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25 Jun

New project tracks reports released by government

An online project for journalists that tracks and links to government and NGO reports in Canada, which launched in April, now has more than 170 entries. Reports Canada, a blog […]

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22 Jun

Reviews mixed on Ontario court files access

NewsOntario journalists have compiled a second edition of The Justice Reporter, a newsletter that explores the openness of the province’s courts. Despite the attorney general’s decision in April to rescind […]

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17 Jun

Truth, sexy issues and audiotape: How a wayward recorder impacts privacy law

The court battle to make Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt’s unguarded comments public suggests how far a journalist can go to get a story without breaching privacy law, writes Dean […]

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11 Jun

Twitter in the courtroom

News Ottawa Citizen reporter Glen McGregor filed a steady stream of tweets from Ottawa mayor Larry O’Brien’s recent bribery trial. Kate Dubinski of the London Free Press did the same […]

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10 Jun

Lift shroud on bail hearings

CommentaryAs the Supreme Court of Canada prepares for this fall’s review of the publication ban on bail hearings, Law Times columnist Alan Shanoff argues the public is entitled to more […]

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2 Jun

Journalists challenged to expose wrongful convictions

ByMelissa Wilson The media should tone down coverage that pressures police to solve crimes and devote more effort to reporting on trials and investigating cases that result in wrongful convictions, […]

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2 Jun

Two bail ban appeals on Ottawa docket

Canada’s highest court has agreed to review conflicting Ontario and Alberta rulings on whether a publication ban should be routinely imposed on bail hearings. The Supreme Court agreed May 28 […]

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24 May

Top court judges to draw line on protecting sources

Supreme Court of Canada judges appeared inclined to give more protection to journalists’ sources as they heard the National Post’s appeal of a ruling that could expose a key source […]

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22 May

Top court reviews bid to unmask Globe sponsorship sources

Ottawa (May 21)  –  The Supreme Court of Canada will decide whether a Globe and Mail reporter can be forced to reveal his confidential sources in the federal sponsorship scandal. At […]

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20 May

Press freedom case set to hit Supreme Court

The National Post along with a coalition of media groups is set to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to consider whether journalists have a right to protect sources from […]

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