Criminal COde of Canada

• London Police Services Board looking to push federal government to add femicide to Criminal Code

  The London Police Services Board has voted to draft a letter to the federal government to get femicide included in the Criminal Code of Canada to charge it as a hate crime.

  Canada

  Jun 16
  
• Post #MeToo, is it time to re-examine how publication bans are used?

  Publication bans were created with the intent to protect the identities of victims but now, some domestic abuse survivors say they are preventing them from telling their stories.

  Canada

  Feb 26
  
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• Charges laid in alleged racist attack on woman outside west Edmonton coffee shop

  Edmonton police said a 59-year-old Filipino woman was leaving a west end coffee shop when a man began yelling racial slurs, before attacking her vehicle with her inside.

  Crime

  Feb 11
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• Alek Minassian decision opens door for verdict of not criminally responsible due to autism

  The judge who found Alek Minassian guilty of murder and attempted murder has set Canadian precedent by considering autism a "mental disorder" under the Criminal Code.

  Crime

  Mar 3, 2021
• Calgary city council denounces acts and symbols of hatred at weekend protest

  Calgary city council is denouncing the actions and symbols used by protestors on the steps of city hall, including the use of lit tiki torches.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2021
• Sask. MP pushes for legalized single-game sports betting as bill clears second reading

  Estimates from the Canadian Gaming Association suggest that Canadians may be spending as much as $14 billion illegally on single-game sports bets.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2021
• Hate crime committed at Catholic church in Edmonton: police

  Edmonton police have laid two charges against a 25-year-old man in connection to a hate crime at Edmonton's Santa Maria Goretti church.

  Crime

  Jan 1, 2021
• Colten Boushie’s mother intervenes in Supreme Court case on jury selection

  Debbie Baptiste and others in Colten Boushie’s family said Gerald Stanley’s lawyer used peremptory challenges to dismiss Indigenous prospective jurors.

  Crime

  Oct 7, 2020
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• Stolen Valour Canada claims Okanagan man seen in uniform has no history of being a soldier

  “Stolen valour is stolen service and it's just totally wrong,” Legion dominion president Thomas Irvine told the Canadian Press.

  Jan 23, 2020
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• Dates set for preliminary inquires into 2 of 91 sex charges against former Halifax coach, teacher

  The preliminary inquiries will be held in April. 

  Crime

  Nov 12, 2019