Category Archives: Justice
Atlantic Canada’s vaunted COVID-Zero strategy no match for Omicron variant
HALIFAX — Through most of the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlantic Canada won international praise for the region's largely successful efforts to keep infection rates low — but the arrival of Omicron has upended its vaunted COVID-Zero strategy. The highly conta...
Some federal prisons in Quebec ‘very close’ to staff shortages: guards’ union
OTTAWA — The union for federal correctional officers says four prisons in Quebec are "very close" to experiencing staff shortages, as more workers test positive for COVID-19. "We're very close to it but we're not there yet. And I hope we
Canada, allies condemn Iran snub of negotiations with victims’ families for PS752
OTTAWA — Canada and its allies are accusing Iran of snubbing the families of those killed when its military shot down a passenger jet two years ago by refusing to negotiate a settlement. The joint condemnation Thursday by Canada, Britain, Sweden
Man seeking RCMP files goes to court after national archives takes 80-year extension
OTTAWA — An Ottawa researcher is asking a judge to order Canada's national archives to speed up work on his request for old RCMP records after he was told to wait at least 80 years for a response. In a notice
Iran snubs another deadline in PS752 crash as families call for action
OTTAWA — Iran has snubbed yet another deadline set by Canada and its allies to negotiate a settlement for the families of those killed when its military shot down a passenger jet two years ago. And that comes as no surprise
Manitoba will rely on rapid COVID-19 tests for most people as case numbers rise
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is changing its COVID-19 testing process amid rising case numbers, a backlog of tests and more signs that public services are being strained by workers out sick with the novel coronavirus. Health officials said most p...
Prosecutors add charges for 25 in N.S. lobster pound riot, say ‘resolutions’ possible
HALIFAX — Prosecutors have added more charges against 25 people accused of entering and ransacking a Nova Scotia lobster pound at the centre of a dispute about an Indigenous self-regulated fishery. Crown lawyer Robert Kennedy, however, said in an inter...
Conservatives ask privacy czar to probe pandemic-related use of mobile location data
OTTAWA — A Conservative MP is asking Canada's privacy commissioner to investigate federal reliance on data from mobile devices to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, Tory MP John...
Antisemitism envoy Irwin Cotler says Quebec’s secularism law is discriminatory
OTTAWA — Canada's special envoy on combating antisemitism has sharply criticized as "discriminatory" Quebec's law banning teachers and some other public-sector employees from wearing religious symbols at work. Prof. Irwin Cotler, who was appointed by ...
Ottawa announces $40-billion Indigenous child welfare settlement, largest in history
Ottawa announced Tuesdayit had secured agreements in principle to compensate First Nations children harmed by its underfunding of child welfare, revealing for the first time early details about what the historic arrangement will cover. Crown-Indigenou...
