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SCC: an accuser’s sexual past can be evidence in trials for human trafficking, sex services offences

The ruling applies to charges laid before Parliament enacted the Protecting Victims Act this summer

Oct 16, 2026

SCC: an accuser’s sexual past can be evidence in trials for human trafficking, sex services offences

Lawyers’ Rights Watch asks Canada to protect International Criminal Court

Oct 16, 2026

Canadian lawyers’ group condemns escalating US sanctions against court of last resort

Lawyers’ Rights Watch asks Canada to protect International Criminal Court

SCC reconciles need to address high Indigenous incarceration rates with protecting Indigenous victims

Oct 09, 2026

A split ruling on Friday introduces a three-step test for reconciling the two requirements under criminal law

SCC reconciles need to address high Indigenous incarceration rates with protecting Indigenous victims

OCA grants bail to man on house arrest with electronic monitoring

Sep 24, 2026

Police entry into his home seriously breached his privacy: Ontario Court of Appeal

OCA grants bail to man on house arrest with electronic monitoring

Alberta illegal lending investigation leads to guilty pleas, fines and peace bond

Aug 21, 2026

Investigators found unlawful interest rates and intimidation tactics used to collect debts

Alberta illegal lending investigation leads to guilty pleas, fines and peace bond

Org sues Manitoba, Canada over province’s alleged ‘extreme underfunding’ of criminal legal aid

Aug 20, 2026

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says its lawsuit is the first of its kind in Canada

Org sues Manitoba, Canada over province’s alleged ‘extreme underfunding’ of criminal legal aid