The Crown dishonourably breached the Robinson Treaties and must negotiate a settlement with First Nations within six months, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The two treaties were signed in 1850, ceding a large swath of land in Ontario to the Crown in return for annual payments to the Anishinaabe of …
Read More »Ontario offender wanted on Canada-wide warrant for breaching parole
The Ontario Provincial Police say they are searching for a federal offender who allegedly breached his full parole. The OPP’s repeat offender parole enforcement squad said a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for 22-year-old Parmveer Toor. He is known to frequent the Greater Toronto Area, police said. Toor is described as six feet …
Read More »Vancouver police arrested a man for breaching a protection order. Why that matters for victims of violence
Vancouver police came under scrutiny last week after videos of a man being arrested were posted on social media, but police say their actions were justified by a court order protecting the man’s wife. Videos of the arrest in the parking lot of the Trout Lake Community Centre in East Vancouver …
Read More »Jan. 6 hearings air violent, previously unseen footage of rioters beating police, breaching Capitol
The U.S. House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election. With a never-before-seen 12-minute …
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