Murder rates at lowest level in 45 years
This morning, Statistics Canada released its latest numbers on homicides in Canada and they’re at their lowest level in 45 years.In 2010, police reported 554 homicides in Canada, 56 less than the year...
View ArticleOntario fastest at granting divorces
The number of divorces initiated in Canada last year fell for the second year running, according to Statistics Canada.Around 54,000 divorces were filed in 2010-11 in seven reporting provinces and...
View ArticleOntario has lowest rate of family violence: StatsCan
Ontario had the lowest rate of family violence in 2010, according to new data from Statistics Canada.There were 196 victims of police reported family violence per 100,000 of population in Ontario,...
View ArticleSCC hearing fewer but more significant appeals: report
The Supreme Court of Canada typically deals in nuance — language, logic, conceptual frameworks — so a report that boils down court activities to cold calculus offers an interesting take.The report,...
View ArticleProfession divided on mandatory collection of diversity data: report
Most participants in a Law Society of Upper Canada consultation process agree law firms should collect diversity data. But according to an interim report released yesterday, the profession is divided...
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