Law and justice

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COVID-19 protection makers launch $5B lawsuit alleging feds misled them

Canadian Association of PPE Manufacturers says misleading statements led to bad investments

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A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected an application to exclude the father of a murdered 13-year-old girl from following post-trial proceedings. The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Murdered girl’s dad allowed to listen in to Ali post-trail proceedings: judge

Court orders, courtroom security strike the right balance between safety and the father’s interests

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected an application to exclude the father of a murdered 13-year-old girl from following post-trial proceedings. The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Accused child abductor Randall Hopley is led out of the Cranbrook, B.C., courthouse on Wednesday Sept. 14, 2011. High-risk B.C. sex offender Hopley, who went on the run for 10 days in November, will still be allowed overnight community leave with the approval of his parole officer, after the parole board decided not to impose new restrictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland

B.C. sex offender Hopley faces no new restrictions after 10-day vanishing

Premier says he can’t fathom the ruling after man who abducted a child in 2011 walked away Nov. 4

Accused child abductor Randall Hopley is led out of the Cranbrook, B.C., courthouse on Wednesday Sept. 14, 2011. High-risk B.C. sex offender Hopley, who went on the run for 10 days in November, will still be allowed overnight community leave with the approval of his parole officer, after the parole board decided not to impose new restrictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
FILE - This Oct. 19, 2019, file photo shows Gina Carano at the Disney Plus launch event promoting “The Mandalorian” at the London West Hollywood hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. Carano on Tuesday sued Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her 2021 firing from “The Mandalorian,” saying she was let go for expressing right-wing views on social media. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)

Actor sues Disney for firing her from Star Wars series

‘The Mandalorian’ actor Gina Carano says she was let go for expressing right-wing views

FILE - This Oct. 19, 2019, file photo shows Gina Carano at the Disney Plus launch event promoting “The Mandalorian” at the London West Hollywood hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. Carano on Tuesday sued Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her 2021 firing from “The Mandalorian,” saying she was let go for expressing right-wing views on social media. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. The president of a group representing lawyers for the British Columbia government says a recent attack on a Crown prosecutor underscores the need for “a serious discussion” about whether a downtown Vancouver courthouse should be relocated, but Premier David Eby says that’s not a move the province is currently considering. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Premier not interested in Vancouver courthouse move despite Crown concerns

Recent attack on a prosecutor near Downtown Eastside courthouse sparks question

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. The president of a group representing lawyers for the British Columbia government says a recent attack on a Crown prosecutor underscores the need for “a serious discussion” about whether a downtown Vancouver courthouse should be relocated, but Premier David Eby says that’s not a move the province is currently considering. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Ottawa Senators’ Alex Formenton during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Friday, April 29, 2022; New Jersey Devils defenceman Cal Foote before an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J., Friday, Oct. 27, 2023; New Jersey Devils’ Michael McLeod during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023; Calgary Flames centre Dillon Dube during an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. They are four of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Slocum, Noah K. Murray, Matt Slocum, Paul Sancya, Corey Sipkin

UPDATE: Police apologize for time taken in junior hockey sex assault case

April court date set for Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Michael McLeod

Ottawa Senators’ Alex Formenton during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Friday, April 29, 2022; New Jersey Devils defenceman Cal Foote before an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J., Friday, Oct. 27, 2023; New Jersey Devils’ Michael McLeod during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023; Calgary Flames centre Dillon Dube during an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. They are four of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Slocum, Noah K. Murray, Matt Slocum, Paul Sancya, Corey Sipkin
A lawyer representing the father of a 13-year-old girl killed in a Burnaby, B.C., park denies allegations that he brought a gun into court the day Ibrahim Ali was convicted of the killing. The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Dad in Ali murder trial did not bring gun to courtroom, his lawyer says

Lawyers for now-convicted murderer arguing to have victim’s dad excluded from post-trial proceedings

A lawyer representing the father of a 13-year-old girl killed in a Burnaby, B.C., park denies allegations that he brought a gun into court the day Ibrahim Ali was convicted of the killing. The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - New Jersey Devils’ Michael McLeod watches during a break in an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

4 NHL players charged in 2018 junior hockey sexual assault case, lawyers say

Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote charged with sexual assault by police in Ontario

FILE - New Jersey Devils’ Michael McLeod watches during a break in an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
A lawyer for a group of Apple iPhone users whose devices allegedly slowed down after software updates says consumers will receive between $17.50 and $150 under a settlement agreement negotiated over a class-action lawsuit. A shopper compares two iPhone 15 models on the first day of sales at an Apple Store in Los Angeles, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jae C. Hong

Court urged to accept $14.4M B.C. iPhone class action settlement

Amount signifies maximum total payout to divided among those eligible after ‘slowed-down’ complaint

A lawyer for a group of Apple iPhone users whose devices allegedly slowed down after software updates says consumers will receive between $17.50 and $150 under a settlement agreement negotiated over a class-action lawsuit. A shopper compares two iPhone 15 models on the first day of sales at an Apple Store in Los Angeles, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jae C. Hong
A man was arrested in Vancouver this weekend in relation to a 2007 case in Manitoba. (Black Press file)

Tech advance leads to B.C. arrest in 2007 Manitoba killing

Kevin Queau, 42, was arrested without incident in Vancouver in the death of Crystal Shannon Saunders

