Judiciary
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Legal experts concerned about COVID-19 impact on Canada’s court systemThe halls of justice may have become less crowded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, say legal experts, and they warn there are still unanswered questions ahead.CanadaJan 29, 2022
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Judiciary reaching out after teepee camp decision ‘a starting point,’ says IBA presidentThe controversy that has surrounded a Métis man's protest at the Saskatchewan legislature against high rates of Indigenous suicide continues.CanadaSep 15, 2020
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Canada’s judiciary system must decide what training judges need, chief justice saysRichard Wagner's comments came just two weeks after the Trudeau government introduced legislation that would require new judges to commit to training in sexual-assault law.CanadaFeb 19, 2020
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Dominic LeBlanc’s family, donors appointed to 5 of 6 recent N.B. judicial vacanciesThe appointments include the wife of Dominic LeBlanc's brother-in-law and prominent donors to both the Liberal Party and the federal Liberal association for LeBlanc's riding.PoliticsJul 2, 2019
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N.S. court of appeal says ‘Judge-made vortex of uncertainty and delay’ stalled adoptionThe adoptive parents of a young baby found themselves caught in a "judge-made vortex of uncertainty and delay" that stalled the adoption for almost a year at great expense and anxiety to the family.CanadaAug 23, 2017
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Feds say they have no recent numbers on female judges. So we countedThe federal government says it has no “readily available” information on diversity among the judges it has appointed. So Global News decided to get the information itself.CanadaFeb 9, 2015
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Knox must wait 1 more day for Italy court decisionROME – Italy’s highest court delayed until Tuesday a decision on whether American student Amanda Knox will face a new trial in the murder of her British roommate — an unusual but not unprecedented move. The court heard six hours of arguments Monday and spent several hours deliberating that and a handful of other cases...WorldMar 25, 2013
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