NWT names first Aboriginal woman to Supreme Court bench
The Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories has just appointed, for the first time in its history, an Aboriginal woman to the bench.
Justice
Nunavut man convicted of killing 3 during home invasion gets appeal
The man convicted of a triple murder and two counts of attempted murder will have a second chance inside a Nunavut courtroom.
Nunavut faces murder case backlog
Nunavut has more of its citizens in jail per capita than anywhere else in Canada.
Vancouver sex offender charged in deaths of two teens
Six new charges have been leveled against convicted sex offender Martin Tremblay.
“The justice system doesn’t discriminate,” says Justice Minister Toews
In Montreal protesters gathered outside the offices of an NDP MP.
Protestors oppose government crime bill
Concern about the Conservative government’s crime bill continues to grow.
Allegations against law firm come out at hearing
A Calgary law firm under fire for the way it handled residential school survivor compensation cases was cleared in two earlier peer reviews, a lawyer representing the firm says.
Nunavut could see more jailhouse riots if Conservative crime bill passes: justice official
A violent incident at Nunavut’s only jail highlights a growing issue in the region.
Conservative’s attempt to quash injection site threatened ‘health’ and ‘lives’ of addicts: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against the Conservative government’s efforts to shut down Vancouver’s safe-injection site for drug addicts.