Category Archives: Justice
B.C. grants Cullen Commission six more months to file money laundering report
VANCOUVER — An inquiry commission has received a six-month extension to file its final report into money laundering in British Columbia. A statement from the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C. says the provincial government has approve...
Senator revives bill to help jurors access mental health supports
OTTAWA — Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu has reintroduced a bill that would allow jury members to seek mental health support from a professional after traumatic experiences during a criminal trial. Bill S-206 would amend a section of the Criminal Code that...
Canada disappointed with U.S. final softwood lumber duty rate, says trade minister
OTTAWA — International Trade Minister Mary Ng and B.C.'s lumber producers say they are disappointed that the U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to increase duties on Canada's softwood lumber producers. The U.S. government said Wednesday that its f...
Chinese telecom firm seeks stay of federal national security divestment order
OTTAWA — A state-owned Chinese telecommunications firm is asking a judge to pause a federal order to divest its stake in a Canadian subsidiary over national security concerns while broader arguments play out in court. After hearing submissions Wednesda...
B.C. human rights commissioner report outlines racial disparities in policing
VICTORIA — The office of British Columbia's human rights commissioner says an analysis of data from five police services across the province shows "profound racial disparities" and it is calling for changes toaddress discrimination in policing. The rep...
Annual cost of prison isolation units to be $2.8 million each, budget officer says
OTTAWA — A new analysis by the parliamentary budget officer says the annual cost of units for keeping federal prisoners apart from the general jail population will be $2.8 million apiece by 2026-27. In response to criticism of solitary confinement, the...
Manitoba’s new Tory premier undoes another initiative of her predecessor
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says she will repeal a bill that imposed a wage freeze on public-sector workers. The announcement Wednesday was another sign of change under Stefanson, who has promised a more collaborative approach than he...
Environmentalists threaten Alberta Premier Kenney with lawsuit over inquiry remarks
A coalition of at least eight environmental groups is threatening to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for defamation if he doesn't retract and apologize for statements saying a public inquiry found they spread misinformation about the province's oil an...
Woman back in Canada with young daughter after years in Syrian prison camps
OTTAWA — A Canadian woman who spent more than two years in Syrian prison camps is home from Iraq after fighting Ottawa to get an emergency travel document. The woman's lawyer, Paul Champ, says she arrived in Canada late Monday and
Asylum seekers can use Roxham Road crossing in Quebec again as pandemic ban lifted
MONTREAL — An unofficial border crossing in rural Quebec that was used by asylum seekers to enter Canada has reopened after being closed for much of the pandemic. The crossing at Roxham Road, on the Canada-United States border south of Montreal,
