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John Vanderzwaag has been found not guilty of two counts of sexual assault dating back more than 20 years, after a jury in Charlottetown deliberated for more than nine hours. 

A P.E.I. judge spent two hours instructing jurors in the John Vanderzwaag sexual assault trial on Thursday morning, before sending them off to start their deliberations.

Lawyers have wrapped up their arguments in the John Vanderzwaag sexual assault trial, taking place in Charlottetown.

Judge cites financial motive and persistence as aggravating factors in sentencing of a 62-year-old man on cocaine and hydromorphone charges.

Prince Edward Island’s top court has quashed the conviction of a Ukraine-born woman who was charged with refusing a breathalyzer and kept in jail overnight after a June 2019 accident, on the grounds that Charlottetown police breached her Charter rights. 

Delays in how the P.E.I. Human Rights Commission handles complaints are eroding public confidence and the system needs to be repaired, according to the province's highest court.

The P.E.I. Court of Appeal has dismissed the Crown's arguments in a high-profile case involving a fish kill on the Clyde River five and a half years ago.

Lynch died in Pleasant Grove in 2015 from blunt force injury and strangulation.  Clow admitted that his actions caused Lynchs death, but said he was too impaired by drugs and alcohol to understand what he was doing. During Clows trial, her family described Traci Lynch as a quiet, private person.(Facebook) At a hearing on May 10 of this year, the P.E.I. Court of Appeal was told that Clow, now 52, does not have any assets and cannot afford a lawyer. These issues are beyond the capability of Clo...

Posted: Jan 18, 2021 5:00 PM AT | Last Updated: January 18 Justice John Mitchell said the lack of notice to Sark was a miscarriage of justice.(Steve Bruce/CBC) P.E.I.s Court of Appeal has overturned a sentence handed to a man after a robbery conviction because the man wasnt notified about the appeal of his original sentence. Jason Aaron Sark was sentenced in January 2020 to nine months in jail and 18 months probation for robbery. The Crown appealed, serving notice to the lawyer who had represe...