Category Archives: Justice
Mounties urge Supreme Court to allow class action on bullying to proceed
OTTAWA — Mounties waging a class action against the RCMP over bullying and harassment are telling the Supreme Court of Canada to reject a federal move to have the suit thrown out. The lead plaintiffs, veteran RCMP members Geoffrey Greenwood and
Correctional Service settles human rights case for prisoners addicted to opioids
VANCOUVER — The federal prison service says it is making several changes to help prisoners addicted to opioids, including getting them faster access to treatment by eliminating a waiting list that is hundreds of people long. The Correctional Service o...
RCMP commissioner breached duty with slow response to watchdog report, judge rules
OTTAWA — RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki flouted the law by failing to respond promptly to a watchdog report about alleged spying on anti-oil protesters, a federal judge has ruled. In a newly released decision, Federal Court Associate Chief Justice Joce...
B.C. court rejects First Nations’ petition, but finds fishing rights were violated
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a petition from two First Nations that asked for an injunction to force the restoration of natural flows of the Nechako River, which has been diverted for 70 years to
B.C. court rejects First Nations’ petition, but finds fishing rights were violated
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a petition from two First Nations that asked for an injunction to force the restoration of natural flows of the Nechako River, which has been diverted for 70 years to
U.S. urged to use ‘Sully’ to help Canada, allies get PS752 compensation from Iran
OTTAWA — Canada and its allies are being urged to aggressively reach into the Iranian government's pocket to find untapped sources of assets to compensate for the regime's downing of a commercial airliner two years ago. That includes a call to
N.S. government to top court: housing choice for people with disabilities not a right
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is arguing receiving timely access to appropriate housing is not a human right for people with disabilities and is asking Canada's top court to overturn a decision that found its current practices are discriminatory...
Families call on Ottawa to pursue accountability for Iran in downed plane
Canada must boost its efforts to hold Iran to account after the regime's forces shot down a passenger jet two years ago, family members of the victims said Saturday. At a memorial for those who died on board the Ukrainian International
Mounties eye corruption cases involving Canadian firms and new ways of resolving them
OTTAWA — RCMP anti-corruption investigators say they are probing possible shady practices by several Canadian companies operating in parts of Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. Firms involved in mining, infrastructure, aviation, rail, engineerin...
27 out of 130 passengers on Sunwing party flight to Mexico back in Canada: Duclos
OTTAWA — Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says about 27 of the 130 passengers on the Sunwing party flight to Mexico have returned to Canada. Duclos told reporters today the returning travellers were interrogated at the border, tested for COVID-...
