BC Supreme Court

Statue of Lady Justice at B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. (File photo: Tom Zytaruk)

Surrey sued over leg press machine injury at recreation centre

Judge decides insurance company is bound to defend City of Surrey

 

S/Sgt. Damian Volk, then a constable, was serving with the Emergency Response Team in 2012. (Black Press Media files)

Senior Langley RCMP officer charged with two assaults

Alleged incidents involved two suspects in 2020

 

Statue of Lady Justice at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. (File photo)

B.C. driver found ‘using’ phone on his leg loses court appeal for distracted driving

Judge said she was ‘not at liberty’ to disregard Court of Appeal decisions

 

Former Main Street Church executive pastor John Vermeer was convicted of downloading and possessing “some of the most offensive, harmful and depraved forms” of child pornography and sentenced to 14 months jail in October 2021. His appeal of that conviction was dismissed on May 18, 2023. (Facebook file photo)

Chilliwack church pastor’s appeal of child porn conviction dismissed by B.C. Court of Appeal

John Vermeer called a ‘pedophile’ caught with images of ‘offensive, harmful and depraved’ child abuse

Former Main Street Church executive pastor John Vermeer was convicted of downloading and possessing “some of the most offensive, harmful and depraved forms” of child pornography and sentenced to 14 months jail in October 2021. His appeal of that conviction was dismissed on May 18, 2023. (Facebook file photo)
Statue of Lady Justice at B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. (File photo: Tom Zytaruk)

Judge awards trucker tasered by Surrey Mounties $317K in damages

Justice David Crossin heard the civil suit in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster

Statue of Lady Justice at B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. (File photo: Tom Zytaruk)
Police lights (File photo)

Chilliwack man awarded $1.5 million for injuries sustained in 2015 car accident

John Mantei was forced to retire from his job as a high-ranking Vancouver firefighter

Police lights (File photo)
Carson Crimeni (file)

Carson Crimeni’s killer pleads guilty to manslaughter

Langley boy was 14 when he died in a park in Walnut Grove

Carson Crimeni (file)
Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer spoke outside the Abbotsford Law Courts prior to sentencing on Oct. 12, 2022. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

Abbotsford hog-farm protesters appeal break-and-enter convictions

Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer were previously sentenced to 30 days in jail

Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer spoke outside the Abbotsford Law Courts prior to sentencing on Oct. 12, 2022. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)
Statue of Lady Justice at Vancouver Law Courts. (File photo)

B.C. woman loses SPCA court case after 4 horses, pig seized

Surrey Animal Control also seized plaintiff’s dog

Statue of Lady Justice at Vancouver Law Courts. (File photo)
Free Reformed Church is seen as people attend Sunday Service in Chilliwack on February 21, 2021. (Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)

Chilliwack church pastor’s Charter challenge over COVID ticket summarily dismissed

Judge rules against holding an evidentiary hearing because B.C. Supreme Court already set precedent

Free Reformed Church is seen as people attend Sunday Service in Chilliwack on February 21, 2021. (Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)
Steven Frederickson. (Vancouver Police Department handout)

UPDATE: Chilliwack killer wanted on Canada-wide warrant re-arrested by Vancouver police

Steven Frederickson who killed his roommate in 2010 walked away from Vancouver halfway house

Steven Frederickson. (Vancouver Police Department handout)
Vancouver Law Courts. (File photo: Anna Burns)

Surrey couple acquitted of terrorism hit snag in lawsuit against police

They sought the names of 3 undercover officers whose identities are shielded by publication bans

Vancouver Law Courts. (File photo: Anna Burns)
A large police presence was on hand on July 5, 2021 on Clinton Avenue after the body of 44-year-old Christopher Hood was found in a parking lot of Clearbrook Park in Abbotsford. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)

Man pleads guilty to 2021 killing in which victim was left in Abbotsford parking lot

Kevin Wesley was charged after body of Christopher Hood was found at Clearbrook Park

A large police presence was on hand on July 5, 2021 on Clinton Avenue after the body of 44-year-old Christopher Hood was found in a parking lot of Clearbrook Park in Abbotsford. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)
Carson Crimeni. (File)

Manslaughter trial this summer in death of Langley’s Carson Crimeni

Trial to begin almost four years after Walnut Grove teen died

Carson Crimeni. (File)
A courtroom in the Abbotsford Law Courts. (B.C. government photo)

Abbotsford man sentenced to one year in prison for having loaded gun

Sukhjit Malhi had weapon on him during 2021 police traffic stop

A courtroom in the Abbotsford Law Courts. (B.C. government photo)
A courtroom sketch shows accused murderer Ibrahim Ali listening to court proceedings through a translator. Ali is charged with first degree murder in the 2017 death of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl. (Credit: Felicity Don)

Ibrahim Ali pleads not guilty in murder of 13-year-old B.C. girl

First-degree murder trial begins close to 6 years after death of Burnaby teen

A courtroom sketch shows accused murderer Ibrahim Ali listening to court proceedings through a translator. Ali is charged with first degree murder in the 2017 death of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl. (Credit: Felicity Don)
Former Main Street Church executive pastor John Vermeer was convicted of downloading and possessiong child pornography and sentenced to 14 months jail in October 2021. Vermeer’s appeal was heard on April 3, 2023. (Facebook file photo)

Chilliwack church pastor takes child pornography conviction to B.C. Court of Appeal

John Vermeer’s lawyers argue technicalities despite being caught with ‘harmful and depraved’ child porn

Former Main Street Church executive pastor John Vermeer was convicted of downloading and possessiong child pornography and sentenced to 14 months jail in October 2021. Vermeer’s appeal was heard on April 3, 2023. (Facebook file photo)
Kelowna Supreme Court. (Black Press File)

Oliver man guilty of grooming, sexually abusing developmentally delayed teen

The man abused the teen for multiple years

Kelowna Supreme Court. (Black Press File)
Abbotsford Police Const. Allan Young was killed in Nelson in July 2020. His accused killer is currently on trial in Nelson.

Accused man testifies at trial for death of Abbotsford Police officer

Alex Willness charged with manslaughter for killing of Const. Allan Young in Nelson

Abbotsford Police Const. Allan Young was killed in Nelson in July 2020. His accused killer is currently on trial in Nelson.
Mariam Ghaly lost her life in October 2017 after a motorcyclist driving erratically caused her to swerve her vehicle and land in a water-filled ditch. Her family sued the motorcyclist and has been awarded almost $2.5 million in damages. (file photo)

Family awarded nearly $2.5 million for fatal B.C. crash caused by motorcyclist

Mariam Ghaly died in 2017 after her vehicle swerved off the road into a water-filled ditch

Mariam Ghaly lost her life in October 2017 after a motorcyclist driving erratically caused her to swerve her vehicle and land in a water-filled ditch. Her family sued the motorcyclist and has been awarded almost $2.5 million in damages. (file photo)