Legal News

Victoria Police seek help identifying man in potential hate crime
Jul 01, 2020, Canadian Press
VICTORIA — Police are investigating a potential hate crime after a Black man was attacked aboard a BC Transit bus.
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Police watchdog called in after carjacking, police shooting in Brampton
Jul 01, 2020, Canadian Press
BRAMPTON, Ont. — The Special Investigation Unit says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding a police-involved shooting west of Toronto.
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Ontario high school teacher charged with sexual assault, sexual exploitation
Jun 30, 2020, Canadian Press
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Peel Regional Police say a teacher has been charged following a sexual assault investigation involving a student.
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Probe launched into handling of allegations against B.C. police chief's wife
Jun 30, 2020, Canadian Press
VICTORIA — The office of B.C.'s police complaint commissioner says it has started an investigation into allegations of misconduct over the Delta Police Department's handling of allegations involving the spouse of the police chief.
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Ex-wife of 'Da Vinci Code' author alleges he led double life
Jun 30, 2020, Canadian Press
BOSTON — The ex-wife of “The Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown has filed a lawsuit alleging the man known for writing about conspiracies and secret societies led a double life during their marriage that included a tryst with a Dutch horse trainer and other affairs.
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Youth arrested on terrorism-related charges after FBI tip is in hospital
Jun 30, 2020, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — A youth arrested and charged last year in connection with an alleged terrorism plot is in hospital.
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Ontario Crown attorneys seek to delay return to court over COVID-19 fears
Jun 30, 2020, Canadian Press
TORONTO — Crown attorneys in Ontario want to delay returning to courthouses over fears related to COVID-19, the lawyers' union says in court documents.
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Legal battle concludes for journalist charged after covering Labrador protest
Jun 30, 2020, Canadian Press
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A criminal mischief charge has been dismissed against a journalist who was covering an Indigenous-led occupation at the Muskrat Falls work site in Labrador nearly four years ago.
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Thunder Bay police charge 13 after probe into alleged cheque fraud
Jun 30, 2020, Canadian Press
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they've arrested 13 people in connection with an alleged fraudulent cheque scheme in the city.
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Ontario ombudsman receives record number of complaints about provincial jails
Jun 30, 2020, Canadian Press
TORONTO — Ontario's ombudsman said Tuesday that conditions in some of the province's correctional facilities have left him "shaken", and contributed to a record of over 6,000 complaints from inmates last year.
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