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Removing Condom Without Partner's Consent Is Sex Crime: Canada Supreme Court
Canada's Supreme Court has ruled that removing a condom during sexual intercourse without the explicit permission of a partner is a crime.
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Canada Court Allows Extreme Intoxication Defense At Violent Crimes Trial
Canada's top court ruled Friday that extreme intoxication may be used as a defense at trial for violent crimes, saying a ban on such pleadings -- supported by women's advocacy groups -- is unconstitutional.
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Canada's First Person Of Colour Named For Supreme Court Has Indian Roots
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday nominated the first person of color to the top court in Canada, a country in which nearly one in four people identify as a minority.
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Canada Extradites Two To India Over Dishonour Killing
Canada's Supreme Court on Friday ruled that two of its citizens can be extradited to India for their alleged role in a dishonour killing 17 years ago.
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Canadian Supreme Court Case Could Force Google to Censor Speech Worldwide
Google and free speech organisations said the Supreme Court ruling could have far-reaching consequences for freedom of expression.
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Google Must Block Some Search Results Globally, Rules Canada's Top Court
Canadian courts can force Internet search leader Google to remove results worldwide, the country's top court ruled on Wednesday.
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Canada's Supreme Court Rules Google Must Block Some Results Worldwide
Canadian courts can force internet search leader Google to remove results worldwide, the country's top court ruled on Wednesday, drawing criticism from civil liberties groups arguing such a move sets a precedent for censorship on the internet.
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Sikh Woman Palbinder Kaur Shergill Becomes First Turbaned Supreme Court Judge In Canada
Prior to her appointment as a judge at the Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster, Parbinder Kaur Shergill practised as a lawyer and mediator with her law firm, Shergill & Company, Trial Lawyers.
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Canada To Let Supreme Court Candidates Nominate Themselves
Canada will change the way it fills vacancies on its top court, letting qualified lawyers and judges nominate themselves for Supreme Court openings and using a nonpartisan advisory board to recommend candidates, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.
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Non-Canadians Not Eligible For Assisted Suicide
Canada's new assisted suicide law to be announced on Thursday will exclude non-Canadians, which means Americans won't be able to travel to Canada to die.
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Canada's Supreme Court Greenlights Assisted Suicide
The Supreme Court of Canada decided on Friday to allow doctor-assisted suicide across the country under certain circumstances, while giving the government more time to pass a law governing the practice.
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Indo-Canadian Singer's Associate Gets Jail Term for Drug Smuggling
An associate of India-born Punjabi singer K.S. Makhan was sentenced to six years in jail for attempting to smuggle heroin into Canada from India, a media report said.
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Canada's PM Stephen Harper Targets Scandal-Plagued Senate as Election Looms
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper took aim at the scandal-plagued upper Senate chamber on Friday, saying he would not make any more appointments to an institution that has caused him major trouble.
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UN Panel to Review Central Africa Child Sex Abuse Claims
A former Supreme Court justice of Canada will lead a review of how the United Nations handled allegations that French and African troops sexually abused children in the Central African Republic, the UN announced Monday.
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Senate Sex Scandal Latest Headache for Canada PM Stephen Harper
One lawmaker, a clergyman aged 50, allegedly had sex with a teenage girl. Another is on trial for fraud. Dozens are accused of padding their expense accounts.
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Removing Condom Without Partner's Consent Is Sex Crime: Canada Supreme Court
Canada's Supreme Court has ruled that removing a condom during sexual intercourse without the explicit permission of a partner is a crime.
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Canada Court Allows Extreme Intoxication Defense At Violent Crimes Trial
Canada's top court ruled Friday that extreme intoxication may be used as a defense at trial for violent crimes, saying a ban on such pleadings -- supported by women's advocacy groups -- is unconstitutional.
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Canada's First Person Of Colour Named For Supreme Court Has Indian Roots
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday nominated the first person of color to the top court in Canada, a country in which nearly one in four people identify as a minority.
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Canada Extradites Two To India Over Dishonour Killing
Canada's Supreme Court on Friday ruled that two of its citizens can be extradited to India for their alleged role in a dishonour killing 17 years ago.
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Canadian Supreme Court Case Could Force Google to Censor Speech Worldwide
Google and free speech organisations said the Supreme Court ruling could have far-reaching consequences for freedom of expression.
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Google Must Block Some Search Results Globally, Rules Canada's Top Court
Canadian courts can force Internet search leader Google to remove results worldwide, the country's top court ruled on Wednesday.
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Canada's Supreme Court Rules Google Must Block Some Results Worldwide
Canadian courts can force internet search leader Google to remove results worldwide, the country's top court ruled on Wednesday, drawing criticism from civil liberties groups arguing such a move sets a precedent for censorship on the internet.
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Sikh Woman Palbinder Kaur Shergill Becomes First Turbaned Supreme Court Judge In Canada
Prior to her appointment as a judge at the Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster, Parbinder Kaur Shergill practised as a lawyer and mediator with her law firm, Shergill & Company, Trial Lawyers.
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Canada To Let Supreme Court Candidates Nominate Themselves
Canada will change the way it fills vacancies on its top court, letting qualified lawyers and judges nominate themselves for Supreme Court openings and using a nonpartisan advisory board to recommend candidates, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.
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Non-Canadians Not Eligible For Assisted Suicide
Canada's new assisted suicide law to be announced on Thursday will exclude non-Canadians, which means Americans won't be able to travel to Canada to die.
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Canada's Supreme Court Greenlights Assisted Suicide
The Supreme Court of Canada decided on Friday to allow doctor-assisted suicide across the country under certain circumstances, while giving the government more time to pass a law governing the practice.
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Indo-Canadian Singer's Associate Gets Jail Term for Drug Smuggling
An associate of India-born Punjabi singer K.S. Makhan was sentenced to six years in jail for attempting to smuggle heroin into Canada from India, a media report said.
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Canada's PM Stephen Harper Targets Scandal-Plagued Senate as Election Looms
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper took aim at the scandal-plagued upper Senate chamber on Friday, saying he would not make any more appointments to an institution that has caused him major trouble.
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UN Panel to Review Central Africa Child Sex Abuse Claims
A former Supreme Court justice of Canada will lead a review of how the United Nations handled allegations that French and African troops sexually abused children in the Central African Republic, the UN announced Monday.
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Senate Sex Scandal Latest Headache for Canada PM Stephen Harper
One lawmaker, a clergyman aged 50, allegedly had sex with a teenage girl. Another is on trial for fraud. Dozens are accused of padding their expense accounts.
