The Canadian jury selection system was amended in 2019 by the federal government when “peremptory challenges” were removed. When Bill C-75 was passed and removed peremptory challenges, the government changed the way that jury members were chosen for trials of accused people moving through the justice system in Canada.

Understanding your legal rights can make a brush with the law in Calgary less intimidating. It is especially important to know your Charter rights and private property rights so that you understand whether the actions of law enforcement are lawful or not.

The Supreme Court of Canada has modified the common-law test for the warrantless search permitted when the police are executing a lawful arrest inside a person’s home.

Sentencing must consider mental health issues, trauma, and the potential side effects of imprisonment, the Ontario Court of Appeal stated in a recent judgment.

In June 2021, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams took the unusual step of issuing an apology to Kaliegh Smith, who spent nearly 14 years behind bars for the fatal shooting of Jason Anderson—a crime Smith contends he did not commit.

In early December, while Elizabeth Holmes was testifying in her own defense in the most heavily covered white-collar criminal trial in recent memory, an entirely different criminal proceeding involving the health-care industry was taking place across the country.

A veteran Toronto homicide detective has admitted to obstructing justice and stealing drugs from two active homicide cases, according to courtroom testimony and police records reviewed by CBC News. Retired detective Paul Worden's Ontario actions and admissions affected other ongoing criminal proceedings.

In 2019, the Liberal government passed legislation banning peremptory challenges – a move that allows lawyers to reject a potential juror without giving any explanation. The following year, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the legislation ruling it constitutional.

In 2019, the Liberal government passed legislation banning peremptory challenges – a move that allows lawyers to reject a potential juror without giving any explanation. The following year, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the legislation ruling it constitutional.

Robert Durst, the eccentric millionaire subject of the HBO crime documentary "The Jinx," testified in his own defence Monday as he stands trial for murder in the 2000 killing of his close friend and confidante Susan Berman.