Sean Fine

Newfoundland and Labrador appeal court tosses the acquittal of a man who let his four dogs starve nearly to death and orders a new trial

Justice Moreau, who has been a judge on Alberta’s top trial court for the past 29 years, faced an ad hoc committee of parliamentarians as part of her appointment process

Google’s search engine is covered by federal privacy law, opening the door for people to demand to have their names be made unsearchable

The decision to set up a review panel means several more weeks, if not months, in which the Supreme Court of Canada will need to function with eight members instead of nine

Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown’s leave means a strong voice for provincial rights is absent as the court takes on a federalism case

Ruling is the latest to consider how the particular circumstances of Indigenous offenders should affect everything from sentences to what a jury is allowed to hear about the accused during trial

Federal law requires judges to pay particular attention to the circumstances of Indigenous offenders at sentencing, in an attempt to reduce disproportionate rates of incarceration

The case is about whether self-governing First Nations have the right to make decisions according to Indigenous values and traditions – even if that means violating Charter rights and freedoms

The Supreme Court’s major cases in 2023 will look at Canada’s shape and future as a federation, Indigenous rights, sexual assault

B.C. top court rules that Indigenous-specific sentencing can be applied to offenders who have become dislocated from their heritage