Category Archives: Justice
B.C. Liberal asks court to delay leadership result over membership concern
VICTORIA — A member of the B.C. Liberal party has filed a petition asking a judge to delay the results of Saturday's leadership vote for 15 days. The petition filed in B.C. Supreme Court by Vikram Bajwa outlines concerns about the
Unvaccinated Quebec caregivers in court seeking access to long-term care homes
MONTREAL — A Quebec judge is expected to rule by Monday whether a provincial health order that prevents unvaccinated caregivers from entering nursing homes to care for relatives should be suspended. A Montreal lawyer was in court Wednesday contesting t...
Break in Alberta border blockade; lanes open in both directions
COUTTS, Alta. — Protesters using their trucks and cars to clog up the main United States border crossing in southern Alberta agreed Wednesday to make some room to allow traffic through. Mounties were taking a cautious wait-and-see approach to the
‘All options on the table’ to end protest ensnaring Ottawa, says police chief
OTTAWA — The head of the Ottawa police says "all options are on the table," including calling in the military, to end the ongoing anti-vaccine mandate protest that some city councillors are calling an "occupation" of the capital. Chief Peter Sloly
Hundreds of air travellers using special code to avoid Canadian no-fly list snags
OTTAWA — More than 850 people have been assigned a special number to help avoid being inadvertently ensnared by Canada's no-fly list. A dozen of these travellers have been cleared to board an aircraft as a direct result of having the
Independent report critical of Yukon’s handling of school sex crime investigation
WHITEHORSE — Yukon Premier Sandy Silver apologized Tuesday for a "break down in the system" over the handling of a sexual interference allegation at a school in Whitehorse. Silver said the government accepts the seven recommendations of an independen...
Anti-vaccine mandate protest racks up costs to Ottawa residents, police, businesses
Ottawa residents are starting to wonder who will be left holding the bag when the anti-vaccine mandate protest that has seized the capital, shuttered businesses and racked up policing costs finally rolls out. Crowds that first arrived Friday have thinn...
‘I call for calm’: Alberta premier condemns violence at U.S. border standoff
COUTTS, Alta. — A trucker blockade in southern Alberta at the United States border turned violent Tuesday after some protesters breached police barriers to join the demonstration and Mounties backed off out of concern for safety. Premier Jason Kenney ...
B.C.’s legislature deputy clerk told to trust advice on retirement payment: trial
VANCOUVER — The former deputy clerk of the British Columbia legislative assembly told a trial that she returned a retirement allowance despite receiving assurances from government officials that it was a valid claim. The $258,000 retirement allowance ...
Alberta’s top court dismisses challenge of ID requirement at drug-use sites
EDMONTON — Alberta’s top court has dismissed an appeal from harm reduction advocates who wanted to stop a provincial policy that requires people who want to use a supervised drug-injection site to provide their health-card number to get inside. The rul...