15 h. ago Janitors at Surrey's Sunrise Poultry fired for 'time theft' but company can't sue

B.C. Supreme Court judge rules companies with union contracts must settle disputes grievance process and the Labour Board

Events

35 h. 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

36 h. ago Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship will go to U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday kept on hold President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but agreed to hear arguments on the issue in May.

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37 h. 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 […]

Politics

38 h. ago Supreme Court of Canada clarifies treatment of student loan debt under bankruptcy law

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a person must wait seven years after completely finishing their post-secondary studies before they may be released from student loan debt under the federal bankruptcy law. The top court’s decision comes today in the case of a woman who received government student loans in the course of […]

Economics

58 h. ago ‘Woman’ legally defined as someone biologically female, rules U.K. Supreme Court

Five judges ruled that the U.K. Equality Act meant that trans women can be excluded from certain spaces, including changing rooms and swimming pools.

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58 h. ago B.C. nurse fired over gender critical comments asks court to reverse decision

In petition to B.C. Supreme Court, Amy Hamm lists eight errors in the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives panel that a week ago said her comments hurt transgender people

Events

60 h. ago J.K. Rowling celebrates after U.K’s top court backs ‘biological’ definition of woman

Author J.K. Rowling is ecstatic after the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition. Five judges ruled unanimously that the Equality Act of 2010 means trans women can be excluded from some groups and single-sex spaces, such as changing rooms, homeless shelters, swimming […]

Culture

65 h. ago U.K. Supreme Court rules transgender people excluded from definition of ‘woman’ under law

Ruling means that a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female should not be considered a woman for equality purposes

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66 h. ago U.K.’s top court says definition of a woman is based on biological sex and excludes transgender people

LONDON — The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition in a long-running dispute between a feminist group and the Scottish government. Several women’s groups that supported the appeal celebrated outside court and hailed it as a major victory in their effort […]

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3 d. ago Indiana Supreme Court sets May execution for man convicted of killing police officer

A man convicted of killing an Indiana police officer during a foot chase 24 years ago will be executed next month, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. Benjamin Ritchie shot Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney in September 2000. According to court records, Ritchie jumped out of a stolen van after a police pursuit. Toney […]

Events

3 d. 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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4 d. ago Braid: Poilievre would overrule Supreme Court, while Alberta, Quebec demand power

A formal alliance between Quebec and Alberta on these issues would be formidable

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4 d. ago Supreme Court to consider if COVID travel bans violated charter mobility rights after woman missed mother’s funeral

'Denying the right of entry into a province strikes at the heart of the Canadian identity and Canada’s existence as a unified nation'

Culture

6 d. ago Smith defends directing auditor general's procurement investigation to lawyers

Having questions on contentious medical procurement from Alberta’s auditor general screened by government-contracted lawyers isn’t stonewalling but an effort to enhance efficiency, Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday. In a memo leaked to Postmedia, a senior deputy minister instructs officials to redirect interview requests from the office of the auditor general to the government’s legal counsel. […]

Economics

6 d. ago Poilievre would not expand Canada’s medical assistance in dying law, but will maintain right

Medical assistance in dying has been legal in Canada since 2016 following a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision

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8 d. ago Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman’s parents

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life […]

Events

8 d. ago Ontario woman who arranged hit on parents will get new murder trial

The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents.

Events

1 week 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 […]

Culture

1 week ago UBC professors taking school to court over ’political’ actions by administration

The petition filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday alleges the school is breaching the University Act

Politics