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Those who first come into contact with the criminal justice system often want to know – will I end up having a criminal record? The typical answer has been that you will only have a criminal record...

The recent Hockey Canada trial has raised questions relating to how criminal and civil cases involving sexual assault allegations can differ.

On Christmas Eve, 2009, four workers died and a fifth was seriously injured when the scaffold they were standing on to effect repairs to the exterior of an apartment building in Etobicoke, Ontario collapsed and fell thirteen stories to the ground below.

A shooting occurred at the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night, killing at least 50 people and wounding 400 making it the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

Police practices are about to change, now that the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that police investigating a suspected marijuana grow-op now require a search warrant to obtain hydro record from utility companies.

The digital revolution that has occurred since the invention of personal computers and mobile devices has led to numerous benefits for individuals and organizations seeking to maximize...

Women continue to be statistically at a far greater risk of sexual violence in Canada. The Canadian Women's Foundation summarizes statistics of gender-based violence in Canada.

This is common with driving offences such as impaired driving and dangerous driving causing death. The driver will be subject to a criminal investigation and possibly a trial.

It's not often that political party leaders will keep the promises they have made to the public.

By now we have all been subjected to the tragic details of television star Jussie Smollett's alleged attack in Chicago earlier this year.

A charge of criminal negligence causing death against an auto mechanic may proceed, the Ontario Court of Appeal has decided, holding that it was possible that a reasonable jury could find that the mechanic was a "significant contributing cause" of a woman's death.

Those involved with occupational health and safety law have followed with interest the ongoing saga of Metron Construction.

On June 23, 2023, the new criminal provision under the Competition Act (Act) prohibiting wage-fixing and no-poach agreements comes into force. This pending change in the law involves the potential...

A Canadian court has found a site supervisor guilty of criminal negligence causing death following a workplace accident that resulted in the death of a young construction worker.

Amendments to Canada’s Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA), summarized in our previous bulletin, Canada’s New Border Bill to Combat Money Laundering...

The anti-terrorist financing provisions of the Criminal Code (the "Code") are the critical elements of Canada's counter-terrorism efforts.

Since the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark ruling...those directly affected by the prospect of physician-assisted death have been awaiting legislative and parliamentary response.