September 30, 2026
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision provides useful guidance on the admissibility of dying declarations, evidence of fabricated statements and the circumstances in which a person being investigated for murder becomes psychologically detained by police.
September 30, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté says she finds intervener advocacy on Zoom to be as effective as oral submissions made in the courtroom, but she is also alive to contrary arguments made by legal organizations, such as the Canadian Bar Association and The Advocates’ Society.
September 29, 2026
Jake Okechukwu Effoduh has been named the inaugural fellow of the Raj Anand LCO Access to Justice Research Fellowship, a joint initiative of the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) and Osgoode Hall Law School.
September 29, 2026
Manitoba is “strengthening the support system” for young adults aging out of provincial care as part of its mission to reduce poverty, prevent homelessness and help vulnerable residents. According to a Sept. 28 news release, the initiative is intended to assist young adults transitioning out of the Child and Family Services (CFS) system.
September 29, 2026
Canadian lawyers are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence tools to streamline legal work, but industry leaders say firms must carefully assess privacy and data-retention risks. While AI could lower the cost of legal services and help serve more clients, it cannot replace human judgment and client relationships, they say.
September 29, 2026
Inside B.C. provincial jails, cells are the only places with privacy on regular ranges, such as general population or protective custody units. No cameras are inside or point inside. Because of that, a cell or “house” is where hidden activity takes place, everything from assaults, fights, gambling, tattooing, making hooch and using drugs to resolving disputes.
September 28, 2026
Manitoba is strengthening workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters by widening the scope of job-related sickness and presuming their illnesses are work-related.
September 28, 2026
Alberta has announced four judicial appointments, including one applications judge to the Court of King’s Bench and three justices to the Alberta Court of Justice.
September 28, 2026
A criminal conviction is meant to bring finality. But finality should never become more important than getting the decision right. That is an important lesson from the decision of Justice Minister Sean Fraser to refer the murder convictions of Odelia and Neressa Quewezance to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.
September 25, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the denial of certification of a proposed class action against a Canadian Jehovah’s Witness corporation over alleged childhood sexual abuse by congregation members.