6 d. ago Canadian World Bank employee jailed in sickening child pornography probe

A Canadian employee of the World Bank in Washington has been sent to a U.S. prison for four years after he was busted for distributing twisted child pornography involving babies. Matthew Norman Ballek, 32, of Saskatchewan, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to 46 months in federal prison. Ballek pleaded guilty in October in […]

Events

7 d. ago Enbridge Line 5 pipeline dispute with Michigan goes to U.S. Supreme Court

Top U.S. court agrees to hear case concerning whether Michigan’s efforts to shut down pipeline belong in federal or state court

Other

9 d. ago Tech industry group sues Arkansas over new social media laws

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas Friday over two new laws that would place limits on content on social media platforms and would allow parents of children who killed themselves to sue over content on the platforms. The lawsuit by NetChoice filed in federal court in Fayetteville, Arkansas, comes […]

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1 week ago Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decomposing bodies sentenced to 20 years in prison

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 dead bodies in a decrepit building and sent grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 20 years in prison in federal court Friday for cheating customers and defrauding the federal government out of nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 aid. Jon Hallford, owner of Return […]

Events

1 week ago Australian Treasurer Sues Foreign Investor in Rare Earths Miner

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has started the first legal case in the Federal Court for an alleged breach of the nation’s foreign investment laws, saying a shareholder in a rare earths company failed to heed his order to sell its stake.

Culture

2 w. ago Federal court tosses legal challenges to ‘floatel’ for Woodfibre LNG workers

Canada's Federal Court has rejected legal challenges disputing the approval of a so-called "floatel" used to house workers near Squamish.

Society

2 w. ago Judge refuses more tests on ostriches at B.C. farm amid pending cull

A federal court won't allow the owners of a B.C. ostrich farm to conduct further testing of their flock for avian flu in a bid to avert a cull.

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2 w. ago Universities Win Order Voiding Agency’s 15% Research Cost Cap

Brown and Cornell universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and several other US schools won a federal court order striking down a National Science Foundation cap on indirect cost rates for government-funded research.

Society

2 w. ago Iranian who killed someone in England gets another chance to stay in Canada

A Federal Court judge granted Sirus Lotfi's application for a judicial review, overruling an immigration officer's refusal of his last ditch plea to stay in Canada

Events

2 w. ago B.C. ostrich farm wins stay of cull in federal appeal court, pending reveiw

The owners of Universal Ostrich Farm have been fighting an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cull their flock after it was hit with an avian flu outbreak last year.

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2 w. ago B.C. ostrich farm wins stay of cull in federal appeal court, pending review

The owners of Universal Ostrich Farm have been fighting an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cull their flock after it was hit with an avian flu outbreak last year.

Other

2 w. ago Judge overstepped power when ordering government to appoint judges faster, appeal court rules

At the time of the 2024 ruling, there were 75 judge positions waiting to be filled, an unusually high number. The judge said the long delay was 'failing' Canadians

Politics

2 w. ago Federal Court closes door on safety in Canada for fleeing Afghan advisors’ families

'I was a Canadian citizen. I went there and people found out that I work with Canadian forces, so they targeted my family members there'

Other

3 w. ago Federal Court in Delaware Dismisses Antitrust Challenge to Wabtec

PITTSBURGH — The United States District Court for the District of Delaware has dismissed all antitrust claims filed in a lawsuit challenging the merger between Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) and GE Transportation. The Court said no harmful effects on competition resulting from the merger had been shown and also dismissed remaining antitrust allegations. The Court did […]

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3 w. ago US appeals court refuses to overturn Biden approval of Alaska’s Willow oil project

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Friday refused to overturn the approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope. The decision from a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes in a long-running dispute over the project, which was greenlit in March 2023 by […]

Politics

3 w. ago Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, briefly shows up to support Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at trial

NEW YORK — Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly showed up to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday to support the hip-hop mogul, a longtime friend. Ye, dressed in white, arrived at Manhattan federal court before noon while the trial was on a break and spent […]

Transport

3 w. ago Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garci pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges during an arraignment in federal court in Tennessee on Friday. Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador who had been living legally in the United States before he was wrongfully deported in March. His case has become a rallying point […]

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3 w. ago New Orleans police officer who shot and killed puppy violated rights but has immunity, jury finds

NEW ORLEANS — A jury in federal court ruled that a New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy had violated its owners’ constitutional rights but was shielded from punishment under qualified immunity because of his government role, according to the plaintiffs’ attorney William Most. The jury awarded $10,000 in damages for emotional […]

Events

3 w. ago Trump’s tariffs on Canada, world to stay in place during case, court rules

A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled President Donald Trump's reciprocal global tariffs and fentanyl-related duties on Canada can stay in place during a court case.

Economics

3 w. ago Court rules Trump’s tariffs can stay in effect while appeal proceeds

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on most countries around the world can remain in place while a federal appeals court decides on their future. The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled the duties were unlawful last month. The lower court ruled that Trump’s use of an emergency powers law to impose his “Liberation […]

Economics