February 15, 2019
HMTQ v CBC 2019 ONSC 1079
In this ONSC decision, the CBC and PostMedia were found not to be in civil contempt, under s. 486.4 of the Criminal Code, of publication bans issued in criminal proceedings.

November 23, 2018
R v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2018 ABCA 391
The Crown appealed the acquittal of the CBC of criminal contempt for violating a publication ban issued under section 486.4(2.2) of the Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C-46. On an application for a section 486.4 ...

November 22, 2018
R v Vader 2018 ABCA 389
The ABCA holds that it is an error of law not to give notice to the media of an application to restrict access or publication, and it is the application judge’s responsibility to ensure that notice to the media is given.

October 31, 2018
R v MGM 2018 ABPC 256
In this ABPC decision, the judge denied a youth’s request to exclude the public on a s. 517 bail hearing.

October 25, 2018
Doe v Baker 2018 ONSC 6240
The ONSC dismissed an application from a police officer for an anonymity order or publication ban at a Coroner's inquest into the death of a man.