When summonses were sent out for prospective jurors in the trial of Robert Pickton, the B.C. pig farmer charged with the murder of 26 women, mostly drug-dependent sex-trade workers from Vancouver’s east side, sheriff’s deputies wondered if they had any hope of finding 12 suitable candidates willing to give up a year of their lives. Read more

A well-known Toronto lawyer was exonerated of charges he possessed expensive stolen antiques after a judge rejected the evidence of the key Crown witness whom he branded a “con man” who hoodwinked police and prosecutors to save himself from prison. Source: TorontoSun.com – Toronto And GTA – Judge rips witness as he clears lawyer

A veteran Toronto cop once named officer of the month for “superior investigative skills” has been charged with possession of an unregistered handgun at his Oakville residence. Source: TorontoSun.com – Toronto And GTA – T.O. officer on gun charge