Category Archives: Justice
‘Step up or shut up’: Alberta mayor frustrated over lack of help with homeless
WETASKIWIN, Alta. — A central Alberta city has taken another step to secure warming shelters for vulnerable individuals living in tents in an open field, but its mayor says they need some help. Up to 60 people have been sleeping in
Ottawa to allow return of Canadian who spent years in Syrian prison camps: Justice
OTTAWA — The lawyer for a Canadian woman who spent two years in Syrian prison camps said Friday he's trying to help get her home from Iraq after Ottawa agreed to give her an emergency travel document. Lawyer Paul Champ said
Thousands attend Remembrance Day ceremony at B.C. legislature in Victoria
VICTORIA — A larger than expected crowd turned out for a Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph outside the British Columbia legislature in Victoria. Rev. Andrew Gates, who officiated over the ceremony, remarked on the surprising size of the crowd, s...
Bernier loses defamation fight against columnist who called him racist
OTTAWA — Maxime Bernier has lost his defamation fight against a controversial columnist who repeatedly portrayed the People's Party of Canada leader as racist, misogynist and anti-Semitic during the run-up to the 2019 federal election. His defamation s...
Ford says pit bull ban not changing, expresses sympathy for boy bitten by dog
Ontario's pit bull ban isn't going to change at the moment, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday as he expressed sympathy for a teen bitten by a dog whose case had earlier drawn his attention. The dog, an American Bully named Dwaeji,
Challenge to N.B. government back-to-work order for health workers in court Monday
FREDERICTON — A union-led court challenge to the New Brunswick government's back-to-work order for striking health-care employees will be heard on Monday in Fredericton. The government issued the emergency order last week, threatening fines up to $20,4...
Data breaches in N.L. cyberattack spread, three of four health regions affected
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government revealed Wednesday that more data breaches have been found in the fallout of a cyberattack that has damaged crucial parts of it health-care system. Health Minister John Haggie told reporters t...
New book gives glimpse at how deal came together to release Meng, free ‘two Michaels’
OTTAWA — President Joe Biden's determination to take a hands-off approach to the administration of justice in the United States impeded initial Canadian efforts to pressure the U.S. to negotiate a deferred prosecution agreement with Huawei executive Me...
Quebec religious symbols ban will apply to English schools until appeal decided
MONTREAL — The Quebec Court of Appeal will not allow the English Montreal School Board to hire teachers who wear religious symbols while an appeal of a lower court decision on Quebec’s secularism law is being decided. The school board had
Quebec anti-corruption unit considering name change to improve tarnished image
QUEBEC — The head of Quebec's anti-corruption unit says he's considering a rebranding exercise for his troubled police force. Frédérick Gaudreau told reporters today his police unit is ready to take a new name and make whatever other changes are needed...
