Legal News

RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., investigating after shots fired at officers
May 24, 2020, Canadian Press
CHILLIWACK, B.C. — RCMP are investigating after responding to a call at a home in Chilliwack, B.C., where police say a distraught male fired shots at officers.
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Toronto officials say crowding and public drinking at city park can't be allowed
May 24, 2020, Canadian Press
TORONTO — Officials in Toronto say a popular city park is much less crowded and under control after thousands of people gathered and broke COVID-19 physical distancing rules on Saturday.
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New Yukon Party leader says respectful leadership with First Nations essential
May 24, 2020, Canadian Press
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon Party has a new leader after a week of online and phone voting by members.
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Fighting human trafficking 'personal responsibility': country star Paul Brandt
May 24, 2020, Canadian Press
CALGARY — Paul Brandt says he knew he would devote his life to fighting human trafficking when, several years ago, he looked into the eyes of a five-year-old Cambodian girl who was being sold for sex between six and eight times a night.
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Shots fired at RCMP during standoff with 'distraught' male in Chilliwack, B.C.
May 24, 2020, Canadian Press
CHILLIWACK, B.C. — RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., say shots were fired at Mounties responding to a call about a "distraught male" Saturday night.
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How N.S. mass shooting could bring law that makes abusers' tactics a crime
May 24, 2020, Canadian Press
HALIFAX — The repeated threats and isolation a Nova Scotia mass shooter allegedly used against his spouse show why such cruelty should be a criminal offence in Canada, experts on domestic violence say.
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RCMP facing 'systemic sustainability challenges' due to provincial policing role
May 24, 2020, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — The RCMP's costly contract policing obligations across Canada are draining resources from the force's federal duties in areas such as organized crime and national security, an internal government memo warns.
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Police say 79-year-old woman was killed in random act by stranger
May 23, 2020, Canadian Press
Hamilton police allege the homicide of 79-year-old Gladys Little was a random act carried out by a stranger.
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Montreal police investigate bodies of man, woman found near east-end home
May 23, 2020, Canadian Press
Montreal police say major crimes detectives have been dispatched to an east-end home where the bodies of two people have been found.
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NAFTA panel sides with U.S. softwood lumber decision but B.C. hopes for final win
May 22, 2020, Canadian Press
VANCOUVER — A NAFTA panel has backed the U.S. International Trade Commission's decision regarding softwood lumber imports from Canada but British Columbia's industry group still hopes for an ultimate victory.
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