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Group preparing legal challenge to Ford government freedom of information clampdownDemocracy Watch announced Thursday it is working to file a challenge to a transparency clampdown included in the Ford government's 2026 budget.PoliticsApr 30
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Saskatchewan sees first Black legal clinic launched in SaskatoonTAYFFI launched Leading Change Justice Navigation for Black Adults in Saskatchewan, to educate participants on ways to overcome racialized barriers.Apr 21
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Environmental groups launch constitutional challenge over Ontario’s special economic zonesSeveral environmental groups have launched a constitutional challenge seeking to kill an Ontario law that allows cabinet to suspend other laws.PoliticsApr 9
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Diddy’s legal team asks appeals court to overturn conviction, sentenceCombs' legal team argues he was treated unfairly at the trial that sent him to prison and that the First Amendment should win his freedom or a resentencing of less time.EntertainmentApr 9
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B.C. judge grants U.S.-based Indigenous group a role in legal fight over Kootenay mine"It is big for us," Jarred-Michael Erickson, a chief with the Sinixt and Colville Confederated Tribes, chairman, told Global News.PerspectivesApr 17
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Elon Musk fails to appear at Paris legal summons over alleged child abuse, deepfakes on XElon Musk and Linda Yaccarino, the former CEO of X, were summoned for 'voluntary interviews' with Paris prosecutors following a search at the French premises of X.WorldApr 21
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Canada’s top court upholds limits on key privilege for spy watchdog membersThe top court's decision settles a thorny legal question about the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, better known as NSICOP.PoliticsMay 1
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Legal battle ensues over West Vancouver mansion ordered demolished in 2021The house on Bellevue Avenue was damaged in 2015 and in 2021, the District of West Vancouver declared it to be a derelict structure and ordered the owner to have it demolished.PoliticsMar 26
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‘We will go to court’: Chief pushes back after FSIN asked to repay $28.7MChief Bobby Cameron says the FSIN intends to pursue legal action after being asked by Indigenous Services Canada to repay $27.6 million in ineligible and unsupported expenses.CanadaMar 24
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Legalizing pepper spray would give ‘false sense of security,’ experts warnIn Canada, any spray that is capable of injuring or incapacitating someone is currently considered to be a prohibited weapon, including any kind of mace or pepper spray.CanadaMar 18
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Powell says he’ll stay at U.S. Fed after divided board holds interest rateJerome Powell plans to remain on the board of the U.S. Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends next month, citing 'unprecedented' legal attacks by the Trump administrationU.S. NewsApr 29
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Myles Gray hearing delayed again until fall, 11 years after deathA long-delayed public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray has been postponed again until the fall as one of the officers seeks new legal representation.CanadaMay 1
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Seized cannabis claims to have THC levels far beyond legal limits: Nova Scotia RCMPRCMP in Nova Scotia say they've seized 'thousands' of illegal cannabis products, some of which claim to have THC levels that far exceed legal limits.CanadaMar 31
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Quebec cannabis use is dropping, but how much depends on age rangeCannabis has been slowly dropping in Quebec since being legalized nationally in 2018, with youth 15-20 being the most noticeable drop.CanadaApr 14
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Ford government silent on cost of fighting release of premier’s cellphone recordsSince 2022, provincial lawyers have worked untold hours to block attempts to access the government calls Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes and receives on his personal phone.PoliticsMar 17
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Lytton wildfire rebuild lacked legal framework from province, auditor general saysThe review was prompted by concerns raised by the public and members of the B.C. legislature about the progress and cost of recovery, the report notes.FireMar 17
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N.S. premier calls First Nations protests that blocked highways unacceptablePotlotek First Nation says it rejects the RCMP's description of earlier protests as an "illegal blockade" — but didn't give specific legal rationale in a news release Saturday.CanadaApr 5
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Anand states any role in Iran war must fit ‘legal and policy frameworks’Prime Minister Mark Carney endorsed a statement after it was released by allies Thursday, expressing willingness to contribute to efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz..CanadaMar 20
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New secularism law is looming over Way of the Cross marches on Good Friday in QuebecChristians across Quebec are about to face a new legal landscape a day after legislature adopted a law that could crack down on their annual Way of the Cross processions.CanadaApr 3
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Trump says ‘massive’ military complex being built under White House ballroomThe ballroom plans have faced significant public backlash but have weathered a legal challenge from a preservation group seeking to halt construction.TrendingMar 30