The Canadians woke up to a startling development on June 29, 2023. Google, the tech giant synonymous with online searches and news aggregation, announced it would block access to local news content for Canadian users. This unprecedented move came amid … Read More
The widespread use of the Internet has given rise to new opportunities for criminals to commit crimes. As a result, cyber kidnapping has emerged as a crime that challenges our traditional understanding of kidnapping. A Chinese student goes missing in … Read More
R. v. Weedon 2023 ONCJ 318 In the Ontario Court of Justice Court File Number 22-14721 Before Justice R. Wadden Decided on July 17, 2023 Relevancy of the Case: Sentencing hearing in a case involving accessing ex-girlfriend’s Snapchat account and … Read More
R. v. McPhee 2020 ABPC 106 In the Provincial Court of Alberta Docket 181146077P1 Before Judge A.A. Fradsham Decided on June 11, 2020 Relevancy of the Case: Cognitive difficulties as a mitigating factor in the sentencing of a case involving … Read More
R. v. Coban 2021 BCSC 2297 In the Supreme Court of British Columbia Docket 078463 Before Justice Devlin Decided on November 25, 2021 Relevancy of the Case: Admissibility of social media statements in an online sextortion trial under the traditional exception … Read More
R. v. Coban 2022 BCSC 94 In the Supreme Court of British Columbia Docket X078463 Before Justice Devlin Decided on January 20, 2022 Relevancy of the Case: Request for a publication ban to hide the accused’s identity in an online … Read More
R. v. Coban 2021 BCSC 1855 In the Supreme Court of British Columbia Docket X078463 Before Justice Devlin Decided on September 23, 2021 Relevancy of the Case: Is presenting evidence from the accused’s other cases prejudicial in a trial for … Read More
R. v. Sinclair 2022 MBCA 65 In the Court of Appeal of Manitoba Dockets AR21-30-09646 and AR21-30-09649 Before Justice F.M. Steel, Justice W.J. Burnett, and K.I. Simonsen Decided on August 12, 2022 Relevancy of the Case: Appeal against the sentencing … Read More
