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Fertility doctor loses licence after using his own sperm

June 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Canadian medical regulator has formally revoked the licence of a retired fertility doctor who used his own sperm to inseminate patients. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario called Norman Barwin’s actions “beyond […]

Canada police make arrest in Chinese student abduction

March 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

Canadian police have made an arrest in the armed kidnapping investigation of a 22-year-old Chinese student. Three men grabbed Wanzhen Lu and forced him into a van in an underground car park in Markham, a […]

Dad and daughter fined $4m for stealing winning lottery ticket

February 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Canadian convenience store worker and his daughter have been jailed and fined C$4.6m ($3.5m, £2.6m) for stealing a winning lottery ticket. Jun-Chul Chung, 68, and his daughter Kathleen Chung, 36, were sentenced to seven […]

Amnesty condemns ‘disgraceful’ use of obscure clause to cut Toronto council

September 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Canadian premier’s use of an obscure constitutional opt-out clause has prompted criticism from Amnesty International Canada. The rights group called Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s use of the clause to force through cuts to Toronto […]

Toronto shooting: Deadly attack in Greektown district

July 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two people have been killed and 12 others wounded, one of them critically, by a gunman who opened fire on a busy avenue in Canada’s largest city. One of the dead was a young woman, […]

Locked up in Canada for eight months ‘over name mix-up’

June 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Canadian citizen was held by immigration authorities for eight months in a top-security prison when he was mistaken for a refugee with a different name. Now, he’s suing the Canadian government for C$10m ($7.6m, […]

Toronto van attack: Suspect quizzed after 10 pedestrians killed

April 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

Canadian police are questioning the suspected driver of a rented van that ploughed into pedestrians in northern Toronto on Monday, killing 10 and injuring 15. Alek Minassian, 25, was not previously known to authorities, police […]

Toronto suspect Bruce McArthur charged over seven men’s deaths

April 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

Suspected Canadian serial killer Bruce McArthur is facing a seventh first-degree murder charge related to a missing Toronto man. Toronto police named Abdulbasir Faizi, 42, who disappeared in 2010, as the latest alleged victim. His […]

Bruce McArthur: Toronto police find six bodies in flower pots

February 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

Canadian police say they have found the remains of six people at a property connected to a suspected serial killer. Landscaper Bruce McArthur, 66, was charged with the deaths of five men near Toronto’s gay […]

Barry and Honey Sherman: The mystery of the strangled billionaires

February 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

The killing of a wealthy Canadian couple made headlines around the world. Then the news they had been found hanging by men’s belts next to their indoor pool, with no apparent motive, deepened the intrigue. […]

Human Rights

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]