Category Archives: Justice
Canada faces immediate, long-term choices on China ties after Two Michaels’ return
OTTAWA — The return of two detained Canadians may have ended the most contentious dispute in Canada’s relationship with China, but experts say Ottawa faces a number of other extremely difficult challenges and choices in its dealings with Beijing. Those...
Repentigny Black community denounce police action plan to tackle racial profiling
REPENTIGNY, Que. — Black community leaders in a town just north of Montreal slammed their local police force's plan to tackle racial profiling on Sunday, saying the strategy was developed without their input and will take too long to implement. The
Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were free and bound for home late Friday after being imprisoned in China for nearly three years, while Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was heading in the other direction, her own legal saga ending in
A timeline of events in the case of Meng Wanzhou
Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei Technologies CFO, has pleaded not guilty in a deferred prosecution plea agreement reached with the U.S. Justice Department. The deal is expected to allow Meng to return to China. Here is a timeline of the Meng
Police looking at new Calgary MP after video appears to show flyer swap on doorstep
OTTAWA — Calgary police are investigating a newly elected Liberal member of Parliament after he was captured on a doorbell camera appearing to remove his opponent's campaign flyer. George Chahal, a former city councillor, won the only non-Conservative ...
New Brunswick reimposes state of emergency amid sudden surge in COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON — As New Brunswick reimposed a state of emergency Friday to deal with a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, a senior health official admitted the province was wrong to lift all health-protection orders in late July. The province has recorded
Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were free and bound for home late Friday after being imprisoned in China for nearly three years, while Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was heading in the other direction, her own legal saga ending in
New Brunswick appoints independent commissioner on systemic racism
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government has appointed its first commissioner on systemic racism. The government said today in a statement Manju Varma's office will operate independently from the government. Among other things, Varma will consult the...
Families sharply rebuke private Montreal care home where 47 died in COVID-19 1st wave
MONTREAL — Family members who lost loved ones at a Montreal long-term care home where 47 people died during the pandemic's first wave told a coroner's inquest Thursday that caring for society's most vulnerable should not be a for-profit exercise. Thurs...
Quebec rapidly passes ban on COVID-19-related protests near schools, hospitals
QUEBEC — The Quebec legislature rapidly adopted a bill Thursday banning protests related to the COVID-19 pandemic within 50 metres of schools, daycares, and health-care facilities. The bill was introduced earlier in the day and passed unanimously after...
