Court rejects Mr Big Sting operation in BC murder trial Bradley Streiling was found not guilty of Second Degree Murder yesterday (June 17, 2015), due in part to the presiding Judge’s concerns over a “Mr Big Sting” operation in the case. Streiling’s two-year old step-son, Noah Cownden, died in Victoria…
BC court finds school attendence a major factor in a change in custody. A June 2015 B.C. family court case judgement shows the importance of a child’s attendance at school, when parents disagree who the child should live with. The 11 year old boy, “BG”, had been living primarily with his…
Divorce rate higher for online couples compared to those who met in person. An American study of 4002 respondents has found that the divorce rate for couples who met online was 4 times greater than those who met in person. The breakup rates for dating relationships was also higher for couples who…
Vancouver lawyer and cycling advocate, David Hay, says that the current law is unfair to cyclists. He is calling for the B.C. government to change its current road use law, the Motor Vehicle Act. He wants renamed “The Road Safety Act”. His goal is to focus on all road users. “The…
In a shocking case of elder abuse, L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, aged 92, was cheated out of millions in art and cash. Francois-Marie Banier, a celebrity photographer who befriended the richest woman in France, was found guilty of “abuse of weakness” and money laundering. He was sentenced to 3 years in…
An Ontario drunk driver hit rock bottom – and used that moment to try turning his life around by reporting himself to police. “In all my years of policing, I’ve never heard of anybody doing this before,” Ontario Police Constable Kevin O’Neill told the Toronto Star. A drunk driver reporting…