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21 Feb

Priest can be named at Cornwall inquiry

NewsAn Ontario Court of Appeal judge has refused to ban publication of the identity of a priest, acquitted of sexual abuse, when he’s named at a public inquiry examining how […]

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21 Feb

Journalists off hook if ban breached

Journalists who reveal banned evidence in news stories can only be convicted of a crime if there’s proof they intentionally set out to violate a publication ban, the Ontario Court […]

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21 Feb

Blogs make mockery of publication bans

Commentary The judge handling Robert William Pickton’s murder trial has issued rulings on what journalists can and can’t report, such as the names of undercover police officers and evidence discussed […]

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18 Feb

Too many publication bans?

FeaturePublication bans British Columbia’s courts have imposed on the high-profile murder prosecutions of Robert Pickton and Kelly Ellard have renewed the debate over suppressing information about criminal cases. Media lawyers […]

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31 Dec

No publication ban on Pickton trial

NewsThere will be no sweeping publication ban on the first-degree murder trial of Robert Pickton, even though the accused serial killer could face a second trial at a later date. […]

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21 Dec

Publication bans: What the media can’t say

FeatureHow do publication bans work and why are they imposed? CBC News Online tackles these and other questions about restrictions on media coverage of court cases. By John Bowman and […]

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24 Oct

Terror case publication ban should be lifted

In recent years, Canadian courts have been quick to impose publication bans, often when they are not warranted. The cases normally range from bans on information revealed at simple bail […]

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21 Oct

Fighting publication bans

By Dean Jobb The shocking story of a terrorist plot to blow up a busy street in downtown Montreal made national headlines last November, after media organizations went to court […]

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