Sean Sinclair successfully brought an application to lift a publication ban for the CBC in a sexual assault and drug trafficking case.  The victim, Tonya Pahtayken, a 15-year old leukemia survivor, died shortly after testifying in the criminal trial.  There had been a...

The Canadian Media Lawyers Association held their annual meeting in Toronto November 8th and 9th, 2019.  As part of the conference, Sean Sinclair spoke on recent updates and developments in Media Law across the prairies. You can learn more about this organization...

The Public Service Information Community Connection (PSICC) is presenting 2019 Saskatchewan Connections Conference : Access, Privacy, Security, IM, & Health Information September 26 and 27 in Saskatoon. At the conference, the Information and Privacy Commissioner...

Media outlets in Saskatchewan no longer have access to Police One, the police radio scanner that allowed journalists to hear what is happening on the secure police channel. Both Saskatoon and Regina police services say they have closed their scanner channels to media...

CTV Saskatoon asked Sean Sinclair to add an expert's view to a local news story on November 13th.  In an interview on CTV News at 6:00, Sean clarified privacy and defamation laws as they related to the story.