August 11, 2026
A prominent legal institute has released a pair of reports showing wide support for the use of protection orders in Ontario, but also raising major concerns about how the current system works.
August 10, 2026
A jury in Hamilton found Richard Taylor guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the arson deaths of his mother, Carla Rutherford, and stepfather, Alan Rutherford, after their Dundas, Ont., home was set on fire in 2018.
August 11, 2026
Appeal by AT from order dismissing her application under Protection of Public Participation Act (PPPA) to dismiss DC’s defamation action. DC sued AT after she posted on TikTok that her ex-boyfriend was a “rapist” and later identified DC as that ex-boyfriend.
August 11, 2026
The modern spouse who scrolls through a partner’s phone at 2 a.m. isn’t usually pondering the finer points of the Criminal Code. They are thinking of one thing: “I need to know the truth.”
August 11, 2026
Prosecutorial independence matters precisely because the power to prosecute is among the most consequential powers the state possesses.
August 10, 2026
Canada has imposed sanctions on a Russian manufacturer of armoured vehicles that are used in Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine. On Aug. 10, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced that Canada sanctioned Streit Group, effective Aug. 6, under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations.
August 10, 2026
A Nova Scotia man is considering legal action after being found “factually innocent” of child pornography offences that resulted from authorities mistakenly linking him to an online username belonging to someone else.
August 10, 2026
Those wanting to hunt certain types of wildlife in Nova Scotia now have the option of obtaining licences through an online portal.
August 10, 2026
A number of recent Ontario cases have brought me back to a constitutional principle that tends to receive little public attention until confidence in it begins to erode: prosecutorial independence.
August 10, 2026
There is a small but significant trend developing in the professional services marketplace. Although more prevalent in the private investigation field, I am seeing it in law as well. It begins with a familiar word — one that lawyers use constantly and clients fear instinctively: risk.