Criminal
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January 21, 2026
Clocks, time and the humiliations of criminal justice
When you are arrested and placed in a police cell, the police take your watch along with other personal possessions such as your wallet and phone — even your wedding ring. You soon realize there are no clocks in or visible from the cells, and no windows, so you have no idea what time it is.
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January 20, 2026
Manitoba launches security fund for cultural groups, places of worship
Following a handful of recent hate-related incidents, Manitoba’s government is launching a $1-million fund for cultural groups and places of worship to enhance safety and security.
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January 20, 2026
Alberta regulator warns investors of AI-driven scams, private chat frauds in 2026
The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) is warning the province’s investors about the top three scams and misleading tactics to be wary of in 2026, and how they can protect themselves.
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January 20, 2026
CRIMINAL CODE OFFENCES – Offences against person and reputation - Homicide - First degree murder
Appeal by Demetroff from his conviction for first-degree murder in the shooting death of Parker. The appellant and co-accused Saddleback were tried together before a judge and jury. The Crown conceded it could not prove the murder was planned and deliberate but argued first degree murder, asserting Parker was killed while being forcibly confined in his SUV.
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January 19, 2026
Feds launch banned firearms buyback program for individuals
Canada has announced the launch of the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program (ASFCP) for all eligible firearms owners. The voluntary program aims to remove dangerous, assault-style firearms from communities and give law-abiding gun owners an opportunity for fair compensation.
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January 19, 2026
B.C. Appeal Court judge’s bail decision conforms to law, not public pressure
A recent CBC News report stated that overcrowding at the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold, Ont., reached its highest level since 2019 in the first half of 2025. Its occupancy rate stands at 136 per cent. The report further states that, in 2024, 89 per cent of the jail’s population were awaiting trial and presumed innocent. It also quotes University of Ottawa criminology professor Justin Piché as saying, “Several of those folks will exit prison, never having been convicted of anything.”
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January 16, 2026
SCC’s packed winter session features momentous appeal on Charter s. 33 override provision
The Supreme Court of Canada began hearings in its very busy winter session this week, which features a potentially watershed constitutional appeal and the surprise announcement that Justice Sheilah Martin, the court’s senior western judge, will retire next spring.
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January 16, 2026
N.B. opening anti-racism office, launching website
New Brunswick’s Liberal government is opening an anti-racism office to promote “equity and inclusion” in the province — and is now stating it has completed a little more than half the recommendations made in a commissioner’s report on the prevalence of systemic racism.
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January 16, 2026
Privacy commissioner investigates social media company due to reports of sexualized deepfake images
Canada’s privacy commissioner is expanding a current investigation into X Corp., the company that operates social media platform X, after reports that the platform’s chatbot is “being used to create explicit images of individuals without their consent.”
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January 16, 2026
N.B. adopts ‘standardized’ discharge planning for all provincial prisons
New Brunswick has introduced a “standardized discharge-planning process” for all its provincial correctional centres. According to a Jan. 14 news release, the new discharge planning system will better connect all departing inmates to housing, identification, health care and community supports.