NEW YORK – A lawyer for PBS resigned Tuesday after being caught describing President Donald Trump as “close to Hitler” in a right-wing sting operation. Michael Beller, a contracts lawyer in PBS’ general counsel office, was recorded offering political opinions in what appeared to be a barroom conversation with a woman. It was released Tuesday…
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available. 6:18 a.m.: In 2020, it was Canada that led the charge to have the Tokyo Games postponed, the first country to withdraw because of concerns related to the pandemic.…
THUNDER BAY — A former Thunder Bay lawyer who had his licence to practice law revoked by the Law Society of Ontario was given an 18-month conditional sentence order following a court proceeding last week. Daniel James William Matson, 33, pleaded guilty to 12 charges including counts of fraud, forgery and obstruction of justice for…
WARNING: This story contains sensitive subject matter, including suicide and self-harm, that could be triggering for some readers. He was 23. He spent the January afternoon filling out applications for graduate school. He had recently returned to his family’s home north of Toronto after a year teaching English in China. He had a driving test…
Ross Mackay, The Saga of a Brilliant Criminal Lawyer: And His Big Losses and Bigger Wins in Court by Jack Batten (Durvile Publications) This one’s been a labour of love for the Star’s mystery and crime fiction writer. And what an incredible story: as a very young, green lawyer, Mackay represented the last two people…
