Law and justice

B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth looks on at the legislature in Victoria on Thursday, October 5, 2023. The province says its office targeting proceeds of unlawful activity has secured a $10-million forfeiture, the largest of its kind in the history of the program since it launched in 2006. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

$10M B.C. forfeiture against payment processor largest of its kind

Government said PacNet processed payments for clients who allegedly operated scams targeting seniors

B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth looks on at the legislature in Victoria on Thursday, October 5, 2023. The province says its office targeting proceeds of unlawful activity has secured a $10-million forfeiture, the largest of its kind in the history of the program since it launched in 2006. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Burton Cummings, left, and Randy Bachman perform during a Canada’s Walk of Fame fundraising event in Toronto on July, 18, 2019. A lawsuit filed by Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman against two of their former band mates in the Guess Who is being called “a complete farce” by the musicians who are seeking to see it dismissed. Drummer Garry Peterson and bassist Jim Kale filed a motion earlier this month asking a Los Angeles court to throw out allegations they’ve infringed on the trademarks for the Winnipeg band. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Guess Who co-founders seek to dismiss lawsuit from Cummings and Bachman

Band members in struggle over control of legendary Canadian outfit’s name

Burton Cummings, left, and Randy Bachman perform during a Canada’s Walk of Fame fundraising event in Toronto on July, 18, 2019. A lawsuit filed by Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman against two of their former band mates in the Guess Who is being called “a complete farce” by the musicians who are seeking to see it dismissed. Drummer Garry Peterson and bassist Jim Kale filed a motion earlier this month asking a Los Angeles court to throw out allegations they’ve infringed on the trademarks for the Winnipeg band. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
FILE - Clark County public defender Kristy Holston, left, and Nathan Chasing Horse stand during a court hearing Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Nevada Supreme Court has denied Nathan Chasing Horse’s request to toss a sprawling indictment that accuses the former “Dances With Wolves” actor of leading a cult, taking underage wives and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for decades. (AP Photo/Ty O’Neil, File)

U.S. cult-like sex case will proceed against Nathan Chasing Horse

Actor applied for sweeping Vegas case to be tossed, also charged in connection with B.C. allegations

FILE - Clark County public defender Kristy Holston, left, and Nathan Chasing Horse stand during a court hearing Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Nevada Supreme Court has denied Nathan Chasing Horse’s request to toss a sprawling indictment that accuses the former “Dances With Wolves” actor of leading a cult, taking underage wives and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for decades. (AP Photo/Ty O’Neil, File)
FILE - Walt Disney, creator of Mickey Mouse, poses for a photo at the Pancoast Hotel, Aug. 13, 1941, in Miami, Fla. The earliest version of Disney’s most famous character, Mickey Mouse, and arguably the most iconic character in American pop culture, will become public domain on Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

Mickey Mouse — with conditions — becomes free for you to use in the New Year

Disney icon set to legally become a public domain figure when it turns 95

FILE - Walt Disney, creator of Mickey Mouse, poses for a photo at the Pancoast Hotel, Aug. 13, 1941, in Miami, Fla. The earliest version of Disney’s most famous character, Mickey Mouse, and arguably the most iconic character in American pop culture, will become public domain on Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
A lawyer for Ibrahim Ali is seeking to appeal his client’s first-degree murder conviction in the killing of a 13-year-old girl in a British Columbia park, citing 25 grounds including allegations about “third-party suspects” and bias by the court.; Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Murdered girl’s family condemn lawyers in wake of Ali trial

Family intends to file formal complaint after defence ‘chose to drag her name through the mud’

A lawyer for Ibrahim Ali is seeking to appeal his client’s first-degree murder conviction in the killing of a 13-year-old girl in a British Columbia park, citing 25 grounds including allegations about “third-party suspects” and bias by the court.; Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A lawyer for Ibrahim Ali is seeking to appeal his client's first-degree murder conviction in the killing of a 13-year-old girl in a British Columbia park, citing 25 grounds including allegations about "third-party suspects" and bias by the court.; Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Police make arrest after loaded gun brought into B.C. murder trial courtroom

Ibrahim Ali’s lawyer seeks murder appeal, citing ‘third-party suspects’

A lawyer for Ibrahim Ali is seeking to appeal his client's first-degree murder conviction in the killing of a 13-year-old girl in a British Columbia park, citing 25 grounds including allegations about "third-party suspects" and bias by the court.; Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Women sing traditional songs around a mock casket outside the missing women inquiry in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Advocates and families of victims who were murdered by serial killer Robert Pickton say they are opposed to recent applications filed by the B.C. RCMP to destroy or return thousands of pieces of evidence seized during the investigation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Families don’t want last chance to disappear along with Pickton evidence

Advocates say destroying evidence tied to his case could destroy answers for their loved ones

Women sing traditional songs around a mock casket outside the missing women inquiry in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Advocates and families of victims who were murdered by serial killer Robert Pickton say they are opposed to recent applications filed by the B.C. RCMP to destroy or return thousands of pieces of evidence seized during the investigation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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

‘Intent to kill’: Lawyer says loaded gun carried into Ali murder trial

Kevin McCullough had asked for Friday’s proceedings to be moved to a secure courtroom

