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The Federal Government has recently further relaxed what was already an exceptionally soft detention/investigation regime governing screening for impaired drivers. No longer are police required to use even a modicum...
Read MoreIn April 2019 the Federal Government approved a second drug screening device used to screen for impaired drivers.
Read MoreIn Alberta the Government funds a 1-800 service for detainees trying to exercise their right to counsel. The existence of a 1-800 legal service for persons in police custody is...
Read MoreIt's about time! How many thousands of people have been sacrificed to recognize the value of our Charter rights?
Read MoreUnder Alberta's impaired driving laws, drivers in Calgary who are suspected of a DUI with a blood alcohol content of .08 or greater are supposed to have their driver's licenses...
Read MoreFollowing a day in which defence lawyers poked holes in its medical expert’s evidence, the Crown won’t proceed with the most serious charge against two motorcyclists involved in a fatal...
Read MoreThe Crown must pay part of the legal bills of two motorcyclists charged in the death of a pedestrian for not disclosing relevant medical evidence, a judge ruled yesterday. And Justice...
Read MoreThe lawyers for two motorcyclists charged in the death of a pedestrian will apply to have the Crown barred from calling crucial medical evidence.
Read MoreLawyers for two motorcyclists on trial for criminal negligence causing the death of a 79-year-old pedestrian on 17th Avenue S.W.
Read MoreA motorcyclist who struck a pedestrian on 17th Avenue S.W. nearly two years ago tried to avoid the collision with the 79-year-old man but speed prevented him from doing so,...
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