$80,000 provided by smitten B.C. man to help woman buy a home not a gift: Judge
$80,000 provided by a man who was infatuated with a woman and wanted to help her buy a home wasn't a gift, a judge says.
View ArticleMan convicted in Surrey Six murders has died of cancer in prison: lawyer
Matthew Johnston, who along with his co-accused Cody Haevischer was convicted in the Surrey Six murders, has died in prison.
View ArticleB.C.'s highest court dismisses Postmedia appeal for information about secret...
The mysterious lawsuit against the government of Canada can stay in camera, panel of three appeal judges rules
View ArticleFather of girl whose arm was allegedly mauled by bears at Greater Vancouver...
A B.C. father whose daughter was allegedly injured in an attack by bears at the Aldergrove zoo has filed a lawsuit seeking damages
View ArticleMan sues Abbotsford police over 'gratuitous' assault outside rock concert
A man who alleges police used excessive force during an incident outside an Abbotsford rock concert has filed a lawsuit seeking damages.
View ArticleTrial for accused in murder of Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen postponed for a...
The B.C. Supreme Court trial of the man accused in the murder of Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen has been delayed a fifth time.
View ArticleB.C. Court of Appeal recommends procedure for media challenges to secret trials
Three-judge panel on B.C.’s highest court has recommended procedure for media seeking to find out information about trials being held in total secrecy
View ArticlePimps lose appeal after arguing disgraced Vancouver cop's actions tainted...
The appeals by two pimps who claimed that the actions of a disgraced Vancouver police officer hurt their defence have been thrown out by the B.C. Court of Appeal
View ArticleTop judge who upheld Canada's polygamy law announces he will be retiring
B.C. Court of Appeal Chief Justice Robert Bauman, who also is the chief justice of the Court of Appeal of Yukon, will step aside Oct. 1.
View ArticleNotorious pimp Reza Moazami loses legal challenge to prison transfer
The incident involving Reza Moazami occurred on April 25 last year at the Mission Institution, a medium-security prison where he was serving out a 23-year jail term.
View ArticleIdle Eyes singer loses appeal of conviction for molesting young girl
Tad Campbell was the frontman for the Vancouver rock band Idle Eyes.
View ArticleTwo girls testify remotely at trial of Vancouver man accused of sex offences
Normally the girls might have testified in the witness box of the courtroom with the accused seated not far away in the prisoner's dock.
View ArticleMore than 115 criminal convictions in B.C.: One chronic offender's story
A judge told him that although he was 50 years old and had a lengthy criminal record, there was still room for improvement and he could rehabilitate himself.
View ArticleAlberta man who ripped up B.C. dinosaur footprints gets 25 days in jail
An Alberta man convicted of illegally excavating and removing fossilized dinosaur footprints in northern B.C. has also been fined
View ArticleOntario man on terrorism peace bond moved to B.C. to face new charges
In August 2021, Daniel Khoshnood was put on a 10-month peace bond after he had been investigated by the RCMP's Integrated Security Enforcement Team.
View ArticleMan who placed hoax call to care home found guilty of Richmond sex assault
Judge said she believed man who described being constrained and sexually assaulted in Richmond
View ArticlePatient dies after suffering injury in incident at hospital: Northern Health
A patient at the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital died after being injured in an incident, the Northern Health Authority confirms.
View ArticleClass-action suit filed for Indigenous women subjected to coerced sterilization
The lawsuit says that before 1973, the practice of sterilizing a person in the absence of their informed consent was expressly sanctioned in the province under the Sexual Sterilization Act.
View ArticleFormer B.C. prosecutor tells court his sex-assault accuser is lying
Robert Zeunert told a B.C. Supreme Court jury that any sexual activity was consensual and denied the allegation that he was a predator.
View ArticleMan accused of defrauding seniors home faces lawsuit alleging $800K stolen...
A man charged with defrauding a seniors home is now facing a lawsuit alleging he stole more than $800,000 from an interior design company.
View ArticleLangley lawyer in ‘creepy uncle’ routine with female employees suspended for...
Admissions of Scott Thomas Johnston, a lawyer at CBM Lawyers LLP, outlined in a recent decision of a panel of the Law Society of B.C. tribunal hearing division
View ArticleVancouver duplex owners file lawsuit after dispute allegedly led to collapse...
No response has yet been filed to the lawsuit, which contains allegations that have not been tested in court
View ArticleMan staying in Vancouver transition house found guilty of murdering fellow...
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Nathan Smith found Yasin Jemal Rashid guilty of the Sept. 10, 2019 second-degree murder of Kyle Vincent Gabriel, 29.
View ArticleVancouver duplex owners deny scuttling $1.8-million real estate sale
Maria and Panagiotis Pappas, who own a home at 3257 West 2nd Avenue, filed a lawsuit against their neighbours, Jordan Mark Bower and Maureen Culver Elworthy.
