Update on Tori Stafford case
Accused in Tori Stafford murder in court Her lawyer, Jeanine Leroy, says there is a “substantial amount of evidence” to review before the case goes any further.
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No bail for Conrad Black
Lord Black fails in bid for bail Disgraced peer Lord Conrad Black will remain in jail pending an appeal over his fraud conviction, the US Supreme Court has ruled.
No fear
Experts vindicate woman trapped in Kenya DNA test proves identity of stranded Toronto woman Whose fault is it? ‘This nightmare will be over’ Canada ignores desperate Mohamud — again McGuinty hammers Ottawa for ignoring stranded…
Another Canadian in trouble for online gambling business
Canadian indicted in U.S. on online gambling charges Yusill Scribner, a spokeswoman for the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, declined to comment when asked about the prospect of…
Breaking news: DNA test proves identity of stranded Toronto woman
The breaking news about what was obvious for such a long time: a 31-year old Canadian woman is exiled in Kenya by our government. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/679116 Bring Suaad back home.
Law is Cool top ranked again
A Dime a Dozen Political Blog ranks Law is Cool as one of the top 25 political blogs this summer. 1. http://www.michaelgeist.ca/ – pr7 – 182,020 2. http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/ – pr6 – 169,602 3. http://westernstandard.blogs.com/ – pr6 – 266,842 … 23. http://lawiscool.com/…
From epidemic to epidemic
Ontario nurses seek to revive SARS lawsuit It says the May ruling leaves nurses at risk as they care for patients during the current swine flu pandemic, as well as other outbreaks of potentially deadly…
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…
White-collar crime—sentencing
Drabinsky gets 7 years Defence lawyers Edward and Brian Greenspan argued that their clients should be sentenced to two years less a day of house arrest, followed by three years’ probation. They proposed the pair…
Respect the Canadian passport
Woman stuck in Kenya seeks help for stress Mohamud will see a doctor today in Nairobi to treat stress arising from, among other things, being jailed with killers at Langata Women’s Prison. Coming back home…
Injustice continues
Trapped in Nairobi, woman’s life crumbles Her rent has not been paid in three months, her credit card bills are accumulating interest, her phone, Internet and cable connections have been cut off. She hasn’t earned…
The finger as a traffic offence
One-digit salute earns driver second ticket After he received the ticket and began to pull away, the driver raised his hand and flashed an obscene gesture toward provincial police Const. Bettina Schwarze. Do you think…