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Open Letter to Justice Critic Randall Garrison The fate of Dr. Diab hangs in the balance. More than four months have elapsed since France sentenced him to

A Nova Scotia woman wants to know why a former Dalhousie University professor charged with sexually assaulting her has never been extradited. She is also urging the government to proceed with legislation banning non-disclosure agreements in cases of sexual violence.

With supporters of Dawn Marie Walker calling for her extradition to Canada, the StarPhoenix asked experts how the process works.

Frederick L. Sharp, 69, is accused of being the mastermind of a long-running, “complex” scheme to facilitate penny stock fraud in hundreds of companies with gross sales of more than US$1 billion.

With the extradition hearings of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou completed and a decision now up to the judge, Canadian observers shared their views on the potential outcome.

Article content A team of lawyers for Meng Wanzhou, 49, will seek to convince a Vancouver judge in hearings that begin Wednesday that the U.S. request to extradite her from Canada is deeply flawed, that her rights were abused, and that she should be released. If history is any guide, that argument will be tough — of the 798 U.S. handover requests received since 2008, Canada has only refused or discharged eight, according to Canada’s Department of Justice. Forty cases were withdrawn by the U...

The story was a challenge to report, especially in the midst of a global pandemic. For months, I chased police, got stonewalled by lawyers and tried to gain access to public documents from a slow-moving court system whose employees’ natural inclination was to shield exhibits from my view. One character in the story tragically died of a fentanyl overdose while I was piecing together the narrative. Despite my best efforts to interview Otto, his family and his lawyers, not a single individual fr...

Huawei CFOs husband wants her bail changed 1 2021-01-13 13:20:59chinadaily.com.cn Editor : Li Yan ECNS App Download The husband of Huawei Technologies CFO Meng Wanzhou, who is seeking a change in her bail conditions, testified on her behalf Tuesday. Meng, 48, must wear a tracking bracelet on her ankle while she is outside her home. The Chinese telecom giants chief financial officer is currently confined to the Vancouver area outside of the airport zone and is su...