Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Darryl Greer
Publication Date: July 7, 2025 - 23:48
All criminal trials in four B.C. courts to be rescheduled during FIFA World Cup
July 7, 2025
The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says all criminal trials that were to take place in Vancouver, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and New Westminster during the FIFA World Cup next year will have to be rescheduled.
Chief Justice Ron Skolrood says in a notice posted Monday that the tournament is expected to have “very significant impacts” on court operations at the affected Supreme Court locations.
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