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APRIL 17, 2025

Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal dismissed a prominent challenge to the federal government’s 2020 ban on assault-style firearms on Tuesday. The appellants also alleged violations of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, claiming the regulations were vague, overbroad, and arbitrary.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Within the video, Trudeau explained how Canada first suffered a serious labour shortage amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada’s temporary foreign-worker plan has been subject to extensive criticism internationally for human rights abuses and alleged rampant fraud from employers.

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JULY 19, 2024

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that the Canadian government can be held liable for enacting laws that are “clearly unconstitutional,” done in bad faith, or stem from abuse of power. Canada responded by acknowledging the law’s unconstitutionality but claimed absolute state immunity in its legislative powers.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

Ontario (Canada) Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday that his government will introduce legislation to grant municipalities and police expanded powers to dismantle homeless encampments in a letter sent to 12 mayors from municipalities across the province.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

.” Section 319 of the Criminal Code of Canada makes it an offence to incite hatred or promote hatred against an identifiable group. The incident also drew condemnation from political leaders across Canada, with many expressing shock and concern. The attack comes amid a noted rise in antisemitic incidents in Canada and globally.

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JULY 16, 2024

Canada Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree apologized Monday to the nine Dakota and Lakota First Nations for denying their constitutional recognition and protection. Canada announced its unqualified support of the UNDRIP in 2016 and enacted the UNDRIP Act in 2021.

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MARCH 7, 2025

Canada RCMP launched an investigation into Alberta Health Services on Thursday, confirmed by Public Interest Alberta. The post Canada RCMP launches investigation into Alberta Health Services corruption allegations appeared first on JURIST - News. million for wrongful dismissal.

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JUNE 24, 2024

Canada’s Ambassador to China, Jennifer May, visited the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region from June 19 to 22, where she expressed concerns over well-documented human rights violations, according to a statement by Global Affairs Canada.

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JUNE 13, 2023

The Netherlands and Canada jointly submitted a case against Syria to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing the Syrian government of committing numerous violations of international law, including torture, since the beginning of the country’s civil war in 2011.

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JUNE 25, 2021

Since then, 1,323 bodies have been discovered at various sites across Canada, including those at Marieval. The TRC was created after a federal inquiry into the residential school system in Canada; the commission presented its findings in 2015. Canada initially voted against UNDRIP, and only signed on in 2016.

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APRIL 12, 2024

The Supreme Court of Canada found Friday that the government acted dishonestly when it reneged on an 1877 treaty to an Alberta indigenous community and allowed for declaratory relief. It is the largest First Nation reservation in Canada. In 1877, the Crown and the Blackfoot Confederacy signed Treaty No.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Nicolas will appear at the Québec courthouse on December 1 to face three charges under the Canadian Criminal Code, including leaving Canada to facilitate terrorist activity, facilitating terrorist activity and providing property for terrorist purposes.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) First Nation announced on Monday that they reached a settlement with Canada’s federal government, securing $601.5 The LLRIB First Nation is a prominent First Nation with a membership of over 12,000 members and is the second largest First Nation in Saskatchewan and one of the tenth largest in Canada.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Government of Canada announced Sunday new funding to support Indigenous-led climate solutions in remote communities, helping them adapt to the impacts of climate change. Remote communities in Canada often rely heavily on diesel for electricity and heating in the winter.

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JUNE 4, 2024

Canada’s National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) published a report on Monday stating that some parliamentarians collaborated with foreign governments to engage in “foreign interference activities.” It also listed India, Pakistan and Iran as states that engaged in interference activities.

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JULY 7, 2024

Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced Saturday their arrest and prosecution of Kimberly Polman on Friday, who allegedly traveled to Syria and joined ISIS in 2015. Polman was not the only person repatriated to Canada in October 2022. Polman was alleged to have left Canada and traveled to Syria to join ISIS in 2015.