A man was arrested in Vancouver this weekend in relation to a 2007 case in Manitoba. (Black Press file)
A coroner’s inquest into the deadly Winters Hotel fire in Vancouver has seen video footage of the blaze from inside the rooming facility, showing heavy smoke billowing from a unit, then flames a few minutes later. A firefighter sprays water on debris during demolition of the Winters Hotel in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Winters Hotel inquest shown video shot from inside fatal B.C. blaze

Investigation concluded fire that killed 2 was caused by candles left burning on a bed

A coroner’s inquest into the deadly Winters Hotel fire in Vancouver has seen video footage of the blaze from inside the rooming facility, showing heavy smoke billowing from a unit, then flames a few minutes later. A firefighter sprays water on debris during demolition of the Winters Hotel in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A British Columbia Supreme Court Judge has ruled that Ibrahim Ali should be removed from the forensic psychiatric hospital where he stayed during his first-degree murder trial. The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Judge says killer Ali to be moved from psych hospital to detention centre

Ali will remain at the centre until his sentencing in the death of a 13-year-old B.C. girl

A British Columbia Supreme Court Judge has ruled that Ibrahim Ali should be removed from the forensic psychiatric hospital where he stayed during his first-degree murder trial. The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C man breaks into senior’s home, demands she make him a sandwich

Randal Graham Petersen pleads guilty in Penticton sentenced to 92 days for multiple offences

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The father of a murdered 13-year-old girl has been under police investigation for allegedly bringing a gun into a Vancouver courtroom on the day that Ibrahim Ali was convicted of the killing, the man’s lawyer has told a hearing. The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Ali’s lawyers fear dead girl’s dad, police probe claim he brought gun to court

Defence lawyers refusing to show up for post-trial proceedings citing safety concerns

The father of a murdered 13-year-old girl has been under police investigation for allegedly bringing a gun into a Vancouver courtroom on the day that Ibrahim Ali was convicted of the killing, the man’s lawyer has told a hearing. The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Justice Renee Pomerance, left to right, Nathaniel Veltman, and Crown Prosecutor Kim Johnson are seen as the verdict is read in the Superior Court of Justice in Windsor, Ont., in a courtroom sketch made on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould

Family rejects apology of man who mowed down Muslim family with a truck

Nathaniel Veltman’s sentencing statement called ‘strategic words’ after he killed 4 people in Ontario

Justice Renee Pomerance, left to right, Nathaniel Veltman, and Crown Prosecutor Kim Johnson are seen as the verdict is read in the Superior Court of Justice in Windsor, Ont., in a courtroom sketch made on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
Police walk as heavy snow falls on the 21st day of a protest against COVID-19 measures that has grown into a broader anti-government protest, in Ottawa, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Judge calls Emergencies Act use in Freedom Convoy protests unreasonable

Federal court rules invocation of the act led to the infringement of constitutional rights

Police walk as heavy snow falls on the 21st day of a protest against COVID-19 measures that has grown into a broader anti-government protest, in Ottawa, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Cindy Ghostkeeper-Whitehead, a family wellness worker on the James Smith Cree Nation, and Mike Marion, the First Nation’s health director, say it’s frustrating that the community’s response isn’t being heard at a coroner’s inquest into the 2022 mass stabbings. Ghostkeeper-Whitehead, left, and Marion are seen speaking to media at the inquest venue in Melfort, Sask., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone

Massacre inquest should hear from community helpers, James Smith members say

Community members say its frustrating the inquest is only hearing the third-party response

Cindy Ghostkeeper-Whitehead, a family wellness worker on the James Smith Cree Nation, and Mike Marion, the First Nation’s health director, say it’s frustrating that the community’s response isn’t being heard at a coroner’s inquest into the 2022 mass stabbings. Ghostkeeper-Whitehead, left, and Marion are seen speaking to media at the inquest venue in Melfort, Sask., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone
A judge’s declaration that the federal government was unjustified in using Canada’s emergency legislation to quell a weeks-long protest in Ottawa has left the administrator of a downtown church feeling the court disregarded infringements of her rights. A lineup of police officers assemble on Colonel By Drive near the truck blockade in Ottawa, on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canadians react to unreasonable use of Emergency Act ruling

Judgement reopens emotional debate two years after huge Freedom Convoy protests

A judge’s declaration that the federal government was unjustified in using Canada’s emergency legislation to quell a weeks-long protest in Ottawa has left the administrator of a downtown church feeling the court disregarded infringements of her rights. A lineup of police officers assemble on Colonel By Drive near the truck blockade in Ottawa, on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Debris falls to the ground as demolition resumes on the Winters Hotel after a body was found in the single room occupancy (SRO) building, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Bad feeling’ marked firefighter’s visit just days before fatal B.C. hotel fire

Fire captain had visited Winters Hotel for smaller blaze 3 days prior to fire tht killed 2

Debris falls to the ground as demolition resumes on the Winters Hotel after a body was found in the single room occupancy (SRO) building, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
People enter the public coroner’s inquest in Melfort, Sask. on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The province is expected to provide information about how it responded to a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation as a coroner’s inquest enters its second week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

Saskatchewan stabber wasn’t on RCMP team’s radar prior to rampage

52 others were unlawfully at large in Saskatchewan day of Myles Sanderson’s killing spree

People enter the public coroner’s inquest in Melfort, Sask. on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The province is expected to provide information about how it responded to a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation as a coroner’s inquest enters its second week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards