Legal News

Police investigating after Body pulled from Lake Ontario near Burlington
Jul 15, 2018, Canadian Press
BURLINGTON, Ont. — Halton Regional Police say they're investigating after a man's body was found floating in Lake Ontario just east of the Burlington pier on Saturday evening.
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Indigenous activist arrested after Trans Mountain protest in B.C.
Jul 15, 2018, Canadian Press
CLEARWATER, B.C. — An Indigenous political activist was briefly detained Saturday following a Trans Mountain pipeline protest in British Columbia's North Thompson Provincial Park.
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Three family members charged after alleged kidnapping, assault in Kingston, Ont.
Jul 14, 2018, Canadian Press
TORONTO — Investigators say three family members have been charged after a woman was allegedly kidnapped and abused for nearly a year.
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N.S. man charged after crashing into utility pole with allegedly stolen SUV
Jul 14, 2018, Canadian Press
HALIFAX — A 20-year-old man from Yarmouth, N.S., has been charged after crashing a stolen car into a Halifax utility pole early Saturday.
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One dead after shooting in Oakville, Ont., Friday night
Jul 14, 2018, Canadian Press
OAKVILLE, Ont. — Police west of Toronto are investigating after a 19-year-old man was killed in an apparent shooting.
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OPP say driver killed when car, school bus collide; no injuries on bus
Jul 13, 2018, Canadian Press
NORFOLK COUNTY, Ont. — Provincial police say one person is dead following a collision between a school bus and a car northwest of Simcoe, Ont.
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Pleads guilty: Nexen fined $750K for huge pipeline spill in northern Alberta
Jul 13, 2018, Canadian Press
CALGARY — A Calgary energy company has pleaded guilty to federal and provincial environmental charges over one of the largest pipeline spills in Alberta history.
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Man sought on charges of threatening Trump may be in Montreal: U.S. Marshals
Jul 13, 2018, Canadian Press
MONTREAL — The U.S. Marshals Service says a Pennsylvania fugitive who allegedly threatened to put a bullet in President Donald Trump's head might be in the Montreal area.
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Ontario court does not have jurisdiction to hear proposed class action against Waterloo police
Jul 13, 2018, Canadian Press
TORONTO — A judge has ruled that the Ontario Superior Court does not have the jurisdiction to hear a proposed class-action lawsuit that accused the Waterloo regional police force of gender-based bullying, violence and sexual misconduct.
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Correction: Talc Powder-Cancer Lawsuit story
Jul 13, 2018, Canadian Press
ST. LOUIS — In a story on July 12 about a jury ruling on claims that asbestos in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder contributed to ovarian cancer, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the case was the first against the company that focused on asbestos in the powder. Other lawsuits have alleged asbestos in the powder contributed to cancer.
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