Next week, the Canadian government will bring forward a new bail reform bill aimed at cracking down on violent and repeat offenders, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday.

Changes will include allowing for consecutive sentencing and restricting conditional sentences for some sexual offences ...

Mayors in B.C. cities along with the province's attorney general are hoping that a federal bill promised next week on bail ...

The measures, which are set to be tabled in Parliament next week will focus on changing Canada’s Criminal Code, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

The Liberals will table a bill that will seek to make bail harder for those accused of violent auto theft, human trafficking, ...

Ontario has argued that the federal Criminal Code, which governs bail, should be amended to eliminate bail for certain serious offences.

The bail changes would require people accused of serious crimes to justify why they should be released pending trial.

Texas voters will consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would broaden the circumstances in which judges can deny ...

Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham says he welcomes the federal government's plans to crack down on violent crime and make it ...

The debate over Proposition 3 echoes the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1987 decision in United States v. Salerno, which upheld a ...

The City of Brantford has launched a province-wide advocacy campaign urging both the Ontario and federal governments to take ...

British Columbia's attorney general says she's hopeful a federal bill on bail reform being introduced in Parliament next week ...