Author Archives:
Nunavut judges disagree on how to sentence offenders during pandemic
IQALUIT - Three Nunavut judges, including the territory's chief justice, are at odds over whether harsher prison conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic should be considered in sentencing. One of t...
Nov 29, 2020
Few federal inmates moved from solitary after external reviews, new data show
TORONTO - Independent reviews of the hundreds of inmates placed in segregation over the past year found only a handful were inappropriate, new government data indicate. According to the previously unp...
Nov 29, 2020
Spread of COVID-19 in Brampton linked to systemic factors, experts say
When Kelly Lopes learned back in the spring that the Ontario government was ordering her teenaged children to stay home from school for their own safety but expected them and their parents to continue...
Nov 29, 2020
Jill Biden, Joe's chief protector, stepping up as first lady
WASHINGTON - She's fended off protesters who made a run at her husband. She's moved him farther from reporters during the coronavirus pandemic. She's supported his presidential ambitions again and aga...
Nov 29, 2020
Nunavut judges disagree on how to sentence offenders during pandemic
IQALUIT - Three Nunavut judges, including the territory's chief justice, are at odds over whether harsher prison conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic should be considered in sentencing. One of t...
Nov 29, 2020
Thai pro-democracy protesters rally outside army base
BANGKOK - Thailand's indefatigable pro-democracy activists took to Bangkok's streets again Sunday, this time to protest the army as they push forward with their campaign for sweeping reforms, includin...
Nov 29, 2020
Lethbridge Food Bank receives $20,000 donation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Food Bank has received a significant financial donation as the holiday season approaches.Executive director Maral Kiani Tari says they've gotten a $20,000 donation from...
Nov 29, 2020
Senators ponder how far to go to protect charter rights in assisted-dying bill
OTTAWA - There was a strong message conveyed to cabinet ministers last week as senators grilled them on the Trudeau government's bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying.We told you so.Min...
Nov 29, 2020
Iran newspaper: Strike Haifa if Israel killed scientist
TEHRAN, Iran - An opinion piece published by a hard-line Iranian newspaper on Sunday suggested Iran should attack the Israeli port city of Haifa if Israel carried out the killing of the scientist who ...
Nov 29, 2020
Asia Today: Cambodia tracks contacts after family infected
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian officials say a family of six and another man tested positive for the coronavirus in a rare case of local infection, and Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed concern that ...
Nov 29, 2020