Category Archives: Justice
Pandemic slows disclosure of information to defence lawyers in RCMP secrets case
OTTAWA — A federal prosecutor says the disclosure of evidence to defence lawyers has "slowed significantly" in the case of Cameron Jay Ortis, an RCMP member charged with revealing secrets. Crown lawyer John MacFarlane said during a brief...
Clearview AI to end facial-recognition services in Canada: privacy commissioner
OTTAWA — The federal privacy commissioner says U.S. firm Clearview AI will stop offering its facial-recognition services in Canada in response to an investigation by the commissioner and three provincial counterparts. The office of privacy watchdo...
‘It’s painful,’ says N.S. MP of string of abusive calls, veiled threats
HALIFAX — A Liberal member of Parliament says she is installing a home security system in response to abusive online and telephone comments received after she advocated for increased gun control and a feminist analysis of the Nova S...
Man accused in Rideau Hall crash had rifle, shotguns, high-capacity magazine: RCMP
OTTAWA — The man charged with ramming a truck through a gate at Rideau Hall last week was armed with two shotguns, a rifle and a revolver, and threatened Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, police say. Newly released court documents add detail
Planned class-action lawsuit alleges illegal strip-searches of federal prisoners
OTTAWA — A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges authorities illegally strip-searched Canadian federal prison inmates hundreds of thousands of times over almost three decades. Officials routinely flout a Corrections and Conditional Release Act provisio...
Homeless advocates take City of Toronto back to court over shelter system
TORONTO — A group of advocates for the homeless is taking the City of Toronto back to court for allegedly not keeping its end of a deal to ensure the health and safety of shelter residents and those living on the street. A
Stop enforcing sex work laws during COVID-19, Amnesty, sex worker advocates say
OTTAWA — Canada's sex work laws are creating undue harm and contribute to human rights violations during COVID-19, sex workers and human rights advocates say, which is why they're now pushing Ottawa to stop enforcing them. Amnesty International Ca...
Rideau Hall suspect owns food business in Swan River, Man.
An image linked to a COVID-19 conspiracy theory was posted to the social media pages of a company owned by a Manitoba man 35 minutes before he allegedly drove a truck through a gate at Ottawa's Rideau Hall. The photo about "Event 201"
Premier promises to keep a close watch on people in vehicles with U.S. plates
HALIFAX — With an increasing number of Nova Scotians complaining on social media about seeing cars with American plates entering the province, Premier Stephen McNeil has pledged to keep a closer watch on those showing up at the border fr...
Man accused of ramming gate at Rideau Hall with truck faces multiple charges
OTTAWA — A Manitoba man is facing 22 criminal charges after allegedly ramming his truck through a pedestrian gate at Rideau Hall Thursday and has been remanded in custody until July 17. Corey Hurren, a 46-year-old member of the military and
