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How does a judge decide between concurrent and consecutive sentences?
We sometimes hear that a U.S. judge has imposed several consecutive prison sentences on a criminal, adding up to more than 100 years....
‘How is that not torture?’: Beating of N.S. teen reignites debate over torture definition in Criminal Code
The vicious beating she endured went on for hours, she says, and by the end of the brutal attack, she was a bloody...
Growing number of refugees arriving in Canada as unaccompanied minors
With a suitcase no bigger than a carry-on filled with what she describes as “tropical clothes,” Elisée Makola says she fled to Canada...
20 years after coming out, Mark Tewksbury reflects on life as a gay Olympian
It has been 20 years since Mark Tewksbury came out publicly in what’s widely considered to be the first time a Canadian Olympian openly identified...
‘It’s creepy’: Security cameras spotted in plastic surgeon’s consult room
A Toronto plastic surgeon who may be filming patients in states of undress without their consent is being investigated by both the College...
How events unfolded after foreign affairs minister sent tweet rebuking Saudi Arabia
Months before a firestorm erupted over a federal government tweet criticizing a Saudi civil rights crackdown, Canadian diplomats had been trying to delicately...
Death threats and burning effigies: Sir John A. Macdonald controversy gets extreme
Standing beside his minivan as Regina’s afternoon traffic rushes past, David Garneau puts on an oversized three-piece suit that he spray-painted gold. Once...
American apple juice is clearly labelled, but Canada’s rules leave consumers in the dark
Bearing glossy red fruit, phrases like “Canada Choice” or “prepared in Canada,” and other subtle hints, the packaging on apple juice gives Canadian...
Lawyer says Paul Bernardo will ‘express remorse’ in parole bid. Here’s why it’s unlikely to sway the board
Nearly 25 years after Paul Bernardo was convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of Ontario teens Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy, their...
Internal Transport Canada study showed school buses ‘failed’ safety tests
A 2010 Transport Canada report that revealed that school buses “failed” safety tests and did not do enough to prevent “serious injuries” was...
