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A federal investigation has been launched to examine the Parole Board of Canada following charges laid against a convicted murderer Read More
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A recent study entitled “Youthful Discretion: Police Selection Bias in Access to Pre-Charge Diversion Programs in Canada” published in the Read More
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A recent ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal in the case of R. v. Chouhan, regarding how jury selection Read More
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As we begin the new decade, in two separate Ontario court decisions, police violations of the accused’s rights resulted in Read More
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The presents have been unwrapped and the new year’s confetti has been swept away at the same time as Durham Read More
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In Ontario, new cannabis products became available for legal sale this week in physical retail stores. The Ontario Cannabis Store Read More
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As the country copes with the opioid crisis, the highest court in Alberta has now set a new sentencing starting Read More
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According to Statistics Canada, Canada’s crime rate increased for a fourth year in a row. The overall crime rate was Read More
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Bonnie Lysyk (“Lysyk”), Ontario’s Auditor General, has recently released a report examining the province’s adult correctional system. This is the Read More
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Following a preliminary hearing, Nicholas Mills (“Mills”), a high school teacher, has been ordered to stand trial for the charge Read More