Other Cases

Other Cases


Endean v British Columbia 2016 SCC 42
The majority of the court held that superior court judges have a discretionary power to sit together outside their home provinces to hear a motion without oral evidence in the context of a pan‑Canadian settlement agreement. And, that a video link between the out‑of‑province courtroom where the hearing takes place and a courtroom in the judge’s home province is not a condition for a judge to be able to sit outside his or her home province.

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HMQ v Vader ABQB September 13 2016
The Alberta Court of Queens Bench allowed cameras to broadcast a murder trial verdict.

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Owens v Post Media Network Inc 2016 SKQB 289
After rejecting a human rights complaint brought against the Regina Leader-Post, the SKQB commented on the important and vital role of a free press.

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Inquest Motion re broadcasting Provincial Court of Manitoba 2016 28 January
The media applicants sought an order to be permitted to record, videotape and broadcast inquest proceedings into the deaths of Durval David Tavares and Sheldon Anthony McKay at Stony Mountain Institute. They were granted the right to record audio only and to broadcast those recordings.

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Crouch v Snell 2015 NSSC 340
Nova Scotia's Cyber-safety Act is found to be unconstitutional based on s.2(b) and s.7 infringements.