Identification of evidence lacking in a murder case, the lawyer says

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The lawyer for the double-murder suspect Gerald David Benn said Monday there’s no evidence to identify his client as the gunman in the fatal shootings of two Calgary men.

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And defense counsel Andrea Urquhart argued even if there was, there’s nothing in the Crown’s case to show the gunman planned the deadly attack and the accused should only have to answer a charge of second-degree murder.

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Urquhart made the comments in a directed verdict application before Justice Nick Devlin at the conclusion of the Crown’s case in Benn’s trial on two counts of first-degree

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Remote Signing of Wills.

The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has evolved the adoption of technology in our daily lives and work. In order to continue life and commerce during lockdowns the laws have changed to widen the use of electronic signing and execution of documents. While contracts, leases and other standard documents are often signed remotely questions started to be raised on whether another document could be signed remotely, a person’s last Will and Testament.

In Victoria the Wills Act 1997 (Vic) (the Act) provides how a Will needs to be executed in order for the document to be valid. Historically a Will

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Appeal Court strikes down BC law that allows social workers to access parents’ medical files

The province’s highest court found there were no safeguards in place for the disclosure of the private medical records and it said the provincial government needs to rewrite that part of its law

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Norway’s economy has shrunk for the primary time in four months as Germany’s industrial output fell for the fourth consecutive month. The equity analysis agency mentioned shares had retained their worth amid market volatility, excessive inflation and rates of interest however further draw back threat remained. Cheaper fruit and greens have helped to ease the worth of dwelling last month, however food costs continue to be volatile overall. The provincial government’s ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ was launched and browse a first time within the Saskatchewan Legislature on Thursday.

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Social workers need permission to access parents’ medical records: BC Appeal Court

The BC Court of Appeal has struck down a section of the province’s child protection legislation that allows social workers to access a parent’s medical records without their consent, a search warrant or a court order.

A three-judge panel said a section of BC’s Child, Family and Community Service Act was unconstitutional, finding the legislation lacked safeguards to protect parents’ deeply personal medical information.

The ruling, posted Monday, says the act allowed child welfare workers with the Ministry of Children and Family Development to access private medical information on parents from public bodies, including hospitals and medical clinics.

The panel

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Fox News under investigation for lying in court ahead of defamation trial : NPR

The Fox News studios and headquarters in New York on March 21.

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The Fox News studios and headquarters in New York on March 21.

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At Wednesday’s pre-trial hearings in the billion-dollar Fox defamation lawsuit, the Delaware judge overseeing the case declared he would sanction Fox News and launch an investigation into Fox’s apparent repeated failures to disclose information, including about the role of Fox founder Rupert Murdoch.

The trial, one of the most significant defamation cases in many years, is set to begin on Monday. Dominion Voting Systems, one of

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Opinion: Dominion Voting Systems’ legal win against Fox News doesn’t solve the bigger problem

Davida Brook, left, Justin Nelson, center, and Stephen Shackelford, right, attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems, exit the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington, Del., on April 18.Julio Cortez/The Associated Press

Dominion Voting Systems’ large settlement in its high-profile defamation lawsuit against Fox News is an important win – for Dominion and for democracy. And for anyone who believes you cannot just go on TV night after night and amplify a lie you do not believe, but what you do believe will be good for ratings.

“The mountains of evidence we discovered in the course of this litigation revealed that

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