alberta law courts

• Wife, sister of man accused of killing Edmonton girl in Mill Woods testify at murder trial

  The wife and sister of David Moss both testified Wednesday about how his mental health took an extreme turn before Bella Rose Desrosiers' throat was slashed with scissors.

  Crime

  Jun 8
  
• Assault charges against Calgary businessman Riaz Mamdani dropped

  Calgary businessman Riaz Mamdani was charged last fall, following an argument with his girlfriend Kate Abbott at his Mount Royal home. 

  Crime

  Jun 3
  
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• Trial begins for man charged in death of Edmonton woman in Parkland County

  Blake Jolicoeur pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Vivancos' death, but the Crown did not accept that admission and continued with the second-degree murder charge.

  Crime

  Mar 21
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• Bail decision reserved for Coutts blockade protester Christopher Lysak

  A judge reserved his decision on Tuesday over bail for Christopher Lysak, one of four people charged with conspiracy to commit murder after arrests at the Coutts border blockade.

  Crime

  Mar 1
• Charges stayed against driver in crash that killed Edmonton school teacher

  The family of a young mother and school teacher killed in a fatal crash is frustrated after learning multiple vehicle safety charges against a semi-truck driver have been stayed.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2021
• Saretzky appeal in Alberta triple murder delayed until Supreme Court weighs other case

  Derek Saretzky was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2015 deaths of Terry Blachette, the man's two-year-old daughter, Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette, and Hanne Meketech.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2021
• Toronto man fined for posting photos of Alberta judge, AHS lawyer

  Donald Smith had taken screenshots of a virtual court hearing hosted on Webex that was related to violations of Alberta's COVID-19 rules.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2021
• ‘Deliberate and wilful’: Calgary judge finds pastor, cafe owner guilty of flouting COVID rules

  An Alberta judge has found a Calgary pastor, his brother and a café owner guilty of contempt for deliberately violating COVID-19 health orders.

  Crime

  Jun 28, 2021
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• Alberta’s top court reserves decision on bail for suspect in death of Calgary officer

  A judge denied Amir Abdulrahman bail earlier this year and his lawyer asked Alberta's top court to overturn that ruling.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2021
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• Alberta man sentenced after assaulting father and shooting at 6 Mounties in 2018

  A man who was in a mental crisis has received a 6.5-year sentence after he assaulted his father and shot at six RCMP officers from the garage of his rural Alberta home.

  Crime

  May 28, 2021