5 d. ago Mother of Quebec toddler found by Ontario highway faces criminal charge

The 34-year-old woman from Montreal, whose name is under a publication ban to protect her daughter's identity, appeared in court Thursday for her bail hearing.

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5 d. ago Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join

WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join. Just two weeks after upholding a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, the justices said they will review lower court rulings in favour of transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia. […]

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8 d. ago In Calgary courts: Murder of Calgary man by 'drug addicts and thieves' has left his family heartbroken and in tatters, court told

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from June 30 to July 4, 2025

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8 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

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8 d. ago U.S. Supreme Court to hear Line 5 pipeline case between Michigan, Enbridge

Michigan sued in state court in June 2019 seeking to void the easement that allows the Enbridge energy company to operate a section of pipeline under the Great Lakes.

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8 d. ago Court Reserves Judgement on both Judicial Review Petition and Injunction Application Relating to Mount Polley Tailings Storage Facility

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Imperial Metals Corporation (TSX:III) (the “Company” or “Imperial”) announces that, further to the Company’s news release dated May 9, 2025, following a four-day hearing, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has reserved judgment on the judicial review petition and injunction application filed by the Xatśūll First […]

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1 week ago Crown says jurors should reject suspected serial rabbit killer's "charade" his alter ego tortured and killed bunnies

Jurors will begin deliberating Friday afternoon

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2 w. ago Brockville man facing charges after police search in Maitland area

A 30-year-old man from Brockville is facing a handful of charges after an extensive police search in the Maitland area led to an arrest on Thursday. Alexander Ubdegrove was to have a Friday bail hearing in court at Brockville on charges of resisting a peace officer, flight from a police officer, operation of a vehicle […]

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2 w. ago U.S. Supreme Court denies request to quickly hear Trump tariff challenge

The Supreme Court denied a request by one of the plaintiffs in the case to expedite a review of the dispute while a lower court considers the Trump administration's appeal.

Economics

2 w. ago Lam sisters called family for help amid alleged abuse before killing their mother, court hears

Defence lawyers told the courtroom the older brothers will testify to decades of abuse against the Lam sisters by their mother.

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2 w. ago Bail hearing in July for Montreal mom charged with abandoning three

SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD — The mother who allegedly abandoned her three-year-old daughter in rural Ontario for four days is scheduled to have a bail hearing early next month. Lawyers in Quebec court set hearing dates of July 3 and July 4 for the 34-year-old Montreal woman who faces one count of unlawful abandonment of a child. The […]

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3 w. ago Suspected serial rabbit killer had injured bunny euthanized just months earlier, court hears

Veterinarian Dr. Abigail Picyk testified Nicholas Weseen's pet, Smokey, was dropped off at the Fish Creek Pet Hospital the evening of Oct. 25, 2022

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3 w. ago Supreme Court Asked to Hear Challenge to Trump’s Global Tariffs

Two family-owned toy companies are asking the US Supreme Court to consider striking down many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, putting a high-stakes fight with worldwide economic implications before the justices for the first time.

Economics

3 w. ago Suspected serial rabbit killer said hurting bunnies was 'kinda like playing god,' jury hears

Calgary man faces animal-cruelty charges in connection with the death of five of his pet rabbits

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3 w. ago In Calgary courts: Suspected serial rabbit killer said hurting bunnies was 'kinda like playing god,' jury hears

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from June 16 to 20, 2025

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3 w. ago Judge blasts single mom for appearing late to virtual court while making a sandwich

A Michigan woman was slammed by a judge after she showed up late to a virtual court hearing wearing a robe and making a sandwich. Asja Outerbridge was supposed to sign on to the Zoom call in Detroit’s 36th District Court at 9 a.m. for a misdemeanor charge before Judge Sean Perkins. However, she was […]

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3 w. ago Pat Stay murder trial: Tensions rise in and out of court as closing arguments begin

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury has heard closing arguments from the Crown in Adam Drake's second-degree murder trial.

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3 w. ago Pat Stay killing: Tensions spill outside as Adam Drake murder trial nears the end

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury has heard closing arguments from in Adam Drake's second-degree murder trial, starting on Friday with the Crown.

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3 w. ago High court overturns B.C. sex assault conviction, clarifies ’confusion’ over evidence

The Supreme Court of Canada says a British Columbia man convicted of sexual assault in 2022 should get a new trial because social media messages used as evidence against him were admitted to court without a proper hearing. The court says the ruling confirms that it’s not just evidence about a sexual assault complainant’s history […]

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3 w. ago U.S. court pauses order for Trump to return California National Guard

The court said it would hold a hearing on the matter on Tuesday. The ruling came only hours after a federal judge’s order was to take effect at noon Friday.

Society