View ArticleMission fentanyl trafficker ordered released on bail pending appeal
A fentanyl trafficker who was arrested with a large quantity of drugs in his possession has been ordered released on bail pending appeal.
View ArticleB.C. man acquitted of stabbing wife in the back was ‘effectively asleep’: judge
B.C. Supreme Court justice concludes the accused, from Gibsons, was in a state of severely impaired ‘automatism’ and lacked a motive for the assault
View ArticleFirst Nation files lawsuit over alleged misappropriation of more than $500,000
The Taku River Tlingit First Nation claims that Peter Kirby's conduct was "deceitful and amounts to fraud" when he moved the money.
View ArticleClass-action suit alleging Lytton fire sparked by passing train opens in B.C....
The ensuing wildfire killed at least two individuals, injured others, and resulted in the near complete destruction of the village and surrounding areas.
View ArticleSurrey man accused of murdering wife faces court application to freeze his...
The victim died without a will, and the lawsuit says that the plaintiff intends to apply for permission to administer her estate.
View ArticleCrown and defence call for 14 years for man involved in retaliatory...
Edrick Raju pleaded guilty to manslaughter with a firearm and conspiracy to commit murder in relation to the Dec. 28, 2017 slaying of Alexander Blanarou.
View ArticleB.C. woman sues Nanaimo hospital after allegedly suffering fentanyl overdose
A patient is suing health authorities after she allegedly was given a dose of fentanyl that resulted in her suffering an overdose.
View ArticleMan convicted in 2017 fatal shooting in Abbotsford gets 14 years
B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Crossin accepted a joint submission of the Crown and defence.
View Article'I felt kidnapped,' says journalist suing RCMP for alleged wrongful arrest at...
Amber Bracken was reporting from Wet'suwet'en territory on protests over the construction of a pipeline by Coastal GasLink
View ArticleFormer Vancouver cop convicted of sexual assault sued for damages
A former Vancouver police officer who was convicted of sexually assaulting a colleague in Whistler in 2019 is being sued for damages.
View ArticleWoman testifies that lawyer sexually assaulted her in Vancouver hotel
A woman testified Thursday that a lawyer she had met at a Vancouver bar later sexually assaulted her in a hotel room.
View ArticleThe price of self-representation in B.C. courts: two stress leaves and sale...
Two stress leaves and sale of the family home was the toll for a Comox woman
View ArticleSenior Delta cop fired for sexual misconduct is being sued for damages
A senior Delta police officer who was fired after having engaged in sexual misconduct is being sued for damages.
View ArticleB.C. man whose dangerous driving killed pregnant partner avoids jail time
A B.C. man whose dangerous driving caused the death of his pregnant partner received a conditional sentence to be served in the community.
View ArticleLawyer accused of sexually assaulting Vancouver woman found not guilty
The jury verdict in the case of Robert Zeunert, 59, came early Friday afternoon, after less than a day of deliberations in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.
View ArticlePatient charged with manslaughter after another patient dies in Prince Rupert...
An elderly patient at the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital died in 2021 from a head injury after he was knocked down by another patient.
View ArticleB.C. judge says claim in video game 'loot boxes' class-action lawsuit may...
The judge ruled out one of the major allegations against Electronic Arts — that it was engaged in illegal gambling
View ArticleB.C. judge orders special costs against marine pilots who filed petition over...
A judge has ordered special costs against marine pilots fighting their suspensions for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
View ArticleB.C. Liberal member who filed court challenge to leadership race sued for...
"I refuse to acknowledge their hours and amounts charged without my knowledge and approval. I did not sign a blank cheque with them." — Vikram Bajwa
View ArticleLawyer who was employed at Indigenous Justice Centre alleges toxic work...
Pamela Shields, who resigned from the Merritt centre last August, has filed the complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.
View ArticleGunshot victim who hid firearm in his underwear gets five years in prison
When Richmond police tried to provide medical assistance, the man resisted, claiming that he did not want to be exposed in public
View ArticleMan who criminally harassed Vancouver woman gets three years in prison
A man who was obsessed with and criminally harassed a Vancouver woman over a period of months has been sentenced to three years in prison.
View ArticleChronic offender back on the streets after getting one day in jail for...
A man with more than 115 criminal convictions has been sentenced to an additional day in jail and probation for a theft at an art gallery.
View ArticleTrial of man accused in murder of Burnaby teen adjourned for another week
The Vancouver trial of a man accused in the murder of a Burnaby teen has been adjourned for another week.
View ArticlePlayers sue SFU over decision to cancel Burnaby university's football program
On April 4, SFU president Joy Johnson announced that the football program, which began in 1965, would no longer continue.
View ArticleVancouver man convicted of sex offences involving two girls who testified...
A Vancouver man has been convicted of sex offences involving two vulnerable girls who had testified remotely during the trial.
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