Liberal plan to update sexual assault law in Canada
The Liberal government introduces Bill C-51 to clarify consent for unconscious victims and expand rape shield rules to protect complainants. It aims to codify current judicial practices, speed up proceedings, and modernize obsolete criminal code sections while leaving capacity questions in uncertain cases to courts.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould
Supreme Court of Canada
High Court
Wilson-Raybould
Kim Campbell
Wilson- Raybould
Roadside drug tests show promise in Canada pilot
Canada confirms seven jurisdictions collected 1140 saliva samples using two devices in mixed weather from mid December to early March. About 15 percent tested positive. devices cited as useful with proper training and SOPs for detecting drug impaired driving amid legalization debate.
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Ottawa
Canada
Public Safety Canada
Mario Harel
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
Zack Elias
Edmonton
Anonymous donor gives $10K to Thunder Bay shelter SOS program
A former homeless man in Thunder Bay donated $10,000 to Shelter House after receiving residential school settlement funds. The gift spurred further donations as SOS outreach, run 12 hours daily to assist the city’s homeless, faced revival funding needs after closing April 1. The shelter seeks $125,000 to restart the program and keep services for intoxicated and at-risk residents.
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Calderon
David Paul Achneepineskum
Matawa First Nation
First Nation
Achneepineskum
Canada
RCMP
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