Tag Archives: Justice

EDMONTON - An Alberta woman has pleaded guilty in the death of her husband, who had been missing for six years before police found his body in a slough. Helen Naslund, who is 58, pleade...

OTTAWA - A Manitoba man's right to a speedy trial was not breached when the trial judge took nine months to deliberate and issue his verdict, the Supreme Court of Canada said Friday. The judges were u...

TORONTO - Jurors began their deliberations Friday in the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting and strangling a young woman just hours after they met. The jury deciding the fate of Kalen ...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a long-running case over whether the billionaire founder of Apotex deprived his cousins of their rightful share of the generic pharmac...

TORONTO - The COVID-19 outbreak coupled with fears about more restrictive gun legislation has fuelled a spike in firearm and ammunition sales, several dealers said this week. Buyers, they sa...

INNISFAIL, Alta. - A federal prison in central Alberta has been locked down as a precaution as some inmates who showed flu-like symptoms await test results for COVID-19. Correctional Service...

EDMONTON - A judge has delivered a legal victory to a mother who fled to Alberta from France with her two children over allegations her ex-husband sexually abused the youngsters. The Cr...

TORONTO - A Toronto man set on having sex "stalked and isolated" a young woman he met outside a club and lured her to a dark alley, sexually assaulting and strangling her when she spurned his adv...

CALGARY - Some legal experts are warning that the COVID-19 pandemic will have lasting effects on the Canadian justice system. Among some court changes across the country, Alberta's Court of Queen's Be...

SAO PAULO - Hundreds of inmates escaped from at least four prisons in the state of Sao Paulo after local officials cancelled their temporary exits because of fears they could bring the new coronavirus...