Malware-infected computers may be severed from the Internet on July 9th.

By Richard K. BarryI continue to be confused by the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin case in Florida. I have no legal training. The only thing I can bring to it is common sense. Based on that, I’ve always had a pretty good idea of what I think happe…

Actually, the clowns are in public office. First they make it so police can claim a group that is assembled peacefully is illegal (which is a clear violation of Charter rights). Now Loi 78 and the City of Montreal is going after mask wearers at public gatherings celebrating political events. Au revoir, Bonhomme! I always [...]

It might be spicy, but courts no longer consider restaurateur Naveen Polapady’s masala powder a “noxious substance.”
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A young man drove his rented SUV into a group with whom he’d argued earlier, killing one, a murder trial hears.

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The full text of Chief William Blair’s statement regarding OIPRD’s G20 report.

On Wednesday the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD), a provincial agency charged with investigating complaints against police, released its long-awaited report on law-enforcement activity during Toronto’s G20 summit. A few minutes ago Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair released a statement in response to that report. The text of that statement in full: [...]

Jamestown Crip member Corey Smelie is sentenced to life with no parole eligibility for 18 years.

A couple accused in the death of a 10-year-old boy are now facing upgraded charges of first-degree murder.

Nova Scotia man has been found guilty of manslaughter after he hit his fiance hard enough to kill her after she bit his penis. ———————————————— James Leopold, 33, (right) told jurors it was an accident when he hit his fiance, Laura Lee Robertson, 47, (left) in the neck in reaction to her biting his penis [...]

There’ve been so many robocall stories in a wide range of newspapers, blogs, and online magazines. It’s really hard to keep track, and I’d not so humbly claim I’m in the top 1% of Canadians who understand what went down and the impact it had. There are dozens of tabs open in my Firefox window, [...]

Close friends of Ralph Bissonnette, the Toronto longboarder killed on the street, say he changed lives with his passion for cooking.
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Toronto police leaders, politicians, youth and community members in the Weston-Mount Dennis neighbourhood gathered to talk about a police practice of stopping and documenting of “racialized&rdqu…

Lawyer seeks to certify a class-action lawsuit on behalf three bankrupt individuals subject to plate denials.

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Thx! RT @kady: Meanwhile, if you've lost the thread of the #robocalls plot, the intrepid @laura_payton has you covered: is.gd/Xzrnby— Laura Payton (@laura_payton) May 16, 2012 There’ve been a few days of no new news reported in the robocalls criminal investigation. What has been said today in CBC, while factual, does make one claim that [...]

Texting While Walking Banned in New Jersey Townby Alyssa NewcombAs originally posted on: ABCNews.comMay 13, 2012Avid texters beware: Fort Lee, N.J. police said they will begin issuing $85 jaywalking tickets to pedestrians who are caught texting while …

Police describe scam artist Shaun Nixon as an “extreme manipulator” who has no qualms about deceit.

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By Michael J.W. StickingsIn what I can only assume is his ongoing campaign to be confirmed the world’s #1 scumbag, at least in the euro-politician category, former IMF head and otherwise disgraced French bigwig Dominique Strauss-Kahn is now taking his …

There’s an interesting glimpse into how the Conservatives get around that pesky no-corporate donations rule. While it could be a co-incidence that people swept up in an investigation into crooked building shenanigans in Quebec just happen to be large Conservative Party donors, the cynic in me wonders why someone would pick $666.66 as a donation [...]

Of course “life” in prison rarely means that in Canada. But at the very least the monster will be behind bars until May 19, 2034. God bless and comfort Tori’s family members as they attempt to heal.   *   … Continue reading →