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Police Review Board Hearing into HRP’s Negligent Investigation of Sexual Assault Begins

KIJPUKTUK, NOVA SCOTIA (10 July 2023) Carrie Low, a survivor of a violent sexual assault, reported the incident to the Halifax Regional...

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Michael Gorman

Nova Scotia establishing committee to review deaths in custody

Committee is third created following changes to the Fatality Investigation Act Brad Johns is Nova Scotia's minister of justice and...

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PATH Legal

Call for Mi'kmaw-Led Fatality Inquiry and Justice Reforms in the Wake of Tragic Deaths

KIJPUKTUK, NOVA SCOTIA (5 June 2023) As we recognize National Indigenous History Month this June, we are reminded of the continuous need...

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PATH Legal

Shortage of Trial Judges Leads to Uncertainty in the Prosecution of a Sexual Assault Case

PATH Legal joins the call of Carrie Low, for the government to fill the vacancies at the Provincial Court level as trial dates are adjourned

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Yvette D'entremont

Erin McDonough was sexually assaulted by the union rep tasked with helping with her workplace

At the age of 22, Erin McDonough had a new vehicle, no debt, and a six-figure salary. A 2016 graduate of a community college program, she...

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Moira Donovan

N.S. sex worker going to small claims court over non-payment

'Sex workers need economic stability just like any other worker in Canada' A sex worker in Nova Scotia is pursuing a claim for...

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Shaina Luck

N.S. judge agrees to strike down law permitting prison 'dry cells'

'We are thrilled,' says lawyer for Lisa Adams, who spent 16 days in cell without flushing toilet A woman who spent more than two weeks...

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Shaina Luck

Carrie Low's police complaint is in public interest to be reheard, lawyer says

Lawyer Jessica Rose is asking for judge to order investigation into Low's complaint against Halifax police The lawyer for a woman who is...

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