Justice
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B.C. funds $8.6 million to help curb gang violenceBritish Columbia is providing $8.6 million in grants for communities and families dealing with gun and gang violence.PoliticsMay 8
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No action to be taken against judge who visited Saskatchewan Indigenous protest campThe Canadian Judicial Council said it received five complaints last year after Court of Queen's Bench Justice Graeme Mitchell visited a protest camp.CanadaApr 13
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Quebec domestic violence support group launches awareness campaignSOS Violence Conjugale partnered with the Web Locomotive agency to produce a series of graphic messages that can be shared on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media accounts.EducationMar 29
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Beverley Browne, first chief justice of Nunavut, dies in Edmonton at age 68Beverley Browne, the first chief justice in Canada's largest and youngest territory, has died in Edmonton at the age of 68. She was Nunavut's top judge for 10 years.CanadaMar 26
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‘Paper Bag Rapist’ denied parole in online hearing from Bowden Institution in AlbertaJohn Horace Oughton, 71, was convicted in 1987 of two counts of rape and six counts each of indecent assault and sexual assault with a weapon in British Columbia.CrimeMar 24
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Father, son accused of killing Métis hunters ask Alberta court again for bailA judge is to rule on whether two men charged with killing two Métis hunters will be granted bail. Roger Bilodeau and Anthony Bilodeau both face two counts of second-degree murder.CrimeMar 16
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Racist signs greet those who walk past a home in an Alberta town — can anything be done about it?An Alberta man's decision to erect hateful signs on his property is raising concerns from people in the town that his freedom of speech seems to trump their right to feel safe.CanadaMar 13
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Supreme Court of Canada to review mandatory minimum penalties for armed robberyThe Supreme Court of Canada will examine minimum sentences for armed robbery, the second case involving mandatory firearms penalties the top court has recently agreed to hear.CrimeMar 11
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Trucker Bradley Barton found guilty of manslaughter in death of woman in Edmonton hotelThere were sighs of relief in an Edmonton courtroom Friday, as a jury found a man guilty of manslaughter in the death of a woman whose bloody body was found in a hotel bathtub.CrimeFeb 19
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Jury to begin deliberating in trial of man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotelA judge has sequestered a jury but instructed them to begin deliberations Friday in the trial of a man accused of killing a woman whose body was found in his Edmonton hotel room.CrimeFeb 19
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