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Revoked: 'Doctor Fentanyl’ disappeared more than two years ago to avoid prison
Dr. George Williams Otto, who conspired with a Toronto pharmacist and two drug dealers to traffic more than 4,000 fentanyl patches, was sentenced to 12 years in prison. But he is believed to have fled to his home country of Uganda.
Child's breathing tube can be removed despite parents' protest: Quebec appeal court
The three-judge appeal court panel unanimously ruled that the lower-court decision—while “difficult and heartbreaking''—respected the rights and best interests of the child and that the parents' refusal was unjustified.

Prosecutor: Paramedics killed man by strapping him facedown

Illinois authorities filed the charges against Peggy Finley and Peter Cadigan on Jan. 9, nearly a month after 35-year-old Earl Moore died.
New report on imposed sterilization raises issues of systemic racism in Quebec

Among the 35 testimonies from First Nations and Inuit women included in the study, there were 22 cases of forced sterilization occurring between 1980 and 2019.
Smith says no COVID-19 pardons because Canadian system doesn't work like the U.S.

Last week, in a scrum with reporters, Smith repeated that she was talking to prosecutors but didn't mention she had asked them to consider factors unique to the COVID-19 cases.
Sexual assault trial of Manitoba doctor delayed due to missing evidence

Dr. Arcel Bissonnette is facing 22 sexual assault charges for alleged offences against several female patients when he worked in Ste. Anne, a town southeast of Winnipeg.
Heritage hearing set for home of Nova Scotia's first Black doctor

Dr. Ligoure's story was brought to light in the 1980s by artist and historian David Woods, who was doing research for Black History Month at the Nova Scotia Public Archives.
Alberta NDP: 'A lot of lying going on' about premier's role in COVID-19 prosecutions

The United Conservative Party premier has been a staunch advocate of protesters against COVID-19 health restrictions.
Urologist suspended for not discussing failed vasectomy with patient who inadvertently fathers fifth child

Dr. Claudio Jeldrès should have informed the patient that the procedure did not work and that a subsequent spermogram showed an abundant presence of sperm, according to the Collège des médecins du Québec.
Alberta premier backs off on promise to seek pardons for COVID-19 health violators

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she is regularly contacting Crown prosecutors about these cases, in what opposition NDP justice critic Irfan Sabir labelled a clear case of judicial interference.

Revoked: 'Doctor Fentanyl’ disappeared more than two years ago to avoid prison

Child's breathing tube can be removed despite parents' protest: Quebec appeal court

Prosecutor: Paramedics killed man by strapping him facedown

New report on imposed sterilization raises issues of systemic racism in Quebec

Smith says no COVID-19 pardons because Canadian system doesn't work like the U.S.

Sexual assault trial of Manitoba doctor delayed due to missing evidence

Heritage hearing set for home of Nova Scotia's first Black doctor

Alberta NDP: 'A lot of lying going on' about premier's role in COVID-19 prosecutions

Urologist suspended for not discussing failed vasectomy with patient who inadvertently fathers fifth child

Alberta premier backs off on promise to seek pardons for COVID-19 health violators