Philip Wilson, an Ottawa man who brutally beat his pregnant girlfriend and sexually assaulted more than a dozen women, has been deemed a dangerous offender and will stay behind bars indefinitely. Continue reading →

The Ontario government’s request, if granted, would have allowed its lawsuit to recover smoking-related health costs to push forward. Continue reading →

The companies have said they had no choice but to seek the stay so they could continue to operate as they try to negotiate a global settlement with all those who have claims against them, including the class-action members and several provincial governments. Continue reading →

Ottawa also wants last month’s ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal – slated to take effect Friday – to be put on hold in the interim. Continue reading →

The judge says the $20 million sum will go to “additional mental health or program resources” in the penal system as well as legal fees. Continue reading →

JTI-Macdonald was among three companies that lost in the Quebec Court of Appeal March 1. Continue reading →

A proposed settlement in two class-action lawsuits could wrap up a long-standing battle between the coffee-and-doughnut chain and some of its restaurant owners. Continue reading →

Anna Karissa Grandine, 29, was 20 weeks pregnant when she was found in the bathtub of their bungalow on Oct. 17, 2011. Continue reading →

Despite judicial criticism of the situation dating back decades, justice has often proven elusive when disbarred lawyers have no assets or hide any they do have, leaving clients high and dry. Continue reading →

The group says the federal government only introduced legislation that deals with solitary confinement last month, knowing it wouldn’t pass in time to meet the deadline. Continue reading →