Wade Stene, who is accused of sexual assaulting an eight-year-old girl, returned to jail Tuesday after his bail release was overturned in court. As Sarah Ryan explains, it comes after weeks of large public protests outside his family home in…
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AUPE calls new provincial law that cracks down on protesters ‘unconstitutional’
Bill 1 was designed to make it harder for protesters to block critical pieces of infrastructure, like rail lines. Alberta’s biggest union says the law has a “chilling effect” on all forms of protest and it’s taking the province to…
AUPE challenges controversial blockade Bill 1 in court
June 23 2020 2:14pm The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is challenging the UCP government’s Bill 1 in court, saying the legislation limits the right to peaceful protest. Fletcher Kent is at the law courts with the latest. ‘ });…
Man accused in shooting death of Jacob Sansom and Maurice Cardinal denied bail
The family and friends of two men shot and killed while on a hunting trip northeast of Edmonton gathered outside the law courts, where the bail hearing for one of the two men accused in their death took place Tuesday.…
Alberta Law Courts slowly reopening with restrictions
Courthouses in Alberta largely shut down in the middle of March because of the pandemic, but now they’re beginning to resume some in-person trials and ramping up the use of online video conferencing. Sarah Ryan has the details from the…
Alberta courts slowly reopening with social distancing, barriers
Law courts in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Lethbridge are slowly reopening, but they won’t operate the same way they did pre-pandemic. At least four courtrooms have been modified to protect against COVID-19. They now feature transparent barriers between the…
Edmonton mothers who abused children sentenced to 8 years in prison
April 2 2020 8:25pm An Edmonton judge has sentenced two women to eight years in prison for beating two young girls with a belt and locking them in a basement. Fletcher Kent has the story but a warning: some of…
Alberta courthouses preparing for disruptions as COVID-19 spreads
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 12, 2020 2:03 pm Updated March 12, 2020 3:11 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Alberta courthouses are preparing for disruptions with the number…
Dangerous driver sentenced 4 years after crash killed mother of 2
February 21 2020 8:14pm Nearly four years after a mother of two was killed in a horrific crash, the man responsible has been sentenced. Sarah Ryan has the details from court. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””;…
Sentencing expected for Edmonton man who killed his mother during ‘cannabis-induced psychosis’
WARNING: Some of the details in this story are graphic in nature. An Edmonton man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the April 2017 stabbing death of his mother will be sentenced Wednesday afternoon. Jason Glenn Dickout was 30 when…