Tag: Legal
The Press and The Courts celebrates 30 years
The latest issue of The Press and The Courts celebrates 30 years of publication. For this special anniversary edition, we decided to seek sage...
The Press and the Courts Issue 5 out now
Newspapers Canada has released the fifth installment of The Press and The Courts for 2011. The latest issue of the bi-monthly legal bulletin includes...
SCC rules Internet links not libel
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that hyperlinking to defamatory materials does not constitute a form of libel. The...
CJF to host roundtable on press freedoms and media regulation
On, October 20, the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) will host a forum in Toronto titled Fallout from Phone Hacking: Do We Need Regulation? During...
Vancouver police to serve warrants on media outlets
The Vancouver Police Department has announced that it plans to serve warrants to local newspapers and other media outlets in order to obtain video...
The Press and The Courts out now: Issue 4 and Year-end...
Newspapers Canada has released the fourth edition of The Press and The Courts for 2011 and a year end review. The latest issue of...
The Press and the Courts Issue 3 out now
The Ashley Smith inquest, freedom of information laws and the Vancouver riots are just some of the legal issues covered in the latest issue...
Raising awareness about human rights in housing
Together with landlord, tenant and other housing advocacy organizations, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is enlisting the help of websites and print media...
The Press and The Courts Issue 2 out now
Newspapers Canada has released the second edition of The Press and The Courts for 2011. The bi-monthly legal bulletin provides a roundup of court...
Supreme Court rules ministerial documents are exempt from FOI requests
In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided that the offices of ministers and the prime minister are exempt from Canada's...