Toronto criminal defence lawyer Andrew Menchynski’s professional profile on the Law Society of Ontario website is spotless. It lists no current or past regulatory issues and no restrictions on his practice. What the public can’t see is that since September 2022 Menchynski had been subject to criminal charges for alleged assault, forcible confinement and possession of a weapon, a 12-month peace bond, a regulatory investigation, … Continue reading What the Law Society of Ontario isn’t telling you about your lawyer

The Trump administration threatened to punish the hospital if it continued to serve these patients. That’s no way to decide what medical services patients will receive. Continue reading Contributor: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles threw trans kids overboard

In the photograph, the young soldier looks past the camera lens. Blood stains his face from shrapnel wounds. Grenades hang from his belt, his rifle is beside him. He is leaning against sandbags, but appears somehow coiled for action, resting but not at ease, his expression enigmatic, as if he had just witnessed something barely believable for the first time. His company had just made … Continue reading ‘Fear and gratitude’: Iconic photo captures Canada’s role in a forgotten war

A Toronto-area conman skipped his sentencing hearing in a U.S. court, for helping swindle more than $21 million from hundreds of victims, after prosecutors alleged he kept scamming people even after his arrest and guilty plea. Antonio Palazzolo, 67, did not appear in U.S. federal court in Cleveland on May 8, when he was expected to be sentenced for the large, sophisticated investment swindle pulled … Continue reading Canadian conman flees U.S. sentencing after learning how long his prison term might be

OTTAWA — More than 250 prominent Canadians have signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to dial up the pressure against Iran. The letter, sent by pro-Israel group Allies for a Strong Canada, urges Carney to take decisive action to counter Iran’s “malign influence” on the Middle East and broader global landscape. “In light of Iran’s persistent aggression, including its support for terrorist … Continue reading O’Toole, Ambrose, Baird and others call on Carney to take action against Iran

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced Thursday that it had made “a significant seizure” of cocaine at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry in Point Edward, Ont. In a press release , the agency said that on June 12, a commercial truck arrived from the United States at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry and was referred for a secondary examination. The Blue … Continue reading Canadian Border Services seize 187 kg of cocaine at Ontario crossing

As tensions returned to a simmer between Israel and Iran amidst a ceasefire agreement, a new poll conducted before the shaky armistice found that far more Canadians are distrustful of Iran than those who have faith in the Islamic Republic. But data from a Leger Marketing poll for the Association for Canadian Studies poll showed that younger generations are more apt to trust Iran and … Continue reading Canada’s youngest adults more likely to trust Iran and its current regime: poll

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced Thursday that it had made “a significant seizure” of cocaine at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry in Point Edward, Ont. In a press release , the agency said that on June 12, a commercial truck arrived from the United States at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry and was referred for a secondary examination. The Blue … Continue reading Canadian Border Services seize 187 kg of cocaine at Ontario crossing

OTTAWA — David Parker, the founder of conservative activist group Take Back Alberta, said on Monday morning that, by the end of the day, Albertans would know the strength of the province’s budding independence movement. “It’s not great,” he tweeted shortly before midnight , as the the last of the results trickled in from Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills. The rural Alberta riding, one of three up for … Continue reading ‘It’s not great’: Alberta independence movement takes hit in Olds byelection