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Supreme Court of Canada orders new trial for B.C. man not offered French language proceeding
The main courtroom of the Supreme Court of Canada is seen during a tour regarding its future rehabilitation project, in Ottawa, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Justin Tang/The Globe and Mail
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Supreme Court to examine COVID-related entry limits imposed by Newfoundland and Labrador
The Supreme Court of Canada will examine the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences for child pornography offences. Canada's top court is seen, Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Quebec labour code doesn’t infringe rights of casino managers, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court of Canada says excluding front-line supervisors at a Montreal casino from organizing under the Quebec labour-relations regime does not infringe their constitutional rights. The main courtroom at the Supreme Court of Canada is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Alaska Indigenous groups, seeking a say in B.C. mining, try a legal end-run on the Canada-U.S. border
opinion
Reconciliation: On Haida Gwaii, an island of change for Indigenous land talks
The Editorial Board
alberta
Defence lawyer for accused in terrorism case wants charges stayed because of court delays
The lawyer for a Calgary man accused of committing terrorism offences over a decade ago argues charges should be stayed because of court delays. The Calgary Courts Centre is pictured in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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B.C. formally recognizes Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title to Haida Gwaii
Captain Gold with a youth group in the Gwaii Haanas National Park July 5, 2012. Captain Gold is a Haida elder who several years ago found what has turned out to be one of the richest archeological sites on the islands, where thousands of artifacts have been collected. He says the oral history of his people tell of a time when ice covered the land. He believes archeological research will one day unearth proof that such stories are fact, not myth. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
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Supreme Court of Canada says treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve
The Supreme Court of Canada says an Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well over a century ago.The Supreme Court of Canada building is pictured at sunset in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Supreme Court rules Ottawa acted dishonourably in reneging on 1877 land promise to Indigenous community
In a unanimous ruling written by Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin, the first and only Indigenous judge in its history, the court said the Blood Tribe cannot sue because of a six-year time limit, in which the clock started running in 1971, when the community became aware through research that it had been shortchanged. The Blood Tribe launched the lawsuit in 1980.
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Manitoba mulls changes to daily prayer read in legislature to make it more inclusive
The Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on Aug. 30, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
british columbia
B.C. judge rejects bid to throw out Ibrahim Ali’s conviction for teen girl’s murder
A judge has rejected an application to to throw out the conviction of Ibrahim Ali for the murder of a 13-year-old in Burnaby, B.C. The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Crown blames most of Ibrahim Ali murder trial delays on defence, ‘extraordinary events’
The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. A Crown lawyer says delays to the trial of a man found guilty of murdering a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl were mostly attributable to the defence and "discrete exceptional events," in his arguments against the case being thrown out on the basis of the holdups. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Supreme Court won't hear Ticketmaster, Live Nation 'ticket bot' appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal by Ticketmaster and Live Nation, which face class-action lawsuits in multiple provinces for allegedly profiting from third-party ticket reselling. Ticketmaster tickets and gift cards are shown at a box office in San Jose, Calif., on May 11, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Paul Sakuma
opinion
A critical push to speed up mine approvals
The Editorial Board
canada
Court hears bid to toss Ibrahim Ali’s first-degree murder verdict over delays
The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Collective rights of Indigenous communities trump individual Charter rights in some cases, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court of Canada is upholding a rule that requires members of a Yukon First Nation to live in its community should they want to serve on its council.The Supreme Court of Canada building is shrouded in fog in Ottawa, on Friday, Nov 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Justice Minister says online harms bill would blunt Supreme Court ruling making child pornography investigations harder
A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto in this Sunday, Oct. 9, 2023 photo illustration. A town in Ontario's Muskoka region has shared more details about a cybersecurity incident earlier this month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
world
Four Canadian men held in Syria ask Supreme Court to revisit request for hearing
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen, Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa. The court says it won't hear an appeal from Webber Academy in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Four Canadian men held in Syria ask Supreme Court to revisit request for hearing
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen, Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa. The court says it won't hear an appeal from Webber Academy in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ottawa tells Supreme Court airline passenger rules needed to ensure travellers are treated fairly
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to release its ruling today on a bid by Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government to keep his marching orders to cabinet ministers confidential. The Supreme Court of Canada is seen, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Supreme Court launches appeal hearing on airline industry’s objections to passenger protection rules
