12 h. ago Evidence against Okanagan man tossed after police violate rights

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has thrown out evidence, including two firearms, seized after an “illegal” Okanagan traffic stop.

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53 h. ago West Virginia court declines to answer whether opioids distribution can cause public nuisance

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Supreme Court on Monday declined to answer a federal court’s question in an appeal in a landmark lawsuit over whether the distribution of opioids can cause a public nuisance. The 3-2 opinion returns the case to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia. It’s been nearly […]

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3 d. ago Company contracted to repaint Granville Street Bridge for $5.8 million sues City of Vancouver

City hasn't yet responded to lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court by New Brunswick firm saying it hadn't been properly paid during delays. Over a year ago, city filed lawsuit against three companies for deficiencies on structural repairs but that lawsuit has been stalled since

Economics

4 d. ago Judge orders limit in Mount Polley tailings dam deposits amid court challenge

The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered that the Mount Polley mine limit the tailings it can deposit into its storage facility while a First Nation challenges an addition to the dam in court.

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5 d. ago B.C. judge orders limit in tailings dam deposits at Mount Polley mine

VANCOUVER — The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered that the Mount Polley mine limit the tailings it can deposit into its storage facility while a First Nation challenges an addition to the dam in court. The court’s decision issued Thursday orders the Mount Polley Mining Corp. not to deposit mine tailings that would […]

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5 d. ago B.C. judge grants injunction in legal battle over tailings dam at Mount Polley mine

VANCOUVER — The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered a pause of operations at a wastewater storage facility at the Mount Polley mine as an addition to the dam is challenged by a local First Nation. The court’s decision issued Thursday orders the Mount Polley Mining Corp. not deposit mine tailings into a storage […]

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6 d. ago CN Rail hub set to proceed after Supreme Court dismisses appeal request

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal request that sought to halt construction of a massive rail-and-truck hub in the Greater Toronto Area, paving the way for the project to proceed. The justices gave no reasons for their decision, as is typical when parties ask permission to appeal to the top […]

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7 d. ago Probe of B.C. summer event safety to be led by former Supreme Court chief justice

British Columbia is launching a review of summer event safety, due by the end of June, in the wake of the deadly Vancouver Lapu Lapu day car ramming tragedy.

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1 week ago Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk ‘s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. The emergency appeal comes after a judge in Maryland restricted the team’s access under federal privacy laws. Social Security holds […]

Politics

1 week ago Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelan migrants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to being deported. The Justice Department asked the high court to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the […]

Politics

1 week ago Mississippi sets execution date for man on death row since 1976

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed on June 25, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Richard Gerald Jordan, 78, who was sentenced to death in 1976 for kidnapping and killing a woman, has filed multiple death sentence appeals, the most recent of which was denied in October. The […]

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1 week ago Supreme Court to hear appeal of Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stops

Canada's top court will hear a case about whether it's constitutional for police to make a random traffic stop without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence.

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2 w. ago Kamloops man 'likely' wrongly jailed for 26 years for murder sues RCMP, B.C.

Gerald Klassen files lawsuit seeking damages for alleged malicious prosecution for conviction in 1993 death of Julie McLeod, according to new notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court

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2 w. ago Valnet Inc. Clinches Significant Win in Embedding Case After Supreme Court’s Denial to Hear Appeal

MONTREAL — On April 28, 2025, in McGucken v. Valnet Inc., Case No. 24-1040, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider a photographer’s challenge to a Ninth Circuit decision affirming dismissal of his copyright infringement claims against Valnet. The Supreme Court’s rejection of the certiorari petition marks the end of the road for photographer Elliot […]

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2 w. ago Supreme Court case pits prosecutors against Edmonton police over disclosing officer misconduct records

"This should have been a simple case. "

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2 w. ago Pedro Pascal calls J.K. Rowling ‘heinous loser’ after her U.K. Supreme Court ruling post

After the ruling, Rowling posted a photo of herself smoking a cigar and holding a drink, with the caption 'I love it when a plan comes together. #SupremeCourt #WomensRights.'

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2 w. ago Supreme Court orders former Alberta teacher who molested student back to prison; two justices suggest Paul Sheppard lied about past conviction

Canada's top court has ordered a former Alberta teacher who molested a student 30 years ago back to prison.

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3 w. ago Amy Hamm: U.K. Supreme Court states the obvious — you aren’t a woman just because you say you are

Hopefully, the court's landmark judgment will have ripple effects in Canada, as well

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3 w. 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 […]

Society

3 w. ago Alito lambastes Supreme Court for late night order to block Trump’s deportation plans

'Literally in the middle of the night, the Court issued unprecedented and legally questionable relief," conservative judge wrote in dissent

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