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.
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.
Yale Press Bans Images of Muhammad
Infamous Muhammad Cartoons are decidedly not worth the fuss of re-publication according to dozens of experts consulted by Yale University and Yale University Press. As reported by New York Times columnist Patricia Cohen: So Yale…
Right-Wing Extremist Militias on the Rise in the U.S.
It might just be that the War on Terror will have to begin at home. Eileen Sullivan of Associate Press states, The stress of a poor economy and a liberal administration led by a black…
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…
Can a busy female politician give reliable evidence?
From the Globe and Mail: Can a busy female politician give reliable evidence? A judge says no …
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.
North American Leaders’ Summit Kicks Off in Mexico
Over the next couple days Prime Minister Harper, President Obama, and President Calderon are meeting in Guadalajara [From Arabic, وادي الØجارة , “rocky riverbed”], Mexico for the North American Leaders’ Summit. The meeting is part…
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…