Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Emergency bridge removal on Duteau Creek that cuts off mobile home pad leads to lengthy legal fight Published April 10, 2023 • Last updated 5 days ago • 3 minute read The Supreme Court of BC in Vancouver. Photo by Margarita-Young /Getty Images/iStockphoto Article content A Supreme Court of BC official says a flood compensation case from 2017 in Lumby has created a complex factual and legal landscape that remains unresolved. Advertisements 2 This advertisement has not been loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.…
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Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug celebrates First Nation-led family law, one of the few in Canada
Standing on a stage in a room filled with community members, band councillors and government ministers, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) Chief Donny Morris called this an emotional day for his community. “We are taking back how we are raising our children,” Morris said Tuesday. The First Nation, with roughly 960 people living in the fly-in community 600 kilometers north of Thunder Bay, Ont., is taking back jurisdiction over child and family services with the passage of it’s own law and creation of its own family welfare agency, called Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Dibenjikewin Onnakonikewin (KIDO). In the local Anishinini imowin language, KIDO means Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Family Law.…
Va. the law aimed at telling schools about employee arrests to go into effect in July
A new law recently signed by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will require law enforcement officials to notify school systems whenever employees are arrested for certain offenses. A new law recently signed by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will require law enforcement officials to notify school systems whenever employees are arrested for certain offenses. The Virginia General Assembly passed the legislation, which was signed by Youngkin late last month. State Sen. Scott Surovell introduced the bill, after a Fairfax County middle school guidance counselor continued working despite an arrest related to child sex crimes. The law is scheduled to go into effect July 1, and requires state law enforcement agencies to notify school systems within 48 hours of an arrest for a felony or Class 1 misdemeanor.…
Where parental snooping is becoming the law
This concerns many privacy groups and children’s mental health advocates, who worry that in the rush to protect teens from predators, drugs and other online dangers, lawmakers might also be creating real-life harm for children in difficult situations. “That means that a child couldn’t privately discuss sexual abuse with friends online, they couldn’t privately discuss reproductive rights or abortion access,” said Jason Kelley, an associate director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights group. “They couldn’t even really speak out about parental abuse with their friends online because their parents could see it.” As with many online privacy and safety issues, the argument is largely brewing in state houses.…
Law will end time limit on Maryland child sex abuse lawsuits
Article content ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation on Tuesday to end Maryland’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse can be filed against institutions. Article content The bill signing comes less than a week after the state’s attorney general released a report that documented the scope of abuse spanning 80 years and accused church leaders of decades of coverups. Under current law, people in Maryland who say they were sexually abused as children can’t sue after they reach the age of 38. “There is no statute of limitations on the hurt that endures for decades after someone is assaulted,” Moore, a Democrat, said.…
Arkansas Gov. Huckabee Sanders signs parole changes into law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders approved an overhaul of the state’s sentencing laws Tuesday that will eliminate parole eligibility for certain violent offenses. The Republican governor signed into law legislation that will require anyone convicted of any of 18 violent offenses, including capital murder and rape, to serve 100% of their sentences. That section takes effect next year, so it doesn’t impact people being sentenced before 2024. Another part of the law that takes effect in 2025 will require offenders convicted of several other offenses to serve at least 85% of their sentences. “No more letting violent offenders back on the street without serious prison time,” Sanders said at a bill signing ceremony at State Police headquarters.…