Close X
Thursday, December 12, 2024
ADVT 
National

Suspect in home invasion of WWII veteran appears in court today

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 20 Feb, 2015 10:54 AM

    OTTAWA — A man is due to appear in an Ottawa court today charged in connection with the much publicized home invasion and robbery of a 101-year-old veteran of D-Day.

    Ian Bush faces charges a string of charges in the case, including attempted murder, robbery, forcible confinement, and break and enter.

    Ernest Cote wasn't injured but the 101-year-old Second World War veteran's ordeal attracted national attention.

    Bush, 59, has been undergoing a psychiatric assessment but media reports on Thursday suggested that his legal problems may grow today.

    Local media outlets say police have been investigating him in connection with the 2007 slayings of retired tax court judge Alban Garon, his wife Raymonde and their neighbour, Marie-Claire Beniskos.

    They're reporting that Bush is to be arrested and charged in connection with the 2007 homicides when he appears in court today.

    Bush's lawyer Geraldine Castle-Trudel says it's clear police leaked the information linking her client to the homicide investigation and on Thursday called it a "free-for-all witch hunt."

    MORE National ARTICLES

    US Congress set to pass bill approving Keystone, but Obama has vowed to use veto

    US Congress set to pass bill approving Keystone, but Obama has vowed to use veto
    WASHINGTON — The United States Congress is set to send a bill approving the privately funded Canadian Keystone XL oil pipeline project to President Barack Obama, who has vowed to veto it.

    US Congress set to pass bill approving Keystone, but Obama has vowed to use veto

    Jewish Defence League to establish in Montreal; hopes to impact federal election

    Jewish Defence League to establish in Montreal; hopes to impact federal election
    MONTREAL — The Canadian chapter of the Jewish Defence League is expanding its operations into Montreal and its leader says he also hopes to influence voters in the upcoming federal election.

    Jewish Defence League to establish in Montreal; hopes to impact federal election

    Ontario father, 3-year-old daughter recovering after liver transplant surgeries

    Ontario father, 3-year-old daughter recovering after liver transplant surgeries
    TORONTO — An Ontario father and his three-year-old daughter were recovering in hospital on Wednesday after both underwent "successful" liver transplant surgeries.

    Ontario father, 3-year-old daughter recovering after liver transplant surgeries

    'Didn't want to hear it:' Missing rescue tech's mom says his loss hard to accept

    'Didn't want to hear it:' Missing rescue tech's mom says his loss hard to accept
    LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — The mother of a missing search-and-rescue technician buried in deep snow on a mountain in Alberta says he was a powerful physical presence but had a gentle soul.

    'Didn't want to hear it:' Missing rescue tech's mom says his loss hard to accept

    Rate of opiate withdrawal in newborns up dramatically over 20 years, study finds

    Rate of opiate withdrawal in newborns up dramatically over 20 years, study finds
    TORONTO — The number of babies born with symptoms of opioid withdrawal because of their mother's use of the medications has jumped 15-fold in Ontario over the last two decades, reflecting increased prescribing of the potent and addictive pain killers, researchers say.

    Rate of opiate withdrawal in newborns up dramatically over 20 years, study finds

    Ontario judge approves Target Canada's compromise deal with its landlords

    Ontario judge approves Target Canada's compromise deal with its landlords
    TORONTO — An Ontario judge has given the green light to a compromise between Target Canada and its landlords over properties the retailer will soon leave vacant.

    Ontario judge approves Target Canada's compromise deal with its landlords