Law and justice

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shane MacKichan

Strangulation strong hidden predictor of fatal domestic violence: expert

Advocates lobbying for increased attention to the signs in domestic violence cases

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shane MacKichan
A gavel sits on a desk in Ottawa, Wednesday February 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld A gavel sits on a desk in Ottawa, Wednesday February 13, 2019. An Ontario judge was wrong to order a legal fight involving victims of one of the country’s most notorious residential schools and the federal government be heard in British Columbia, a higher court has ruled. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Suspect in mass killing of Ottawa family not interested in seeking bail

Febrio De-Zoysa is facing 6 counts of first-degree murder and 1 count of attempted murder

A gavel sits on a desk in Ottawa, Wednesday February 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld A gavel sits on a desk in Ottawa, Wednesday February 13, 2019. An Ontario judge was wrong to order a legal fight involving victims of one of the country’s most notorious residential schools and the federal government be heard in British Columbia, a higher court has ruled. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Allan Schoenborn is shown in this sketch attending a British Columbia Review Board in Coquitlam, B.C. on Thursday March 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Felicity Don

Hearing for B.C. child killer Schoenborn ‘off the rails’ as lawyer bows out

Schoenborn has been held in a psychiatric hospital since 2010, after killing his 3 children

Allan Schoenborn is shown in this sketch attending a British Columbia Review Board in Coquitlam, B.C. on Thursday March 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Felicity Don
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Manslaughter verdict upheld in death of B.C. senior in Costco altercation

Appeal court finds no miscarriage of justice in 2017 Vancouver incident

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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. A defence lawyer for Ibrahim Ali, who was convicted of the first-degree murder of a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says his client wants to appear at his sentencing hearing by video over fear for his safety. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Real safety issues’ fuel bid to do Ali’s B.C. murder sentence by video

Defence lawyer says he will not be in the courtroom if Ali is also present

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. A defence lawyer for Ibrahim Ali, who was convicted of the first-degree murder of a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says his client wants to appear at his sentencing hearing by video over fear for his safety. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - In this July 20, 2017 file photo, former NFL football star O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he was granted parole at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File)

Simpson death could put Goldman, Brown families in better position to collect

Simpson ordered to pay $33.5M in wrongful death civil suit, most remains uncollected

FILE - In this July 20, 2017 file photo, former NFL football star O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he was granted parole at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
A judge has rejected an application to to throw out the conviction of Ibrahim Ali for the murder of a 13-year-old in Burnaby, B.C. 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

Bid to toss out Ali murder conviction rejected by B.C. judge

Lawyers argued case of the murder of 13-year-old girl had been unreasonably delayed

A judge has rejected an application to to throw out the conviction of Ibrahim Ali for the murder of a 13-year-old in Burnaby, B.C. 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 - Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson appears via video for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev., on July 20, 2017. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File)

Disgraced former football star OJ Simpson dead at 76

Fallen football hero acquitted of murder in ‘trial of the century’ in the ’90s

FILE - Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson appears via video for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev., on July 20, 2017. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Paul Bernardo is shown in this courtroom sketch during Ontario court proceedings via video link in Napanee, Ont., on Oct. 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Greg Banning

Supreme Court rejects family bid to make access case for Bernardo documents

Family of victims Mahaffy and French have long sought the release of government records

Paul Bernardo is shown in this courtroom sketch during Ontario court proceedings via video link in Napanee, Ont., on Oct. 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Greg Banning
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 Crown lawyer says delays to the trial of a man found guilty of murdering a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl were mostly attributable to the defence and “discrete exceptional events,” in his arguments against the case being thrown out on the basis of the holdups. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Ali murder trial delays blamed on defence and ‘exceptional events’

Crown arguing against defence motion to have conviction in murder of girl, 13, thrown out

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 Crown lawyer says delays to the trial of a man found guilty of murdering a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl were mostly attributable to the defence and “discrete exceptional events,” in his arguments against the case being thrown out on the basis of the holdups. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal by Ticketmaster and Live Nation, which face class-action lawsuits in multiple provinces for allegedly profiting from third-party ticket reselling. Ticketmaster tickets and gift cards are shown at a box office in San Jose, Calif., on May 11, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Paul Sakuma

Court rejects Ticketmaster appeal in ticketbot resale class action

Ticket seller was asking court to toss out lawsuit tied to secondary ticket market

