Bethany Lindsay
Journalist
Bethany Lindsay is a former journalist for CBC News who reported extensively on the courts, regulated professionals and pseudolegal claims.
Latest from Bethany Lindsay
Disgraced Vancouver detective allegedly gave advice on covering up stabbing: new documents
The first call the troubled young woman said she made after stabbing a man during a drug deal gone wrong was to celebrated Vancouver detective James Fisher. She told investigators he gave her advice on how to hide the evidence.
Canada -British Columbia |
Lawyer who misappropriated $8M from clients to feed gambling addiction banned from law for 7 years
A Vancouver real estate lawyer who admitted to misappropriating more than $8 million from client trust funds to feed his gambling addiction has been banned from practising law for seven years.
Canada -British Columbia |
Court documents reveal new details of sex assault allegations against disgraced Vancouver detective
After a four-year legal battle, CBC has obtained about 2,600 pages of documents detailing the investigation into James Fisher’s misconduct as an officer with the Vancouver Police Department.
Canada -British Columbia |
B.C. math instructor fired for 'deeply intolerant' YouTube videos loses human rights complaint
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint from a college instructor who was fired over YouTube videos calling for the death penalty for women who have abortions, suggesting transgender people should be forced into asylums and referring to Allah as the Antichrist.
Canada -British Columbia |
Police help college investigators search home of B.C. woman with long history of illegal midwifery
Mounties joined investigators with the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives on Tuesday as they searched the home of a woman who's been the subject of numerous court orders and spent time in jail for acting as an illegal midwife.
Canada -British Columbia |
Vancouver lawyer resigns licence after filing 'frivolous and vexatious' lawsuit against neighbour
A Vancouver lawyer who filed a frivolous lawsuit tinged with pseudolegal hallmarks has resigned her licence to practise law, according to the Law Society of B.C.
Canada -British Columbia |
Immediate firing ordered for B.C. Mountie over sexual misconduct with vulnerable woman
An RCMP conduct board has ordered the immediate firing of a B.C. Mountie who took sexual advantage of a suicidal woman who'd just been released from hospital after being held under the Mental Health Act.
Canada -British Columbia |
Suspended Vancouver lawyer's lawsuit dismissed as abuse of process with pseudolegal hallmarks
A lawsuit filed by a suspended Vancouver lawyer against her neighbour has been dismissed by a B.C. Supreme Court associate judge, who described it as “frivolous and vexatious” and bearing many hallmarks of a pseudolegal claim.
Canada -British Columbia |
Vancouver college becomes first B.C. school to sign pledge banning NDAs in abuse cases
A small private college in Vancouver has become the first post-secondary institution in B.C. to sign a pledge explicitly banning the use of non-disclosure agreements in cases of abuse and harassment, and advocates are hoping it's the start of a wider trend.
Canada -British Columbia |
3 Vancouver police officers acquitted of assault in 2017 arrest
Vancouver Police Department constables Brandon Blue and Beau Spencer and now-retired constable Gregory Jackson were all charged with assault in the May 24, 2017 arrest of a theft and obstruction suspect.
Canada -British Columbia |