bail reform

Legislation making changes to Canada's bail system has received Royal Assent and will come into effect on Jan. 4, 2024. “Canadians should know that their voices have been heard as ...

The federal government's bail-reform legislation is on its way to becoming law after the House of Commons decided ...

The Alberta government is adopting a zero-tolerance stance on crime, implementing new measures aimed at addressing repeat violent ...

During the past three years, the City of Middletown under Mayor Joseph DeStefano enacted several codes to increase local ...

The union representing members of the RCMP is calling on the federal government to implement a number of ...

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre says the Liberal government's newly introduced legislation aimed at reforming Canada's federal bail ...

The federal government tabled Bill C-48 on May 16, which aims to bring reforms to Canada's bail system ...

Commentary One of the key responsibilities of a government is ensuring the protection and safety of its citizens. ...

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has announced $390 million in funding over the next five years aimed at ...

The Liberal government will table legislation on bail reform before the end of the spring legislative session, near the ...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will recruit and train more police officers to address increasing crime ...

The association representing Canada's chiefs of police is expected to meet with provincial and territorial premiers today to ...

Commentary Spiking violent crimes committed by offenders recently released on bail have finally convinced Canada’s Liberal government to ...

At a State of the City address on April 4, Middletown Mayor Joe DeStefano reflected on the past ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is once again calling on the federal government to reform what she calls Canada's ...

The man who allegedly fatally stabbed a Quebec police officer was on probation and had a history of ...

Saskatchewan's Minister of Justice and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre reiterated calls for bail reform during a Justice Committee meeting on ...

The federal government will move forward quickly on a "targeted reform" of Canada's bail system, Justice Minister David Lametti ...

Justice Minister David Lametti is preparing to face off with his provincial counterparts in Ottawa Friday on whether ...

Justice Minister David Lametti said Canada has a sturdy bail system ahead of a meeting with provincial and ...

Commentary Provincial justice ministers of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are urgently calling on the federal government to “convene a ...

Jail and bail reform is the only effective way to protect the public from repeat, violent offenders, Ontario ...

As the state budget talks entered their second week on Feb. 13, New York Democratic Sen. James Skoufis ...

Conservative MP Frank Caputo tabled a private member’s bill on Feb. 9 that aims to take a first ...

A judge has denied bail for two of the eight teenage girls charged with second-degree murder involving the ...

A motion for bail reform put forward by the federal Conservatives (CPC) has been defeated in a vote of ...

The federal government will look at Canada's Criminal Code with a view to amending bail laws following calls ...