April 29, 2026
Appeal by Morris from his convictions for sexual assault, sexual interference, and invitation to sexual touching, and from the resulting sentence. The complainant, N.B., was between 12 and 13 when the alleged incidents occurred, and Morris was a friend of N.B.’s stepfather.
April 29, 2026
On what basis can an officer and director of a corporation be held personally liable when the business they run breaks the law? Benjamin Mossman was a businessman who was personally charged with infractions incurred by the company he ran.
April 28, 2026
The Carney government says it plans to make it a criminal offence to operate a cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) and that it will push ahead with controversial amendments to enable “law enforcement” to search and seize mail.
April 28, 2026
The B.C. government has outlined new regulations on firearms aimed at curbing gun violence and keeping communities safe.
April 28, 2026
Saskatchewan is giving millions of dollars to support restorative justice measures used by Indigenous communities. According to an April 27 news release, the province is providing $17.2 million over the next four years to more than 20 First Nations, tribal councils and community-based organizations that deliver “alternative measures and extrajudicial sanctions programs.”
April 28, 2026
An Ontario man who killed a mother and her three daughters in a car crash has had his appeal dismissed by the province’s top court, turning back his attempt to have Canada’s law on THC levels in the blood while driving declared unconstitutional.
April 28, 2026
Never has there been a more pressing need to reevaluate and reform labour law to encompass digital literacy, particularly at a time when AI tools are being deployed at an industrial scale for cyber-enabled fraud.
April 28, 2026
Over the past several years, Indigenous issues and reconciliation efforts have started to move out of the shadows and into the forefront of Canadian minds. However, the heightened attention following the May 27, 2021, media release by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, which revealed a ground-penetrating radar discovery of 215 unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, has since steadily declined, despite the ongoing overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the legal system, continued inequities in child welfare and persistent barriers to accessing culturally appropriate supports.
April 27, 2026
For a medical professional, nothing could seem worse than the opening lines of a Toronto Star newspaper report on Nov. 24, 2023, which read, “Dr. Wameed Ateyah, who was the only family doctor in Schomberg, a hamlet north of Toronto, has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of 16 counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation in relation to 13 female patients.”
April 27, 2026
The federal government has announced more than $8.6 million in funding over two years for 24 projects to develop services for Black youth, victims and survivors of crime, and individuals navigating the criminal justice system.