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Two Edmonton teens found guilty in fatal group attack outside school
Court of King's Bench Justice Peter Michalyshyn found two young men guilty of manslaughter, determining they were 'active participants' in a swarming attack where a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed.
Court certifies class-action lawsuit alleging abuse of Indigenous children in northern Alberta school
Court of King's Bench Justice James Neilson certified the suit against the federal government, the Diocese of Saint-Paul and the Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School Division. But he dismissed an application to include the Alberta government as a defendant.
Teenager gets jail sentence for fatal stabbing of Edmonton boy outside high school
The young man pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced under an intensive custody and supervision order — a sentencing option for youth convicted of serious criminal offences who have a mental illness or psychological disorder.
Edmonton police lay murder charge after inmate killed inside remand centre
Edmonton police have charged an inmate with second-degree murder after 26-year-old Nathaniel Burchat died following an altercation inside the Edmonton Remand Centre in December. Burchat was a former soldier who had serious mental health issues, according to his family.
Man sentenced for series of stabbings that left one dead, two injured in northeast Edmonton
Clarence Lawrence, 28, pleaded guilty to a series of unprovoked attacks on Sept. 7, 2022, injuring two women and killing 38-year-old Brian Berland.
Alberta Law Foundation concerned over possible legal aid funding changes
The Alberta Law Foundation gives 25 per cent of the interest revenue from Alberta lawyers' pooled trust accounts to Legal Aid Alberta. The head of the non-profit says he expects the province to mandate an increase to 50 per cent.
Judge grants injunction restoring 24-hour access at Red Deer overdose prevention site
Monday's court decision comes after a man with opioid use disorder filed a lawsuit arguing that closing the OPS is a violation of his Charter rights, as well as the rights of other site users who will be left at an increased risk of a fatal overdose.
U.S. man pleads guilty to abducting and abusing Edmonton girl
Noah Madrano, 43, pleaded guilty to two of six federal U.S. charges he faced for sexually abusing a 13-year-old Edmonton girl he took across the border in 2022.
Alberta court upholds decisions to suspend two former Edmonton police officers without pay
Three EPS officers applied for a judicial review after they were each suspended without pay, for different reasons, in 2022. A new court ruling includes rarely disclosed details from Chief Dale McFee's reasons for the suspensions, and the police commission's internal reviews.
Appeal court rules against new trial for Edmonton man who sexually abused teen girls
The Court of Appeal of Alberta rejected Noor Sultan's argument that the jury in his trial wasn't properly instructed before deliberating and finding him guilty on 12 charges.