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Canada’s newest Supreme Court justice embraces an ‘abiding belief in pluralism’The newest member of Canada's highest court says the only unifying principle that seems to stitch his life together is an abiding belief in pluralism.CanadaOct 28, 2021
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Supreme Court of Canada sides with injured woman in B.C. snow clearing squabbleTaryn Joy Marchi alleged the City of Nelson created a hazard when it cleared snow from downtown streets after a storm in early January 2015.CanadaOct 21, 2021
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American Indigenous man’s right to hunt in Canada affirmed by Supreme CourtDesautel defended his actions on the basis he had an Aboriginal right to hunt protected by section 35(1) of Canada's Constitution Act.NewsApr 23, 2021
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Is the federal carbon tax constitutional? Supreme Court to deliver ruling on ThursdayIt could be a landmark decision on the division between federal and provincial powers, in areas that were not on the radar when Canada became a country more than 150 years ago.CanadaMar 24, 2021
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Supreme Court of Canada to review mandatory minimum penalties for armed robberyThe Supreme Court of Canada will examine minimum sentences for armed robbery, the second case involving mandatory firearms penalties the top court has recently agreed to hear.CrimeMar 11, 2021
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Supreme Court of Canada agrees to review decision to order new trial in murder caseRussell Steven Tessier was charged with first-degree murder in 2015, eight years after Allan Gerald Berdahl's body was found in a ditch near Carstairs.CanadaMar 4, 2021
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Supreme Court to look at mandatory minimum firearm sentence in Alberta caseThe Supreme Court of Canada will look at the constitutionality of a mandatory minimum penalty of four years in prison for recklessly firing a gun.CrimeFeb 18, 2021
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RCMP pension plan discriminatory, unfair against women: Supreme CourtThe women argued the RCMP pension plan breached their equality rights under the charter by denying them the benefit of accruing full-time pension credit for periods when they temporarily worked reduced hours for family reasons.CanadaOct 16, 2020
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Supreme Court stays charges against Alberta man over delay in bail hearingAn Alberta man accused of domestic violence will not face trial after the Supreme Court of Canada found he experienced undue delay in seeing a judge after his arrest.CanadaOct 13, 2020
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Bail conditions must be knowingly violated in order for conviction, Supreme Court rulesIn its unanimous decision Thursday, the high court ordered a new trial for Chaycen Michael Zora, who was convicted of failing to comply with police checks while out on bail.CanadaJun 18, 2020
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