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Former chief medical officer found guilty of child sex assault in Alberta
A Court of King's Bench courtroom is shown at the Edmonton Law Courts building on Friday, June 28, 2019. A former medical health officer in Alberta has been found guilty of sexual assault and sexual interference of a child. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
canada
Crown wants Quebec sex-assault case of fashion mogul Peter Nygard to move forward faster
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is shown in this courtroom sketch in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. The Crown says it wants Nygard to make a decision on his pending sex assault charges in Montreal during a hearing in just over two months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
canada
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal seeks dismissal of charges due to lack of evidence
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal makes his way to court, Monday, July 18, 2022 in Ottawa. Grewal is in an Ottawa courtroom today to seek the dismissal of two criminal charges connected to his time in office. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
world
Landmark Hong Kong national security trial starts two years after arrests
**EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3 am. ET on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** FILE Ñ Supporters of 47 pro-democracy activists who have been charged under a national security law, at West Kowloon Court in Hong Kong, May 31, 2021. A group of 47 democracy advocates and political opposition leaders charged with subversion, accused of conspiring in a plot to disrupt the local Beijing-backed government, are about to be tried. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)
world
Maid’s son tells judge Alex Murdaugh took $4-million for her death
Alex Murdaugh, right, leans over to talk with his attorney Jim Griffin in his double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)
british columbia
Charges in police-involved deaths are a rarity in B.C., data show
Handout image of Dale Culver, who died in 2017 during a confrontation in Prince George with the RCMP. The provincial police watchdog agency has recommended criminal charges against five Mounties involved in that incident.
world
Romanian court rejects Andrew Tate’s appeal against detention
Police officers escort Andrew Tate, left, handcuffed to his brother Tristan Tate to the Court of Appeal in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Andrew Tate, the divisive influencer and former professional kickboxer who is detained in Romania on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking appeared at the court in Bucharest on Wednesday to appeal against a second 30-day extension of his detention. His brother Tristan is held in the same case. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
world
Driver in California cliff crash that injured four charged with attempted murder
FILE - In this photo provided by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, emergency personnel respond to a vehicle over the side of Highway 1 on Jan. 1, 2023, in San Mateo County, Calif. The driver of the car that plunged 250 feet off a cliff in Northern California, injuring his two young children and his wife, has been released from the hospital and jailed on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse. The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office announced Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, that Dharmesh Patel is being held without bail. (Sgt. Brian Moore/San Mateo County Sheriff's Office via AP; File)
arts
Chicago prosecutor say she’s dropping sex-abuse charges against R. Kelly
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 17, 2019 singer R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois. - Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly, who is serving a 30-year sentence for sex offenses, was found guilty of child pornography charges on September 14, 2022 after a month-long trial in his hometown of Chicago. Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was convicted of three counts of producing child pornography and three counts of enticement of a minor, the Chicago Tribune reported. (Photo by Antonio PEREZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANTONIO PEREZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Video evidence suggests Alex Murdaugh muddled timeline
Defendant Alex Murdaugh places his hand over his face during a break in his double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)
canada
Ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel sentenced to eight months in jail for sex assault
Former Parti Quebecois MNA Harold LeBel walks to the courtroom after a break at the courthouse, in Rimouski, Que., Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
canada
Canada-wide warrant issued for man scheduled to appear as a witness in William Sandeson’s murder trial
Halifax Regional Police badge is seen during a police memorial parade in Ottawa Sunday September 26, 2010. The Canadian Press Images/Francis Vachon
canada
Quebec appeal court overturns conditional discharge given to man guilty of sexual assault
The Court of Appeal of Quebec is seen in Montreal, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. The Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned a conditional discharge given to an engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and voyeurism and sentenced him to 12 months in jail. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
canada
Crown prosecutors stay six sexual assault charges against rural Manitoba doctor
A sexual assault trial involving a rural doctor has been delayed to address an issue of lost or destroyed evidence. Dr. Arcel Bissonnette is facing 22 charges of sexual assault stemming from his time working in Ste. Anne, Man., a town southeast of Winnipeg. People enter the Law Courts in Winnipeg on Feb. 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
canada
Ontario court rules rehabilitation secondary to deterrence in domestic violence cases
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
world
Judge says no in-person meetings for couple’s triple murder case
FILE - Lori Vallow Daybell, center, sits between her attorneys for a hearing at the Fremont County Courthouse in St. Anthony, Idaho, on Aug. 16, 2022. An Idaho judge says a couple accused in a bizarre triple murder case will not be allowed to meet face-to-face to talk about strategy before they stand trial in April 2023. EastIdahoNews.com reports attorneys for Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell presented several requests to 7th District Judge Steven Boyce during a motion hearing on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (Tony Blakeslee/East Idaho News via AP, Pool, File)
canada
Judicial pre-trial scheduled in northeastern Ontario court in Jacob Hoggard’s sexual assault case
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard arrives at the Toronto courthouse for sentencing on Thursday, October 20, 2022. An Ontario court is expected to learn next week whether Hoggard will decide to be tried for sexual assault before a judge or a jury in northern Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
world
Minneapolis court hears appeal of ex-officer Derek Chauvin in murder of George Floyd
FILE - In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, June 25, 2021. An attorney for Chauvin will ask an appeals court Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, to throw out his convictions in the murder of George Floyd, arguing that numerous legal and procedural errors deprived him of his right to a fair trial. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)
canada
Saskatchewan sisters who say they were wrongfully convicted testify at bail hearing
Odelia Quewezance is seen outside the Court of King’s Bench in Yorkton, Sask., on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. A bail hearing is underway in Saskatchewan for two sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions. Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance were convicted in 1994 of second-degree murder in the death of 70-year-old farmer Anthony Joseph Dolff, near Kamsack, Sask. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone
world
Belarus puts exiled opposition leader on trial on treason charges
FILE PHOTO: Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addresses the EPP Group at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
canada
Sexual assault trial of Manitoba doctor delayed due to missing evidence
A sexual assault trial involving a rural doctor has been delayed to address an issue of lost or destroyed evidence. Dr. Arcel Bissonnette is facing 22 charges of sexual assault stemming from his time working in Ste. Anne, Man., a town southeast of Winnipeg. People enter the Law Courts in Winnipeg on Feb. 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
world
Former Texas trooper found guilty of assaulting 2 women
Police car with focus on siren lights. Beautiful siren lights activated in full mission activity. Policemen with patrol car in intervention operation at crime place. Emergency lights flashing on patrol car.
