Teen killer still enjoys violence, hearing told; infectious disease specialists embroiled in bitter lawsuit; and more
- The Crown and defence jointly requested the maximum 10-year sentence under the Youth Criminal Justice Act for a boy, consisting of six years in custody and four years of conditional supervision.
- Andrea Boggild is suing Toronto’s University Health Network and colleague Isaac Bogoch for over $6 million, related to disputes in the UHN’s Tropical Disease Unit.
- The Law Society of Ontario is investigating lawyer Grewal for alleged misappropriation of trust money, fraud, and breaches of integrity, citing significant risk to the public.
- The Nova Scotia Supreme Court dismissed a case seeking clarity on Indigenous lobster trappers’ exemption from federal fishing rules, leaving the question unresolved.
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At his sentencing hearing, the Crown and the boy’s defence lawyer jointly asked for the maximum sentence allowable under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, which is a 10-year sentence, split between six years in custody and four years of conditional supervision.
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Andrea Boggild is seeking more than $6 million in total from her employers at Toronto’s University Health Network and her colleague Isaac Bogoch in a legal battle centred on the UHN’s Tropical Disease Unit.
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The Law Society of Ontario is investigating charges that Grewal may have misappropriated trust money, participated in fraud and failed to act with honour and integrity. It said that “there are reasonable grounds … to believe that there is a significant risk of harm to members of the public.”
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When commercial fishermen asked the Nova Scotia Supreme Court to formally declare whether or not Indigenous lobster trappers were exempt from federal fishing rules, the court dismissed the case before it could proceed to trial. “So, the question as to whether the rules actually apply to Indigenous people remains unanswered,” Sarkonak writes.
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“The million-dollar question or, in your case, the $5,000-a-month question is, ‘What’s really keeping your daughter from finding a job, aside from the fact she doesn’t need one?’” Rebecca Eckler responds in her latest advice column.
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