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More than 70 per cent of people in jails awaiting bail or trial, report says"We need to change the culture of bail court decision making," said Nicole Myers, an associate professor of sociology at Queen's University.CanadaFeb 26, 2024
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N.S. Court of Appeal rules injunction on COVID protest shouldn’t have been grantedThe original court order was granted by the provincial Supreme Court on May 14, 2021, the day before outdoor gatherings were planned to protest COVID-19 public health restrictions.CanadaOct 26, 2022
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Emergencies Act probe: Trudeau calls invocation ‘necessary’ amid civil rights group concernsPrime Minister Justin Trudeau said the decision to invoke the Emergencies Act was not one his government entered into 'lightly' but that it was 'necessary.'CanadaOct 12, 2022
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CCLA warns normalizing emergency legislation threatens democracy, civil libertiesThe Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it does not believe the "high and clear" threshold needed to invoke the act has been met.CanadaFeb 15, 2022
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Quantity and quality of education for detained Ontario youth varies: reportThe quantity and quality of education offered to youth in Ontario's detention centres varies greatly by facility, according to a report by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.CanadaNov 30, 2021
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Civil liberties group joins court challenge to end unfounded traffic stopsThe Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it will join in a constitutional challenge in Quebec of police powers to carry out roadside checks without reasonable cause.TrafficJul 20, 2021
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Health authorities are responsible for abortion access, not the government: HiggsPremier Higgs has said in the past that he believes access to abortions is adequate and that the province is not in violation of the Canada Health Act.PoliticsJun 2, 2021
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Reflections on the past year of COVID-19 in SaskatchewanSaskatchewan announced its first case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, on March 12, 2020.CanadaMar 12, 2021
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Civil rights group sues New Brunswick over access to abortionIntention to file the case was announced in the fall, but the CCLA had to sit out a two-month waiting period before it could actually serve the province.HealthJan 7, 2021
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Advocates react to New Brunswick’s amended abortion access motionNew Brunswick Medicare currently covers surgical abortions at three hospitals in the province – two in Moncton and one in Bathurst.PoliticsDec 18, 2020
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