September 12, 2024
Grooming is when a perpetrator builds an emotional connection with a child to gain their trust as a way to commit sexual abuse. They are manipulative behaviours used to coerce them to agree to the abuse, and reduce the risk of being caught.
Read Full ArticleSeptember 11, 2024
Decades of shame and guilt prompted a former Sault Ste. Marie man to seek justice through the courts after coming forward as the earliest known victim of a convicted pedophile priest who once served at St. Mary's College in the 1950s and 60s.
Read Full ArticleSeptember 6, 2024
Slip and fall season is almost upon us. In many parts of the country, winter means icy roads and sidewalks, which increases the chance of an injury. Often the weather outside is brought inside by our footwear, which can cause falls in shopping centres, grocery stores, and apartment buildings.
Read Full ArticleSeptember 6, 2024
Perpetrators of sexual abuse are legally responsible for the damage caused by the abuse. But what about institutions? Perpetrators of abuse are often in positions of trust within institutions such as the Catholic Church, Boy Scouts, or a School Board.
Read Full ArticleSeptember 4, 2024
A 64-year-old teacher as been charged in connection with a historical sexual assault involving a minor in Caledon, Ont.
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September 1, 2024 is the 25th anniversary of Beckett Personal Injury Lawyers.
Read Full ArticleAugust 21, 2024
September is International Pain Awareness Month, where we raise awareness around pain, pain management, and the great work that pain professionals are doing for people who have been severely injured and deal with chronic pain.
Read Full ArticleAugust 21, 2024
With motorcycle deaths spiking in Southwestern Ontario, provincial police are taking to the skies in an effort to make roads safer. There have been 39 deaths from motorcycle crashes on Ontario Provincial Police-patrolled roads this year – 11 of them in west region, an area that encompasses Southwestern Ontario, up from just one last year – marking a 10-year high for fatalities.
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