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Cait Alexander stood shoulder-to-shoulder with NDP MPP and Attorney General critic Kristyn Wong-Tam Thursday morning, calling for reforms to the justice system. Alexander says criminal proceedings against her ex-boyfriend have been cancelled twice. “A restraining order — that is the only resolution the Canadian justice system could muster for my …
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 »B.C. lawyer who used fake, AI-generated cases faces law society probe, possible costs
A British Columbia lawyer alleged to have submitted bogus case law “hallucinated” by an AI chatbot is now facing both an investigation from the Law Society of B.C. and potential financial consequences. Earlier this month, it was revealed that lawyer Chong Ke allegedly used ChatGPT to prepare legal briefs in …
Read More »Canadian families who lost loved ones on flight PS752 seek justice in World Court
Vancouver resident Arman Abtahi can’t remember much about the tragic day he learned that his brother Mehran, a post-doctoral environmental engineer at the University of British Columbia, was killed in the downing of Ukraine Airlines flight PS752. The shock was so severe, Arman said, that much of that horrific day …
Read More »Nova Scotia man who served 16 years after wrongful conviction dead at 67
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 15, 2023 1:55 pm Updated June 15, 2023 2:02 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A lawyer for Glen Assoun, the Nova Scotia man who served 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, …
Read More »Calgary legal support group calls on candidates to focus on people who can’t afford lawyers
A Calgary organization that offers free legal services to people who don’t qualify for legal aid in Alberta is calling on candidates in the provincial election to remove barriers to accessing justice. “We have political parties talking specifically about crime in our downtown area and on our trains, and there …
Read More »Quebec justice minister faces ethics probe after naming friend to provincial court – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2023 11:38 am Updated May 16, 2023 11:53 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette is facing an ethics investigation after appointing his friend as a provincial court judge. Ethics commissioner Ariane Mignolet opened an investigation …
Read More »Dad of U.K. suicide victim seeks justice after Toronto man allegedly sold lethal substance
Police in Peel Region say they are investigating after a report surfaced that a Toronto-area man allegedly sold a legal but potentially deadly substance to people abroad who later used the chemical compound to take their own lives. David Parfett’s son Tom died by suicide at the age of 22. …
Read More »Justice march for Linda Beardy ended in a Winnipeg police protest on Friday – Winnipeg
What started as a march for justice for Linda Beardy on Friday evening ended in a protest against the Winnipeg Police Service. At 5 p.m. a rally began at the intersection of Portage and Main. Hundreds chanted, hugged family members, and sang songs in memory of the 33-year-old mother, whose …
Read More »Man sentenced after pleading guilty in Edmonton to luring, child pornography charges involving 92 victims
WARNING: This article contains disturbing content. After pleading guilty to sex crimes involving dozens of child victims, a 38-year-old man was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a judge in Edmonton on Thursday afternoon. He will receive 45 months of credit for time he has already served behind bars. …
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