A man who mistakenly pushed the gas pedal on his SUV, plowing onto a restaurant patio and killing a toddler, is now facing the prospect of prison in addition to constant fears of vengeance, says his lawyer.
Crown prosecutors have filed an appeal in the Cindy Gladue murder case that states serious enough errors were made in the jury instructions to warrant a new trial.
Outrage and concern rippled across the country Thursday as hundreds gathered to protest an Edmonton court case that has become a flashpoint for anger about violence against indigenous women in Canada.
More than 100 people rallying at Saskatoon City Hall applauded the announcement that Alberta prosecutors are appealing the acquittal of an Ontario trucker charged with murder.
A grainy Edmonton Transit video that captured a fatal stabbing on Canada Day two years ago could have been a key factor in acquitting Augustine Poitras of the crime, his defence lawyer said on Friday.
Emotions ran high in a packed Edmonton courthouse Friday as Richard Suter, accused of causing a crash into a restaurant patio that killed a young boy, was granted bail.
Edmonton member of Parliament Peter Goldring will rejoin the Conservative caucus after being acquitted of not giving a breath sample in a drinking and driving case.
