Law and justice

Outspoken political commentator Ezra Levant arrives at the Law Society of Alberta in Calgary on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault must unblock Rebel News founder Levant on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, under the terms of a court order. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Court orders minister to unblock Rebel News founder on former Twitter

Ezra Levant argued Steven Guilbeault was violating his constitutional rights by blocking him

Outspoken political commentator Ezra Levant arrives at the Law Society of Alberta in Calgary on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault must unblock Rebel News founder Levant on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, under the terms of a court order. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon (left) walks with Tamara Lich as they make their way to the courthouse on the first day of trial, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The lawyers defending two of the most prominent organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” are expected to make their case today to block nine Ottawa residents and business representatives from taking the stand. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Freedom Convoy lawyers challenge attempt to put Ottawa residents on stand

‘This is not the trial of the Freedom Convoy’: lawyer for Barber and Lich

Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon (left) walks with Tamara Lich as they make their way to the courthouse on the first day of trial, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The lawyers defending two of the most prominent organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” are expected to make their case today to block nine Ottawa residents and business representatives from taking the stand. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Class at the University of British Columbia Okanagan will start as scheduled, on Tuesday, Sept. 5. (File photo)

UBCO must pay $50,000 for mishandling sex assault complaint

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal rules the university’s methods exacerbated Stephanie Hale’s PTSD

Class at the University of British Columbia Okanagan will start as scheduled, on Tuesday, Sept. 5. (File photo)
FILE - Zach Bryan arrives at the 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. Bryan says he was arrested and jailed briefly in northeastern Oklahoma. According to a post on his account on the social media site X, formerly Twitter, Bryan wrote that he had an incident with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Thursday night and said some things that were out of line because he was frustrated. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)

Country star Zach Bryan says he’s sorry after being briefly jailed

‘Emotions got the best of me’ singer Tweets after incident with Oklahoma Highway Patrol

FILE - Zach Bryan arrives at the 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. Bryan says he was arrested and jailed briefly in northeastern Oklahoma. According to a post on his account on the social media site X, formerly Twitter, Bryan wrote that he had an incident with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Thursday night and said some things that were out of line because he was frustrated. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)
FILE - Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso reacts after missing a scoring chance during the Women’s World Cup Group C soccer match between Japan and Spain in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, July 31, 2023. Spanish state prosecutors say soccer player Jenni Hermoso has accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final. (AP Photo/John Cowpland, File)

World Cup soccer kiss could lead to Spanish sexual assault charge

Prosecutors want Luis Rubiales charged for kissing player Jenni Hermoso during awards ceremony

FILE - Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso reacts after missing a scoring chance during the Women’s World Cup Group C soccer match between Japan and Spain in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, July 31, 2023. Spanish state prosecutors say soccer player Jenni Hermoso has accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final. (AP Photo/John Cowpland, File)
A protester films a line of police officers as they assemble by the Rideau Centre near the truck blockade in Ottawa, on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Trial sees Freedom Convoy leader urging people to ‘flood the city’

Testimony of the third day of mischief trial focused on numerous social media video

A protester films a line of police officers as they assemble by the Rideau Centre near the truck blockade in Ottawa, on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
FILE - Danny Masterson appears at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on June 7, 2017. That ’70s Show” star Masterson could get as much as 30 years to life in prison at his sentencing for the rapes of two women two decades ago. A Los Angeles judge is scheduled to sentence the 47-year-old actor Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)

That ’70s Show actor Masterson gets 30 years for 2 rapes in 2003

‘Mr. Masterson, you are not the victim here, your actions took away another person’s voice, and choice’

FILE - Danny Masterson appears at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on June 7, 2017. That ’70s Show” star Masterson could get as much as 30 years to life in prison at his sentencing for the rapes of two women two decades ago. A Los Angeles judge is scheduled to sentence the 47-year-old actor Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)
Tamara Lich makes her way back to the courthouse following a brief break on the first day of the trial for “Freedom Convoy” organizers Lich and Chris Barber, Tuesday, September 5, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Freedom Convoy trial expected to pivot to social media barrage

Protest got more volatile as protest went on, police officer testifies during trial of Lich, Barber

Tamara Lich makes her way back to the courthouse following a brief break on the first day of the trial for “Freedom Convoy” organizers Lich and Chris Barber, Tuesday, September 5, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Tamara Lich makes her way back to the courthouse following a brief break on the first day of the trial for "Freedom Convoy" organizers Lich and Chris Barber, Tuesday, September 5, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Freedom Convoy leaders didn’t hold line, they crossed it: prosecution

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber charged with mischief, intimidation and obstructing police

Tamara Lich makes her way back to the courthouse following a brief break on the first day of the trial for "Freedom Convoy" organizers Lich and Chris Barber, Tuesday, September 5, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The mother of a 13-year-old girl killed six years ago told a British Columbia Supreme Court jury she regrets allowing the girl to stay home alone the day she went missing. Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Mother of murdered B.C. girl regrets she left her home on day she died

Trial continues in case of body of 13-year-old found in Burnaby’s Central Park in July 2017

The mother of a 13-year-old girl killed six years ago told a British Columbia Supreme Court jury she regrets allowing the girl to stay home alone the day she went missing. Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich and follow convoy organizer Chris Barber are scheduled to stand trial in Ottawa Tuesday for their role in the Freedom Convoy protest that overtook the streets of Ottawa for weeks and sparked a national emergency. Lich, centre, chats with Drew Barnes MLA Cypress Medicine Hat, left, and others before the 2023 budget, in Edmonton, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Freedom Convoy trial gets underway in Ottawa

Organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber facing charges of mischief and obstructing police

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich and follow convoy organizer Chris Barber are scheduled to stand trial in Ottawa Tuesday for their role in the Freedom Convoy protest that overtook the streets of Ottawa for weeks and sparked a national emergency. Lich, centre, chats with Drew Barnes MLA Cypress Medicine Hat, left, and others before the 2023 budget, in Edmonton, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Yannick Bandaogo (left) appears in court before Justice Geoffrey Gaul in New Westminster, B.C. on Monday, May 29, 2023 in this artist’s sketch. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jane Wolsak

Man who stabbed 7, killed 1 in B.C. library gets life sentence

Yannick Bandaogo will have no possibility of parole for 15 years after North Vancouver rampage

Yannick Bandaogo (left) appears in court before Justice Geoffrey Gaul in New Westminster, B.C. on Monday, May 29, 2023 in this artist’s sketch. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jane Wolsak
People attend a demonstration in support of nursing student Mona Wang, who alleges excessive force was used by an RCMP officer during a wellness check in Kelowna, in Vancouver, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The BC Prosecution Service has confirmed a Mountie who pleaded guilty to assault of a University of British Columbia student during a wellness check in Kelowna has received a conditional discharge and was placed on probation for two years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Victim wants B.C. cop removed after wellness check turns violent

Mona Wang calls Lacy Browning’s sentence for 2020 UBCO incident a ‘slap on the wrist’

People attend a demonstration in support of nursing student Mona Wang, who alleges excessive force was used by an RCMP officer during a wellness check in Kelowna, in Vancouver, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The BC Prosecution Service has confirmed a Mountie who pleaded guilty to assault of a University of British Columbia student during a wellness check in Kelowna has received a conditional discharge and was placed on probation for two years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Canada’s minister for women, gender equality and youth says Saskatchewan and New Brunswick’s decision to require students under 16 have parental consent to have schools use their preferred pronoun and names places trans kids in a “life or death situation.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Trans kids in ‘life-or-death situation’ under new policies: feds

Gender minister Marci Ien says Ottawa watching Saskatchewan and New Brunswick changes closely

Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Canada’s minister for women, gender equality and youth says Saskatchewan and New Brunswick’s decision to require students under 16 have parental consent to have schools use their preferred pronoun and names places trans kids in a “life or death situation.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The leaders of the “Freedom Convoy” are preparing to answer to criminal charges next week for their part in the massive demonstration that gridlocked Ottawa last year, but the stakes of the trial go beyond the actions of two protest organizers. Freedom Convoy organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich sit in the gallery as they wait for the start of the day’s hearings at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

More than Freedom Convoy leaders on trial next week in Ottawa

Observers say case will shine light on public institutions and the Canadian public divide

The leaders of the “Freedom Convoy” are preparing to answer to criminal charges next week for their part in the massive demonstration that gridlocked Ottawa last year, but the stakes of the trial go beyond the actions of two protest organizers. Freedom Convoy organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich sit in the gallery as they wait for the start of the day’s hearings at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Paul Bernardo arrives at the provincial courthouse in the back of a police van in Toronto in a November 3, 1995 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

‘I remember the fear’: Canadians recounted Bernardo horror after transfer

‘Several of the jury members meet regularly for psychological support even to this day’

Paul Bernardo arrives at the provincial courthouse in the back of a police van in Toronto in a November 3, 1995 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
A general view shows the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say anywhere between 500 and 1,000 people remain unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Maui County sues utility, alleging negligence in fires that ravaged Lahaina

‘Severe and catastrophic losses … could have easily been prevented’

A general view shows the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say anywhere between 500 and 1,000 people remain unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Image courtesy Creative Outlet

Slain B.C. teen texted about Harry Potter to brother in China day she died

Brother of teen found dead in B.C. park tells jury they spoke the day of her death

Image courtesy Creative Outlet
A makeshift shrine is set up in front of the Marion County Record in Marion, Kan. on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 with a picture of the newspaper’s co-owner Joan Meyer and flowers. (Jaime Green /The Wichita Eagle via AP)

Court documents suggest reason for police raid of Kansas newspaper

Police allege reporter either impersonated someone else or lied about her intentions

A makeshift shrine is set up in front of the Marion County Record in Marion, Kan. on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 with a picture of the newspaper’s co-owner Joan Meyer and flowers. (Jaime Green /The Wichita Eagle via AP)
This undated handout issued by Cheshire Constabulary shows of nurse Lucy Letby. A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing seven babies and trying to kill six others. Lucy Letby was charged with murder in the deaths of five baby boys and two girls, and the attempted murder of five boys and five girls, when she worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England between 2015 and 2016. (Cheshire Constabulary via AP)

British nurse gets life for murders of 7 babies, attempted murders of 6

Lucy Letby sentenced bu judge who highlighted ‘the cruelty and calculation’ of her actions

This undated handout issued by Cheshire Constabulary shows of nurse Lucy Letby. A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing seven babies and trying to kill six others. Lucy Letby was charged with murder in the deaths of five baby boys and two girls, and the attempted murder of five boys and five girls, when she worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England between 2015 and 2016. (Cheshire Constabulary via AP)