Supreme Court of Canada rules to bolster rights of inmates in provincial jails
The judgement, which considered question of how inmates are disciplined, is a rare reversal from the Court on established law ...
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Canada's top court to hear appeal of Indigenous Nova Scotia man's assault sentence
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal of a sentence given to an Indigenous man from Nova Scotia who ...
Canada court approves $23 billion settlement to end Big Tobacco lawsuits
A Canadian court approved a plan to settle long-running tobacco lawsuits in the country as part of which the units of three ...
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Supreme Court finds Saskatchewan jail regulations violate Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The SCC’s recent decision found that Section 68 of Saskatchewan’s Correctional Services Regulations, 2013 violates sections ...
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Canada Federal Court rejects challenge to Parliament prorogation
The Federal Court of Canada dismissed a challenge to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's prorogation of Parliament on Thursday, concluding that the applicants failed to demonstrate that the prime ...
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Canada top court strikes down election finance law provision for infringing right to vote
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that a provision of an Ontario election finance law violated the constitutional right to vote, finding the provision to be invalid and of no effect. Writing ...
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Court rules Ottawa cannot be forced to take part in constitutional challenge of Bill 96
The intervention of the Attorney General of Canada would be political, and it is not up to the courts to make that ...
Manitoba court dismisses appeal of sex offender who filmed hundreds of Winnipeg children
A Manitoba court has dismissed the appeal of a convicted sex offender who filmed hundreds of children across Winnipeg and other parts of the province.