FILE PHOTO: Travellers crowd the security queue in the departures lounge at the start of the Victoria Day holiday long weekend at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Cole Burston/File Photo
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Tentative deal would see Ottawa scrap Highway 413's impact assessment designation
Ontario has struck a tentative deal with the federal government to drop the Highway 413 project's designation under Ottawa's impugned Impact Assessment Act. Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement about building transit and highways in Bowmanville, Ont., Friday, May 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
alberta
Supreme Court ends long-running legal spat over prayer at Calgary private school
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen, Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa. The court says it won't hear an appeal from Webber Academy in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
The Supreme Court of Canada went viral for what it didn’t say about ‘a woman’
Campbell Clark
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Supreme Court will not hear appeal from churches who fought Manitoba COVID rules
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear an appeal by several churches that fought Manitoba's COVID-19 restrictions.The Supreme Court of Canada is pictured at sunset in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of Calgary man found not responsible for killing five
A man walks past the Supreme Court of Canada, Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa. An Alberta woman who tried to take her fight over COVID vaccine rules to the Supreme Court has died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Federal budget may include legislative changes to streamline environmental regulation on large resource projects
Pickle Crow Gold Project. Auteco Minerals Chairman Ray Shorrocks' bold prediction from last October that his Pickle Crow Gold Project could reach the two-million-ounce mark in resources by this winter has apparently come to pass. The Australian gold explorer, which is poking around the former Pickle Crow Mine near Pickle Lake, announced a new resource estimate for its project, which now stands at 2.23 million ounces, averaging 7.89 grams of gold per tonne, all in the inferred category. The resource update was compiled from 30,000 metres of drill data. Taken from the following article which has more information. https://www.northernontariobusiness.com/industry-news/mining/auteco-has-plenty-to-crow-about-in-pickle-lake-5069224 Ring of Fire, James Bay Lowlands, Northern Ontario Canada, 2015. This 5000 sq. km. vast area in the far north of Ontario is equally valued for hosting one the largest intact peatlands remaining on the planet - the most effective terrestrial ecosystem for sequestering carbon and therefore one of our best defences against climate change - as well as for their, so far largely undeveloped, mineral deposits. 51°30'4" N 90°2'47" W
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Supreme Court of Canada affirms appeal review standards, rejects novel approach
<div>The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the standards that appeal courts have long used to review trial judgments, saying they promote the fair assessment of testimony. Supreme Court of Canada Justice Michelle O'Bonsawin, left to right, Justice Nicholas Kasirer, Justice Malcolm Rowe, Justice Andromache Karakatsanis, Chief Justice Richard Wagner, Justice Suzanne Cote, Justice Sheilah Martin, Justice Mahmud Jamal and Justice Mary Moreau are seen during a welcome ceremony at the Supreme Court, in Ottawa, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</div>
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Supreme Court of Canada rules internet users’ privacy must be better protected from police search
The Supreme Court of Canada says police need judicial authorization to obtain a computer's Internet Protocol address, calling the unique identification number a crucial link between a person and their online activity. The Supreme Court of Canada is pictured in Ottawa on Friday, March 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
The Senate should say no to yet another delay in expanding MAID
Jocelyn Downie
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Supreme Court of Canada to review Good Samaritan drug overdose case
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to release its ruling today on a bid by Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government to keep his marching orders to cabinet ministers confidential. The Supreme Court of Canada is seen, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Quebec turns to Supreme Court to stop asylum seekers’ access to subsidized daycare
Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette responds to reporters' questions prior to question period, at the Legislature in Quebec City, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Quebec is heading to the country's highest court to prevent children of asylum seekers from accessing the province's coveted subsidized daycare spaces.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
politics
Duclos makes the case for renovation of the Supreme Court
Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos looks around the Grand Entrance Hall of the Supreme Court of Canada during a tour regarding its future rehabilitation project, in Ottawa, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Justin Tang/The Globe and Mail
opinion
First Nations self-governance is the only way out of colonialism’s shadow
Tanya Talaga
investigations
‘A broader zone of protection’: The CBC’s lawyer on Supreme Court cabinet secrecy ruling
The Canada flag on the Peace Tower is lit up by morning light on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. A new poll suggests only one third of Canadians support the city of Mississauga, Ont., proposing to ask the Federal government to change the lyrics of the national anthem, O Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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A history of anti-smoking measures in Canada
New Health Canada regulations that require warning labels to be printed on individual cigarettes are coming into effect tomorrow. An example of cigarette packaging with expanded warnings, including a warning printed on the cigarettes themselves, is shown on a screen after a news conference, in Ottawa, Friday, June 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang