Criminal
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August 06, 2025
N.L. supports ‘Pathways’ to employment for those out of criminal justice system
Newfoundland and Labrador is giving more than half a million dollars towards an advocacy group’s efforts to strengthen job opportunities for those who have gone through the criminal justice system.
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August 06, 2025
FINTRAC publishes new supervisory framework, tightens administrative penalty policy
Canada’s anti-money laundering watchdog has published its comprehensive supervisory framework and unveiled a more streamlined administrative monetary penalties policy.
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August 06, 2025
Alberta introduces new rules to crack down on predatory behaviour by tow truck operators
Alberta’s government has introduced new rules to crack down on predatory tow trucking practices. The measures are aimed at bad actors who use high-pressure tactics to coerce drivers at collision scenes. Previously, the province had no specific penalties to address this behaviour, which includes towing vehicles without consent, not providing necessary information to vehicle owners and exploiting emotionally vulnerable individuals who have been involved in a collision.
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August 06, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal divided over conditional sentence in sexual assault case
Ontario’s top court has upheld a conditional sentence for a man convicted of sexual assault, but one of the judges sitting on the case has written a long dissent saying the sentence was inappropriate.
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August 06, 2025
Justice Patrick Murray retires from N.S. Supreme Court
The Honourable Patrick J. Murray has retired from the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia after 15 years on the bench.
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August 06, 2025
Entering the U.S.: How it has changed
The process of entering the United States has undergone significant changes in 2025, shaped by executive orders, immigration enforcement priorities and a shifting national security agenda. Changes include heightened visa scrutiny, expanded travel restrictions and limitations, rising visa fees and updated entry regulations.
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August 06, 2025
Drug appeal illustrates how circumstantial evidence can lead to reasonable inference of guilt
Gerry Crawley, a commercial truck driver operating his vehicle, was convicted of importing and possessing 64 kilograms of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The drugs, worth approximately $3 million, were discovered in after-market hidden compartments in the sleeper cab of his truck during a secondary inspection at the Pacific Highway border crossing in Surrey, B.C., on March 18, 2021.
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August 05, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal bars estates from Charter damages in early parole rights class action
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that the estate of a deceased federal inmate cannot claim damages for the government’s retrospective removal of early parole, which was found to be a violation of the Charter right not to be punished twice for the same offence.
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August 05, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal finds ‘golden rule’ key to determining assault case
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently addressed a particularly unusual situation. In the case of R. v. G.G., 2025 ONCA 574, the trial judge found beyond a reasonable doubt that G.G. committed the sexual assault.
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August 05, 2025
Saskatchewan’s ‘Street Weapons’ Act comes into force
Saskatchewan has made good on bringing in new laws classifying things such as fentanyl, methamphetamine, hypodermic needles, swords and machetes as “street weapons.”