Exclusive school accused of coverup
Prep school sued in sex case A lawsuit accuses an exclusive Ottawa prep school of refusing to make a sexual assault complaint to police after a 16-year-old boy was allegedly attacked by fellow students during…
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The new underclass
Who haven’t heard of immigration queue jumpers? The current federal government used this term when it shut down visa-free travel from the Czech Republic and Mexico. Federal officials blamed queue jumping refugee claimants. But if someone…
The fight begins
Ottawa mum in Kenya case Len Edwards, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, insisted yesterday that standing up for the rights of citizens abroad was “a rule” and “a work ethic” within the department.
Crime or trifle?
Mother of baby left in car faces charges “She was so calm, so indifferent to what I was saying to her, it didn’t seem to have any impact on her,†Landreville said. “I wanted somebody…
Government loses again in Khadr case
Ottawa must seek Khadr’s return: Court The Federal Court of Appeal ruled today that the government offered no compelling reasons why it should not comply with an order to request that Khadr, 22, be repatriated…
More on the Lisa MacLeod testimony row
Judge more chivalrous than sexist … he was making excuses for her. Probably in a way he wouldn’t have done for a man, but probably as a way of softening his discounting of her testimony….
White-collar crime—acquittal
Ottawa mayor acquitted of influence peddling [Justice] Cunningham said that O’Brien probably exercised “poor judgment” when he then encouraged Kilrea to speak to Conservative cabinet minister John Baird about the appointment, but did not commit…
Carleton U fires Lebanese prof after B’nai Brith statement
Carleton prof fired for alleged terror role “This shows a total disregard for the presumption of innocence until proven guilty – and of academic freedom and due process. We’ve never seen anything like this at…