BC Supreme Court

• Crown says life with 15 year parole eligibility suitable for former B.C. Lions player

  Former BC Lions player Joshua Boden was found guilty last fall of second-degree murder in the 2009 death of 33-year-old Kimberly Hallgarth.

  Crime

  Jun 18
  
• Amanda Todd trial hears of ‘hacker’ tools found on laptop in accused’s cabin

  The Crown alleges that between 2009 and 2012, Dutch citizen Aydin Coban used a network of 22 fake social media profiles in a concerted 'sextortion campaign against Amanda Todd.

  Crime

  Jun 16
  
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• Dutch man accused of cyberbullying B.C. teen Amanda Todd pleads not guilty

  Aydin Coban was extradited to Canada in 2020 on allegations he tormented the 15-year-old prior to her taking her own life in 2012. 

  Crime

  Jun 6
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• B.C. town apologizes after selling man’s property for taxes owed

  Anthony Brent Morgan, 57, has been awarded $352,316 from a B.C. Supreme Court Judge who found he’d unfairly lost out on market gains after Spallumcheen offloaded his property.

  Money

  May 12
• B.C. man who killed mother with an axe found not criminally responsible

  Kevin Webster was charged with the second-degree murder of Moirin Webster shortly after police were called to a home in Gibsons, B.C., on Dec. 27, 2020.

  Crime

  May 11
• City of Surrey lawyer says political sign bylaw challengers creating ‘manufactured dispute’

  In court, Surrey lawyer Matthew Voell argued the petitioners have interpreted the city's changes "in a self-serving way" to create a basis for their constitutionality challenge.

  Politics

  Apr 27
• Surrey bylaw changes restricting political signage challenged in B.C. court

  The petition discussed in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday alleges Surrey's bylaw amendments violate the public's charter-protected right to freedom of expression.

  Politics

  Apr 26
• Union renews security concerns amid trial over ‘horrific’ B.C. courtroom stabbing

  Catherine Shen is accused of using a hammer and fish knife to attack Jing Lu, a woman she was in a legal dispute with, inside a courtroom last May.

  Crime

  Apr 19
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• City of Penticton facing legal action over proposed lakefront apartment building

  The proposed apartment building at 602 Lakeshore Dr. W. would feature eight units. A one-storey home currently occupies the property.

  Canada

  Apr 8
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• Trial of woman accused of attempted murder inside B.C. courtroom hears of chaotic, bloody scene

  Catherine Shen faces several criminal charges after allegedly attacking Jing Lu ahead of a court hearing on a civil case between the two women on May 25, 2021.

  Crime

  Apr 6