Court Of Appeal

• Okanagan mayors support legal battle to ban public drug use in parks, playgrounds

  The legal battle over where drug use should and shouldn't be allowed is heating up after the B.C Supreme Court struck down Bill 34.

  Canada

  Feb 6
  
• N.B. Court of Appeal to move quickly to hear child protection reference case

  The New Brunswick Court of Appeal says it will expedite a hearing to determine if there was a 43-day legal gap in child protection laws in the province.

  Canada

  Feb 1
  
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• Ontario court orders new trial for 2 men involved in death of Toronto music journalist

  Ontario's Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for the two men convicted of second-degree murder and manslaughter in beating death of Zaher 'Zack' Noureddine in late 2015.

  Crime

  Dec 7, 2023
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• Conviction for murder 10-year-old Toronto girl in 1989 sent back to court of appeal

  Innocence Canada says a man convicted of the murder of a 10-year-old Toronto girl more than three decades ago will have his chance at appeal.

  Crime

  Aug 10, 2023
• Bill 124: Billions at stake as Ontario takes public sector workers to Court of Appeal

  Last November, a judge with the Superior Court of Justice struck down Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, ruling it unconstitutional.

  Politics

  Jun 20, 2023
• Court of Appeal restores class status in Ontario developmental services lawsuit

  Ontario's Court of Appeal restored a motion judge's order that found there was a strong enough case to allow the suit's untested claims to proceed to trial as a class action.

  Canada

  May 5, 2023
• Next moves in overturned Kelowna murder conviction remain unknown

  The BC Prosecution Service is still determining its next move after a Kelowna man won his appeal of a second-degree murder conviction.

  Crime

  Apr 3, 2023
• Saskatchewan Court of Appeal overturns ruling on Lighthouse executive director

  Judge Barrington-Foote ruled that Don Windels had been denied procedural fairness during a Court of Appeal hearing on March 20th.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2023
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• B.C.’s top court tosses guilty pleas, orders new trial amid Charter claim

  B.C.'s top court has overturned guilty pleas and ordered a new trial for a man who it says was unaware the pleas would prevent him from claiming his Charter rights were violated.

  Crime

  Mar 6, 2023
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• Crown wants Edmonton club promoter to serve 15 more years for sexual assaults

  Matthew McKnight, who is 2 1/2 years into his eight-year sentence, was convicted in 2020 for the assaults that happened in Edmonton between 2010 and 2016.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2023