Criminal COde of Canada

• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• N.S. jury views video of man dying in jail with spit hood over mouth

  Daniel Fraser and Cheryl Gardner are charged with criminal negligence causing death in the June 16, 2016 death of 41-year-old Corey Rogers.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2019
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• Criminal Code changes further complicate, delay historical Nova Scotia sex-offence case

  Michael Patrick McNutt was a volunteer coach in the 1980s and was employed as a teacher with the former Halifax Regional School Board until the mid-1990s.

  Crime

  Oct 28, 2019
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• Halifax trial begins for 2 special constables in the death of Corey Rogers

  Corey Rogers was arrested for public drunkeness and was later found unresponsive in the cell on June 16, 2016.

  Crime

  Oct 28, 2019