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Canada police employee charged under national security act

September 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

Canada’s top police organisation has charged one of its senior officials with violating national security laws. Cameron Ortis, a civilian member of the RCMP, is accused of breaching the Security of Information Act and the […]

Bell and Rogers to Request ‘Pirate’ Site Blocking Order in Canada

August 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A lawsuit against the alleged ‘pirate’ IPTV provider GoldTV is gearing up to be a test case for pirate site blocking in Canada. A group of major broadcasters and telco giants, including Rogers and Bell, […]

Canada cable car cord severed in likely act of sabotage, police say

August 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

Canadian police are investigating after a cable car gondola was sabotaged in an apparent act of vandalism. Almost all of the 30 cars on the Sea-to-Sky gondola in Squamish, north of Vancouver, fell to the […]

Mystery deepens over murder of tourist couple in Canada

July 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police investigating the murder of two young travellers in Canada say the case could be linked to the disappearance of two teenagers and the discovery of a third body 470km (290 miles) away. American Chynna […]

Toronto walls off illegal pot shops with concrete blocks

July 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

Toronto has used giant concrete blocks to bar entry to a chain of illegal cannabis dispensaries operating in the Canadian city. The unlicensed chain has four locations and the city has been playing a cat […]

Fertility doctor loses licence after using his own sperm

June 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Canadian medical regulator has formally revoked the licence of a retired fertility doctor who used his own sperm to inseminate patients. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario called Norman Barwin’s actions “beyond […]

Asia Bibi: Christian leaves Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal

May 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials have confirmed. Her conviction was overturned last year by the Supreme Court. She […]

British man rearrested in Canada over mum and baby deaths

May 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

A British man has been rearrested after the bodies of a woman and her one-year-old daughter were found in Canada. Robert Leeming, 34, was first arrested days after Jasmine Lovett, 25, and her daughter Aliyah […]

China sentences second Canadian to death

April 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

A court in China has sentenced a Canadian citizen to death for producing and trafficking methamphetamine. Fan Wei, whose gender was not specified, is the second Canadian to be sentenced to death this year. Ten […]

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Secret tape increases pressure on Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair

March 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under new pressure after his former justice minister released new documents relating to the SNC-Lavalin affair. Jody Wilson-Raybould says government officials tried to persuade her to shield the company […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

Human Rights

Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]