With the help of the Ontario Provincial Police, Montreal police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the fatal shooting of Montreal Mafia member Moreno Gallo’s daughter-in-law last month. Claudia Iacono, 39, was shot five times at 4:30 pm on May 16 in the parking lot of her beauty salon, Salon Deauville, in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough. the Service de police de la Ville de Montreal (SPVM) said the suspect was arrested Tuesday night in Milton, Ont., near Toronto. A spokesperson for Quebec’s prosecutor, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et penalessaid Joel Richard Clarke is accused of committing first-degree murder in Iacono’s death.…
Bilingual cities and towns in Quebec join forces to mount legal challenge to Bill 96
Twenty-three municipalities in Quebec have joined together to ask the courts to suspend parts of Quebec’s new language law, which they describe as abusive, while they contest it. All of the cities and towns taking part in the challenge, including Côte Saint-Luc, Beaconsfield, Dorval, Kirkland, Montreal West and Westmount have bilingual status. The Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec, amends several pieces of Quebec legislation, including the Charter of the French Language, making it more difficult to receive services in English. The mayors say they are concerned about communications, illegal searches and seizures, government grants and the obligation, set out in the law, to discipline public employees who break the rules by working in English.…
Norwich Township paid Christian-focused law firm to draft flag bylaw
The southwestern Ontario township in the midst of a culture war over gay Pride symbols hired a boutique law firm that specializes in representing churches and religious institutions to help it draft its flag by law, CBC News has learned. Norwich Township used the Ottawa-based Acacia Group to help it come up with its flag and banner policy, township clerk and chief administrative officer Kyle Kruger confirmed. The controversial bylaw forbids non-civic flags from being flown on municipal property and led one councillor to resign in protest. The Acacia Group is a law firm with Christian roots. A statement on the website said the company “seeks to preserve our clients’ ministries, their good works and their legacy for many generations.”…
Hong Kong refuses to clarify law as uncertainty dims business hub | Human RightsNews
Taipei, Taiwan – For decades, Hong Kong has advertised the rule of law as the cornerstone of the city’s success as an international business hub. These days, though, the Hong Kong government often appears unwilling or unable to explain what the law actually is. In the run-up to the June 4 anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, Hong Kong officials were repeatedly asked by journalists if commemorating the event would be a crime under a Beijing-decreed national security law (NSL) imposed in the wake of mass protests in 2019. On each occasion, the officials, including Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, refused to give a direct answer.…
Crypto Is Causing More Problems in Divorces, Attorneys Say: CNBC
Cryptocurrency is complicating an increasing amount of divorces, a new report from CNBC says. Divorce attorneys told the outlet it is also becoming common for people to hide crypto from their partners. One woman said she learned her husband was hiding bitcoin then worth about $500,000 during their divorce.loading Something is loading.Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the appConflict over ownership of cryptocurrency — especially crypto that has been kept secret by a spouse from their partner — is reportedly becoming an increasingly common trend of divorce attorneys are spotting in their cases.…
Pokemon Go players urged to take legal action following the new TOS update
Cassidy Stephenson❘ Published: 2023-05-09T17:56:47 ❘ Updated: 2023-05-09T17:56:57Pokemon Go users are concerned about the mobile game’s new Terms of Service (TOS) update and if they should take legal action. On May 8, Niantic updated Pokemon Go’s Terms of Services, and some players noticed a troubling distinction from the previous version. The Dispute Resolution clause was changed to require arbitration in the event of a dispute, meaning that players will not be able to sue Niantic in court. Instead, all disputes will be resolved by one neutral arbitrator in a simple proceeding.The article continues after adFollowing the TOS update, knowledgeable players have simplified the legal terms for those unfamiliar with their meaning.…
COLUMN Carol Hughes on gun law and flags
Debate on Bill C-21 now moves over to the Senate, says Algoma – Manitoulin – Kapuskasing Member of ParliamentAlgoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes writes a regular column about initiatives and issues impacting our community. The government’s firearms legislation, Bill C-21, recently passed in the House of Commons. With an increase in gun deaths in Canada over the past decade, it’s an important piece of legislation that, in its current iteration, will help crack down on handguns, as well as ghost guns. However, it was also a bill saddled with an unnecessary degree of controversy, particularly from the government’s unforced errors in introducing unpopular amendments late in the process that were eventually withdrawn.…
Donald Trump Won’t Testify In E. Jean Carroll Case: Lawyer
Donald Trump’s lawyer confirmed on Tuesday that the former president would not testify in the rape case brought forward by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, multiple news outlets reported.Carroll sued Trump for battery and defamation, alleging that he had raped her in the mid-1990s at Bergdorf Goodman, a luxury department store in Manhattan. She first came forward with these allegations in 2019.According to Politico, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan asked Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina several times whether the former president would testify. On Tuesday, Tacopina confirmed that Trump had decided not to.But the jurors will still hear from him at the trial, as the court is expected to hear a 45-minute videotaped deposition of Trump responding to Carroll’s allegations.…