Court

Wayne Foster, a now-retired 31-year Sudbury police officer, given 18-month conditional sentence

EcoLife owner David Murray is facing 35 counts of fraud and claims he was harassed at court by family members of his alleged victims; the judge didn’t buy it, but the trial will still become virtual as the accused requested 

Sudbury court proceedings took an unexpected turn June 5 when Hatinder Sharma, charged with the premeditated killing of his wife, decided instead to apply for a new lawyer, and strike his confession from the record

This is in addition to their accusations that Sudbury contractor David Murray accepted payment for work never completed

The $800K fraud case against David Murray, owner of EcoLife Home Improvements, resumed June 4 with four Crown witnesses detailing incomplete renovations and unreturned payments

David Murray was arrested and charged in 2019 with 35 counts of fraud over $5,000 and three counts of fraud under $5,000 for taking deposits for work but never completing it 

After four years of testimony, delays, new lawyers and now a new judge, the ongoing saga of the fraud trial against David Murray, the former owner of Ecolife Home Improvements, has a new wrinkle

Charged by the SIU for breaking bones in a man’s face, Const. Jean-Yves Lacasse was given an absolute discharge after pleading guilty to assault; he remains on administrative duties, said GSPS

Toronto-based criminal lawyer Michael Lacy has joined the defence team representing Joel Mackey, who is facing multiple charges related to alleged possession of child sexual abuse content

While a provincial court judge found that she made “a terrible error in judgment”,  Melisa Rancourt was found not guilty of uttering threats, the only charge she faced