Justice Canada

• Canada provides $262K to support victim services for London, Ont. Muslim community

  The funding will go towards the launch of the Culturally Integrative Coordinated Community Support Program, founded by Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration.

  Canada

  Sep 29
  
• What a Winnipeg drug treatment court means for the fight against drugs

  Funding for a program administered by a local drug treatment court in Winnipeg is being touted as a step towards combatting drug addiction and crime.

  Canada

  Aug 3
  
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• Ontario woman barred from parole hearing of her father’s killer amid coronavirus concerns

  Amid the growing COVID-19 pandemic, victims of crime across Canada are being denied the opportunity to attend parole hearings and deliver victim impact statements.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2020
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• Man convicted in murder of Toronto grandmother planning appeal after Ontario court ruling

  Scores of serious criminal cases where judges denied the use of peremptory challenges could require new trials.

  Crime

  Jan 24, 2020
• Wheels in motion in potential extradition of Amanda Todd’s accused tormentor

  Dutch man Aydin Coban is accused of tormenting and extorting the 15-year-old, who eventually died by suicide in 2012.

  Dec 20, 2019
• How Justice Canada’s ‘inaccurate and misleading’ impaired driving tweet sparked blame, confusion

  The Department of Justice put its social media plans around a new impaired driving law on hold following sharp backlash to the tweet, records show.

  Politics

  Aug 20, 2019
• Canada is exploring Criminal Code reforms to halt conversion therapy

  Liberal cabinet ministers want all provinces and territories to halt 'the shameful practice' of conversion therapy

  Politics

  Jul 9, 2019
• New Supreme Court justice will be Alberta’s Sheilah Martin

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday morning his nomination of Martin to fill the seat on the Supreme Court that will be left vacant when Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin retires on Dec. 15.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2017
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• Canadians still wildly overestimating the level of violent crime

  Canadians are still overestimating the amount of violent crime taking place across the country, a recent government study shows.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2017
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• Government bringing sexual assault law up to speed with the courts, times 

  The Liberals are moving to make it clear an unconscious person cannot consent to sexual activity and a complainant has the right to a lawyer during rape shield proceedings.

  Jun 6, 2017