Montreal -
This year will mark the 70th anniversary of Frank Roncarelli's loss of his liquor license at his Montreal restaurant prompting a landmark legal battle that would last over a decade and redefine the Canadian constitution.
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that medical marijuana users cannot be limited to using only dried marijuana leaves to get their medicine. The country's health minister isn't happy about it but users can now get creative with how they ingest pot.
Mississauga -
After more than 12 years of incarceration in the psychiatric unit of a maximum security prison in Canada, Leighton Hay, wrongfully convicted of a 2002 murder, became a free man on Friday.
It's taking a while for his new-found freedom to set in.
The case of Canadian sociology Professor Hassan Diab may be going to the Supreme Court of Canada. Diab and his lawyers are asking the court to hear his appeal and halt his extradition to France on terrorism charges.
Ottawa -
The Supreme Court of Canada has begun hearing the case to legalize assisted suicide. It is a continuation of a case decided by the Court decades ago where they made the wrong choice. Canada's sick and dying should be given the right to die peacefully.
Ottawa -
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the conviction of a man for sexual assault after he punctured condoms he used in an attempt to get his girlfriend pregnant and save their relationship.
Edmonton -
Police in Alberta have not laid prostitution-related criminal charges since the Supreme Court of Canada struck them down. Now, the Justice minister is directing officers to lay charges against johns and pimps but not the prostitutes.
Ottawa -
The Canadian Supreme Court has upheld a decision by a lower court that a $43.3 million pension surplus that existed when the government-owned Manitoba Telephone System was privatized in 1997 "belonged to the workers and retirees and must be repaid".
The rallies were held in several Canadian cities just days before the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments concerning the constitutionality of the country's prostitution laws.
Ottawa -
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled a mother who did not know she was pregnant when she gave birth to a baby she believed was dead, was not guilty of a criminal offence.
Ottawa -
Canada's Constitution Act, along with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted with the signature of Queen Elizabeth II 31 years ago, It is the law of the land and is one of the great achievements of Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
What constitutes freedom of speech and hate speech has often been an emotional debate in Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has redefined the definition as it applies to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Ottawa -
While the changes are not expected to affect many cases, the court found portions of the 2008 law infringed the presumption of innocence. But the Supreme Court upheld an important change that eliminated the "two-beer" defence.
Ottawa -
The Supreme Court of Canada has held not disclosing HIV positive status to a sexual partner will not always result in a conviction for aggravated or sexual assault.
Edmonton -
A toddler only known as 'baby M' was laid to rest over the weekend, after allegedly being beaten and starved by her parents. The funeral, held on Saturday, is said to have drawn hundreds of people to a local mosque.
Ottawa -
The Supreme Court of Canada is hearing a critical case that weighs the protections of free speech against protection from hate mongering. The outcome of this trial will have lasting implications for how provinces define both concepts in future.
