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April 07, 2026
I appreciate Mr. Crowley taking the time to respond to my piece on my experience of parole, and I respect his position in doing so. He has many years of experience; I only had my one experience, some years ago now, and what I heard from other prisoners.
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April 02, 2026
The federal government has announced that the nation-wide declaration period for the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program for individuals ended March 31, with over 67,000 assault-style firearms being declared by 37,869 owners. The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights, however, called the program a failure as not all guns would be compensated.
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April 02, 2026
On April 1, the B.C. government introduced the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 to the legislative assembly. If passed, the amendments will make changes to numerous provincial statutes, including those relating to judicial review, administrative penalty proceedings, statutory authority of correctional officers and more.
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April 02, 2026
New Brunswick is investing millions in its justice and safety services — including more than $1 million for the agency investigating incidents of death, injury or sexual assault involving a police officer. As part of an April 1 news release, the province also detailed a myriad of fee hikes, including an increase in filing a claim to small claims court, a per-page increase for criminal and family matter transcripts and a rise in costs involving probate court.
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April 02, 2026
Everyone is familiar with the tragic events in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963. President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed while riding in an open convertible. A bystander, 58-year-old Abraham Zapruder, captured the shooting on his 8mm movie camera.
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April 02, 2026
Appeal by Nassan from his conviction for attempted murder. The central trial issues were the identity of the shooter and the appellant’s intent at the moment the shot was fired. The incident was captured on surveillance video, which the judge repeatedly reviewed and treated as the most reliable evidence.
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April 02, 2026
This is the third instalment of a three-part series about what makes a good judge. You will need to have part one of this series handy to follow the “correct” answers suggested here. Part two ended by raising the question of how to deal with crying in the courtroom.
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April 01, 2026
The Carney government has opted to stick with the predecessor Liberal government’s requirement that the prime minister be handed a shortlist of at least three bilingual qualified candidates to fill an impending western/northern vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada, despite the inability of the advisory committee that created the shortlist for the last such vacancy to recommend more than two bilingual qualified jurists.
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April 01, 2026
A new agency enforcing animal welfare is now up and running in Saskatchewan. The province’s government announced that the Saskatchewan Animal Enforcement Agency (SAEA) will now be delivering animal welfare services, replacing Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan (APSS), which ceased operations as of March 31.
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April 01, 2026
Ontario’s recent budget is drawing criticism from legal groups that say it is too focused on a “tough on crime” agenda, while at the same time failing to address issues in the province’s auto insurance system.