Tag Archives: Justice

OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council is worried that judicial independence will be compromised if the federal government passes a law requiring new judges to commit to taking training in s...

HALIFAX - An Immigration and Refugee Board member has ruled that an American fugitive wanted for murder in Texas will remain in detention for another 30 days in Halifax, while imposing a wide publicat...

TORONTO - A group of women won final court approval on Tuesday for their multimillion-dollar class action against the RCMP over gender-based abuse and discrimination. The open-ended settlement will al...

TORONTO - A Canada-wide criminal warrant for alleged child abduction has been issued for a father who has flouted court orders to return his son to Alberta from overseas, police confirmed Tuesday. How...

OTTAWA - Seeking to understand the circumstances surrounding the murder of a 22-year-old Quebec woman at the hands of a violent offender out on day parole, federal MPs emerged with few ...

OTTAWA - The federal ethics commissioner says there is no reason to believe former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick broke the conflict-of-interest law during the SNC-Lavalin affair. In a report Tue...

TORONTO - A Toronto man accused of killing a young woman denied Tuesday that he led her to a secluded area, forced himself on her and left her dead body crumpled at the bottom of a stairwell. Prosecut...

GRANBY, Que. - The father and stepmother of a slain seven-year-old Quebec girl will head straight to trial after they waived their right to a preliminary hearing, a court heard Monday. ...

OTTAWA - A top Trump administration adviser on telecommunications met Monday with officials in Ottawa as Canada continues working on whether to allow Chinese firm Huawei to participate in it...

TORONTO - Even without a full-blown trial, a judge was right to decide that placing inmates in solitary confinement amounts to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of their rights, Ontario's...