Criminal Code

• Alberta government asks prosecutors to reconsider laying charges in self-defence cases

  Premier Danielle Smith's government is urging Crown prosecutors to reconsider charging someone who acts to defend themselves or others in their own homes.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2025
  
• Poilievre pushing for ‘reasonable’ self-defence definition in Criminal Code

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is says he is pushing for amendments to the Criminal Code that would potentially change how self-defence is defined.

  Crime

  Aug 29, 2025
  
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• Ankle monitoring in Alberta a moot point without Criminal Code changes, critics say

  'The Criminal Code is dealt with by the federal government and that Criminal Code has not changed in Alberta.'

  Crime

  Jan 15, 2025
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• RCMP boss says Criminal Code should change to address threats against politicians

  Currently, invective directed at politicians does not meet the Criminal Code threshold for laying a charge of uttering threats.

  Canada

  May 12, 2024
• Family of girl killed by drunk driver petitioning for steeper sentences

  "It's just never ever the way you want to see your child, the last memories of her... the last memories our son has of her," Dakota Milburn said.

  Crime

  Jan 16, 2024
• First responders wrap up 2023 Western University homecoming weekend

  An estimated 10,000 people attended unsanctioned homecoming street parties in London, Ont., throughout Saturday, with approximately 7,000 people remaining into the evening.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2023
• As crime increases across Canada, New Brunswick sole province where rates drop

  Despite data from Statistics Canada indicating a four per cent rise in crime throughout the country in 2022, New Brunswick saw its crime severity index drop by two per cent.

  Cannabis

  Aug 3, 2023
• ‘Hate is on the rise’: Calgary police

  Calgary Police Service's hate crimes unit said the combined number of hate-motivated incidents and crimes in the city have more than doubled from 2019 to 2022.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2023
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• 20-year-old Calgary man charged with terrorism offences

  A 20-year-old Calgary man is facing four terrorism-related charges after a federal RCMP investigation.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2023
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• Family of murdered Alberta toddler, mother urges federal politicians to pass Noah’s Law

  A private member's bill that proposes changes to the Criminal Code of Canada and the Sex Offender Information Registration Act has been introduced in Parliament.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2023