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Debate over evidence ‘embarrassing’ to top general delays his court martial
Lt. Gen Steven Whelan, right, and his lawyer, Phillip Millar arrive to court in Gatineau, Que., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
A 9/11 defendant is ruled unfit for trial after a medical panel finds torture left him psychotic
FILE - In this April 17, 2019, photo, reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. A military medical panel has concluded that one of the five 9/11 defendants held at Guantanamo Bay has been rendered delusional and psychotic by the torture he underwent years ago while in CIA custody. A military judge is expected to rule as soon as Thursday whether al-Shibh’s mental issues render him incompetent to take part in the proceedings against him. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
canada
Quebec man sentenced to 15 months in jail for fomenting hatred against Jews
Gabriel Sohier Chaput follows his lawyer as he arrives for sentencing in Montreal, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Sohier Chaput was found guilty in January of promoting hatred against Jews, in connection with an article he wrote for the neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
canada
Detective noticed London accused’s demeanour changed after attack, trial hears
Justice Renee Pomerance (left to right), Nathaniel Veltman, defence counsel Peter Ketcheson and federal prosecutor Sarah Shaikh attend court at Veltman's trial in Windsor, Ont., Monday, Sept.11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
canada
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard pleads not guilty as sexual-assault trial opens in Toronto
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is shown in this courtroom sketch in Toronto on Thursday Jan. 6, 2022. The bail hearing for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard will continue next week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
world
British police officer charged with murder of unarmed Black man in London
(FILES) A Metropolitan Police officer stands watching ahead of a protest march against the Islamic revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in central London, on January 21, 2023. Around 1,000 police officers have been suspended or put on restricted duties as part of a drive to clean up London's scandal-hit Metropolitan police force, a police chief said on September 19, 2023. The country's biggest force has been hit by a string of scandals that have undermined confidence in British policing. They include the rape and murder of a young woman snatched off the street by a serving officer. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
alberta
Alberta judge recommends RCMP evaluate deaths after pedestrian hit by police truck
RCMP police car.
canada
Randy Hillier back in court seeking location change for convoy protest jury trial
Former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier is back in court motioning to move his jury trial away from Ottawa for the second time. Hillier greets anti-mandate protesters at the War Memorial in Ottawa, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
canada
Detective wasn’t concerned about mental state of man accused in London attack, trial hears
Justice Renee Pomerance (left to right), Nathaniel Veltman, defence counsel Peter Ketcheson and federal prosecutor Sarah Shaikh attend court at Veltman's trial in Windsor, Ont., Monday, Sept.11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
canada
Lawyer raises Jordan concerns in convoy protest case as delays drag on
Tamara Lich arrives at the courthouse for trial in Ottawa on Monday, September 18, 2023. The criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers is expected to hear the city's perspective on the controversial protest as Ottawa's emergency manager takes the stand. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
canada
Ontario appeal court releases convicted drug dealer on bail during appeal
Justice of the Peace Julie Lauzon is being returned to the bench following a Court of Appeal ruling in her favour finding the punishment she received for writing a 2016 column criticizing Canada's bail system was unjust. The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on Monday, April 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
canada
Trial hears London, Ont., attack accused was motivated by white nationalism
<div>Jurors at the trial of a man accused of murdering four members of a Muslim family in Ontario are set to hear more evidence today. Nathaniel Veltman is escorted leaving trial outside Ontario Superior Court in Windsor, Ont., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dax Melmer</div>
alberta
Calgary pastor gets 60-day sentence for role in Alberta border blockade
Artur Pawlowski holds a press conference in Edmonton on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
world
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is acquitted of 16 corruption charges at impeachment trial
Texas state senators acting as jurors vote on the articles of impeachment against suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
canada
Man convicted of murdering Alberta girlfriend in 2002 loses appeal
A man found guilty of beating and strangling his girlfriend to death more than two decades ago has failed in an appeal of his conviction before Alberta's top court. A courtroom at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on Friday, June 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
world
Jury clears three men in last trial tied to plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
William Null answers questions from his defense attorney Damian Nunzio on Monday, Sept 11, 2023, in 13th Circuit Court in Bellaire, Mich. Eric Molitor, William Null and Michael Null are charged with providing material support for terrorist acts and illegally possessing firearms. (Jan-Michael Stump/Traverse City Record-Eagle via AP)
canada
Trial of man accused in London attack sees police station footage
Justice Renee Pomerance (left to right), Nathaniel Veltman, defence counsel Peter Ketcheson and federal prosecutor Sarah Shaikh attend court at Veltman's trial in Windsor, Ont., Monday, Sept.11, 2023. Jurors at the trial of the man accused of murdering four members of a Muslim family in Ontario are set to see more footage today of him at a police station after his arrest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
u.s. politics
Trump won’t be tried with Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro in Georgia election case, judge rules
Former President Donald Trump visits the Alpha Gamma Rho, agricultural fraternity, at Iowa State University before an NCAA college football game between Iowa State and Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
british columbia
DNA of accused in murder trial matched sample taken from teenage girl’s body, court told
An RCMP expert testifying at the Ibrahim Ali murder trial says the suspect’s genetic profile matched that of an unknown male’s DNA found on swabs of the murder victim. Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Criminal cases in Ontario on verge of collapse owing to courthouse chaos
People walk by a Toronto Courthouse where the trial of alleged sex offender Peter Nygard will take place, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, September 11, 2023. Disgraced former fashion executive Peter Nygard set to face his first trail in Toronto today. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP) (Photo by COLE BURSTON/AFP via Getty Images)