Tag: lawyer
Weary residents brace for fight to save their home from wrecking ball
“And looking for a place is still expensive. What can I say? It’s hard.”
Jury hears 911 call from daughter charged in mom ‘s death: ‘She attacked me’
There was no mistaking the urgency and panic in Barbara Cabala’s voice. “I need your help. I’m really in trouble,” she said to the first 911 operator with whom she connected on July 7, 2021. “My mom attacked me and I tried to defend myself and I don’t think she’s breathing right now.” Cabala was […]
Shock, anger over inmate’s death: ‘No one deserves to die like that’
Those close to an inmate who died in the Sarnia Jail are expressing shock, anger, and are calling for accountability over his sudden death.
Man alleges Stratford police used excessive force in $3M lawsuit
A Stratford man whose tooth was knocked out when he was arrested by Stratford police officers alleges they used excessive force and had no right to detain him, according to a recently filed lawsuit. Kyle Nicholson, 36, launched a $3-million lawsuit against the Stratford police board and five officers – four constables and one sergeant […]
Court of Appeals upholds $200 million assessment to repair mid-Michigan dams
In an unanimous decision, the Michigan Court of Appeals says a special assessment can be added to property taxes to fund the rebuilding of dams destroyed in a 2020 flood.
A doctor’s daughter, a wannabe rapper, a deadly shooting
Wannabe rapper and accused murderer Carlos Guerra Guerra was in the middle of a strange love triangle.
Gun talk between Big Bloody Barlos and Chapz
Carlos Guerra Guerra insisted under oath that he never intended to use the loaded handgun he was carrying the night he fatally shot Josue Silva at a southwest London bush party
Emily Altmann and the Crown’s decision to stay her charges
The most stunning moment during the bush party homicide trial happened without the jury knowing.
Local teacher no longer faces sex abuse allegations involving student
Allegations of professional misconduct against a Woodstock teacher for the alleged sexual abuse of a student have been withdrawn.
Crown wards’ class-action lawsuit hits another hurdle
Thousands of people abused and assaulted as children while under Ontario’s protection are facing another legal wrinkle in a drawn-out, class action lawsuit against the province.