Constitutional Challenge

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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• Siragusa testifies in Manitoba courtroom that hospital staff were exhausted, facing tough decisions

  Chief public nursing officer Lanette Siragusa is slated to give testimony as seven rural Manitoba churches oppose the public health restrictions in place for more than a year.

  Crime

  May 5, 2021
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• Manitoba minister says only God has authority to make people wear masks

  A group of local churches are back in a Manitoba courtroom Monday to challenge the powers of the province's chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin.

  Canada

  May 3, 2021