Controversial Calgary mayoral candidate’s latest criminal trial to begin
A Calgary mayoral candidate — recently described as "dangerous and out-of-control" by a judge — will go to trial Monday, accused of causing a disturbance.Kevin J. Johnston…
Indigenous women say dehumanizing colonial slur still being used frequently, causing harm
WARNING: This article contains a derogatory term for Indigenous women, as well stories about its impact, that some readers might find offensive or disturbing. The word has…
COVID-19 has delayed criminal trials across Canada. Is the justice system doing enough to avoid it?
It was an emergency decision announced late on a Friday — three days before a murder trial was set to begin. A judge postponed the trial of…
The Unsaid Reason Mama June Shannon Was Arrested
Before "Toddlers & Tiaras," Mama June Shannon had some legal trouble. In a since-deleted Facebook post, Mama June said the 2008 arrest was a contempt of court…
Acquitted of terrorism but still considered a threat, this man’s status in Canada hangs in limbo
Since his release from immigration detention almost two years ago, Othman (Adam) Hamdan has been living in limbo.The Canada Border Services Agency has been trying to deport…
The Real Life Partners Of The Cast Of Law And Order: Organized Crime
As one of the major TV franchises that shoot in New York instead of Los Angeles, the various "Law and Order" series has frequently used the huge…
‘Ashamed of my faith’: Some Catholics struggle after discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools
WARNING: This story contains distressing details.The discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential schools in Saskatchewan and British Columbia has prompted some Catholics to reflect…
Why criminal charges for deaths at residential schools would be unprecedented — and enormously complex
Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme said he is treating the site of 751 unmarked graves at the former Marieval Indian Residential School "like a crime scene."Federation of Sovereign…
Survivors, community honour 751 unmarked graves at Sask. residential school site with vigil
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Seven-hundred and fifty-one lights spanned the entirety of the unmarked graves discovered on Cowessess First Nation in southeast Saskatchewan where a…
What the TRC report tells us about the Marieval Indian Residential School
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.The Marieval Indian Residential School operated on the windswept plains of Saskatchewan, about 140 kilometres east of Regina,…
Sask. First Nation announces discovery of 751 unmarked graves
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.The Cowessess First Nation announced a preliminary finding Thursday of 751 unmarked graves at a cemetery near the…