Category Archives: Justice
City officials defend Ottawa police response as protest gridlock sparks criticism
Ottawa's mayor and police chief are defending the non-confrontational response to a days-long protest against COVID-19 measures that has paralyzed the national capital's downtown. The ire of Ottawa residents about traffic gridlock, the incessant blare ...
Alberta jobs minister wants answers from caucus colleague who attended border protest
EDMONTON — Alberta cabinet minister Doug Schweitzer says he wants answers from a fellow caucus member who attended a truckers protest that has been snarling traffic at the United States border. “I’m disappointed that Grant Hunter made the decision to g...
‘We are not intimidated,’ Trudeau says as convoy continues to gridlock Ottawa
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will neither meet with nor be intimidated by the convoy of Canadians he says spent the last few days harassing local businesses, waving Nazi flags and stealing food from the homeless. Speaking to
Alberta premier says truckers’ border blockade violates traffic laws and must end
COUTTS, Alta. — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says a truck convoy that's blockaded a highway at a busy U.S. border crossing as part of a protest against vaccine mandates violates the province's Traffic Safety Act and must end immediately. The Canada
Legal experts worry about changing court landscape after COVID-19
CALGARY — The halls of justice may have become less crowded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, say legal experts, and they warn there are still unanswered questions ahead. Two years ago, when the pandemic first gripped the country,
Métis National Council takes former president, Manitoba Métis to court
The Métis National Council has filed a lawsuit against its former president and the Manitoba Métis Federation alleging financial irregularities and questionable contracts. President Cassidy Caron said there was a full review of the organization follow...
B.C. clerk says she didn’t see rationale for predecessor’s retirement benefit
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's clerk of the legislative assembly says she returned a retirement benefit that was also awarded to her predecessor because she felt "uncomfortable" with it and found the size "very concerning." Kate Ryan-Lloyd, who was Cra...
Fortin sex assault case scheduled for two days in September
OTTAWA — Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin’s sexual assault case will go to trial in September. Two days were set aside for the trial during a brief, virtual courtroom hearing this morning, five months after the senior military officer once tasked with overseeing
Top Alberta court denies appeal of regulator’s refusal to approve coal mine
Alberta's top court has rejected a request to appeal a regulatory decision that denied permits for the Grassy Mountain coal mine in the province's Rocky Mountains. In a decision released Friday, the Alberta Court of Appeal turned down the request from
Quebec mosque shooting anniversary includes call to act against hate, discrimination
MONTREAL — Five years after a gunman killed six men inside a Quebec City mosque, survivors of the attack and members of the community will gather Saturday to mark the tragedy, but they are also using the anniversary to highlight