Criminal
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November 28, 2024
Nnane murder appeal decision, part one
After a seven-week trial in March 2019, a jury convicted 27-year-old Harris Nnane of first-degree murder for shooting Joseph Anzolona, 25, and Cynthia Mullapudi, 24, in April 2016.
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November 27, 2024
Privacy regulators release resolution on information sharing in cases of intimate partner violence
Privacy authorities across Canada have announced a joint resolution calling on governments and organizations to develop privacy-compliant governance frameworks for responsible information-sharing in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) involving a risk of serious harm to life, health or safety.
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November 27, 2024
Ontario safe injection sites bill attack on rights of vulnerable people: civil liberties group
As Ontario legislators move toward passing a bill that would lead to the closure of several supervised drug consumption sites and require municipalities to get provincial approval before seeking an exemption from drug laws, legal observers are raising concerns the legislation may not be constitutionally compliant.
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November 27, 2024
Law360 Canada Pulse survey: what lawyers really think about their profession
Find out what lawyers really think about their profession in Law360 Canada Pulse’s Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
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November 27, 2024
Bernardo parole hearing victim impact statements | John L. Hill
Family members of two teenage girls who were tortured and murdered by Paul Bernardo were able to present victim impact statements to a Parole Board of Canada panel, hoping to keep the notorious killer behind bars. Bernardo is serving an indeterminate life sentence for the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of 15-year-old Kristen French and 14-year-old Leslie Mahaffy in the early 1990s near St. Catharines, Ont.
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November 26, 2024
Alberta Court of Appeal lifts stay on fraud claims against three discharged bankrupts
The Alberta Court of Appeal has lifted a stay of proceedings in relation to fraudulent misrepresentation claims against three discharged bankrupts, finding that the claims may go forward under exceptions in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA).
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November 26, 2024
Anti-money laundering fines reached record level in past year, says FINTRAC annual report
Fines issued against Canadian financial institutions, businesses and individuals for violating anti-money laundering laws and regulations reached a record $26.1 million during the 2023-24 fiscal year, according to Canada’s anti-money laundering watchdog.
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November 26, 2024
New Brunswick marks Family Violence Prevention Month
New Brunswick has been using November to acknowledge the scourge of family violence.
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November 26, 2024
Reconsideration of weight of mental illness on culpability results in successful sentence appeal
Shortly after noon on Nov. 25, 2021, 35-year-old Paul Nicholas Russell drove his white pickup truck to the RCMP detachment in Vanderhoof, B.C. From inside the truck, he fired a rifle at two marked RCMP vehicles parked in the parking lot. A few moments later, he fired twice more at the window of the detachment, shattering glass. He drove his truck toward the front of the building and fired again. Thirty minutes later, the truck was spotted, and Russell was arrested.
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November 26, 2024
New associate joins Turnpenney Milne
Turnpenney Milne LLP recently announced the addition of Thaniya Jeyachandra as an associate.