Charges Stayed

• ‘No justice,’ says family after charges stayed against Mounties in death of Prince George man

  Prosecutors have stayed manslaughter charges against RCMP Const. Paul Ste-Marie and Const. Jean Francois Monette in the July, 2017 death of Dale Culver in Prince George.

  Crime

  Apr 5
  
• Charges stayed in alleged racially motivated Vancouver bear spray attack

  A man accused in what Vancouver police described as a racially-motivated attack against an elderly man in Chinatown in 2022 will not be going to trial.

  Crime

  Feb 12
  
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• Teen brothers back home after homicide charges stayed: lawyer

  After homicide-related charges were stayed for two brothers, 14 and 18, attention is turning to how to help them, through programs like at the Centre for Newcomers.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2023
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• Mother reacts after man’s child molestation charges dropped after excessive delays

  While the trial wrapped up in a Nova Scotia provincial court in October 2021, a verdict was never handed down because the original trial judge went on a leave of absence.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2023
• Charges dropped against accused Okanagan Falls, B.C. shooter

  Richard Graham was initially facing six charges relating to a shooting incident on August 6, 2022. 

  Crime

  Mar 9, 2023
• Charges stayed in Toronto case of alleged international drug-smuggling ring

  Charges have been stayed in a Toronto police case from 2021 that the force referred to at the time as 'the largest drug bust' in its history.

  Crime

  Mar 8, 2023
• Crown stays 6 sexual assault charges against rural Manitoba doctor

  Crown prosecutors say they are staying six sexual assault charges against a doctor in rural Manitoba.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2023
• Charges stayed against Manitoba woman accused in death of baby found in garbage bin

  A Crown attorney said the decision was made following an autopsy.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2022
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• Supreme Court won’t hear appeal in case of Alberta parents who’ve faced 2 trials in son’s death

  The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear an appeal in a high-profile Alberta case that saw David and Colett Stephan tried twice in the death of their sick toddler.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2022
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• ‘It’s a crisis’: Shortage of Alberta Crown prosecutors means 1,200 serious files at risk of being stayed

  About 1,200 court cases involving serious crimes are at risk of falling through the cracks because there are not enough prosecutors, the Alberta Crown Attorneys' Association says.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2021