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Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham gets life in prison for killing his mother

September 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canadian actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his mother, Barbara Waite, in 2020. The 24-year-old, who played Jeffery Augustine in teen drama Riverdale, was sentenced at […]

Handguns: Canada proposes complete freeze on ownership

May 31, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canada should introduce a total ban on the buying and selling of all handguns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. His government is proposing a new law that would freeze private ownership of all short-barrelled […]

Canada proposes foreign buyers home real estate ban

April 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has proposed a two-year ban on some foreigners buying homes. The measure comes as the country grapples with some of the worst housing affordability issues in the world. Prices have […]

Canada protests: Police arrest leaders of trucker convoy

February 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police in Ottawa have detained two leaders of the trucker convoy in the Canadian capital as they move to break up the last stronghold of the protests against the nation’s Covid rules. Tamara Lich was […]

Trudeau vows to freeze anti-mandate protesters’ bank accounts

February 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken the unprecedented step of invoking the Emergencies Act to crack down on anti-vaccine mandate protests. Mr Trudeau said the scope of the measures would be “time-limited”, “reasonable and […]

WE Charity: Trudeau cleared of ethics wrongdoing in political scandal

May 14, 2021 World Justice News 0

Canada’s ethics watchdog has cleared Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of wrongdoing in the WE Charity scandal. The charity had been tapped by his government last year to oversee a volunteer programme for students during the […]

Julie Payette: Canada governor general quits amid bullying claims

January 22, 2021 World Justice News 0

Canadian Governor General Julie Payette has resigned amid claims she created a toxic work environment for her staff. The representative of the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, quit amid reports a highly critical workplace […]

Bill Morneau: Canada finance minister quits amid charity probe

August 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

Canada’s finance minister has said he will resign after conflict-of-interest allegations involving WE Charity. Bill Morneau has faced pressure to step down after it was revealed he did not repay travel costs covered by WE […]

Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 kinds of assault weapons

May 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has introduced a long-promised ban on assault-style weapons following the country’s worst gun massacre in April. New rules would make it illegal to sell, transport, import or use 1,500 varieties […]

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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

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]