Ritu Khullar appointed chief justice of Alberta, N.W.T., Nunavut

A woman who was born in a small community east of Edmonton as a first-generation Canadian was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday as Alberta's new chief justice. Ritu Khullar fills the position that became vacant this summer after longtime chief justice Catherine Fraser retired. Khullar will serve as the Chief Justice of Alberta of the Court of Appeal, in addition to serving in the same capacity for the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. "I wish the Honourable Ritu Khullar every