Legal News

Video of officer seen punching driver to be investigated: Kelowna, B.C., RCMP
Jun 02, 2020, Canadian Press
KELOWNA, B.C. — A video circulating on social media that appears to show a Mountie punching a combative driver doesn't tell the full story, the Kelowna, British Columbia, detachment's top officer said Tuesday.
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Man charged with assault, kidnapping, suspected of removing monitoring bracelet
Jun 02, 2020, Canadian Press
SURREY, B.C. — RCMP say they're looking for a 19-year-old man charged with kidnapping and assault who is suspected of removing a court-ordered monitoring bracelet.
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Press pass offering little defence for journalists caught in the U.S. fray
Jun 02, 2020, Canadian Press
WASHINGTON — Press passes and television cameras, once powerful symbols of neutrality that helped protect journalists working in combat zones, are providing little defence for reporters and crews covering the escalating urban conflict in the United States.
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Fredette presents risk to public safety, correctional documents suggest
Jun 02, 2020, Canadian Press
ST-JEROME, Que. — A Quebec man found guilty of two murders poses a high risk to public safety as well as a risk of evading authorities, correctional documents filed at his sentencing hearing Tuesday suggest.
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Alberta victim services group concerned government could 'raid' fund
Jun 02, 2020, Canadian Press
TABER, Alta. — A victim services group is concerned that proposed legislation could allow the Alberta government to raid a fund meant to help those hurt by crime.
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Saskatchewan premier calls 'Justice For Floyd' on war memorial outrageous
Jun 02, 2020, Canadian Press
REGINA — Hundreds gathered at the steps of the Saskatchewan legislature Tuesday to denounce racial injustice, while Premier Scott Moe took to social media to denounce those who defaced a war memorial not far from the building.
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As U.S. boils over, calls for Canadian justice ring out in House of Commons
Jun 02, 2020, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Calls to turn anger into action rang out in the House of Commons on Tuesday as politicians embraced pleas to stamp out discrimination in Canada — though outside the House, they disagreed on how deeply the problem is seated.
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B.C. immigration program well managed, but fraud, corruption are risks: auditor
Jun 02, 2020, Canadian Press
VICTORIA — An immigration nominee program that brings workers to British Columbia fills labour gaps but needs to improve safeguards for fraud and corruption, says an audit.
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Israeli, Chinese policies 'concern' Canada, undermine freedom, says Trudeau
Jun 02, 2020, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waded Tuesday into the foreign policies of Israel and China, expressing concerns over separate but controversial positions that he says undermine peace in both places.
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Police probe deaths of man and woman at home on B.C.'s Salt Spring Island
Jun 02, 2020, Canadian Press
GANGES, B.C. — The Vancouver Island integrated major crime unit is investigating the deaths of a man and a woman found at a home on Salt Spring Island.
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