CyberSCAN

• Saskatchewan intimate images legislation doesn’t address full scope of the issue: advocates

  Advocates welcome strengthened measures to address non-consensual sharing of intimate images, but say the legislation has lots of room for improvement.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2021
  
• Redrafted Nova Scotia anti-cyberbullying law comes into force

  A Nova Scotia anti-cyberbullying law that was inspired by the death of Rehtaeh Parsons has been redrafted and is now in force.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2018
  
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• Cyberbullying and intellectual capacity bills tweaked by Nova Scotia government

  Bills involving cyberbullying and giving greater autonomy to people with intellectual or cognitive disabilities are set to move forward.

  Politics

  Oct 25, 2017
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• Cyberbullying legislation moving forward, Justice Minister closes door on CyberSCAN changes

  Furey said the Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act will come to the committee of the whole on Tuesday and even seemed to imply that the bill could have it's third reading by that evening.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2017
• Nova Scotia’s proposed anti-cyberbullying bill creates access problems: experts

  Wayne MacKay, a Dalhousie University law professor, believes the changes are "too cautious" in regards to the powers given to the province's CyberSCAN unit.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2017
• New Nova Scotia anti-cyberbullying law tabled after old law struck down

  The original Cyber-safety Act, the first of its kind in Canada, was struck down in late 2015 after the Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled that it infringed on Charter rights.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2017
• Nova Scotia Cyber Safety Act stirs debate

  An overwhelming majority of complaints filed under Nova Scotia's anti-cyberbullying law have been resolved out of court, proof that it is working despite lingering criticism, supporters of the legislation say.

  May 1, 2015
• New cyberbullying unit seeks Facebook, Google data to identify suspect

  How a new cyberbullying law in Nova Scotia is allowing police to try to identify a suspect, and which social networks are being tapped for information.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2014
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• Nova Scotia court issues first cyberbullying prevention order

  A judge has imposed a cyberbullying prevention order on a man who was accused of using Facebook to post threatening and defamatory statements about the chief of a First Nation.

  Crime

  Feb 11, 2014