Three adults in polyamorous relationship declared legal parents of child
Polyamorous relationships are legal in Canada, unlike bigamy and polygamy, which involve people in two or more marriages. Continue reading
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Supreme Court will not hear drug testing appeal involving oilsands workers
Suncor began testing staff in safety-sensitive jobs six years ago, prompting Unifor to file a grievance claiming the tests infringe privacy. Continue reading
Supreme Court rules in case of man expelled from Calgary congregation, says religious groups can decide own membership
A Jehovah’s Witness who was expelled from a Calgary congregation cannot take his case to a judge, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in a decision that affirms the general right of religious organizations to govern their own affairs. Continue reading
Girlfriend of convicted murderer Christopher Garnier calls him kind, genuine
Garnier strangled 36-year-old Catherine Campbell, an off-duty Truro police constable, and used a compost bin to dump her body near a harbour bridge on Sept. 11, 2015. Continue reading
Court judgment opens door for new development at Kin Race Track
By Megan Turcato North Okanagan Video Journalist
Has Vernon’s Kin Race Track seen its last horse race? That’s a real possibility after a B.C. Supreme Court justice ruled in favour of the City of Vernon and the Regional District of North Okanagan this month. Continue reading
N.S. Supreme Court finds man guilty of sexual assault committed in 2014
The decision says the assault happened in September 2014 during a cabin party in the small Pictou community of Garden of Eden. The two were strangers at the time. Continue reading
Driver handed four month jail term for hitting Vernon pedestrian
By Megan Turcato North Okanagan Video Journalist
A driver who was stabbed after he hit a Vernon pedestrian with his car was sentence to four months in jail on Friday. Continue reading
American woman penned suicide note to be published after mass shooting at Halifax mall
The scheduled Tumblr post came to light this week as an exhibit in Souvannarath’s sentencing hearing for conspiracy to commit murder, a year after she pleaded guilty to the crime. Continue reading
N.S. court gives Acadia University permission to investigate sexual assault allegation
The court’s decision says the female student was a minor when she complained to the university’s security service that she had been sexually assaulted by a male student at his off-campus residence on Nov. 19, 2016. Continue reading
Alberta premier calls Burnaby appeal to Supreme Court over pipeline ‘showboating’
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says a decision by the City of Burnaby, B.C., to take its fight over the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion to the Supreme Court is showboating. Continue reading
