Detention
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Quebec judge orders government to pay $164 million for unlawful detentionsThe judgment awards $7,000 to each person who was detained for more than 24 hours without appearing before a judge between 2015 and 2020.CanadaMay 26, 2025
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Canadian woman detained by ICE being used as ‘example,’ immigration experts warnLen Saunders, an immigration lawyer in Blaine, told Global News that he is not Mooney's lawyer but he did speak to her a few weeks ago after being referred by a fellow client.CanadaMar 13, 2025
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Bail system in spotlight as man accused of 4 B.C. cold case sex assaults releasedA man accused of four historic sexual assaults in Vancouver has been released on bail, despite requests from police and prosecutors to keep him in custody.CrimeAug 31, 2023
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Family of Montreal man killed while unlawfully jailed wants systemic racism inquiryNicous D'Andre Spring, 21, died after being fitted with a spit hood and pepper-sprayed twice by jail guards the day after he should have been released from detention.CrimeJan 5, 2023
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Asylum seekers face abuse, discrimination in Canada’s immigration detention system: reportDetainees who are from communities of colour, particularly Black detainees, appear to be held for longer periods, often in provincial jails, the report says.CanadaJun 17, 2021
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As China cites ‘attack,’ no nations singled out in arbitrary detention declaration: GarneauAs China accuses Canada and other countries of mounting an 'attack' with the declaration against state-sponsored arbitrary detention, Garneau is pushing back.CanadaFeb 15, 2021
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Lessons of history motivate Jewish man to protest in solidarity with Uighur Muslims'They're concentration camps at the moment. History shows what's going to happen.'WorldAug 31, 2020
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Texas murder suspect arrested in Halifax ordered held following detention reviewDerek Cameron Whisenand has been detained since his arrest Dec. 30 after police were called about a shoplifter at a business in the city's Bayer's Lake area.CrimeJan 9, 2020
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Memorial at Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre shines light on inmate mistreatmentThe Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC) has joined province-wide rallies over inmate mistreatment after Joe Gratton died Oct. 31 in a Windsor jail.CanadaNov 10, 2019
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Toronto-based filmmaker freed from Iranian prison after year in detentionFamily members say a Toronto-based filmmaker has been released from an Iranian prison after more than a year in detention.CanadaApr 9, 2016
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