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The B.C. Prosecution Service says a stay of proceedings has been directed in the sex assault trial of former provincial cabinet minister and Indigenous leader Edward John, 73. The decision to halt the case in the B.C. Supreme Court in Prince George follows cross-examination of the complainant on four counts of sexual intercourse without …
Read More »Man facing murder charges escapes North Fraser Pre-trial facility
Rabih “Robby” Alkhalil, one of three men facing murder charges for gang-related killings in B.C. in 2012, escaped from the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, about half an hour’s drive east from Vancouver, on Thursday night, police said. Coquitlam RCMP said in a late-night news release that staff …
Read More »Ontario’s new minister of natural resources faces environmental charges
One of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s new cabinet ministers faces a September court date over charges that he violated the province’s Endangered Species Act during his time as mayor of a cottage country town, CBC News has learned. Graydon Smith, appointed Friday as minister of natural resources and forestry, was …
Read More »GTA tow-truck industry violence: Charges against 6 withdrawn as prosecution case partially collapses
The high-profile, monthslong police investigation aimed at snuffing out violence in the Greater Toronto Area’s tow-truck industry has partially collapsed, leaving six people who were accused of more than 70 arson, drug and gun offences walking out of court with their charges stayed. Dubbed Project Platinum, the York Regional Police-led operation targeted …
Read More »Holmes’ fate hangs in the balance as jury deliberates criminal fraud charges
Enlarge / Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes leaves the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California, on December 17, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Who is to blame for the implosion of Theranos, the ill-fated blood-testing startup that folded in 2018, and did it amount to fraud? …
Read More »DOJ charges security exec for hacking a Georgia healthcare company in 2018
A security company executive has been charged for hacking into (PDF) the Gwinnett Medical Center’s network on or around September 27th, 2018. According to the Department of Justice, Vikas Singla from Georgia conducted a cyberattack on the not-for-profit network of healthcare providers in part for commercial advantage and personal financial …
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