Legal News

Halifax police officer arrested after allegedly stealing from a business
Sep 14, 2019, Canadian Press
HALIFAX — A police officer has been arrested after allegedly stealing from a business in Halifax.
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B.C. police watchdog to investigate man's head injury during RCMP arrest
Sep 13, 2019, Canadian Press
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The RCMP say a man suffered a serious head injury on Tuesday during an arrest in Prince George, B.C.
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Mounties lay secrets-law charges against RCMP intelligence official
Sep 13, 2019, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP intelligence official, made a brief court appearance Friday on charges of breaching Canada's secrets law.
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Ex-OPP officer suing Doug Ford's government for wrongful dismissal
Sep 13, 2019, Canadian Press
A former high-ranking provincial police officer is suing the Ontario government for wrongful dismissal, alleging he was fired for speaking out against attempts to hire a friend of Premier Doug Ford's family as the province's top cop.
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House at centre of dispute is torn down in British Columbia town
Sep 13, 2019, Canadian Press
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. — A house that residents in the community of Scotch Creek, B.C., complained about has been torn down.
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Police shooting injures man in Kelowna, B.C., watchdog investigates
Sep 13, 2019, Canadian Press
KELOWNA, B.C. — The Mounties says officers shot and wounded a man during a confrontation Friday in a park in Kamloops, B.C.
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Huffman gets 14 days behind bars in college admissions scam
Sep 13, 2019, Canadian Press
BOSTON — "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT scores, tearfully apologizing to the teenager for not trusting her to get into college on her own.
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Canada's big cable companies ask court to overrule CRTC's wholesale rates
Sep 13, 2019, Canadian Press
TORONTO — Six of Canada's largest cable companies have asked a federal court to hear their appeal of a dramatic reduction in the wholesale rates they are allowed to charge independent internet providers.
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Alberta police force defends officers who killed injured deer with knife
Sep 13, 2019, Canadian Press
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — A police force in southern Alberta is defending two officers who killed a severely injured deer with a knife to end its suffering.
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Dental hygienist loses licence as 'sexual abuser' for treating his wife
Sep 13, 2019, Canadian Press
TORONTO — A dental hygienist branded as a sexual abuser and stripped of his licence because he treated his wife has lost his bid to have the punishment overturned.
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