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Christians eager for annulment change
Clarence Pais, a lawyer who handles the case, says there are several such cases because of a conflict between the canon law and the civil law. On March 13, Pais led a delegation that urged the federal government to amend the law on divorce to sanction
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:40A
Traders brush off new US lawsuit against Porsche
DE) shares rebounded on Wednesday as traders brushed off a new lawsuit filed against the German sports car maker by hedge funds in the United States. Shares of Porsche were up 0.1 percent at 51.39 euros at 1036 GMT, recovering some of the 10 percent
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:40A
Some 250 arrested at Montreal anti-police protest
Police said numbers tallied after Montreal's notoriously raucous annual anti-police protest showed six people were arrested for alleged violations of the Criminal Code, 13 under municipal bylaws and 239 under the Highway Safety Code.
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:39A
Calls grow for 'dramatic' overhaul of Canada's adversarial family law system
A spokeswoman for the Department of Justice said the unified family court is an "interesting" model that exists across Canada, but the federal government has no immediate plans to establish more. Ontario has settled for at least extending some of the
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:39A
JPC Release Legislative Report Card
The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) has released its Legislative Report Card for the months of January and February. The report card grades lawmakers who attended all of the sessions of that august body The JPC Legislative Card is intended
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:39A
Two Roofers Injured in Scaffold Collapse
The two men were working at a building site in East Sussex when the accident occurred. The site was a new housing development run by Select Estates Ltd. The scaffolding was standing between two semi-detached houses, and was loaded with tiles.
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:39A
Teenage girl among three injured in Newcastle road smash
The crash happened on Liverpool Road at about 1am today (March 16). Paramedics from West Midlands Ambulance Service and a BASICS doctor were called out. The car driver, a man in his early 20s, was treated at the scene for head injuries.
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:38A
Drugs found at accident scene
A large quantity of dagga was found at an accident scene at Laingsburg, Western Cape police said on Wednesday. Three men - aged 27, 29 and 31 - had been driving in a rented VW Polo, on Tuesday when a tyre burst on the N1 and the car left the road,
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:38A
Spain: CNC Fines Grafoplas 161000 For Obstructing An Inspection
On 1 March 2011, the Spanish Competition Authority ('CNC') Council resolved that the behaviour of Grafoplas del Noroeste, SA ('Grafoplas') in the course of an inspection carried out by the CNC's officials on 27 October 2010 at Grafoplas' premises in
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:38A
Moneysupermarket - their view of the Transport Committee report
In fact, we carried out some research in August last year which found that 15% of motorists under the age of 35 would consider staging a motor accident to claim on their insurance. "Organised motor fraud not only costs the insurance industry,
Updated: 03/16/2011 06:38A