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June 22, 2026
The federal government has published proposed regulations to implement recent asylum reforms introduced through the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act (Bill C-12).
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June 22, 2026
On June 19, the Government of Manitoba appointed Judge Jerilee Ryle as the provincial court of Manitoba’s first associate chief judge of reconciliation. “The creation of an associate chief judge of reconciliation marks a historic step toward building a court system that better reflects and respects Indigenous traditions, values and lived experiences,” said Justice Minister Matt Wiebe.
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June 22, 2026
Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal, widely reputed in recent years to be a leading candidate for appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada, has been nominated to fill the western vacancy that opened up with the May 30 retirement of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Sheilah Martin, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on June 22.
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June 18, 2026
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has appointed Valerie Phillips as interim correctional investigator of Canada, effective June 18, 2026.
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June 18, 2026
It could have been a scene out of the 2002 film The Hire: Beat the Devil. Clive Owen was the driver piloting a BMW in an intense drag race down the Las Vegas Strip, and Gary Oldman was playing the devil in his customized Cadillac Eldorado. In reality, it was two Ontario teens in their fathers’ luxury vehicles.
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June 18, 2026
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has chosen Shalini Konanur to serve as treasurer for the 2026-27 term. The Toronto-area bencher was elected by her colleagues at a meeting June 17. Konanur, the first racialized woman to serve in the top job, will officially take over from current treasurer Peter Wardle at the LSO’s June 25 convocation.
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June 17, 2026
Four mainly First Nations organizations were granted leave to intervene in a proposed class proceeding in September by Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Lise Favreau in a ruling released on June 12. In B.M. v. Ontario, 2026 ONCA 422, Justice Favreau said the Anishinabek Nation, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), the Chiefs of Ontario and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation will be able to participate as friends of the court in an appeal of a motion judge’s decision to dismiss a claim as a class proceeding.
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June 17, 2026
After a lengthy trial, Jeffrey Brian Ber was found guilty on Sept. 18, 2024, of two counts of fraud over $5,000 and one count of accepting a secret commission. He appealed to the Alberta Court of Appeal, arguing that the trial judge committed several legal and evidentiary errors that undermined all the verdicts.
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June 16, 2026
The evil that men do reaches its lowest ebb in acts of pedophilia and, with the advent of the internet, in “sextortion” and emailing lewd pictures. But is it always men who engage in such activity?
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June 16, 2026
On Aug. 1, 2026, the remaining provision of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 4-2025) will come into force, following an announcement on Feb. 9, 2026, by the B.C. Ministry of the Attorney General.