Constitutional
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May 24, 2024
B.C. Supreme Court rules in favour of province on transition to municipal police force in Surrey
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has sided with the province in its push to create a municipal police force in the Metro Vancouver city of Surrey and end its longstanding policing contract with the RCMP.
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May 24, 2024
Ontario Convocation talks criminal charge disclosure, heats up over bullying, money for diversity
A committee with Ontario’s law society is considering recommending that the regulator expand the amount of lawyer information it makes public — including if a member has been hit with criminal charges.
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May 22, 2024
Federal Court certifies class action against Armed Forces over mental health stigmatization
The Federal Court has certified a class action against the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) over allegations that the stigmatization of mental illnesses in the forces worsened the mental health disorders of some of its members.
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May 17, 2024
Court awards $350K in defamation case involving YouTuber's ‘relentless’ attacks
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered a YouTube personality to pay $350,000 for conducting an “unrepentant” and “unrelenting” campaign of online defamation against a Texas-based business owner and his family.
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May 17, 2024
Obsidian Energy seeks arrest of First Nation leaders over oil field blockade
Alberta-based Obsidian Energy is seeking the arrest of the chief and other members of the Woodland Cree First Nation (WCFN) over a blockade of one of the company’s oil fields by the First Nation, according to a release.
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May 17, 2024
Manitoba hands Indigenous child welfare over to First Nations
In what is being called a “historic” move, Manitoba’s government is handing over child welfare services for Indigenous kids to First Nations leaders. According to a recent news release, Manitoba has “signed a historic relationship declaration committing to the transfer of jurisdiction over child welfare to First Nations” governments in the province.
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May 15, 2024
‘Conduct’ in U.S. pivotal in upholding of Nygard extradition: legal mind
Manitoba’s highest court has confirmed that alleged criminal “conduct” in a foreign land sits at the heart of weighing the issue of “double criminality” in extradition cases, says a legal mind following the failed attempt by a fallen fashion mogul to keep from being sent to the United States to face sex-crime and racketeering charges.
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May 07, 2024
Federal Court fishery decision a significant victory for Inuit land claims sovereignty
In a significant victory for Inuit, the Federal Court has quashed a government decision to reissue fishing licences to one of Canada’s largest seafood processors in waters off Nunavut that are covered by the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
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May 06, 2024
Manitoba’s plan to loosen pot laws a welcome change: lawyer
A prominent cannabis lawyer credits Manitoba’s historic change in government for the recent move to reverse the province’s ban on growing pot at home.
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May 02, 2024
Constitutional challenge of COVID-era school masking rules moot: Alberta Court of Appeal
Alberta’s top court has dismissed a challenge of COVID-era school masking requirements as moot, but a legal expert says it would have been useful to have it weigh in on the constitutional arguments raised.