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Two new judges assigned to Halton and the other four to Toronto

Author of the article: Susan Yanagisawa Publishing date: Jul 26, 2021  •  5 hours ago  •  2 minute read Article content Robert E. Vanheddegem was in the middle of his preliminary hearing at Kingston’s Ontario Court of Justice in mid-June when he opted to plead guilty to committing an armed robbery in May 2020 and a related aggravated assault on his male victim. The 40-year-old man was sentenced to the equivalent of a six-year prison term comprising double credit on 395 days of pre-trial custody and a further 1,400 days (about three years, eight and a half months) in prison. We ap...

Advertisement A member of the notorious Alameddine family has been a “sitting duck” for a gangland shooting because of strict bail conditions imposing a night-time curfew and fixed address, a court has heard. Rafat Alameddine, facing charges over an alleged assault and robbery in late 2019, sought to vary the bail conditions in the Supreme Court on Thursday to secure more freedom at night. The Supreme Court has been told Rafat Alameddine is a “sitting duck” for a gangland attack. Credit:Kate Geraghty The court was told the restrictions on Mr Alameddine’s movement mad...

PokerStars Loses Kentucky Lawsuit, Must Pay $1.3 Billion in Damages December 21, 2020, 2:26 pm · The Kentucky Supreme Court last week brought to an end a nearly decade-long legal battle between the state and PokerStars, ruling that the online poker giant must pay Kentucky damages of nearly $1.3 billion for offering illegal online gambling services to residents of the state. The Supreme Court ruling, which was issued this past Thursday, upheld a ruling by the Franklin Circuit Court from 2015. The state sought to be paid $300 million in damages by PokerStars ...