Ex-auditor general Fraser slams elections bill as attack on democracy
Sheila Fraser, the former auditor general who became a virtual folk hero for exposing the sponsorship scandal, is training her sights on what she sees as a new abuse by the federal government: its...
View ArticleTDSB to debate call for nudity ban at Pride Parade
Trustees with the Toronto District School Board are debating a motion asking the mayor and city council to enforce the ban on public nudity during this year’s Pride Parade.
View ArticleOntario lawyers to debate accreditation for Christian law school
The president of a Christian university in British Columbia seeking to open a law school says a debate in Ontario over its accreditation comes down to freedom of religion. Trinity Western University,...
View ArticleMan arrested at Pearson first to be convicted under anti-terrorist law
Canadian authorities are calling a conviction of a 28-year-old man under an anti-terrorist law a significant milestone. The RCMP say Mohamed Hassan Hersi’s conviction is the first time someone has been...
View ArticleSex workers take to Canada’s streets to protest prostitution legislation
The Harper government’s proposed crackdown on johns and pimps would leave prostitutes just as open to violence as under the old sex laws struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada, sex workers and...
View ArticleMarathon prostitution hearings begin Monday in special summer parliament session
Political fireworks and gut-wrenching, street-level testimonials are expected to mark this week’s marathon round of hearings by the House of Commons justice committee on the Harper government’s new...
View ArticleProminent criminal lawyer Eddie Greenspan dead at 70
Edward Greenspan, one of Canada’s most prominent criminal lawyers, was remembered Wednesday as a force to be reckoned by many in the legal community who were mourning his death. Greenspan’s law firm,...
View ArticleOttawa threatens to use rare law in Buy American dispute with U.S.
The federal government is threatening to throw a wrench into Alaska’s plans to build on Canadian turf exclusively with American steel and iron. International Trade Minister Ed Fast said Canada took a...
View ArticleGovernment’s re-tooled anti-terror law to be introduced Friday, says Harper
The Conservative government’s overhaul of anti-terrorism legislation will be introduced by the end of week and will make it crime to promote terrorism, Stephen Harper told party faithful on Sunday. The...
View ArticleLiberals pushing for draft doctor-assisted death law by mid-summer
Justin Trudeau’s Liberals want the outlines of a new law governing doctor-assisted dying to be clear by mid-summer — before Canadians head to the polls in October. They’ll try to get the ball rolling...
View ArticleOttawa threatens to use rare law in Buy American dispute with U.S.
The federal government is threatening to throw a wrench into Alaska’s plans to build on Canadian turf exclusively with American steel and iron. International Trade Minister Ed Fast said Canada took a...
View ArticleGovernment’s re-tooled anti-terror law to be introduced Friday, says Harper
The Conservative government’s overhaul of anti-terrorism legislation will be introduced by the end of week and will make it crime to promote terrorism, Stephen Harper told party faithful on Sunday. The...
View ArticleLiberals pushing for draft doctor-assisted death law by mid-summer
Justin Trudeau’s Liberals want the outlines of a new law governing doctor-assisted dying to be clear by mid-summer — before Canadians head to the polls in October. They’ll try to get the ball rolling...
View ArticleMore drivers being charged for not moving over for emergency vehicles: OPP
Ontario provincial police are reminding drivers to move over and give space to emergency vehicles with their lights flashing, this long weekend and always. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told 680NEWS on Friday...
View ArticleFederal law to improve accessibility planned for spring
The federal minister responsible for crafting Canada’s first national accessibility legislation says the law should be ready by next spring and should benefit not only people with disabilities, but...
View ArticleOntario politicians condemn Quebec law obliging citizens to uncover their faces
Ontario politicians took the unusual step Thursday of using time in the legislature to unanimously condemn a law passed by Quebec that bans anyone from giving or receiving public services with their...
View ArticleOntario makes it illegal to protest outside and near abortion clinics
It will soon be illegal to protest outside and near abortion clinics in Ontario. The legislature passed a bill Wednesday to create zones of between 50 and 150 metres around the eight clinics in the...
View Article‘Legs together’ ex-judge to ask for return to law practice
A former judge who resigned over his treatment of a sexual assault complainant is to make his case today for why he should be allowed to practise law again. The Law Society of Alberta is to hold a...
View ArticleCan your emojis be used against you in court?
Can your emojis be used against you in court? Proving to be more than a bit of text-message fun, courts are now finding that the little social symbols can have big legal consequences, say researchers....
View ArticleNew Liberal bill to reveal long promised changes to elections law
The federal Liberal government will unveil later today how it plans to make good on several promised changes to Canada’s election laws. Treasury Board President Scott Brison is introducing a bill meant...
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