By Philippe Boucher ( December 15, 2025, 1:07 PM EST) -- On Dec. 11 and 12, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada heard R. v. Cope, 2024 NSCA 59, a rare sentencing appeal with far-reaching implications for Indigenous communities. At stake is how courts should sentence Indigenous offenders when the victim is also Indigenous. The appeal has drawn 20 intervenors, a clear signal of its national importance....