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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 19, 2023 8:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The criminal trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers is expected to hear the city’s perspective on the controversial protest as Ottawa’s emergency manager takes the stand. Kim Ayotte oversaw the city’s …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial Day 8: Defence to show the ‘other side’ of social media content
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 14, 2023 7:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Defence lawyers for two “Freedom Convoy” organizers are expected to show the court a more peaceful view of the protest as they cross-examine the officer assigned to social media evidence in …
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 »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial Day 6: Facebook page to be focal point of Tuesday hearings
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 12, 2023 7:44 am Updated September 12, 2023 11:17 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Facebook page of the “Freedom Convoy” protest is expected to be at the centre of the evidence and legal arguments Tuesday as the trial …
Read More »Arguments in trial of man accused in London, Ont., attack set to begin
WINDSOR, Ont. — Arguments are set to get underway today at the trial of a man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family in Ontario. Nathaniel Veltman is accused of deliberately hitting members of the Afzaal family with his truck while they were …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial Day 4: Lawyers to argue admissibility of Facebook evidence
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2023 7:50 am Updated September 8, 2023 10:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Day four of the criminal trial of “Freedom Convoy” organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is set to focus on whether Facebook content should be …
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 …
Read More »Sexual assault trial set to begin for military’s former head of HR – National
A sexual assault trial for the military’s former head of human resources is expected to hear from its first witness in an Ottawa court on Monday. Vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson has pleaded not guilty to one count of indecent acts and one count of sexual assault in an incident that allegedly …
Read More »Witnesses in Fertuck murder trial to be brought back at defendant’s request
A years-long murder trial at the Court of King’s Bench in Saskatoon is reopening a portion of the case after defendant Greg Fertuck asked to personally cross-examine witnesses. Fertuck is on trial for first-degree murder in the disappearance of his ex-partner, Sheree Fertuck, whom he is accused of killing in …
Read More »Man found guilty of dangerous driving, leaving scene of Brampton crash where newlywed died
In a packed courtroom in Brampton on Wednesday morning, more than 50 relatives and friends of Anam Laiq, many wearing white T-shirts with the words #JusticeforAnam and a picture of the Newmarket woman below, waited anxiously for a judge to deliver a verdict in a tragic case that started nearly …
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