CBC News Pope Benedict XVI has named investigators — including the archbishops of Boston, Toronto, Ottawa and Westminster, England — to probe child abuse in the Irish Catholic Church to begin in the fall, the Vatican said Monday. Benedict had…
The Justice Department has contacted the state of Arizona’s attorney general, and aides to the governor, in an attempt to avoid a federal lawsuit over Arizona’s new immigration law. The Justice Department wanted to let the parties know they are…
Vancouver Province VANCOUVER — The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will be asked Monday to decide whether a homeless person has a right to sit down on a sidewalk without being harassed by private security guards. “Sidewalks are the issue,” said…
Family Matters with Justice Harvey Brownstone is an online TV program with a focus on family law issues in Canada. Hosted by a sitting Ontario court family law judge, the show is the first of its kind anywhere. Justice Brownstone…
The Jurist The US House of Representatives and the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday advanced compromise legislation to repeal the military’s "Don’t Ask Don’t Tell" policy, sending it to a vote of the full Congress. The compromise would prevent…
The Toronto Star VANCOUVER – The maker of a hormone replacement drug that’s been blamed for higher rates of breast cancer has lost its bid to block a B.C. class-action lawsuit. The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday declined to…
An American citizen who presented documents verifying his ID, along with a birth certificate, was detained for three days because authorities believed he was an illegal immigrant. The citizen, Eduardo Caraballo, was born in Puerto Rico, which automatically vested US…
Under the 14th Amendment, all persons born in the United States are considered citizens of the United States. Some lawmakers, however, are looking to change the longstanding proposition. According to some lawmakers, the problem arises in certain situations. For example,…
The Jurist The Obama administration confirmed Tuesday that it will send 1,200 National Guard troops to the US-Mexican border in an effort to deter drug smuggling and illegal immigration. They will join the 300 National Guard troops and 26,000 border…
The Toronto Star VANCOUVER – Patrick Kelly, a former RCMP officer convicted of throwing his wife to her death from the 17th floor balcony of their Toronto highrise, has been given full parole. National Parole Board spokeswoman Debra Kihara confirmed…