/CNW/ - Canadians should have full confidence in their judicial system. Maintaining this confidence requires that there be an accountable, transparent and.
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OTTAWA, ON, May 26, 2021 /CNW/ - Department of Justice Canada
The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity.
The Honourable Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay, a Judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta in St. Paul, is appointed a Justice of the Court of Queen s Bench of Alberta. Madam Justice Arcand-Kootenay replaces Mr. Justice R. Graesser (Edmonton), who elected to become a supernumerary judge effective August 3, 2020.
Kelowna man faces hate speech charge after complaint made to War Crimes Program
An Australian man living in Kelowna has been charged with the wilful promotion of hatred after allegedly threatening people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kibwe Ngoie-Ntombe was initially charged with uttering threats back in June 2020 when he was first arrested.
On February 24, 2021, he was charged with more offences, including:
Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm - Section 264.1(1)(a)
Uttering threats to burn, destroy or damage property - Section 264.1(1)(b)
Uttering a forged document - Section 368(1)(d)
Counselling the commission of an indictable offence (aggravated assault) - Section 464(a)
REGINA The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is calling for the immediate release of two women who have been in prison for murder for almost three decades. Sisters Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance have been imprisoned for nearly 28 years for the 1993 murder of Kamsack-area farmer Anthony Joseph Dolff at a farmhouse on the border of the Keeseekoose First Nation. CAP is now making the request after the Jason Keshane, a man who was with them the day of the crime, admitted to being responsible for the killing. “I stabbed him and beat him up,” Jason Keshane told the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
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