Criminal
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March 06, 2026
Saskatchewan Appeal Court considers Gladue factors in sentencing for child abuse
Should an Indigenous mother receive a lighter sentence when she abuses her children? K.M. appealed her convictions for failing to provide the necessaries of life, unlawful confinement, assaulting J.K. with a weapon and assaulting L.D., and she also appealed the sentence. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision was delivered on Jan. 6 (R. v. K.M., 2026 SKCA 3).
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March 05, 2026
Competition Tribunal rejects Google’s charter challenge over ‘hypothetical’ $91B penalty
The Competition Tribunal has dismissed Google’s bid to halt proceedings against it over its alleged anticompetitive conduct in the online advertising technology sector in Canada, rejecting arguments that potential multibillion-dollar penalties under the Competition Act amount to a true penal consequence and therefore trigger Charter protections.
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March 05, 2026
How post-incarceration ‘punishment by press release’ undermines rule of law
It is happening all over again.
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March 04, 2026
Manitoba launches consultations on AI regulation
Manitoba has launched a public consultation on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on modernizing the province’s privacy laws and promoting responsible AI use, according to a March 4 release.
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March 04, 2026
Winnipeg’s bail compliance unit fully operational: Manitoba government
A new police unit used to track and arrest those in violation of their bail conditions is now up and running in Winnipeg.
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March 04, 2026
Trial judge erred by treating accused’s silence as ‘tacit admission’: Ontario Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has unanimously overturned the guilty verdict of a man whose conviction at trial centred on his decision to remain silent during police questioning.
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March 04, 2026
N.W.T. drug conviction appeal delineates limits of preliminary inquiries
Sometimes, even a judgment on a matter that has become moot may prompt a reanalysis of our laws.
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March 04, 2026
Securities regulators announce deactivation of over 7,500 fraud sites
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has released updated results of its efforts to disrupt fraudulent investment websites targeting Canadians, reporting the take-down of more than 7,500 sites since last summer.
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March 03, 2026
Manitoba proclaims Clare’s Law
Manitoba has proclaimed a law allowing people to find out if a romantic partner has any history of domestic violence or abuse. On March 1, Manitoba’s government brought into being Clare’s Law, which uses documented past instances of intimate partner-based violence or abuse as a way of alerting people whether they are at risk.
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March 03, 2026
Ontario law society mandates Indigenous cultural competency course
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) benchers have narrowly approved a mandatory Indigenous cultural competency course for all lawyers and paralegals, despite concerns it could lead to a repeat of the statement of principles drama that engulfed the law society several years ago.