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The Manitoba government is taking a second look at a decision to not lay charges against former fashion mogul Peter Nygard. Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen said Thursday the government will seek Crown attorneys from another province to review the evidence that was brought forward more than a year ago. Read …

Two women who came forward in 2012 with allegations of sexual harassment at the University of Prince Edward Island have been unable to provide testimony in an ongoing review because they signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), according to the lawyer representing them. That review, by the Toronto-based law firm Rubin Thomlinson, …

The House of Commons justice committee is getting set to review Canada’s extradition system — a move welcomed by critics who have long called for reforms to the process for sending people to face incarceration and prosecution abroad. Although hearing dates have yet to be set, the committee plans to …

When post-tropical storm Fiona knocked out power to Alderney Manor in Dartmouth, N.S., the people who live in the 198-unit public housing complex expected the backup generator on the roof to kick in. But it didn’t. According to the Department of Housing, the automatic transfer switch failed, leaving the hundreds …

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino on Tuesday evening announced that the Parole Board of Canada will review its decision to uphold Saskatchewan stabbing suspect Myles Sanderson’s release from minimum security incarceration. The board ruled in February that it did not consider Sanderson to “present an undue risk to society” in its decision to maintain his release. Sanderson was …

In May 2021, Jeff Kneteman, a retired senior government biologist, told The Canadian Press that some herds of bighorn sheep in Alberta were heavily contaminated with selenium from old coal mines. At the time, Kneteman said Alberta Environment hadn’t commissioned any studies, adding that two herds in northwest Alberta tested outside the safe range for …

Hockey Canada has hired former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell to lead a review into the organization’s governance structure amid growing calls for its leadership to step down over its handling of alleged sexual assault cases.  The sport’s national governing body is facing intense public and political scrutiny over its …

Patient safety concerns uncovered during an ongoing federal review have led to the suspension of one of two clinical trials for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy currently underway in Canada. The Phase II trial in Toronto, sponsored by a mental health charity called the Remedy Institute, was issued a non-compliant rating on June …

The watchdog body overseeing Canada’s intelligence agencies is looking into whether polygraph tests — popularly known as lie detector tests — should be used to hire spies. Its investigation has some of Canada’s cyber intelligence officials and agents worried that their most personal information could be viewed by strangers. The National Security …

The Nunavut Impact Review board has recommended Baffinland’s Phase 2 expansion not be allowed to proceed. In a letter to Dan Vandal, the federal northern affairs minister, Nunavut Impact Review Board chair Kaviq Kaluraq said the mine has the potential for “significant adverse ecosystemic effects” on marine mammals, fish, caribou and other wildlife, which in …