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A Manitoba woman who was injured by a plastic surgeon more than a decade ago is worried after the doctor was temporarily suspended for medical errors — and she wants the disciplinary system to change to protect others. For six years, Melanie Drain lived with the end of a drainage …
Read More »Ontario mom calls courtroom statement ‘slap in the face’ to her dying son
The mother of a teenage boy who was horrifically injured in a hit-and-run crash just weeks before his 18th birthday believes her son, now almost 23, is just “holding on for this trial.” Abby Roby shared her thoughts outside court in London, Ont., on Tuesday after the defence made additional …
Read More »‘Slap on the wrist’: Critics call on Ford government to scrap impaired driving rule
The Ford government is facing calls to rescind a pandemic-era policy that allows Crown prosecutors to downgrade impaired driving charges as part of an effort to relieve court backlogs. As first revealed by Global News, Ontario’s attorney general issued a directive to Crown prosecutors during the height of COVID-19 that …
Read More »‘Slap in the face’: Ex-Mandalorian star’s invite to FAN EXPO prompts backlash – BC
FAN EXPO returns to Vancouver next month with a list of stars, including Elijah Wood and Danny Trejo, but one guest is raising some eyebrows. Gina Carano is best known for her work in The Mandalorian and Deadpool. However, her strong political views on issues such as the 2020 U.S. …
Read More »Foreign workers at subsidized EV battery plant a ‘slap in the face’: union
NextStar Energy Inc. says it expects upwards of 900 foreign workers to help build its heavily subsidized electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont. The head of Canada’s Building Trades Unions calls the move “a slap in the face” and an “insult to Canadian taxpayers.” The statement from the union …
Read More »Family outraged over 2-year sentence for man who killed Josh Pashe: ‘A slap in the face’ – Winnipeg
It’s a sentencing the family of Josh Pashe says won’t bring them any closure, almost two years after he was killed outside a Winnipeg convenience store. Pashe, 26, was shot and killed outside a store on Salter Street in September 2021 following an argument with a man police say he’d …
Read More »Lack of RCMP emergency response to northern Manitoba First Nation crime a ‘slap in the face,’ chief says
The chief of a remote Manitoba First Nation believes a recent shooting could have been prevented if RCMP were more responsive to a recent uptick in crime in the community, including arresting a man allegedly involved in the shooting who was previously wanted by Mounties. On Sunday, two men and two teenage boys were airlifted …
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