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Women's group backs niqabs worn in Ontario Court of Appeals

Toronto - The Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) will intervene on June 8 and 9 in the Ontario Court of Appeal case of R. v. N.S. The case deals with a Muslim woman who was ordered to remove her niqab to testify against two family members.

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Ontario minimum gun sentence ruling to be appealed

The Ontario government is appealing a court decision that overturned a mandatory minimum sentence for a firearm offence as unconstitutional.

Ontario Appeal Court strikes down ban on brothels

Ontario's Court of Appeal has ruled that sex workers should be able to legally take their trade indoors and pay staff to support them.

Ontario dad goes to Poland to try to get boys back

The father of two boys abducted by their mom from York Region is heading to Poland to try to persuade an appeal court to return them to Canada.

Q&A: Legalizing brothels and taking the sex trade indoors

The Ontario Court of Appeal has struck down a ban on brothels. Ronald Weitzer, a professor of sociology at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and an expert on the sex industry, speaks to CBC about the issues surrounding legalizing brothels.

Ottawa on track to rejoin CFL: Mark Cohon

Ontario's top court has dismissed an appeal challenging the proposed redevelopment of Ottawa's Lansdowne Park. CFL commissioner Mark Cohon says the move is a major step towards the return of pro football to the Canadian capital.