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
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. A British Columbia Supreme Court jury has retired to deliberate in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, more than eight months after he pleaded not guilty to killing a 13-year-old girl in a Metro Vancouver park in 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Ali guilty of 1st degree murder in death of 13-year-old B.C. girl

Jury delivers its verdict after marathon trial in 2017 Burnaby 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. A British Columbia Supreme Court jury has retired to deliberate in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, more than eight months after he pleaded not guilty to killing a 13-year-old girl in a Metro Vancouver park in 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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. A British Columbia Supreme Court jury has retired to deliberate in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, more than eight months after he pleaded not guilty to killing a 13-year-old girl in a Metro Vancouver park in 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Ibrahim Ali jury wants clear definition of murder, manslaughter

Jury deliberating in the 2017 Burnaby death of 13-year-old girl

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. A British Columbia Supreme Court jury has retired to deliberate in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, more than eight months after he pleaded not guilty to killing a 13-year-old girl in a Metro Vancouver park in 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Tamara Lich and her lawyer Lawrence Greenspon arrive for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The criminal trial of “Freedom Convoy” leaders Lich and Chris Barber has adjourned after more than 30 days of evidence and arguments, and is expected to resume early next year.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Freedom Convoy trial of Lich and Barber adjourned until 2024

Pair accused of mischief, intimidation and counselling others to break the law

Tamara Lich and her lawyer Lawrence Greenspon arrive for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The criminal trial of “Freedom Convoy” leaders Lich and Chris Barber has adjourned after more than 30 days of evidence and arguments, and is expected to resume early next year.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Ali jury deliberates after B.C. trial marked by hallucinations and threats

Dead witness one of many factors that prolonged trial for murder of 13-year-old girl

Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A worker restocks shelves in the bakery and bread aisle at an Atlantic Superstore grocery in Halifax, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. Canada Bread, which earlier this year admitted to price-fixing says in new court filings that any anti-competitive behaviour it may have participated in was at the direction and to the benefit of its then-majority owner Maple Leaf Foods. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark

Canada Bread points finger at Maple Leaf in alleged price-fixing scheme

Maple Leaf calls allegations in bread supplier’s court filing ‘baseless’

A worker restocks shelves in the bakery and bread aisle at an Atlantic Superstore grocery in Halifax, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. Canada Bread, which earlier this year admitted to price-fixing says in new court filings that any anti-competitive behaviour it may have participated in was at the direction and to the benefit of its then-majority owner Maple Leaf Foods. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
Carol Todd holds a photo of her late teenage daughter Amanda Todd, who died by suicide in 2012, and the necklace she was wearing in the school photo as she speaks outside B.C. Supreme Court after sentencing for the Dutch man who was accused of extorting and harassing her daughter, in New Westminster, B.C., on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Amanda Todd’s mom wants more jail time as Dutch court considers sentence

Authories in the Netherlands to convert Aydin Coban’s Canadian sentence on Dec 21

Carol Todd holds a photo of her late teenage daughter Amanda Todd, who died by suicide in 2012, and the necklace she was wearing in the school photo as she speaks outside B.C. Supreme Court after sentencing for the Dutch man who was accused of extorting and harassing her daughter, in New Westminster, B.C., on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen before sunrise on Capitol Hill in Washington, March. 21, 2022. On Dec. 4, 2023, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Drug giant’s settlement hearing determing accountability in opioid crisis

OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal goes before the Supreme Court, with billions of dollars at stake

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FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen before sunrise on Capitol Hill in Washington, March. 21, 2022. On Dec. 4, 2023, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Lawyers representing Ibrahim Ali are continuing their closing remarks at his first-degree murder trial at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Media wait outside the court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Defence in Ali murder trial calls victim’s portrayal a ‘play on emotions’

Lawyer says jury could not find Ali guilty of murder simply because he ‘had sex’ with victim, 13

Lawyers representing Ibrahim Ali are continuing their closing remarks at his first-degree murder trial at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Media wait outside the court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth looks on after an announcement at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Farnworth says the government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained wealth order in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

B.C. seeking first unexplained wealth order after ‘home maker’ buys $1M property

Province says court application first of many coming focused suspected proceeds of crime

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth looks on after an announcement at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Farnworth says the government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained wealth order in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Virani is urging the House of Commons to accept changes the Senate made to the government’s bail reform package.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Bail reforms making release tougher for repeat offenders pass in Ottawa

Changes come after calls from provinces, police to make bail more difficult for violent offenders

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Virani is urging the House of Commons to accept changes the Senate made to the government’s bail reform package.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Closing arguments for the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali are expected to begin today at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

2 minutes of silence punctuates closing argument in Ali murder trial

Crown uses time to illustrate how much consistent pressure needed to strangle 13-year-old

The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Closing arguments for the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali are expected to begin today at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Closing arguments for the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali are expected to begin today at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Final arguments to start in B.C. murder trial of Ibrahim Ali

Ali accused in the 2017 death of a 13-year-old girl found in B.C. park

The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Closing arguments for the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali are expected to begin today at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck