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By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted February 23, 2024 8:41 pm Updated February 23, 2024 8:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa has filed to appeal a Federal Court decision that found its invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the …
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: Defence continues fight for internal police documents
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 27, 2023 7:41 am Updated October 27, 2023 7:53 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The lawyers for two “Freedom Convoy” organizers are expected to continue their legal fight for access to internal Ottawa Police Service documents Friday. Tamara Lich …
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 hear about protest’s impact on public transport
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 13, 2023 7:39 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The criminal trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers is expected Friday to delve into how public transit was affected by the three-week protest that clogged downtown Ottawa streets last year. Tamara …
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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