Ont. court orders new trial for Baltovich 12 years after murder conviction
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TORONTO (CP) - Twelve years after being convicted in the mysterious death of his girlfriend, Robert Baltovich will get the chance to clear his name in a new trial expected to explore the possibility that serial sex killer Paul Bernardo should be considered a suspect in the slaying.
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The trial of the former head of the Bosnian army is due to begin at the war crimes tribunal at The Hague.
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A 23-year-old charged with the murder of financier John Monckton and the attempted murder of his wife is due in court.
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BRAMPTON, Ont. (CP) - It could be months or even a year before the man accused of abducting and murdering nine-year-old Cecilia Zhang enters a plea, his lawyer said Thursday.
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Croatia's Supreme Court has ordered a retrial of eight former military policemen acquitted in 2002 of killing and torturing Serb prisoners a decade earlier, state radio reported on Thursday.
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TORONTO (CP) - The jury that convicted Robert Baltovich of murder in 1992 got "inflammatory" and "unfair" guidance from a trial judge who failed to give equal weight to both the Crown and the defence, a court heard Thursday.
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A Croatian man charged with killing three police officials in the early days of the 1991 Serb-Croat war was extradited from Australia to Croatia on Sunday to face a new trial after an earlier pardon, his attorney said.
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A Briton who has spent more than 20 years on death row in the US is to face a retrial.
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The new Court of Military Commission Review has ordered a military judge to reopen the terrorism case against a 20-year-old Canadian accused of killing a U.S. serviceman in Afghanistan, ruling that the judge's decision earlier this year to dismiss the case was in error.
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A report into the Lockerbie bomber's conviction is expected to recommend a second appeal.
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An ex-con accused of two sexual assaults linked to the Baseline Killer case that has terrorized the city is facing three more criminal counts.
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VANCOUVER  (CP) - A man accused of sex-torture crimes - some allegedly involving children in foreign countries - will go to trial, a provincial court judge ruled Thursday.
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The state appeals court on Thursday declined to allow a new trial for a father convicted of beating a man to death at their sons' hockey practice.
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A board of appeal from the Novosibirsk regional court has ordered a re-trial of the head of the Novosibirsk regional bureau of forensic medicine, Vladimir Novosyolov.
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The youngest Canadian to face a death sentence is acquitted 48 years after he was sentenced for rape and murder.
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A judge granted a new trial Wednesday for a former substitute teacher convicted of allowing students to view pornography on a classroom computer.
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The brother of a 12-year-old boy stabbed to death 40 years ago is to renew the appeal to help catch his killer.