37 h. ago Legal arguments dominate Day 2 of world junior sex assault trial

An Ontario court heard legal arguments Thursday in the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.

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38 h. ago Bay workers may not see money in creditor protection case: lawyer

TORONTO — A court appearance from Hudson’s Bay is raising doubts over how much money the faltering retailer will have left for employees after liquidation. The Superior Court of Justice heard arguments Thursday about which law firm should represent the retailer’s past and present employees during proceedings in the retailer’s creditor protection case, before appointing […]

Society

2 d. ago Trump Tries to Push Tariff Fight to Trade Court With Better Odds

President Donald Trump wants legal challenges to his sweeping tariffs to be heard by a specialized trade court, an approach that worked in his favor during his first administration even though it didn’t give him an immediate victory.

Economics

3 d. ago Supreme Court takes up religious rights dispute over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters. The case is the latest dispute involving religion to come before the conservative-led court. The justices have repeatedly endorsed claims of religious discrimination […]

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7 d. ago Judge denies Sean ’Diddy’ Combs’ request to delay May 5 trial

NEW YORK — The sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs will proceed as scheduled in early May despite his lawyer’s claims that they need an extra two months to prepare, a judge said Friday. Judge Arun Subramanian said at a Manhattan federal court hearing that the hip-hop mogul’s trial, projected to last from eight […]

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8 d. ago Frank Stronach committed to stand trial after preliminary inquiry into two charges

An Ontario court has committed billionaire businessman Frank Stronach to stand trial on two charges related to two complainants as part of his Toronto sexual assault case. Ontario Court Justice Jacqueline Freeman made the ruling at the end of a preliminary inquiry that dealt exclusively with those two charges, which court has heard were the […]

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8 d. ago Supreme Court won’t hear appeal on questioning of former Alberta minister in coal lawsuit

The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal by the Alberta government regarding a multibillion-dollar coal mining lawsuit that has been launched against the province.

Politics

8 d. ago Supreme Court won’t hear appeal on questioning former Alberta minister in coal suit

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says it won’t hear an appeal by the Alberta government regarding a decision to have its former energy minister questioned in a multibillion-dollar coal mining lawsuit. The $15 billion lawsuit, launched in 2023, argues five coal companies were left with land they couldn’t use after Alberta reimplemented its […]

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9 d. ago Confessed killer believed he was attacking an "animalistic creature" when he fatally stabbed a Calgary woman, court hears

Calgary murder suspect Michael Adenyi believed he was being attacked by demonic animals when he repeatedly stabbed city woman Vanessa Ladouceur. But Adenyi told defence lawyer Curtis Mennie on Wednesday that when he cut himself during the fatal attack he was “shot” back into reality and discovered the “creature” was a person. The admitted killer […]

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1 week ago U.S. judge to question Trump officials’ refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A federal judge in Maryland is expected to question the Trump administration Tuesday about its continued refusal to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison, even after the Supreme Court ordered his return to the U.S. The 4 p.m. hearing in a U.S. District Court comes a day after White House advisers repeated […]

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1 week ago Prison officers stabbed by Manchester bombing plotter in stable condition

LONDON — Two prison officers allegedly stabbed by one of the plotters of a deadly bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, eight years ago are in a stable condition in the hospital, the union representing them said Sunday. Hashem Abedi, who in August 2020 was convicted of 22 counts of murder […]

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2 w. ago Sex assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon to resume next week

MONTREAL — The sexual assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon will resume next week after the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal of the scope of questions his lawyers could ask in his defence. In a brief hearing today, the province’s highest court dismissed Rozon’s appeal filed in the midst of […]

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2 w. ago B.C. judge allows a secret recording that wife made of marriage counselling

A couple were in the middle of a complex family law trial when the husband applied to have the court hear a two-hour counselling taping made in 2020.

Economics

2 w. ago Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law after judges’ review

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants, but said they must get a court hearing before they are taken from the United States. In a bitterly divided decision, the court said the administration must give Venezuelans who it claims are […]

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2 w. ago In Calgary courts: Fatal stabbing victim Vanessa Ladouceur had wounds suggesting she tried to fend off her attacker, court hears

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

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3 w. ago MANDEL: ‘Pure act of evil’ prompts mom to lunge at daughter’s killer in court

Chinese national Neng Jia Jin was bent on revenge and wanted to kill Canadians when he boarded a TTC subway car in 2022

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3 w. ago ‘Pure act of evil’: Court hears chilling details of deadly TTC stabbing attack

Neng Jia Jin has admitted that on Dec. 8, 2022, he fatally stabbed a 31-year-old passenger on a TTC train, and tried to kill another woman.

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3 w. ago Quebec’s high court rejects random police stops ahead of Supreme Court hearing

Quebec's Court of Appeal has refused the province's request to allow arbitrary police traffic stops to continue until a legal challenge is heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.

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3 w. ago Closing submissions resume in trial of girl accused of killing Kenneth Lee

None of the other teens who violently swarmed a homeless Toronto man in 2022 appeared to make any motions consistent with stabbing during the attack, prosecutors argued Wednesday at the murder trial of a teen girl they allege inflicted the fatal wound. The swarming at a downtown Toronto parkette was captured on security footage, and […]

Society

3 w. ago Alberta judge who mocked woman was harsh and disrespectful: judicial council

A judicial review board says a Calgary judge who mocked and mimicked a woman during a court hearing was harsh and disrespectful. The board’s decision says Court of King’s Bench Justice Earl Wilson admitted his tone during a 2024 hearing about a restraining order was hurtful and that he is sorry. A complaint to the […]

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