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Elizabeth Wettlaufer: Canadian nurse’s confession released

June 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

The handwritten confession of a Canadian killer nurse has been released as part of a public inquiry into long-term care homes for seniors. The inquiry was launched by the province of Ontario following Elizabeth Wettlaufer’s […]

First Nations activist taking Ontario environment minister to court over air pollution regulations

July 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

A First Nations activist is taking Ontario’s environment minister to court for failing to follow through on a years-old promise to review the way the province regulates industrial air pollution. Ada Lockridge is a member […]

View from the bench: Ottawa judge’s job application reveals rare, compassionate inside take

April 9, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

BY GARY DIMMOCK Ontario Court Justice David Paciocco, recognized as one of Canada’s leading legal minds, has been appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario. His successful job application is a tour de force […]

Canada Appeal Court Rules FBI Cannot Examine Megaupload Servers

April 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

When Megaupload was raided in 2012, more than 1,100 servers were seized in the United States. In addition, 32 were targeted in Canada, and the battle to determine who can access them has continued ever […]

Accused rapist offers to show small size of manhood in court

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 1

Jacques “Porkchop” Rouschop’s is on trial for rape and choking. Both complainants in the rape-and-choking trial have related horrifying accounts of being attacked and choked until they blacked out in the back seat of Rouschop’s pickup […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]