alberta
Scheduling of sentencing date for teen in Calgary police officer death delayed a month
Sgt. Andrew Harnett, 37, of the Calgary Police Service is shown in this undated handout image provided by the police service. There has been a delay in setting a sentencing date for the young man found guilty of manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of the Calgary officer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Calgary Police Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
soccer
Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of sexual offenses
FILE PHOTO: Manchester City's Benjamin Mendy arrives at Chester Crown Court for his trial following allegations of rape and sexual assault, Chester, Britain, December 22, 2022 REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
world
Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty in U.K. court to more sex offence charges
Actor Kevin Spacey leaves the National Museum of Cinema in Turin, Italy, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Kevin Spacey is scheduled to teach a class and being given an award at the National Museum of Cinema in Turin next Jan. 16. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
asia-pacific business
Suspect charged with murder in assassination of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
Tetsuya Yamagami, the alleged assassin of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, enters a police station in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023. Japanese prosecutors formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder, Japan's NHK public television reported Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP)
world
‘Rick and Morty’ creator awaits trial for domestic violence
RICK AND MORTY (Animated Series). Season 5. Courtesy of Adult Swim
world
Steve Bannon’s lawyers ask to quit border wall case, citing ‘differences’
Steve Bannon, center, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump and convicted of contempt of Congress, accompanied by his attorneys David Schoen, left, and Evan Corcoran, right, speaks to the media as he leaves the federal courthouse on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Washington. Bannon was sentenced to 4 months behind bars for defying a Jan. 6 committee subpoena. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
u.s. politics
Proud Boys sedition trial opens two years after Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: A map of the U.S. Capitol and an example of a sign used by police on January 06, 2021, are carried into the U.S. District Court building on January 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. Opening arguments are set to begin in the trial of members of the Proud Boys accused of seditious conspiracy because of their role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2021. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
british columbia
Killer says sorry, tells family he’d give up life in exchange for his B.C. victim’s
Jessica Payne, left, and her sister Calla Payne leave B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Their father Martin Payne, 60, was killed in 2019 by two men who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison. A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Zachary Armitage to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the “grotesque” first-degree murder of Martin Payne at his home on Vancouver Island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
world
Cardinal George Pell, Australian cleric whose conviction of child sex abuse was overturned, dies at 81
FILE PHOTO: Cardinal George Pell attends a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican, October 12, 2020. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
canada
Ontario court overturns HIV murder convictions, substitutes manslaughter verdicts
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on Monday, April 8, 2019. Interested Canadians will have a rare opportunity this week to watch Ontario's top court sort out a federal-provincial legal battle over carbon pricing. It will be the first time in more than a decade cameras are being allowed in the Court of Appeal to livestream an event. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
canada
Second trial begins for former Halifax med student facing first-degree murder charge
William Sandeson pictured in Halifax on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. A retrial started today for a former Nova Scotia medical student accused of killing a fellow Dalhousie University student and disposing of his body after a drug deal in downtown Halifax. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
u.s. politics
Jury chosen to hear Proud Boys Jan. 6 sedition trial
FILE - Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio attends a rally in Portland, Ore., Aug. 17, 2019. Jury selection for the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants will resume in early January after a holiday break. The judge presiding over the case against the far-right extremist group members questioned prospective jurors for a fifth day on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
world
New York City bike path attack defendant proud of death trail, prosecutor says
FILE- A New York City police officer stands next to a body covered under a white sheet near a mangled bicycle along a bike path in New York, Oct. 31, 2017. A judge began questioning, Tuesday, Oct.. 11, 2022, a few of the hundreds of prospective jurors summoned for the trial of Sayfullo Saipov, 34, charged with killing eight people on a New York City bike path in a terror attack five years ago. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
canada
‘Stunning lack of judgment’: Nunavut prosecutor, Mountie acquitted of contempt
View from the Judges seat in a courtroom at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on Friday, June 28, 2019. A Nunavut judge has acquitted a prosecutor and RCMP officer of criminal contempt but says their joint actions in the arrest of a man set to stand trial outside his courtroom were a “direct and public insult to the integrity of the Nunavut Court of Justice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson