Tag: Superior Court of Justice
Woman not criminally responsible in infant death
A woman has been found not criminally responsible in the death of an infant. Nancy Brubacher, 31, of Grey Highlands had originally been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault, which was updated to murder when the child succumbed to related injuries, Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release at the time. On Dec. […]
Brockton asks Bruce County to share court costs
The Municipality of Brockton is asking Bruce County to share the costs of the Walkerton courthouse. At a meeting in November, Brockton council passed a motion requesting that Bruce County pay the annual costs of court security and prisoner transportation services not covered by the province. Fiona Hamilton, Brockton’s director of legislative and legal services, […]
Fentanyl dealer who dodged manslaughter charge gets house arrest
The smudging ceremony in the courtroom before Craig French was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking aimed to honour ancestors and cleanse bodies and minds. The ceremony is rarely seen in the Superior Court of Justice. Before it began, there was an explanation how the Indigenous ceremony was considered to be âsacred medicine and enlightenmentâ for all […]
Man pleads not guilty to Christmas party killing as unusual re-trial begins
Miguel Chacon-Perez repeated the same plea as he did six years ago when he went on trial again for second-degree murder.
Police shut down unlicensed London pot shop, again
An Indigenous-run marijuana shop in London shop has been shuttered for a second time after reopening following a summertime crackdown by the Ontario Provincial Police. In August, Spirit River, an unlicensed cannabis dispensary in a trailer at 72 Wellington St., and the Spirit River downtown storefront at 685 Richmond St. were closed down by the […]
Unsanctioned pot shop reopens in new trailer on Wellington Street
An unsanctioned pot shop raided by police in the summer has reopened in a new trailer just metres away from one that previously housed the business.
House arrest recommended for driver in fatal hit-and-run
Before the judge could accept Frederick Earhartâs guilty plea for a fatal hit-and-run, he needed him to admit that he knew he had struck a cyclist and didnât stop. He agreed, except for knowing that he hit someone. âThat I do not know,â Earhart said at the beginning of a sentencing hearing with Johannes (Iwan) […]
Family of murder-suicide victim seeks $5M from alleged killer’s estate
The family of a woman who local police say was fatally injured by her partner in a murder-suicide is suing the alleged killer’s estate. The parents and son of Tanya Wiebe, whose January death at a Sparta-area home was deemed a homicide by the Ontario Provincial Police, have launched a wrongful death lawsuit seeking $5 […]
Five charged in raids on Indigenous pot shops in London, nearby First Nation
Five people face charges following a series of police raids on unsanctioned pot shops in London and the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation.
Ex-students file $10M lawsuit over Fanshawe College’s paralegal program
Two former paralegal students are launching a proposed class action against Fanshawe College and its board of governors, alleging the program did not prepare them for the licensing process or legal practice.