Calgary councillor facing criminal charge to mount ‘vigorous defence’: lawyer
The lawyer for a Calgary city councillor who faces a criminal charge in connection with an alleged road rage incident says he plans to mount a “vigorous defence” and questions why Edmonton police took more than eight months to investigate a minor offence. Ward 9 […]
Lawyer
ICBC’s no-fault insurance faces constitutional challenge from crash victim, lawyers
Tim Schober was an active tennis player, cyclist, hiker and a practising lawyer well into his 60s before a car made an illegal exit on a Victoria highway and crashed into him while he was cycling to work last August. “By the time things settled down, […]
Accident
Canada’s move to seize assets from Russian oligarch could test charter law: trade lawyer
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she plans to use new law to divert assets from sanctioned Russians Canada’s attempt to seize and forfeit a Russian oligarch’s holdings will be a major test of how the federal government balances sanctions and Charter rights, says an […]
Goverment
1 person sent to hospital after apartment fire in Regina
One person was taken to hospital after a fire at an apartment block in east Regina Friday night, the city’s fire department says. In a Regina Fire and Protective Services tweet sent just before midnight, flames could be seen spouting from a top window at the back […]
Accident
Police give out new information in unsolved hit-and-run investigation
The London Police Service (LPS) has released additional information as they continue to investigate a hit-and-run that killed an international student in the fall. Jibin Benoy, 29, was struck while riding his bike along Hamilton Road in the early morning hours of Sept. 18 after […]
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Montreal erupts as Morocco beats Portugal to secure historic World Cup semifinal berth
Jean-Talon Boulevard erupted in uncontrolled joy on Saturday afternoon as Moroccan supporters danced, cheered and cried over their team’s historic World Cup quarter-finals victory. Morocco beat Portugal 1-0, making them the first ever African squad to secure a spot in the World Cup semifinal, the largest soccer tournament in the […]
World Cup
BMX rider dies in failed stunt after jumping off 3rd level of Vancouver seawall into water
Officials are investigating after a man died attempting a stunt while riding his BMX bike along the Vancouver seawall on Sunday evening. The man was travelling along the walkway near Canada Place when he left the pavement and fell into the water below around 8:30 p.m. “Yesterday evening […]
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Goverment helps cemetery
The P.E.I. government is going to help families left waiting for their loved ones to be buried. The attorney general said Thursday that 32 burials at the Floral Hills Cemetery near Fredericton will be arranged by his department. Ballem said the owners of the cemetery […]
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