled out charges against doctor in N.B. COVID-19 case
FREDERICTON — A lawyer for the doctor who was blamed for triggering a COVID-19 outbreak in northern New Brunswick in May says his client has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing and wants an apology from Premier Blaine Higgs. Joel Eti...
New Ontario law makes it harder to sue companies via class action
TORONTO — Ontario lawmakers approved a bill on Wednesday that sets a higher bar for class action suits, and experts say it will be harder for consumers to sue businesses. "Because the test is more challenging now, many cases will get
Almost 35,000 people pegged for removal from Canada evade border agency
OTTAWA — Canada's border agency has failed to promptly remove most of the people under orders to leave the country, and in tens of thousands of cases it has simply lost track of them, the federal auditor general says. In a
Singh calls on Trudeau to address systemic racism in police forces
OTTAWA — If the Rideau Hall intruder had been a person of colour, the outcome of last week's events in Ottawa would have been very different, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday. Singh, speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill, said that incid...
Health official revokes U.S. travel exemption for Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's top health official has revoked a special exemption for workers at Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding that allowed them to travel to and from the United States during the pandemic. Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical ...
Ban federal use of facial-recognition tools, groups urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA — Dozens of groups and individuals working to protect privacy, human rights and civil liberties want the Trudeau government to ban the use of facial-recognition surveillance by federal law-enforcement and intelligence agencies. In an open l...
Groups ‘shocked’ by minister’s approach to inquiry into Nova Scotia mass murder
HALIFAX — A coalition of groups devoted to eliminating gender-based violence across Canada is urging Ottawa and Nova Scotia to refrain from using a restorative justice approach for a promised inquiry into the mass killing that ...
B.C. city in rare position to redefine policing amid calls for defunding
SURREY, B.C. — One of British Columbia's largest cities is in a unique position to redefine policing at a time when anti-racism advocates are calling for an overhaul. Surrey was in the midst of replacing the largest RCMP detachment ...
Montreal police say policy to stop street checks represents culture change
MONTREAL — A new Montreal police street check policy aimed at curbing arbitrary and discriminatory stops was described by the police chief as "an important change to the culture," but critics said it will do little to reduce pr...
Alberta justice minister cleared in ethics case tied to oil funding inquiry
EDMONTON — Alberta's ethics commissioner says Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer did not break the rules when he hired Steve Allan to run a public inquiry into whether foreign money is bankrolling anti-oil protests in Canada. Marguerite Trussle...
