Canada's top justice says tight resources are delaying trials, harming judges' health

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Underfunding of Canada's judicial system is causing trials to drag on past their legal limits, significantly boosting the number of unrepresented people and worsening mental and physical health of the country's judges, says the country's highest-ranking justice.