6 h. ago OCDSB supervisor cancels controversial elementary school boundary changes

"The OCDSB was also not in a position to implement such sweeping changes fairly or effectively," supervisor Robert Plamondon said in a notice on Tuesday.

Society

8 h. ago Vancouver park board to seek legal advice on disqualifying frequently absent commissioner

Marie-Claire Howard's spotty attendance at the Vancouver park board was the subject of a motion at Monday's meeting, where commissioners voted to seek legal advice.

Society

8 h. ago Vancouver park board to seek legal advice about frequently absent commissioner

Marie-Claire Howard's spotty attendance at the Vancouver park board was the subject of a motion at Monday's meeting, where commissioners voted to seek legal advice.

Society

9 h. ago ‘Unauthorized’ dam on B.C. lake prompts evacuation alert for 14 properties

The Fadear Lake dam structure could fail, prompting an uncontrolled release of water from the lake into Fadear Creek. The district describes the dam as an unauthorized structure.

Events

9 h. ago 7 men accused of child porn sexual exploitation arrested in Alberta

The operation prioritized suspects with the largest child pornography collections and some of the most graphic sexual abuse content, ALERT said.

Other

17 h. ago Slovak leader announces a deal with US on a new nuclear reactor

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico said Tuesday his government has approved an agreement with the United States to build an additional nuclear reactor. Fico announced the multi-billion-dollar deal during a speech at an annual nuclear conference in the Slovak capital. He said that the new reactor will be built at […]

Politics

26 h. ago B.C. judge rules evidence not needed in lawsuit against Pickton’s brother

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit against serial killer Robert Pickton and his brother to stop police from sending evidence found at the killer’s pig farm to the BC Coroners Service. The court ruling handed down Friday says Sarah Jean de Vries is a […]

Other

29 h. ago Transparency is at the bottom of the B.C. NDP's list of priorities

Vaughn Palmer: Legal expert slams province's handling of Haida Gwaii land title case

Other

31 h. ago In Calgary courts: Fraud suspect to spend rest of trial behind bars after judge rules he's been intentionally delaying his hearing

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Oct. 6 to 10, 2025

Other

31 h. ago Chief justice says rule of law, judicial independence protect Canada from autocracy

OTTAWA — While Canada is not a superpower in the traditional sense of the word, it’s “certainly a democratic superpower,” Chief Justice Richard Wagner said Monday at a ceremony to open the Supreme Court’s judicial year. Wagner told dignitaries gathered in the courtroom that the country’s legal community is united in a deep conviction that […]

Events

35 h. ago A Trump loonie? Plans are in the works, but there are legal hurdles

Experts have said the coin may skirt the “no head and shoulders portrait” restrictions on U.S. currency

Other

39 h. ago The many deceptions of the Liberals’ gun ‘buyback’: Full Comment podcast

The public safety minister admitted his government’s sweeping plan to confiscate thousands of previously legal gun models with a “buyback” is badly flawed. But as Ian Runkle, a lawyer specializing in firearms law, tells Brian Lilley, it’s far more troubling than that. Ottawa plans to recreate a form of the hated gun registry that it […]

Events

51 h. ago GOLF ROUNDUP: MacIntyre wins again in Scotland, while Fisk claims 1st PGA title

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Robert MacIntyre won the Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday for a second European tour title in as many years in his native Scotland, completing a successful homecoming after being part of Team Europe’s victory in the Ryder Cup last week. MacIntyre shot a third straight 6-under 66, this time on the […]

Other

54 h. ago Emergency alert lifted in northern Ontario after search for armed suspect

Provincial police said officers were searching for 34-year-old man in Temagami North-Latchford area

Other

4 d. ago In Calgary courts: Fraud suspect rushed to hospital from court said he "felt wonky" after taking an extra pill for his heart condition

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, 2025

Culture

4 d. ago Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli call it quits after 28 years

After being married for nearly three decades, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli are calling it quits. “Lori and Mossimo are living apart,” Loughlin’s rep, Elizabeth Much, told Fox News Digital. “There are no legal proceedings underway.” The former couple share two adult children: Bella Rose, 27, and Olivia Jade, 26. The news comes five years […]

Other

5 d. ago Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said. Robert Preston Morris, 64, entered the pleas before a judge in Oklahoma’s Osage County […]

Events

5 d. ago In Calgary courts: Crown will seek to have convicted killer assessed for potential dangerous offender tag

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, 2025

Events

5 d. ago Olympic champion Caster Semenya ends landmark legal fight against sex eligibility rules

Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending a seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field, her lawyers said Thursday, despite winning a ruling at the European Court of Human Rights in July that appeared to have reignited one of sports’ most contentious cases. Patrick Bracher, a lawyer for Semenya, said in […]

Sport

5 d. ago VIFF doc The Art of Adventure highlights Robert Bateman and Bristol Foster friendship

Documentary chronicles wild 1957/58 road trip and reminds viewers of the importance of connecting with the natural world

Culture