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Tories suffer another nick out of confidence
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and Justice Minister Rob Nicholson submitted the documents to the Parliamentary Procedure and House Affairs Committee prior to a debate with opponents that raises the spectre of a confidence motion that could provoke a
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:53A
Fairness cited in courtroom electronic devices ban
Clackson denied a request by the Edmonton Journal and CBC to have Internet access in court during the trial, which is expected to last seven weeks with 72 people slated to take the stand. "My preference is not to risk the fairness of the trial to
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:53A
Fairness cited in courtroom electronic devices ban
Clackson denied a request by the Edmonton Journal and CBC to have Internet access in court during the trial, which is expected to last seven weeks with 72 people slated to take the stand. "My preference is not to risk the fairness of the trial to
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:53A
How one word ignited a political storm
"In Canada," reads the guide's section on gender equality, "men and women are equal under the law. Canada's openness and generosity do not extend to barbaric cultural practices that tolerate spousal abuse, 'honour killings', female genital mutilation,
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:51A
Kissel Schemed Before Murdering Husband, Prosecutor Tells Jury
“The defendant acted with thought, deliberation and calmness over a period of months, days and weeks,” David Perry, representing Hong Kong's department of justice, said today in the city's High Court of First Instance in his closing statement to the
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:51A
Reding defines new EU data privacy rules
In a speech yesterday (16 March) EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding spelled out new privacy rules for personal data held on the Internet, including a "right to be forgotten" that would allow users to permanently delete data held by companies.
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:51A
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp sued over 'nepotism' in buying his daughter's firm
Shareholders the Amalgamated Bank of New York and the Central Laborers Pension Fund filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in a Delaware court alleging that the deal was a case of "nepotism" and that the board of News Corp failed to question or challenge Rupert
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:49A
Hajj corruption: Don't push us against the wall, CJ Iftikhar
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday observed that the government should not check the court's patience again and again. “You should not try to push us against the wall,” he said in an agitated tone while hearing the Haj
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:49A
Kissel Schemed for Months Before Murdering Husband, Prosecutor Tells Jury
“The defendant acted with thought, deliberation and calmness over a period of months, days and weeks,” David Perry, representing Hong Kong's department of justice, said today in the city's High Court of First Instance in his closing statement to the
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:48A
Jilted Fiance Sues Over Vegas Fling
She discovered through text messages on her fianc's phone that he had sex with another woman after his Vegas bachelor party, according to the lawsuit, which says the alleged philanderer breached his "fiduciary duty of implied fidelity.
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:48A
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