Toronto bomb plotter sentenced
Toronto 18 member gets 14-year sentence A Mississauga man who confessed to being part of a homegrown terror plot aimed at blowing up buildings in downtown Toronto was sentenced today to 14 years, with credit…
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Self-defence discussed in Bryant’s case
Lawyers abuzz over Michael Bryant case The Star polled several criminal lawyers about Bryant’s possible defences. Several witnesses said the car was riding against objects on the opposite side of the street before running Mr….
Breaking news: Michael Bryant arrested
Ex-Ontario AG Bryant held Former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant has been arrested after a cyclist was killed last night while hanging on to a fleeing car, police sources say. The crash occurred on Bloor…
The hidden side of the abortion issue
MDs face scrutiny over duty to unborn Does an obstetrician have a duty of care to an unborn child? A Guelph hospital, citing a 2008 court decision that found a doctor had no such obligation…
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Cop corruption case revived Today the dramatic and costly case against the Toronto drug squad officers see-saws yet again when prosecutors try to revive charges thrown out by a judge in 2008. The charges were…
Jameel Jaffer of ACLU is a Canadian!
Today’s Toronto Star profiled a Canadian lawyer who has taken on the Bush Administration through the ACLU, and was key in helping discover the torture memos. Jameel Jaffer, only 39 years old, was born in…
Top Ten Wikipedia Entries Include Lawsuits vs God
Daniel Finkelstein of Times Online presents the Top Ten Wikipedia Entries. Lawsuits against God top the list, and for good reason. We’ve covered some of them before, but we never knew there were others… Be…
France’s Hijab Bans Extend to Banks
So keep them out of schools, bar them from employment in the public sector, and then prevent them from getting their own money from the bank? Someone is oppressing women here, it’s just not who…
The Underworld of Anti-Muslim Blogging
Devon Moore of the Daily Kos features what he calls, a cesspool of some of the most vile hatred and misinformation on the internet… They range from academics such as Daniel Pipes, self-declared scholars like…
Tattoo as evidence of murder
Telltale teardrop quashes acquittal Ontario Superior Court Justice Todd Archibald should not have barred testimony from a gang expert and three Malvern Crew members that could have bolstered the Crown’s case that Abbey had a…
The heavy hand of family law
Domestic abuse law blasted Ontario’s “zero tolerance” policy on domestic violence has come into question following an unusual court case involving an Orangeville-area woman who was charged with assault after joking in emails that she…
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.