Law

• Alberta lawyers agree to plea bargain for having Manitoba judge followed

  Two lawyers will not be able to practise anywhere in Canada for three years after admitting to having a private investigator spy on a Manitoba judge.

  Canada

  Oct 27
  
• Victim impact statements read to man convicted in deadly Spruce Grove hit and run

  The loved ones of a man killed in a hit and run in Spruce Grove, Alta., two years ago read victim impact statements Tuesday at a sentencing hearing for the man who killed him.

  Crime

  Oct 3
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King asks to move trial out of nation’s capital

  An Ontario court judge says he's unlikely to grant "Freedom Convoy'' organizer Pat King's request to move his criminal trial out of Ottawa.

  Canada

  Oct 3
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• Woman sentenced to life in prison for murdering St. Albert senior in 2017

  A judge delivered the sentence for Beryl Musila, a 34-year-old mother of two, in an Edmonton courtroom on Thursday morning.

  Crime

  Sep 28
• What is the notwithstanding clause and how does it affect your laws and rights?

  Sarah Burningham said the notwithstanding clause has been seldom used by some provinces in Canada, but its use is starting to become more frequent.

  Politics

  Sep 19
• Edmonton pediatrician found guilty of child pornography offences

  An Edmonton pediatrician has been found guilty of child pornography offences.

  Crime

  Aug 29
• COVID-19: Alberta restaurant owner acquitted on charges linked to public health restrictions

  On Tuesday, Scott's lawyer, Chad Williamson, told Global News that his client was acquitted of all charges.

  Health

  Aug 29
• B.C. wildfires: Ignoring evacuation order against the law, says defence lawyer

  B.C.’s emergency management minister, Bowinn Ma, said earlier this week that evacuation orders must be followed as they’re the law.

  Fire

  Aug 26
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• Sex worker wins in Nova Scotia court, but ruling leaves sex industry conflicted

  In a legal decision described as the first of its kind in Canada, a Halifax sex worker successfully sued a client for nonpayment of services.

  Canada

  Jul 9
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• Alberta family lawyer offering a simpler, friendlier way to divorce

  Melissa Bourgeois saw the one-family-lawyer model work in the U.K. and wanted to offer it in Canada. In 2020, she presented her proposal to the Law Society of Alberta.

  Canada

  Jul 7