3 d. ago Judge to rule if suspect in Lapu Lapu festival attack is fit to stand trial

A publication ban has prevented evidence at the hearing from being reported, but Global News is part of a media consortium that has challenged that ban.

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3 d. ago Judge rules Lapu Lapu festival attack suspect is fit to stand trial

A publication ban has prevented evidence at the hearing from being reported, but Global News is part of a media consortium that has challenged that ban.

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3 d. ago Judge to rule if Vancouver festival attack suspect is fit for murder trial

Adam Kai-Ji Lo is accused of driving an SUV through a crowded street on April 26 and faces 11 counts of second-degree murder.

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3 d. ago Vancouver festival attack suspect faces 31 more charges as he is ruled fit for trial

Adam Kai-Ji Lo is accused of driving an SUV through a crowded street on April 26 and faces 11 counts of second-degree murder, along with 31 attempted murder charges

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6 d. ago Australian judge to hand down sentence for ‘mushroom murderer’

SYDNEY — An Australian judge will rule on Monday whether convicted killer Erin Patterson spends the rest of her life in prison for murdering three people with toxic mushrooms, capping a trial that sparked a media frenzy. Patterson, 50, was convicted in July of triple murder for serving a poisonous meal to her estranged husband’s […]

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1 week ago B.C. drug dealer gets prison time in place of ‘demonstrably unfit’ house arrest

‘Two years less one day, even when coupled with lengthy probation, is logically irreconcilable with the judge’s findings of fact,’ the appeal court ruled

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2 w. ago Toronto’s last shooting range wins legal battle against chief firearms officer

The CFO can issue a new shooting range approval or revoke it entirely, but ‘has no authority to attach conditions’ to the approval, the judge ruled

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3 w. ago Man charged with killing American Idol exec, her husband to undergo mental evaluation

LOS ANGELES — A man charged with fatally shooting an “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband in their Los Angeles home will undergo mental evaluation to determine whether he’s fit to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Raymond Boodarian, 22, was set to be arraigned in a courthouse in Los Angeles but did not […]

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3 w. ago City of Prince George to dismantle homeless encampment after court ruling

PRINCE GEORGE — The City of Prince George says it will begin dismantling a long-standing homeless encampment after a B.C. Supreme Court judge approved the move and ruled the city had taken steps to shelter unhoused people. Prince George had gone to court twice before to close the encampment on lands the city owns, but […]

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3 w. ago Judge rules doctor's lawsuit against LHSC over probe can proceed

A London doctor’s lawsuit claiming hospital officials investigated an end-of-life care complaint behind his back can go ahead, but only in part.

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