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While Pat King's trial has more or less run smoothly and on schedule, the trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber has dragged on and been punctuated by starts and stops. They're now technically at the same stage, but even there it's expected they'll diverge.
Six months after an alleged assault at an Ottawa fire station that resulted in criminal charges against a firefighter and a captain, Ottawa Fire Services ordered all officers to clamp down on physical altercations between crew members.
After hearing from just two witnesses, the Crown has finished calling evidence in their case against a former Ottawa firefighter accused of assaulting and choking a non-binary colleague, and their captain who's accused of trying to prevent the complainant from reporting the incident.
Standard-Freeholder column noting that regardless of the decision, precedent on building-permit disputes will be set by an Ontario court.
Standard-Freeholder column noting that regardless of the decision, precedent on building-permit disputes will be set by an Ontario court.