August 07, 2026
In March 1986, Lloyd Perkins was in jail in central Illinois. He disclosed to a fellow inmate (Donald Charlton) that he had murdered somebody in St. Louis a couple of years earlier. Charlton told the police. The police investigated. When they located Perkins, he was in a different jail for an unrelated crime.
August 07, 2026
Appeal by appellant from a sentence of one year’s imprisonment followed by three years’ probation imposed after his guilty plea to possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material (CSAEM). Police found 2,665 images and 126 videos on two laptops under the appellant’s sole control.
August 07, 2026
The University of Toronto’s Investigative Journalism Bureau examined 159 Canadian homicides committed by individuals later found not criminally responsible (NCR).
August 06, 2026
Most transgender women in federal correctional institutions are incarcerated in prisons for men, the Federal Court heard in a recent review of the penitentiary system’s refusal to move a transgender inmate to a women’s prison. The inmate fears for her safety in the maximum-security men’s prison where she is incarcerated.
August 06, 2026
Justice David M. Paciocco has been named winner of the 2026 G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal by the Criminal Lawyers’ Association (CLA). The award will be presented Nov. 21 at a special luncheon ceremony.
August 06, 2026
On Nov. 27, 2024, J.C. pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material (CSAEM) and was sentenced to a one-year custodial term, followed by three years’ probation.
August 05, 2026
Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner Anton Boegman has issued guidance about when “licensed legal professionals” are required to register their work for foreign principals as “influence activities” in the new public foreign influence registry. The new commissioner issued five interpretation bulletins — including one specifically for lawyers — to give guidance on how to comply with the obligations under the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act (FITAA) and its regulations, which came into force Aug. 4.
August 04, 2026
New legal requirements to register foreign influence activities kicked in today, with the entry into force of the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act and its regulations. On Aug. 4, the federal government stood up its long-awaited public registry of foreign influence activities, implementing an election promise made by the previous Justin Trudeau-led Liberal government.
August 04, 2026
Nova Scotia’s provincial court is beginning work on an electronic filing and digital document management system for those frequenting the court. According to a recent news release, work on the court’s “digital transformation” will start immediately.
August 04, 2026
Most people assume that once a judge has decided a case, writing the reasons is merely a matter of putting pen to paper. The Ontario Court of Appeal has now reminded us that the law views it differently.