Category Archives: Justice
Rebuffing ransomware: How to prevent your organization from becoming a victim
OTTAWA — Cybercriminals have zeroed in on a lucrative tactic, holding the digital files of crucial enterprises hostage until a hefty fee is paid, often in hard-to-trace virtual currency. The federal government says that in the first six months of this
Board asked to impose tougher sanctions after Lethbridge police watched politician
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA — A lawyer for Alberta NDP MLA Shannon Phillips told the Law Enforcement Review Board Tuesday that a Lethbridge police officer, who was demoted for unlawful surveillance of her and an associate, should lose his job. Last year, two
Chinese-controlled firm loses court bid to pause Ottawa’s divestment order
OTTAWA — State-owned China Mobile has lost a court bid for a temporary hold on Ottawa's order that its Canadian affiliate be divested or wound up over national security concerns. In a ruling made public Tuesday, Federal Court Chief Justice Paul
Senate gives speedy passage to bill banning conversion therapy
OTTAWA — The Senate gave speedy approval Tuesday to legislation banning conversion therapy in Canada. After minimal debate, senators agreed to fast-track Bill C-4 through all stages of the legislative process and deem it passed. The move was proposed b...
Five Omicron cases identified in B.C. so far but more expected
VANCOUVER — Five cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been confirmed in British Columbia so far among people whose illness is associated with travel to places like Nigeria and Egypt, the provincial health officer says. Dr. Bonnie Henry said three...
Military’s former head of human resources charged with sexual assault, indecent acts
OTTAWA — Military police have laid criminal charges against the Canadian Armed Forces’ former head of human resources despite the Liberal government having said it would transfer the investigation and prosecution of sexual misconduct cases to civilian ...
Liberals table bill that would repeal mandatory minimums for some drug, gun crimes
OTTAWA — The federal government introduced a bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday that would repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some gun-related crimes. It would allow a judge to exercise discretion in imposing sentences that r...
Canadian traveller forced to stay in quarantine facility after negative COVID-19 test
Lennard Skead says he felt like he’d been put in jail for a crime he didn’t commit when he returned to Canada from South Africa on Thursday. Skead, who lives in Brandon, Man., said he wasn't allowed to leave a Toronto
N.L. Premier Andrew Furey still mum on details more than a month after cyberattack
OTTAWA — Though it’s been more than a month, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey is still declining to provide details about the cyberattack that took out his province's health-care networks. His government hasn’t said whether the attack det...
Tributes to victims on 32nd anniversary of Montreal’s Polytechnique mass shooting
MONTREAL — Fourteen beams of light pierced upward through the foggy night sky on Montreal's Mount Royal Monday as the city ended a day's worth of ceremonies to honour the 14 victims of the École Polytechnique shooting. The sombre events marking
