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child abuse

B.C. court tosses mother's concerns over review into visits given to abusive dad

Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson dismissed the mother's application to stop the internal review over her lack of faith in the government.

B.C. mom asks court to change terms of government-led review of child abuse case

Jack Hittrich said the mother, identified only as J. P., has lost all confidence in the government as he petitioned the B.C. Supreme Court on Friday.

B.C. mom asks court to halt government-ordered review of child abuse case

B.C. government asked for case review after a judge ruled social workers knowingly violated a court order banning the father from unsupervised visits.

Former Mountie found guilty in B.C. court of child pornography charges

Charges stem from illegal images discovered on memory stick in 2013 by ex-cop's former wife.

RED 2 and Turbo disappoint, The Hunt and The Conjuring get scary and The Act of Killing amazes

They try hard but Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary Louise Parker and Helen Mirren deliver less in the sequel RED 2.

Jessica Beagley's child abuse trial begins

In a room full of jurors, the video played. The internationally-seen footage of the Alaskan mother who squirted hot sauce in the boy's mouth for misbehaving at school was shown again yesterday during...