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The 16.5-tonne, 40-foot long “great Tay Whale” was harpooned by Dundee sailors and chased to its end 45 miles up the Mearns coast in 1883.

The 16.5-tonne, 40-foot long “great Tay Whale” was harpooned by Dundee sailors and chased to its end 45 miles up the Mearns coast in 1883.

Nouvelles Des avocats de la défense sont préoccupés face aux nouvelles nominations de juges de paix… Me Michael Spratt est un avocat de la défense en Ontario.. Source : Radio-Canada Les avocats de la défense tirent la sonnette dalarme après la nomination par le gouvernement Ford dun grand nombre de nouveaux juges de paix, dont plus dun tiers sont liés aux milieux policiers, militaires et correctionnels. Cette décision est qualifiée de « jour sombre pour lapparence de justice en O...

Posted: Jul 11, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: July 11 Last week, the province announced 41 new justices of the peace would be appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective July 8, following changes to the Justice of the Peace Act early in the pandemic. Fifteen of those appointees have past careers with the Canadian Armed Forces, various police services, border services or as parole officers.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

An internal audit found that federal prison staff improperly intercepted communication between an inmate and their lawyer in 10 per cent of cases reviewed, amounting to possible breaches of solicitor-client privilege.

OTTAWA - An internal audit found that federal prison staff improperly intercepted communication between an inmate and their lawyer in 10 per cent of cases reviewed, amounting to possible breaches of solicitor-client privilege.

An internal audit found that federal prison staff improperly intercepted communication between an inmate and their lawyer in 10 per cent of cases reviewed, amounting to possible breaches of solicitor-client privilege.

Posted: May 10, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 10 A protester holds a Black Lives Matter sign behind Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as people take part in an anti-racism protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 5, 2020.(Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press) Advocates for justice system reform are welcoming new proposals from the federal government to address the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous individuals and other racialized groups in the criminal justice system. In the rece...

Were in trouble: Advocates urge Ottawa to help close the access-to-justice gap Justice advocates want the federal government to use the federal budget to invest new resources in the legal system — which is experiencing a rise in self-representation, adding to the court backlog created by the pandemic. Social Sharing

In final submissions, Struthers argued Senior never intended to commit any crime and believed he was dealing with a confidential informant when he had no training to do so. “None of the events would have happened without the instigation and, in fact, participation of the police and, as a result, there is a clear lack of intent,” he said. “All of these offences were manufactured tests of integrity.” If there was virtue testing, countered Crown attorney Peter Scrutton, “Mr. Senior faile...