Legal News

Alberta government stands by energy minister's pipeline and COVID comments
May 26, 2020, Canadian Press
EDMONTON — The Alberta government isn't backing away from a cabinet minister's comments that public heath rules and economic fears caused by COVID-19 favour pipeline construction.
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Two people charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in Fredericton
May 26, 2020, Canadian Press
FREDERICTON — A 20-year-old man and a 21-year old woman have been charged in connection with an alleged homicide in Fredericton.
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'I can't live on:' Daughter of man fatally shot by Regina police seeks answers
May 26, 2020, Canadian Press
REGINA — Kahaila Morris made a point of walking by the police office near her high school as often as she could.
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Guns, drugs, cash seized in organized crime probe of Toronto area tow truck industry
May 26, 2020, Canadian Press
VAUGHAN, Ont. — Four alleged organized criminal organizations that operated as rival tow truck companies involved in a violent battle for territory in the Toronto area have been dismantled, police said Tuesday.
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Two seriously hurt in early morning stabbings along a busy Vancouver street
May 26, 2020, Canadian Press
VANCOUVER — Two people were hurt in a violent stabbing attack on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside early Tuesday, police said.
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Court challenge of Newfoundland and Labrador travel ban to be heard in August
May 26, 2020, Canadian Press
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A charter challenge of Newfoundland and Labrador's ban on travel into the province during the COVID-19 pandemic is set to be heard in August.
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Canada takes global role in countering electoral interference in cyberspace
May 26, 2020, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Canada is taking on a leadership role against electoral interference as part of an international cybersecurity effort.
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'Vancouver model' marries dirty money and Chinese capital flight, inquiry hears
May 25, 2020, Canadian Press
VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver appears to have developed an industry with the "sole purpose" of laundering money and moving cash across borders, a public inquiry heard Monday.
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Canadian Judicial Council won't appeal harsh ruling of its investigation of judge
May 25, 2020, Canadian Press
TORONTO — The Canadian Judicial Council says it will not appeal last week's Federal Court ruling that harshly criticized its investigation of a justice who accepted a temporary deanship of an Indigenous-focused law school.
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B.C. needs changes to keep cyber threats out of its election process: report
May 25, 2020, Canadian Press
VICTORIA — British Columbia should update its Election Act to include cyber protection measures before next year's scheduled provincial election, says the chief electoral officer.
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