58 h. ago Tax consultant charged after Edmonton man’s $32K disability refund vanishes: ‘Just so relieved’

An Edmonton tax consultant accused of stealing more than $32,000 from her former client is now facing charges and will appear in court in October.

Economics

63 h. ago Former exec of Mars candy subsidiary pleads guilty to stealing $28M from company

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A former executive for a subsidiary of candymaker Mars Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to fraud and tax charges in connection with his theft of $28 million from the company, federal prosecutors said. Paul Steed, 58, appeared in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He also agreed to pay $28.4 million in restitution […]

Economics

3 d. ago Is the Lapu Lapu Day massacre suspect fit to stand trial? Vancouver judge to decide today

The suspect is expected to appear in court on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. PDT

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3 d. ago ‘Relief’ after judge finds Lapu Lapu Day massacre suspect fit for trial in B.C.

After his court appearance, the suspect is facing an additional 31 charges for attempted murder, on top of the initial 11 counts of second-degree murder

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4 d. ago Accused in Alkhalil prison breakout to make first court appearance

Ryan Van Gool, of Harrison Hot Springs, and Ottawa residents John Potvin and Edward Ayoub have been charged with conspiracy in a prison break.

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4 d. ago Accused in Robby Alkhalil prison breakout to make first court appearance. But who else was involved?

Three men have been charged with conspiracy in a prison break. Who hired them and whether anyone at the Port Coquitlam jail was involved is still in question

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4 d. ago Fraud sentencing Jan. 6 for former Halifax kids’ hospital CEO from Oakville

HALIFAX — The former CEO of a Halifax children’s hospital found guilty of fraud in two separate trials will be sentenced on Jan. 6. Nova Scotia’s Public Prosecution Service says Tracy Kitch, 63, from Oakville, appeared by video link in a Kentville, N.S., court where her sentencing date was set for early next year. Kitch […]

Society

4 d. ago B.C. man arrested for allegedly driving a pink Barbie truck while impaired

The man has since been issued a 90-day driving suspension and is set to appear in court in December

Transport

5 d. ago Banksy artwork showing judge beating protester appears on London, U.K. court wall

The mural shows a protester lying on the ground holding a blood-splattered placard while a judge in a traditional wig and black gown beats him with a gavel.

Culture

2 w. ago Arrests, drugs, gun seized after police raid on Edmonton's Aladdin Motel

All three accused were remanded into custody, to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Edmonton on Aug. 28

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2 w. ago Arrests made after drugs and gun seized in police raid on Edmonton's Aladdin Motel

All three accused were remanded into custody, to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Edmonton on Aug. 28

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3 w. ago Legal arguments heard in fitness hearing for Vancouver festival attack suspect

Lo, 30, appeared by video Friday in provincial court in Vancouver wearing a dark blue sweatsuit

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3 w. ago Dad accused of drowning daughter in New York makes court appearance

The lawyer representing a father charged with murdering his nine-year-old Canadian daughter in Upstate New York said his client will ask for bail. Luciano Frattolin appeared Tuesday in Essex County court in Elizabethtown, N.Y., for a hearing to provide updates on his upcoming murder trial. Assistant public defender Eric Weyand told Judge Tatiana Coffinger that […]

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