Disgraced musician Jacob Hoggard says he’s faced threats while in custody and is being held in solitary confinement, as his lawyers mount another appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The former Hedley frontman’s lawyer, Arash Ghiassi, appeared in a Toronto courtroom by Zoom on Tuesday morning. Hoggard’s legal team is seeking to have Hoggard, 40, … Read more
In a surprising move, Cameron Ortis — the former RCMP intelligence official found guilty late last year of leaking secret information to police targets — has declined release on bail, according to his lawyer. Ortis was sentenced earlier this year to 14 years behind bars, minus time served. He was granted bail in April pending appeal but … Read more
Jacob Hoggard began serving his sentence Friday after Ontario’s top court dismissed the Hedley frontman’s appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The musician’s legal team said he surrendered into custody immediately before the ruling was delivered Friday, as is typical in criminal appeals. The Appeal Court unanimously upheld Hoggard’s conviction despite finding his trial should … Read more
After serving 43 years in prison for a murder she did not commit, Sandra Hemme is finally free. Her release marks the end of a long and painful chapter in American judicial history, highlighting significant flaws in the justice system. Sandra Hemme’s ordeal began just days after she was released from a psychiatric hospital, where … Read more
The former Canadian Forces reservist who stormed the grounds of Rideau Hall — the official residence of the Governor General — in an attempt to confront Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been granted statutory release. Corey Hurren was granted the conditional release last week, according to Parole Board of Canada documents. The Manitoba resident was granted … Read more
A woman who says she is the inspiration for the relentless stalker at the centre of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer sued the streaming giant on Thursday for defamation and is seeking at least $170 million US in damages. Fiona Harvey, a Scottish attorney living in England who says the character Martha on the widely viewed limited series is … Read more
FTX says that nearly all of its customers will get back the money they are owed — and some will get more than that — nearly two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded. FTX said in a court filing late Tuesday that it owes about $11.2 billion US to its creditors. The exchange estimates that it has between $14.5 … Read more
In the history of television, few episodes have been as controversial as the Seinfeld finale. Written by series co-creator Larry David, the two-part finale originally aired in 1998 to an audience of more than 76 million viewers — but the beloved sitcom failed to stick the landing. “A lot of people didn’t like it,” Jerry … Read more
A photographer who worked for Megan Thee Stallion said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that he was forced to watch her have sex, was unfairly fired soon after and was abused as her employee. In the suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Emilio Garcia said that after a night out in 2022 in Ibiza, … Read more
The RCMP says a former SNC-Lavalin executive has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison in connection with a bribery scheme for a bridge repair contract in Montreal. Police say Normand Morin, once a high-ranking vice-president at the engineering firm, received the sentence Tuesday after his conviction for corruption and fraud last month. The police … Read more
