Bail

• B.C. cautious but encouraged by bail reform moves

  British Columbia's attorney general says the province is treading carefully to ensure the overincarceration of Indigenous people and other racialized groups is not made worse by proposed federal changes to the bail system.

  Politics

  Mar 13
  
• Ottawa agrees to ‘targeted reforms’ to bail system but mum on details

  Lametti says the reforms will address challenges posed by repeat violent offenders and those facing firearms and other weapons charges.

  Canada

  Mar 10
  
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• Bail reform must balance restricting access with adhering to Charter rights: Lametti

  Justice Minister David Lametti says he will discuss reforming Canada's bail system when he meets with his provincial counterparts this Friday.

  Politics

  Mar 6
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• Ottawa sets meeting to discuss bail reform with provinces, Manitoba justice minister says

  Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen says the March 10 date for the meeting was contained in an email from the office of federal Justice Minister David Lametti.

  Politics

  Feb 16
• Man out on bail charged after another was stabbed multiple times in Whitby: police

  Durham Regional Police said on Monday at around 1:30 a.m., officers received a report of a stabbing in the Eric Clarke Drive and Garrard Road area.

  Crime

  Feb 16
• Ottawa giving bail reform ‘serious consideration,’ justice minister says

  Provincial premiers unanimously called on the Liberal government in a letter to take "immediate action" on the bail system earlier this year.

  Politics

  Feb 9
• Rally held at Lethbridge courthouse to support critically-injured infant

  Advocates and members of the community rallied in front of the Lethbridge courthouse Wednesday morning in support of the alleged victim in a local child abuse case.

  Crime

  Jan 25
• Police in Kingston, Ont. arrest 58-year-old man in relation to sexual assault

  Kingston police arrested a 58-year-old man following a report of a a woman who had been sexually assaulted the evening of Jan. 19 while in a secluded area.

  Crime

  Jan 25
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• Woman out on bail charged in Ontario stabbing, then is released again: police

  A woman out on bail was arrested and charged after a stabbing in northern Ontario over the weekend and then was released again, police say.

  Crime

  Jan 17
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• Man accused of bringing gun into Vancouver pub was breaching bail: police

  Marcus Phillip Van Schilt has now been charged with possession of a weapon and breaching bail, and is due back in court on Jan. 17.

  Crime

  Jan 11