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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 30, 2023 7:39 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Crown is expected to lay out its case for why evidence against one “Freedom Convoy” organizer should apply to the other in the criminal trial of two of the protest’s …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Lawyers spar over conspiracy allegation
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 29, 2023 7:46 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The lawyers in the criminal trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers are expected to continue their debate Wednesday over whether Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were co-conspirators in the protest. Both …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Judge expected to deliver ruling on police evidence
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 3, 2023 7:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The judge in the criminal trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers is expected to deliver a ruling Friday about the admissibility of internal police documents as evidence. Crown prosecutors and the …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Officer who interacted with Barber back on the stand
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 31, 2023 7:41 am Updated October 31, 2023 10:04 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers is set to resume Tuesday with the continued testimony of an officer who served as a liaison between …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Defence to press for more details on police emails
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 26, 2023 7:26 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The criminal trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers is expected to resume with legal sparring between the defence and Ottawa police in an attempt to gain access to internal police communications. …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial set to wrap up hearing from Ottawa residents
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 17, 2023 7:46 am Updated October 17, 2023 1:09 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa resident Paul Jorgenson felt “threatened” during “Freedom Convoy” demonstrations in winter 2022, he said in testimony today at the criminal trial of two protest …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Lead plaintiff in proposed class action testifies
By Laura Osman The Canadian Press Posted October 16, 2023 7:37 am Updated October 16, 2023 9:59 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The woman who went to court to get an injunction against the “Freedom Convoy” last year is set to testify Monday in the criminal …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial to reconvene this week. What to know
The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy” organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people feel about the massive protest, said criminologist Michael Kempa. The trial is set to reconvene Wednesday after a …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Mayor’s chief of staff takes stand before two-week break
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 22, 2023 7:51 am Updated September 22, 2023 11:21 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Evidence in the trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers suggests city staff did not give protest organizers or their lawyers a heads-up about plans to …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial to continue hearing from emergency services manager
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 21, 2023 7:28 am Updated September 21, 2023 7:29 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa’s emergency services manager is expected to take the stand for a third day in the criminal trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers. Tamara Lich …
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