Legal News

N.S. police arrest man wanted on Canada-wide warrant during traffic stop
Aug 02, 2020, Canadian Press
AMHERST, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia say they have arrested a 33-year-old man who was wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant.
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Three people facing charges after armed robbery in Halifax
Aug 02, 2020, Canadian Press
Halifax police are investigating after a man and two youths were arrested in relation to an armed robbery.
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N.S. police still searching for 33-year-old man who evaded arrest in Trenton
Aug 01, 2020, Canadian Press
TRENTON, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia are still searching for a 33-year-old man from Pictou County they say evaded arrest late Friday.
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Police watchdog called in after man found to have injuries following RCMP arrest
Aug 01, 2020, Canadian Press
B.C.'s police watchdog has been called in to investigate after a man was found to have serious injuries following an arrest in Prince George.
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Indigenous mother, son launch lawsuit over 2019 arrest at Vancouver Walmart
Aug 01, 2020, Canadian Press
VANCOUVER — An Indigenous mother and son have launched a lawsuit against the Vancouver Police Department, the City of Vancouver and Walmart over an arrest on Mother's Day last year.
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All inquiry recommendations after fatal RCMP shooting implemented: Ministry
Aug 01, 2020, Canadian Press
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it has implemented all seven recommendations made by a coroner's jury at the inquest into the killing of a man by police in Port Hardy five years ago.
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Former Edmonton nightclub employee sentenced to eight years for sex assaults
Jul 31, 2020, Canadian Press
EDMONTON — A former Edmonton nightclub employee convicted of sexually assaulting five women has been sentenced to eight years in prison, a term reduced partly because of a beating he suffered while in custody.
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Homicide team in B.C. identifies human remains found in burned vehicle
Jul 31, 2020, Canadian Press
BURNABY, B.C. — Investigators have identified the remains found in a burned-out vehicle taken to a Burnaby, B.C., tow yard last week.
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Man, 34, charged after allegedly threatening, sexually assaulting woman
Jul 31, 2020, Canadian Press
A 34-year-old man from Oakville, Ont., has been charged after police allege he threatened a woman with a gun and sexually assaulted her.
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Top court orders parts of N.S. cabinet docs disclosed in judges' salaries case
Jul 31, 2020, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the vast majority of confidential cabinet documents in two provinces should remain secret, in cases dealing with how judges are paid.
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