CBC News Three ex-diplomats from Libya claimed refugee status in Canada last year after being declared persona non grata and ordered to leave the country, CBC News has learned. The immigration cases are listed in quarterly reports compiled by the…
BBC News Authorities in New York have for the seventh time denied parole to the man who shot dead musician John Lennon in 1980. Mark Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in 1981 after pleading guilty to second-degree…
CBC News The B.C. government has filed for an injunction to force a controversial private clinic operator to stop billing patients for services already covered by provincial health care. The province’s Medical Services Commission released an audit last month that…
BBC News A man accused of threatening US President Barack Obama by email and showing a shotgun to officers at his door is due to appear in a court. Anton Caluori was also held on Tuesday in north-western Washington state…
CBC News Police are executing search warrants in connection with an investigation into body parts found in Toronto and Mississauga in recent days. Peel Regional Police Const. Fiona Thivierge told CBC News that the investigation is moving forward in both…
The Jurist A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California [official website] on Friday rejected a settlement [order, PDF] proposed by Facebook [website; JURIST news archive] in a class action lawsuit over the social networking…
CBC News The case of a mentally ill Toronto man who killed his wife and was awarded a $51,000 payout on her insurance policy has torn his family apart, sparked a public outcry and prompted the Ontario attorney general to…
BBC News A gunman said “I don’t like your politics” before opening fire on a Christian lobby group’s security guard in Washington DC, says the FBI. Floyd Lee Corkins, 28, also allegedly had a bag full of sandwiches from a…
CBC News Police in Quebec are examining whether three slayings over the weekend in the Montreal area are linked to each other by gang activity. Three men were shot dead between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon in separate incidents in…
The Jurist The US Supreme Court [official website] on Monday agreed to hear [order list, PDF] a case dealing with a parent’s ability to sue for custody in the US when a court has determined that the child’s normal residence…