Can I Be Charged for Being Impaired While Canoeing?

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Justice Peter West is the first judge in Canada to provide a ruling that a canoe is a “vessel” for Read More

Supreme Court Finds In Favour of Racialized Man and Overturns Convictions

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A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada is sending a strong message regarding the harm of over-policing racial Read More

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The latest public opinion poll by the Angus Reid Institute reveals that half of Canadians consider gun violence a serious Read More

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The Ontario Court of Appeal was asked to review sex offender registries in Ontario and Canada and assess whether individuals Read More

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On May 10, 2019, Durham Regional Police, OPP and police services across Ontario launched their annual campaign “Project E.R.A.S.E.” to Read More

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Nicholas Baig (“Baig”) has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his pregnant wife, Arianna Goberdhan (“Goberdhan”) Read More

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Toronto Police Services announced last week that between April 26 and May 17, 2019 they will be buying back unwanted Read More

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A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a 2015 amendment to the Criminal Code, which limits when an Read More

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Last month the highest court in Canada ruled that a provision in the law forbidding the luring of children over Read More

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A new report released by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (an independent civilian oversight agency responsible for Read More