February 27, 2026
Appeal by Steinwand from Chambers decision quashing her discharge on several offences and ordering committal on those charges following a preliminary inquiry. After a traffic stop, Steinwand and others were charged with drug and firearm offences.
February 26, 2026
As the recent disclosure of the Epstein files illustrates, being accused or suspected of pedophilia can destroy an individual’s reputation. How difficult is it to be convicted of such a crime?
February 26, 2026
A desire to lead should begin not with a hunger for power, but with an impulse to meet needs. The urge to lead should be born out of a desire to serve and empower. Whether for customers or clients, members or patients, markets or institutions, fulfilling needs through service is leadership.
February 25, 2026
Gary G. Demeulenaere, a partner at Stewart McKelvey in Charlottetown, has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
February 25, 2026
Manitoba’s government is partnering with police in Winnipeg to launch a new anti-phone fraud campaign aimed at protecting “vulnerable” seniors from grandparent scams.
February 25, 2026
More than 100 legal and human rights experts, industry leaders and civil society organizations have released an open letter to Parliament warning that the proposed amendments to the Red Tape Reduction Act in Bill C-15 sets Canada on a “dangerous anti-democratic track” and that sweeping exemption powers for corporations should be removed.
February 25, 2026
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismantled a major pillar of the Human Rights Tribunal’s unfair drive to reduce its backlog by dismissing most claims without a hearing.
February 25, 2026
An Indigenous woman, Tona Mills, spent 10 years in prison before being diagnosed with schizophrenia. Six of those years were spent in solitary confinement.
February 24, 2026
A Senate committee has passed, without amendment, the Carney government’s controversial immigration overhaul, even though the Senate’s own in-depth study of Bill C-12 backs bar members’ concerns that the proposed immigration provisions are unfair, counterproductive and, in some respects, unconstitutional.
February 24, 2026
The B.C. government is saying amendments to provincial civil forfeiture legislation will increase its clarity and efficiency, but a lawyer says the changes will lead to privacy erosions and increased pressure on people who are being targeted under the law.