Supreme Court to hear Berntson fraud appeal in February
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear Senator Eric Berntson's appeal of his 1999 fraud conviction tied to $41,735 in false government expense claims from 1987 to 1990 and a one year jail term. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal's 2 1 ruling upheld the conviction and sentence, granting Berntson an automatic right to appeal.
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Regina
Supreme Court of Canada
Eric Berntson
Saskatchewan
Veggie prices rise due to cold snap across US and Mexico
Prices for broccoli grapes and lettuce have jumped 25 to 300 percent as a southwestern US and northern Mexico cold spell tightens supply. Dentelbeck says relief unlikely until after Christmas with possible slight improvement if warmer weather returns. winter imports keep pressures high.
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Toronto
U.S
Mexico
Chuck Dentelbeck
Ontario Produce Marketing Association
Dentelbeck
Sex plan urged for native youth exploitation in Canada
Advocates call for a national strategy after a Sacred Lives report estimates native teens make up a large share of street sex trade in several cities. Abuse, racism and poverty drive the problem. Adrienne Clements of Save the Children Canada urges action to prevent a lost generation. The study drew on input from over 150 aboriginal youths in 22 communities.
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Ottawa
Adrienne Clements
Save the Children Canada
Cherry Kingsley
Melanie Mark
Walkerton water manager may be too fragile to testify
Walkerton Ontario faces a judicial inquiry into May's tainted water tragedy as water manager Stan Koebel may be excused from testifying due to medical condition. His lawyers seek independent assessment and possible changes to questioning to reduce emotional strain.
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Walkerton Water
Walkerton
Ont
Stan Koebel
Paul Cavalluzzo
Koebel
Cavalluzzo
Walkerton Public Utilities Commission
Saskatchewan recount proceeds in Saskatoon Rosetown Biggar race
The NDP challenger Dennis Gruending sought a judicial recount in Saskatoon Rosetown Biggar after Carol Skelton won by 73 votes of nearly 27 000. Elections Canada says the judge will proceed as ballot boxes move to court. recounts are automatic when margins fall under one one-thousandth.
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Saskatchewan
NDP
Canadian Alliance
Quebec
Carol Skelton
Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar
Dennis Gruending
Elections Canada
Hal Doran
Doran
Gruending
Court of Queen’s Bench
Skelton
Torontonian perception of mayor shifts amid scandal
Canadian Press reports a dramatic shift in Toronto’s view of Mayor Mel Lastman after a weekend of media coverage. Grace Louie and two sons sue for 6 million dollars, alleging a long affair and later entanglements, altering Lastman’s image from prosperity symbol to questioned integrity.
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Ust
Mel Lastman
Canada
Lastman
Tunism
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