01 April 2009

Scratch a Liberal...

...find a deluded social worker...
A former federal Liberal cabinet minister is one step away from becoming the first superior court judge ever removed from office by Parliament.

The Canadian Judicial Council recommended yesterday that Justice Paul Cosgrove lose his job because of his misconduct in a high-profile murder case.

Cosgrove's troubles began after he made 150 findings of misconduct by the Crown and police at the 1997 first-degree murder trial of Julia Elliott in Brockville.
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RELATED: Strike three...

...you're being warned... again...
A man facing assault charges after allegedly stabbing a stranger at the Museum subway station was already being investigated for previous incidents on the subway, The Sun has learned.

The TTC's criminal investigation branch identified the man from previous disturbances and set out to find him after a 57-year-old woman was stabbed yesterday. The victim suffered a six-inch gash on her head in what police today called an "unprovoked" attack.
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LAST WORD: More basketball courts...
Toronto police are investigating a shooting in Jamestown that left one man in hospital with a leg wound.

The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon at around 5:30 p.m. in a housing complex near Jamestown Crescent and John Garland Boulevard.

The 23-year-old victim was walking in the area when he was approached by a group of up to six men. He was shot after getting into a brief confrontation with the group.
Mayor Miller's office is, once again, strangely silent... on which gun club the shooters belonged to.

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