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Senator loses privileges, but not salary
Senator Raymond Lavigne was found not guilty of obstruction of justice. Ontario Superior Court Judge Robert Smith ruled that Lavigne -a former Liberal MP for a Montreal-area riding, who was appointed to the Senate in 2002 -should have known better.
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:36A
Charges laid in car crash
Police said they investigated to learn that it was actually the owner who crashed his own car. Hugo Rivas, 27, of Windsor, is charged with fail to remain at the scene of an accident, careless driving and operating a motor vehicle with no insurance.
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:36A
A small legal win for city
but unusual victory Friday in the "bad faith" lawsuit brought by the Ambassador Bridge and landowner Hilary Payne. The city's lawyers have won the rare right to see a letter advising
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:36A
Rehabilitation A 'central Purpose' Of Prisons Says UK Chief Inspector
Instead, he called for the UK's justice system to focus on opportunities and resources to support rehabilitation. He also encouraged staff within the prison network to share the vision that it was a main purpose of their job to reduce the likelihood
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:34A
Blast, smoke at Fukushima No. 1 plant
"(It's) a sign that the Japanese are pulling out all the stops they can to prevent this accident from developing into a core melt and also prevent it from causing a breach of the containment (system) from the pressure that is building up inside the
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:34A
NFL's future is fourth-and-long
The union has decertified and has filed an antitrust lawsuit in the name of three of the game's biggest stars. NFL Network sources said Friday night that the league has locked the players out. And undoubtedly more layoffs and furloughs and pay cuts
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:33A
Sacramento evaluates two top officials
Mayor Kevin Johnson requested Teichert's review after a memo written by Vina surfaced last week alleging Teichert had misled the council during a March 1 discussion over the controversial fire cost recovery program known as the "crash tax.
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:33A
Airport stands by its rules on speech
In the response to a lawsuit filed earlier this year, the admission about the cookies is about the only thing the airport and its board admits, and attorneys for the airport argue that the man behind the lawsuit failed to show he was actually harmed by
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:33A
Jeffrey Lee Puckett's Digital Downloads | Elbow power
8:36 pm British band Elbow has been flying under the radar for years, but if there's any justice in the music business — as if! — the band's new album “Build A Rocket, Boys!” will finally break them internationally. It's tough to be epic and intimate
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:31A
Japan earthquake: desperate race to cool atomic reactor before radioactive
Its nuclear safety agency said the build-up of pressure, to 1.5 times the normal level, meant their only option could be to release some radioactive steam to prevent a larger nuclear accident. They insisted that the move would not affect human health.
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:31A
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