Category Archives: Justice
Opposition wants Kenney to say when he knew of justice minister’s police call
EDMONTON — The Opposition in the Alberta legislature says Premier Jason Kenney needs to disclose when he learned that his justice minister had phoned Edmonton’s police chief about a traffic ticket and what Kenney did when he found out. “This all
Manitoba grand chief says $85.5M settlement for flood damage is fair
WINNIPEG — The grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says the latest court settlement for property owners affected by devastating flooding more than a decade ago is fair. The Manitoba government diverted water from the Assiniboine River to red...
Kenney relieves justice minister of duties, orders investigation into police call
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has relieved Justice Minister Kaycee Madu of his duties after it came to light that Madu called Edmonton’s police chief about a traffic ticket. Kenney says while all parties agree Madu never asked Chief Dale
N.S. government seeks delay in housing rights hearing for people with disabilities
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government is asking to delay a human rights case involving access to housing for people with disabilities until the country's top court rules on the matter. The province's Court of Appeal ruled in October that the long
Report on ‘defunding’ Halifax police recommends reforms, no specific budget cuts
HALIFAX — A committee tasked with defining how to defund Halifax-area police has instead produced a wide-ranging report recommending a shift away from a "reactive" enforcement-based policing model — but it includes no specific budget cuts. The report,...
Time to review how RCMP can best serve communities, union head says
OTTAWA — The head of the RCMP officers' union says it's time for a basic look at how the national police force can best serve communities across the country. Such a review could help figure out how many Mounties are needed
Ontario tries to fight court ruling striking down new teachers’ mandatory math test
TORONTO — The Ontario government is trying to fight a court ruling that found its mandatory math test for new teachers is unconstitutional. Ontario's Divisional Court last month struck down the math proficiency test as infringing equality provisions in...
Delays push cost to rebuild fire-damaged Lytton, B.C., to $102M: insurance bureau
VANCOUVER — Insurance losses from a wildfire that wiped out most of Lytton, B.C., have surged to $102 million. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the amount has risen from an original estimate of $78 million mostly because of delays in
Supreme Court of Canada to review decision on B.C. school trustee’s defamation case
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a defamation lawsuit by a school trustee in Chilliwack, B.C., should proceed against the former president of a teachers union. Trustee Barry Neufeld made negative comments in 2017 about how
Indigenous inmates face high rates of COVID-19 in federal prisons
OTTAWA — Indigenous federal inmates are infected with COVID-19 at disproportionately high rates. Correctional Service Canada said Wednesday that as of Jan. 10, there are 207 active COVID-19 cases among inmates in federal penitentiaries. Of those cases...
