canada cases

Wasn't sure what topic this fit into best, but figured this would do. Interesting times in Canada with a woman being charged with "Pretending to practice witchcraft", a law that will be removed from the criminal code later this week...

Report from the CBC: After a spate of bad news out of Canada (a boy who died from meningitis after receiving care from a naturopathic doctor, and a teenager who died of complications from Type I diabetes because his parents didn't believe he had the disease), it's nice to see some people in...

Just heard about this today... A couple has gone free after a judge ruled that John Nuttall and Amanada Korody were entrapped by RCMP. The sting, dubbed Project Souvenir, cost $900k in police overtime alone. A few words from the judge: “This was not a situation in which the police were...

If it wasn't so tragic it would almost be funny. Ok, I'm not that good of a person so it's still a little funny. This guy spent 27 years behind bars railroaded for a series of rapes he did not commit. Check out the photo line up police used to identify him. You try. Just by looking at the...

...of Canada, that is. I was completely surprised by this news. Somehow I missed any brewing controversy in Canadian current affairs. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/20/canada-anti-prostitution-law_n_4480105.html ETA: Better link from BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25468587

This is a case that has not gained much attention of the general public but one which demonstrates that Canadian police and courts are not someplace where you can count on having your rights protected or your case investigated properly. The case against Nyki Kish is so weak and unfounded that...