Appeal

• Alberta mountain town to allow 2 major developments to go ahead after losing appeal

  Two major developments that could almost double the population of an Alberta mountain community will go ahead after Alberta's highest court dismissed an appeal by the town.

  Canada

  Oct 4
  
• Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of ex-construction boss Tony Accurso convicted of corruption

  Tony Accurso was sentenced in 2018 in what a Quebec judge called one of the worst examples of municipal corruption to come before a Canadian court.

  Canada

  Jul 27
  
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• Appeal denied for Alberta man convicted of $1M extortion, random murder

  Alberta's top court has denied an appeal for a man found guilty of trying to extort a businessman of $1 million and killing a random stranger.

  Crime

  Jul 4
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• Court upholds convictions against Babcock’s killers, Millard loses all 3 appeals

  Ontario's top court has upheld convictions against Dellen Millard and Mark Smich for killing a 23-year-old woman, marking back-to-back appeals dismissed this week.

  Crime

  Jun 15
• Crown seeks stiffer sentence for B.C. caregiver in death of woman with Down syndrome

  Florence Girard was found dead in Astrid Dahl's Port Coquitlam home in October 2018, weighing just 56 pounds. Prosecutors want a stiffer sentence for the liable caregiver.

  Crime

  Jun 2
• Guelph home builders looking to stop city’s comprehensive zoning bylaw

  The Guelph and District Home Builders Association and the Guelph Wellington Development Association say a new bylaw will impede their ability to build homes in the city.

  Canada

  May 18
• Hearing set to hear appeal from Guelph, Ont. police officer over decision to quit or be fired

  Corey McArthur was ordered to resign or be dismissed over his assault on a 17-year-old who was handcuffed to a hospital bed in 2016.

  Crime

  Mar 9
• 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
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• Kelowna, B.C. pastor appeals ticket for violating COVID public health measures

  At the time of Lucier's offenses, all in-person events and community-based gatherings, including religious in-person gatherings and worship services were prohibited.

  Health

  Jan 30
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• Thief and arsonist from Edson asks for appeal

  Thomas James Berube is asking the Court of Appeal to reconsider his case after he pleaded guilty to a string of break and enters and arsons in northwestern Alberta.

  Crime

  Jan 12