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The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (CRCC, French: La Commission civile d’examen et de traitement des plaintes relatives à la GRC) is an independent agency. Created by Parliament in 1988, the Commission ensures that public complaints made about the conduct of RCMP members are examined fairly ...
R v Daviault [1994] 3 S.C.R. 63, is a Supreme Court of Canada decision on the availability of the defence of intoxication for "general intent" criminal offences. The Leary rule which eliminated the defence was found unconstitutional in violation of both section 7 and 11(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Statistics Canada's Canadian Community Health Survey (2012) shows that alcohol was the most common substance for which Canadians met the criteria for abuse or dependence. [79] Surveys on Indigenous people in British Columbia show that around 75% of residents on reserve feel alcohol use is a problem in their community and 25% report they have a ...
An article published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal discusses new efforts to create safe injection sites for people struggling with opioid addiction. Vancouver politicians created these sites for people to safely use drugs that they are addicted to without the risk of infection or prosecution by the police.
In an encore “20/20” airing Dec. 27 at 9 p.m. ET, the show, which originally aired in 2023, tells the story of Julie Jensen, the mother of two who was found dead in her bed in 1998.
A college football player arrested for drunk driving despite no signs of intoxication can make his case to a jury that the officer violated his rights, a federal judge has ruled.
A 2024 literature review suggests that adverse childhood experiences are significantly associated with opioid use disorder later in life. ACEs include witnessing violence, experiencing abuse and neglect, and growing up with a family member with a mental health or substance abuse problem.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two al-Qaeda operatives were expected to plead guilty to planning 9/11. Instead, a D.C. court put those plans on hold.