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2 weeks ago | castanet.net | Kathy Michaels |Colin Dacre |Andrew Duffy |Darryl Greer

The trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of Victoria mortgage broker Greg Martel plans to reach out to investors in the next month to arrange the return of $71 million in fraudulent payments made from Martel’s massive Ponzi scheme. Madame Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick last week signed off on a court order that allows PricewaterhouseCoopers to go after the money the trustee claims was fraudulently paid out to 561 investors.

2 weeks ago | castanet.net | Kathy Michaels |Colin Dacre |Darryl Greer |Michael John Lo

British Columbia's Civil Resolution Tribunal says a note left on a car about a "dinged" door was a binding contract to pay repair costs. The decision says lawyer Carly Peddle was being dropped off in a parking lot at an event in September 2023, when she dented fellow lawyer Richard Brooks' door. She left a note saying "I dinged your back passenger door," adding she was "happy to pay" and leaving her phone number.

2 weeks ago | castanet.net | Tim Petruk |Jeremy Hainsworth |Wolfgang Depner |Darryl Greer

Jeremy Hainsworth / Lodestar Media - Jun 10, 2025 / 7:16 am | Story: 555328A B.C. man convicted of aggravated sexual assault is looking for a new lawyer as the Crown seeks to start a dangerous offender hearing. Gordon James Joseph Leclerc, 74, was charged in June 2022 with aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault with a cane in connection with a September 2021 incident. He entered not guilty pleas to both charges in May 2023.

2 weeks ago | castanet.net | Tim Petruk |Wolfgang Depner |Graeme Wood |Darryl Greer

The British Columbia government says it's working to reverse changes that slashed accommodation funding for out-of-town parents whose children received specialized hospital care in Vancouver. Health Minister Josie Osborne says she has asked staff to review the family residence program after receiving criticism for changes to the program that became effective June 1.

2 weeks ago | castanet.net | Tim Petruk |Graeme Wood |Darryl Greer |Wolfgang Depner

Graeme Wood / Business in Vancouver - Jun 9, 2025 / 3:38 pm | Story: 555250A former mutual fund dealer at a TD Bank (NYSE:TD) branch in Surrey is alleged to have “directed” $152,819 from the account of a 71-year-old client to that of her own and her partner’s, according to a Canadian investment watchdog. The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization stated in a May 21 notice it will hold a hearing on July 15 for the allegations it has lodged against former dealer Haimeng Wang.