Legal News

Three men arrested after 'serious' stabbing at popular B.C. hot spring
Aug 06, 2020, Canadian Press
AGASSIZ, B.C. — RCMP say three men have been arrested as part of an investigation into a stabbing on a public dock at a popular hot spring east of Chilliwack, B.C.
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Vancouver police cite residents' 'fear and concern' in beefing tent camp patrols
Aug 06, 2020, Canadian Press
VANCOUVER — Police patrols have been stepped up around an east Vancouver park where a tent encampment is growing.
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Surrey Police Board votes to create city police force at first meeting
Aug 06, 2020, Canadian Press
SURREY, B.C. — One of the fastest-growing cities in Canada is a step closer to having its own police force as Surrey, B.C., moves ahead with a controversial plan to replace the local RCMP detachment.
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Alberta jury trials to resume next month at offsite locations due to COVID-19
Aug 06, 2020, Canadian Press
EDMONTON — The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta says jury selection and jury trials will resume next month, but most won't be in courtrooms.
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Canada 'profoundly concerned' over China death sentence for citizen in drug case
Aug 06, 2020, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Canada is "profoundly concerned" about a Canadian citizen sentenced to death Thursday on drug charges in China, a spokesman for the federal government says.
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Six Nations demonstrators return to site of land dispute after clash, arrests
Aug 06, 2020, Canadian Press
CALEDONIA, Ont. — Indigenous demonstrators have returned to the site of a housing development at the centre of a land dispute in southern Ontario, the day after nine people were arrested following a violent clash with police.
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N.L. man, woman arrested after lengthy police chase following gunshots in St. John's
Aug 06, 2020, Canadian Press
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police arrested two people in Dildo, N.L., Thursday morning after a lengthy police chase in connection to reports of gunshots in a St. John's neighbourhood.
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Regina police chief decides to dismiss officer after third assault case
Aug 06, 2020, Canadian Press
REGINA — A veteran Regina police officer has been dismissed from the force after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a youth in detention.
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Saudi Crown prince sent hit squad to Canada to kill former spy, lawsuit claims
Aug 06, 2020, Canadian Press
TORONTO — The crown prince of Saudi Arabia sent a hit squad to Canada in an effort to hunt down and kill a former top intelligence official who knows too much, a civil suit filed Thursday in court in the United States asserts.
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Saskatchewan RCMP say body of boy who drowned in Makwa Lake recovered
Aug 06, 2020, Canadian Press
LOON LAKE, Sask. — RCMP say the body of a boy who drowned in west-central Saskatchewan has been recovered.
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