Legal News

Protesters prepare to rally in Toronto against anti-black, Indigenous racism
May 30, 2020, Canadian Press
TORONTO — A rally is set to take place in Toronto today in protest of what organizers describe as anti-black and anti-Indigenous racism around the world.
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Hospice's refusal to provide assisted death causes 'anxiety,' says B.C. mayor
May 29, 2020, Canadian Press
DELTA, B.C. — A hospice that has a long history of helping people near death but denies them medical assistance in dying is drawing criticism from the city's mayor in a clash of ideologies that has split its board and raised questions about its future.
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Watchdog asks Crown to consider charges against five officers in death of B.C. man
May 29, 2020, Canadian Press
SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog is asking Crown counsel to consider use of force and obstruction charges against five police officers after the death of a Prince George man while in custody.
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Saskatchewan NDP calls for amnesty, consistent enforcement of COVID-19 fines
May 29, 2020, Canadian Press
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan's NDP Opposition leader wants the government to consider a provincewide amnesty on fines related to violations of COVID-19 health orders.
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Former PQ leader Boisclair reports to police after sex assault warrant issued
May 29, 2020, Canadian Press
MONTREAL — Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair turned himself in at an east-end Montreal police station Friday after a warrant was issued for his arrest on sexual assault charges.
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Police need more than an unverified tip to avoid drug-case entrapment: top court
May 29, 2020, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — An unsubstantiated tip that someone is dealing drugs from a phone number doesn't amount to reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
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Toronto police chief calls for calm in wake of death of woman who fell from balcony
May 29, 2020, Canadian Press
TORONTO — The Toronto police chief called for calm Friday and promised to fast-track the use of body-worn cameras after the death of a 29-year-old woman who fell from a 24th-floor balcony while officers were in her home.
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N.S. police received warnings in 2011 about man who would become mass killer
May 29, 2020, Canadian Press
HALIFAX — A newly released document reveals that in May 2011, police were told the Nova Scotia man who would later kill 22 people in a shooting rampage wanted to "kill a cop" and was feeling mentally unstable.
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Man steals ambulance, drives it into building in Winnipeg
May 29, 2020, Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — An ambulance was stolen in Winnipeg on Friday morning after the crew stopped to help a man they believed was in distress.
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Death of man after fire at Calgary seniors facility investigated as homicide
May 29, 2020, Canadian Press
CALGARY — Police in Calgary say the death of a man in his late 80s after a fire at a seniors facility last month is being investigated as a homicide.
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