Sean Fine

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The majority of the court ruled that the Charter applies to self-governing Indigenous communities but that where little-known Section 25 is in irreconcilable conflict with individual Charter rights, it trumps those rights

Ontario's publicly funded health insurance plan must pay for a special procedure in Texas for a non-binary person seeking gender-affirming care, the province's Divisional Court has ruled.

Faced with a 145-year-old broken promise, the court found a middle ground, making what is known as a “declaration” – a statement about rights without direct legal consequences

Globe and Mail reporter Sean Fine asks former Olympian Barb Underhill, one of the world's top skating coaches, to help him test the limits of muscle memory later in life

The Ontario Provincial Police will review how the Toronto force handled the case of Umar Zameer, who was acquitted of first-degree murder in the

The Supreme Court of Canada has strengthened the right to a trial in English or French, by throwing out a sexual-assault conviction even though the accused raised the language issue for the first time on appeal.

Fighting a lawsuit is a slow, complicated, costly process, and many jurists say the system is broken. The Globe surveyed Canada’s legal world to find out what needs to change