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal by Ticketmaster and Live Nation, which face class-action lawsuits in multiple provinces for allegedly profiting from third-party ticket reselling. Ticketmaster tickets and gift cards are shown at a box office in San Jose, Calif., on May 11, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Paul Sakuma
FILE - Actor and comedian George Carlin poses in a New York hotel March 19, 2004. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Fake George Carlin special coming down as settlement reached with estate

Hour-long show purportedly generated by AI tried to recreate comedian’s style and material

FILE - Actor and comedian George Carlin poses in a New York hotel March 19, 2004. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Some of the drummers demonstrating out front of the Quesnel Courthouse calling for justice in the death of Carmelita Abraham. (Tracey Roberts photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Indigenous friends, family drum outside Quesnel murder trial

Lake Babine Nation cultural ambassador drums for justice for his friend Carmelita Abraham

Some of the drummers demonstrating out front of the Quesnel Courthouse calling for justice in the death of Carmelita Abraham. (Tracey Roberts photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
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

Lawyers argue Ali murder verdict should be tossed over B.C. trial delays

Successful application would stay the proceedings, allow Ali to go free without sentencing

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
National Defence Minister Bill Blair rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada to remove military’s power to investigate and prosecute sex crimes

Change recommended in scathing 2021 report on military culture

National Defence Minister Bill Blair rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown had a history of “sudden” violence and showed no signs of deteriorating mental health that day, when he was granted day leave from a psychiatric hospital. Cyclists ride past a neon Chinatown sign in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday Aug. 18, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. triple stabbing suspect had history of ‘sudden’ violence, showed no signs

Blair Donnelly had been on unaccompanied day passes ‘several times per week, without issue’

The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown had a history of “sudden” violence and showed no signs of deteriorating mental health that day, when he was granted day leave from a psychiatric hospital. Cyclists ride past a neon Chinatown sign in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday Aug. 18, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A convicted murderer who overpowered a guard while on a day outing in Alberta and took hostages during a nine-day crime spree more than a decade ago has been denied parole. A correctional officer enters the gate at Millhaven Institution in Bath, Ont., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

Parole denied for B.C. murderer who escaped and took hostages in Alberta

William Bicknell’s bid rejected after apology for 2001 murder, 2011 crime spree

A convicted murderer who overpowered a guard while on a day outing in Alberta and took hostages during a nine-day crime spree more than a decade ago has been denied parole. A correctional officer enters the gate at Millhaven Institution in Bath, Ont., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
FILE - Members of The Eagles, from left, Timothy B. Schmit, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh pose with an autographed guitar after a news conference at the Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 19, 2013, in Park City, Utah. On Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, an unusual criminal trial is set to open over the handwritten lyrics to the band’s classic rock blockbuster’ “Hotel California.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Welcome to the Hotel California courtroom

Original Eagles lyric sheets focus of unusual trial tied to ownership of band material

FILE - Members of The Eagles, from left, Timothy B. Schmit, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh pose with an autographed guitar after a news conference at the Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 19, 2013, in Park City, Utah. On Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, an unusual criminal trial is set to open over the handwritten lyrics to the band’s classic rock blockbuster’ “Hotel California.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Nathaniel Veltman is escorted outside Ontario Superior Court in Windsor, Ont., Tuesday, Sept.5, 2023. A man who killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., is set to be sentenced today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dax Melmer

Man who mowed down Ontario Muslim family with his car a terrorist

Judge confirms act constituted terrorism in landmark case under Canada’s new terrorism law

Nathaniel Veltman is escorted outside Ontario Superior Court in Windsor, Ont., Tuesday, Sept.5, 2023. A man who killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., is set to be sentenced today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dax Melmer
Canada Soccer Interim President Charmaine Crooks at the Canadian Championship soccer final in Vancouver on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The Canadian Soccer Players’ Association, which represents the Canadian women’s team, has filed a $40 million lawsuit against 15 current and former board members of Canada Soccer, alleging “negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Players sue Soccer Canada directors for $40M over 2018 business deal

lawsuit alleges deal creates ‘serious risk to the ability of Canada Soccer to carry out its mandate’

Canada Soccer Interim President Charmaine Crooks at the Canadian Championship soccer final in Vancouver on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The Canadian Soccer Players’ Association, which represents the Canadian women’s team, has filed a $40 million lawsuit against 15 current and former board members of Canada Soccer, alleging “negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck