Category Archives: Justice
Trauma of 16 days in N.S. dry cell endures, though court win a solace: former inmate
HALIFAX — The cramped space, bright lights and watching eyes continue to haunt Lisa Adams. Though the 34-year-old was buoyed by a court decision last week that found unconstitutional the form of solitary confinement she endured, the former inmate says ...
Survivor group urges patience as feds face calls for military sex misconduct apology
OTTAWA — A survivors’ group is urging patience as the federal government faces calls to deliver a long-promised apology to military personnel affected by sexual misconduct while in uniform. The apology was first promised in 2019 as part of a settlement...
N.L. cyberattack shows Canada needs national rules to protect personal data: experts
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The cyberattack on Newfoundland and Labrador's health-care system is yet another urgent signal that Canada needs better rules around protecting personal health information from hackers and needs a unified response plan when health-ca...
Manitoba premier says she will end court fight, negotiate carbon price with Ottawa
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has decided to not appeal a court ruling that said the federal government has a right to impose a carbon price on provinces. Instead, Premier Heather Stefanson is hoping for a more amicable negotiation with Ottawa
Quebec pushes Ottawa to act on handguns after Montreal teen murdered
QUEBEC — Ottawa needs to do more to get guns off streets, Quebec authorities said Wednesday, following the murder of a 16-year-old Montreal boy on the weekend, the latest in a series of gun-related crimes this year in Canada's second-largest
Coalition pushes for automatic sealing of a criminal record if no new convictions
OTTAWA — Dozens of civil society groups are urging the federal Liberals to fundamentally revamp the criminal pardon system by automatically sealing a person's record once they have completed their sentence and lived in the community without new convict...
Michigan judge rejects attorney general’s effort to move Line 5 case to state court
WASHINGTON — Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. scored a key victory in the Line 5 dispute Tuesday as a judge in Michigan rejected the state attorney general's bid to get the dispute over the cross-border pipeline kicked out of federal court. U.S.
Michigan judge rejects attorney general’s effort to move Line 5 case to state court
WASHINGTON — A judge in Michigan has rejected the state attorney general's effort to get the dispute over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline kicked out of federal court. U.S. Circuit Court Judge Janet Neff issued the long-awaited written ruling late Tue...
Montreal mayor calls for federal action on gun violence after teen’s shooting
MONTREAL — The "cowardly" shooting of a 16-year-old boy Sunday in Montreal is renewing calls for the government to do more about gun violence as authorities work to solve his murder. Thomas Trudel, 16, was killed in the city's St-Michel district
Appeal Court reserves injunction decision in Fairy Creek old-growth logging protests
VANCOUVER — A panel of three judges in British Columbia's Court of Appeal reserved its decision Tuesday on the future of an injunction against old-growth logging protests on southern Vancouver Island after a two-day hearing. While the judges didn't set...
