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Quebec courts say generative AI cannot replace judges’ reasoningQuebec's courts have issued new guidelines restricting judges' use of generative artificial intelligence, stressing that judging must remain a fundamentally human responsibility.CanadaSep 5
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Quebec woman who scalded young boy over prank sentenced to 27 months in jailThe woman has been detained since her bail was revoked in October and will now have 20 months left on her sentence, a Quebec court judge ordered.CrimeJan 28
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Montreal hospital ordered to keep woman on life support so she can die in NigeriaThe MUHC sought permission to stop all the 42-year-old woman’s treatments and give her palliative care after concluding she had no chance of neurological recovery.CanadaJul 16, 2024
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Smoking on stage valid form of artistic expression, Quebec court rulesThree Quebec City theatres had gone to court to challenge fines they'd received for allowing actors to smoke herb-filled cigarettes on stage between 2017 and 2019.CanadaMay 29, 2024
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Quebec judge authorizes class action lawsuit alleging abuse at Indigenous day schoolsThe lawsuit includes all First Nations people who were required between 1951 and 2014 to attend day schools that were run by the Quebec government in Indigenous communitiesCanadaDec 26, 2023
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Montreal billionaire sex case: Accuser loses bid to freeze Robert Miller’s assetsA Superior Court justice ruled that the applicant failed to prove the risk that Robert Miller would disappear or hide his assets if he loses a court case brought against him.CrimeNov 27, 2023
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Justice minister lays blame on Quebec court for cases being dropped in northThe justice minister said the co-ordinating judge overseeing the northern districts has considerably reduced the number of days set aside for hearings compared to the year before.CrimeSep 7, 2023
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Quebec boy acquitted of assault after ‘teasing’ sister while watching movieThe boy, who was 12 years old at the time, admitted to having touched his sister's thighs while the two were watching a movie one evening.CanadaAug 29, 2023
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Quebec justice minister faces ethics probe after naming friend to provincial courtEthics commissioner Ariane Mignolet has opened an investigation after receiving a complaint regarding the nomination of Charles-Olivier Gosselin to Quebec court.CanadaMay 16, 2023
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Quebec court approves sex abuse settlement against Catholic orderThe 2017 lawsuit against the Clerics of Saint-Viateur involved sex crimes that had been committed since 1935 at more than 20 establishments.CrimeApr 25, 2023
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