30 h. ago Judge to deliver 'magic mushrooms' ruling without accused in court

Observers have predicted, whatever the decision, the case could be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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52 h. ago Judge upholds publication ban on B.C. festival attack mental fitness evidence

Judge Reginald P. Harris said the court was balancing “competing rights of freedom of expression and right to fair trial.”

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4 d. ago ‘Miscarriage of justice’: Edmonton police object to manslaughter plea in girl’s death

Edmonton police threatened if the Crown does not change course, the force will release its own details in the homicide case so it can be judged in the court of public opinion.

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5 d. ago Banksy artwork showing judge beating protester appears on London, U.K. court wall

The mural shows a protester lying on the ground holding a blood-splattered placard while a judge in a traditional wig and black gown beats him with a gavel.

Culture

5 d. ago Appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3M defamation judgment against Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a civil jury’s finding that President Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attacks against the longtime advice columnist after she accused him of sexual assault. In a ruling issued Monday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of […]

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1 week ago Anand says she has ‘utmost confidence’ in ICC judge sanctioned by the U.S.

Following U.S. sanctions being placed on a Canadian ICC judge, Kimberley Prost, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has "utmost confidence" in them.

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1 week ago Fentanyl trafficker driving Jaguar in Langley has sentence increased to five years in prison on appeal

B.C. Appeal Court rejected a lower judge's sentence of two years of house arrest plus probation, saying it was 'demonstrably unfit,' and said a 'substantial penitentiary sentence is warranted'

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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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1 week ago Evicted tenant in Surrey keeps $17,000 award after owners rent suite on Airbnb

Owners evicted tenant to allow son to move in, allowed under law, but with some online sleuthing, woman discovered it was instead rented as a Airbnb, not allowed under law. B.C. Supreme Court judge upheld tribunal decision in her favour.

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2 w. ago Dwight Newman: Aboriginal title’s conflict with private property must be resolved

The B.C. Supreme Court's Cowichan Tribes judgment has cast a shadow of doubt over land ownership. There are ways to get clarity, though

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3 w. ago Class action suit alleges sex assault by Nordik Spa employee

The file now goes before a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec to assess the case's merit before it can proceed to court.

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3 w. ago Court orders stray dogs in New Delhi released, easing its order to move them all to shelters

NEW DELHI — India’s Supreme Court ordered the release of all stray dogs that were removed from New Delhi streets after sterilization and immunization following an increase in the number of people who were bitten by dogs. The court’s ruling Friday modified its earlier judgment by ordering the dogs to be released to the same […]

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3 w. ago Man found guilty of 2nd degree murder of stabbing death of girlfriend at Metrotown

Everton Downey, 34, had pleaded guilty to lesser charge of manslaughter but a B.C. Supreme Court judge said he failed to raise reasonable doubt that he intentionally killed Melissa Blimkie, 25, on way to Christmas shopping at mall in 2021

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3 w. ago ‘THEY’RE ALL SWINGERS’: Kentucky judge shot dead accused of running court brothel

A Kentucky judge shot and killed in his chambers last year is accused of running a courthouse brothel where women were asked to perform sexual favours to wipe away their legal problems. Authorities said District Court Judge Kevin Mullins was gunned down Sept. 19, 2024, by Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines. Stines has pleaded […]

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3 w. ago Trump slaps sanctions on Canadian International Criminal Court judge

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration slapped a Canadian judge on the International Criminal Court with sanctions as the U.S. State Department continues to push back on the tribunal. The State Department says Kimberly Prost of Canada was sanctioned for ruling to authorize the ICC’s investigation into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. Other ICC members from France, […]

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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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