More photos, video released of suspect in assault outside Winnipeg law courts

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police have released more photos and a video of a suspect wanted after a woman was assaulted outside the Law Courts Building. The 20-year-old victim was walking from St. Mary Avenue and Kennedy Street to the courthouse around 5:45 am March 17 when police have said […]

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Federal budget bill to include grab bag of law changes

The 2023 federal budget released this week includes a series of affordability measures, tax changes, and major spends on health care and the clean economy. However, tucked into the 255-page document is a series of smaller items you may have missed. Specifically, a scan of the “proposed legislative action” annex—largely non-fiscal measures the Liberals plan […]

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How the Nashville grade school shooter was able to get guns legal

The deadly shooting in a Nashville grade school that left three nine-year old students and three adult staff members dead has sparked calls in Tennessee for what’s called a red-flag law, with advocates suggesting that may have prevented the attack. One was proposed in the state in 2020. That red-flag law — also known as […]

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Legal changes would require explanation for questionable wealth in BC

VICTORIA — People or companies in British Columbia will need to explain how they obtained their cash, fancy homes, cars and luxury goods if there’s a suspicion they came from criminal activity. VICTORIA — People or companies in British Columbia will need to explain how they obtained their cash, fancy homes, cars and luxury goods […]

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Family law in Canada: What happens when a sponsorship relationship breaks down?

Published on March 30th, 2023 at 09:00am EDT Family law problems in the immigration law context usually occur because a relationship or marriage breaks down after the spouse or partner has been sponsored to come to Canada. When this happens, there may be concerns about maintaining immigration status, sponsorship undertakings and spousal financial support. Sponsor […]

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Donald Trump still faces multiple other legal worries. Here are all of them – National

The hush money case in New York that has led to criminal charges against Donald Trump is just one of a number of investigations that could pose legal problems for the former president. Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for Trump, confirmed Thursday that he had been informed that the former president had been indicted on charges […]

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The opposition cries foul after the minister’s in-law appointed interim ethics commissioner

The appointment of an interim ethics commissioner who is also the sister-in-law of a cabinet minister has opposition parties crying foul. It was announced earlier this week that Martine Richard had been appointed to the role for a period of six months after the previous commissioner, Mario Dion, retired last month. Richard is the sister-in-law […]

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