Two Ontario churches that challenged the province’s COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings, claiming they violated their right to freedom of religion and assembly under the Constitution, have lost in court. The Church of God in Aylmer, Ont., live-streamed in-person services, such as this gathering on May 2, 2021, in defiance of Ontario’s emergency orders. (Church of God…
An Alberta judge has dismissed, in part, an application for an emergency injunction against the province’s decision to lift a mask mandate in schools, but the court battle over the policy is expected to continue.Effective Monday, Alberta K-12 students are no longer required to mask up. An application for an emergency injunction, filed Sunday, asks that…
A New Brunswick judge has thrown out a lawsuit against the province over its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employees. The Blaine Higgs government announced in October of 2021 a requirement that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. (Ed Hunter/CBC)A New Brunswick judge has thrown out a lawsuit against the province over its COVID-19 vaccination policy for employees. …
A judge has stayed criminal proceedings against a man accused of breaching Canada’s secrets law, because of an unreasonable delay in bringing the matter to trial.John Lee, lawyer for Hamilton engineer Qing Quentin Huang, speaks outside of the courthouse in 2013, the year Huang was arrested and accused of plotting to send classified information on Canada’s…
Britney Spears’ fans celebrated outside of Los Angeles Superior Court Friday after a judge terminated a conservatorship that has controlled the pop…
After 13 years, Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, was suspended as conservator of her $60 million estate Wednesday. A Los Angeles judge…
A Florida judge has dismissed a high-profile lawsuit launched by a Toronto millionaire businessman who had accused the former head of Marvel Entertainment of slandering him through a hate-mail campaign.A Florida judge has dismissed a high-profile lawsuit launched by Toronto businessman Harold Peerenboom who had accused Isaac Perlmutter, the former head of Marvel Entertainment, of slandering him through a hate-mail campaign. (Philip Street/CBC)A Florida judge has dismissed a…
The ongoing Epic v. Apple legal battle nearly wrapped up this week in a loss for both parties. Well, it depends who…
A judge will rule on a lawsuit brought forward by parents trying to overturn Florida Governor Ron Desantis’ executive order banning strong…
Hours after a CBC News story highlighted Canada’s judicial love affair with Monty Python, a B.C. judge excised all references to the British comedy troupe’s iconic “dead parrot” sketch from a class-action certification decision in B.C.Michael Palin, left, plays a shopkeeper who sold John Cleese, right, a parrot that appears to have died in Monty…