Constitutional Challenge

• B.C. man who opened store selling tested hard drugs dies of overdose: family

  Jerry Martin, the man arrested for selling illicit street drugs from a mobile kiosk on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has died of an overdose, according to his family.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2023
  
• Man arrested for selling hard drugs from B.C. kiosk gears up for Charter challenge

  Vancouver police arrested Jerry Martin and impounded cash, drugs and the mobile trailer he was operating as "The Drugs Store" on Thursday, one day after he'd begun operations.

  Health

  May 8, 2023
  
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• Disclosing Hinshaw’s COVID-19 restriction discussions won’t affect cabinet confidentiality: expert

  In her decision delivered Tuesday, a Calgary judge said a 'strong countervailing public interest exists' in the disclosure of Hinshaw's answers regarding cabinet COVID discussions.

  Health

  Apr 27, 2022
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• COVID-19: Ontario churches’ constitutional challenge hears from attorney general

  While initial hearings for the challenge were scheduled to last until Wednesday, the court sessions may last an extra day after technical difficulties led to delays on Tuesday.

  Health

  Feb 1, 2022
• COVID-19: Ontario churches’ constitutional challenge has 1st day in court

  Initial hearings for the civil case, which pits a pair of southwestern Ontario churches against the province's attorney general, is expected to last through to Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2022
• Manitoba promises to update assisted reproduction laws as court-ordered deadline looms

  The province says it is updating what have been called discriminatory assisted reproduction laws, but some are wondering it's being cut so close to a court-ordered deadline.

  Health

  Nov 4, 2021
• Brady Robertson guilty of dangerous driving, impaired driving causing death pending outcome of constitutional challenge

  The judge explained that her findings on the four counts of impaired driving causing death will depend on the outcome of a constitutional challenge that is being argued before her.

  Crime

  Nov 2, 2021
• Brady Robertson’s lawyers are attempting to strike down relatively new drug-impaired driving law

  He explained the correlation between blood THC levels and impairment as "poor" and told the court that "a simple blood test is not the way to determine it (impairment)."

  Crime

  Nov 1, 2021
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• Lethbridge firefighters and EMS must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 31

  The AHS vaccine mandate includes all firefighters who double as EMS personnel, which is the case for every Lethbridge firefighter.

  Health

  Oct 15, 2021
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• Manitoba’s top doc testifies in court challenge to his authority Friday

  Dr. Brent Roussin took the stand Friday in a Manitoba courtroom to answer questions about public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Crime

  May 7, 2021