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MARCH 2, 2024

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 5-4 on Friday that Canada’s Constitution protects Canadians’ internet protocol (IP) addresses from unreasonable search. The post Canada Supreme Court rules IP address privacy warrants constitutional protection appeared first on JURIST - News.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

.” The policy creates new requirements for Mexican nationals receiving an electronic travel authorization (eTA) to travel to Canada by air. Those who plan to travel to Canada by other means are required to have a visitor visa. Canada has faced a sharp increase in Mexican asylum claims in recent years.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller said the settlement would not “erase or make up for the past” but “what it can do is address the collective harm caused by Canada’s past.” ” The post Canada settles Indigenous residential school class action lawsuit for $2.8B

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AUGUST 10, 2022

Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a 2L at the University of Ottawa. In the last couple of weeks alone, several places in Canada have experienced substantial climate-related problems.

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JUNE 27, 2021

US-based Three Percenters militia, Aryan Strikeforce and American neo-Nazi James Mason were each said to have met the legal threshold for listing as set out in Canada’s Criminal Code , joining the 77 other entities currently listed. One Daesh affiliate was also added to the list on Friday. Under section 83.05

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AUGUST 1, 2021

Tataskweyak Cree Nation, Curve Lake First Nation, and Neskantaga First Nation launched the class action lawsuit against the attorney general of Canada for “failing to address prolonged drinking-water advisories on First Nations reserves across Canada.”.

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MAY 13, 2022

The Supreme Court of Canada Friday ruled that extreme intoxication is a valid defense to criminal charges like murder and rape, overturning section 33.1 ” The post Canada Supreme Court rules extreme intoxication a criminal defense appeared first on JURIST - News. of the Criminal Code. Parliament passed section 33.1

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JUNE 21, 2024

The Supreme Court of Canada affirmed on Friday that Ontario public school board teachers are entitled to protection against unreasonable search and seizure in their workplace under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The school board then sought recourse at the Supreme Court of Canada, which ultimately dismissed the appeal.

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MAY 25, 2024

” The senators pointed out that Canada is a founding member of NATO and remains a “valued ally” that has “long contributed to essential NATO operations around the world.” Canada announced in April that its military spending is expected to rise just 1.7

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Federal Court of Canada urged the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to “do better” in fulfilling its duty owed to the court, according to a decision handed down by Chief Justice Crampton in October. The decision was declassified on Tuesday.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Prorogation in Canada is a prerogative act of the Crown governed by constitutional conventions , taken on the advice of the Prime Minister and results in the termination of a session. The request for prorogation of the 44th Parliament of Canada was accepted by Governor General Mary Simon.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In a monumental decision, Canada, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands are set to initiate legal proceedings against the Taliban at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over allegations of gender discrimination and apartheid , the Guardian Newspaper reported Wednesday from the UN.

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, announced a family-based humanitarian pathway on Thursday that enables Sudanese and non-Sudanese nationals to reunite with their family in Canada permanently. Canada will continue to help those in need and uphold our humanitarian traditions as a country,” he said.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

The union representing workers from Canada’s two largest rail companies filed a court challenge against a labour board order requiring them to return to work. The order was issued after the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference entered into a lockout last week.

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DECEMBER 22, 2024

The targets of these new sanctions are the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP) and the Canada Tibet Committee. China’s decision comes on the heels of Canada’s own sanctions enacted under the Special Economic Measures Act on December 9, 2024, targeting Chinese officials for alleged human rights violations.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) ordered Trans Mountain Corporation to cease its Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion work in a wetland area near Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Thursday. The Government of Canada approved the Trans Mountain Expansion Project on June 18, 2019.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, announced on Monday the expulsion of six Indian consular officials and diplomats, following a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigation into organized crime allegedly connected with the Indian government. intelligence identified the Indian government as playing a role in.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled by a 5-2 majority Friday that the federal government’s Impact Assessment Act (IAA) and its accompanying regulations are partially unconstitutional, as they empower the federal government to create environmental regulations that should have been within provincial jurisdictions.

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JULY 27, 2024

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision in the case Ontario (Attorney General) v. The post Supreme Court of Canada confirms Crown required to compensate First Nations groups for Treaty breaches appeared first on JURIST - News. The payments were to increase when the ceded land is used for production.

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MARCH 3, 2024

Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne and Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced in a statement Friday additional measures aimed at strengthening guidelines on foreign investments in the interactive digital media sector.

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JUNE 18, 2021

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named the Honorable Mahmud Jamal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on Thursday. Jamal will replace the retiring Justice Rosalie Abella, and becomes the first person of color to sit on Canada’s highest court.

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