CultureThe scary truth about Canada’s wrongful convictionsA new book explores why so many Canadians are imprisoned for crimes they didn’t commit
CanadaOops: The curious case of the wrong judgeAt Ontario’s highest court, a judge signed off on a 25-page ruling. The problem was, he wasn’t one of the judges on the case’s panel.
OttawaJody Wilson-Raybould on her exit as justice ministerThe newly sworn-in minister of veterans affairs spoke to reporters about why her new job isn’t a demotion—and why she’s ’incredibly proud’ of her work
SocietyThe McClintic case: What’s the place for public fury in our justice system?The case of Terri-Lynne McClintic sparked an angry backlash, and raises a key question: why do we punish offenders, for their sake or our own?
NewsThe legal trials of emoji: when does an eggplant equal harassment?Courts are increasingly called upon to decide guilt or innocence based on winky faces, peaches and plane icons
CanadaCanada’s long road to the Colten Boushie verdictScott Gilmore on why Canada can’t afford to rely on the responses of reasonable leaders to end this national emergency
OpinionWhy conflict can be necessary to achieve justiceOpinion: If we continue to prioritize peace over justice, we will continue to live in a world in which far too many people are suffering injustice
NewsAccused killer Adam Picard, once freed over delays, launches Supreme Court appealBack in jail awaiting trial—again—the ex-soldier says the high court needs to clarify how its landmark Jordan ruling applies to cases like his
CanadaAnd don’t come back: The rare case of a man banished from his provinceA serial offender recently chose to be cast out of Newfoundland and Labrador instead of going to prison. Not everyone agrees that’s the right solution.
CanadaAre pigs people too? Here’s what the judge in the ’pig trial’ said.In weighing the charges against Anita Krajnc, an Ontario judge was asked to consider the personhood of pigs and whether Krajnc was like Gandhi