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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 16, 2024 9:19 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Closing arguments are scheduled today for three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts, Alta., in early 2022. Alex Van Herk, Marco Van Huigenbos, and Gerhard …
Read More »Supreme Court won’t hear de Grood appeal of review board decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled it will not hear the case of Matthew de Grood, a Calgary man found not criminally responsible for killing five young people nearly 10 years ago. Katie Perras, Lawrence Hong, Josh Hunter, Zackariah Rathwell and Jordan Segura were stabbed to death at a …
Read More »What the jury didn’t hear at trial of man accused in the London, Ont., attack
From alternate attack targets and extreme views on many populations to a near-resignation from a defence lawyer, there was plenty jurors at the trial of Nathaniel Veltman were barred from hearing as they considered the case of the man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in what …
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 »Trial of man accused in London, Ont. attack to hear more evidence
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 3, 2023 6:20 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Crown prosecutors are expected to present more evidence today at the Ontario trial of a man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in an alleged act of terrorism. …
Read More »Trial of man accused in London attack set to hear more evidence
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 19, 2023 6:07 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Jurors at the trial of a man accused of murdering four members of a Muslim family in Ontario are set to hear more evidence today. Nathaniel Veltman is accused of deliberately …
Read More »Saskatchewan judge to hear injunction application over school pronoun policy
A Saskatchewan judge is to hear an injunction application that seeks to halt the province’s policy affecting children who use different pronouns at school. Lawyers for UR Pride, an organization representing LGBTQ2 people in Regina, are to argue in favour of the injunction. The lawyers from Egale Canada and McCarthy Tetrault LLP …
Read More »Jury to hear from more witnesses as trial of London attack suspect unfolds
The jury at the trial of a man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family in Ontario is set to hear from more witnesses today. Nathaniel Veltman, who has pleaded not guilty, is accused of deliberately hitting five members of the Afzaal family …
Read More »Jury to hear from witnesses as Crown argues case against London attack suspect
WINDSOR, Ont. _ The jury in the trial of a man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family in Ontario is set to hear from more witnesses today. Federal prosecutors are arguing that Nathaniel Veltman was motivated by white nationalist beliefs, branding the …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial to hear from Ottawa police on 2nd day of hearing
By Laura Osman and Stephanie Taylor The Canadian Press Posted September 6, 2023 7:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A court in Ottawa is expected to hear from additional members of city’s police service Wednesday on the second day of the trial of two key ‘Freedom …
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