A reluctant rat: Agent wanted out
Didn't want to implicate bikers in murder plot
By Jeff Mitchell - Nov 21, 2008 - 02:10 PM
WHITBY -- He was paid thousands to inform on drug dealing among his biker brothers, but a police agent has testified he was reluctant to implicate two Hells Angels in a murder plot. "I wasn't happy to do it," Steven Gault said of alleging two men were conspiring to kill an underworld rival. "... And I'm not happy to be here right now." Mr. Gault, 35, is the Crown's star witness in the trial of Mark Stephenson, president of the Oshawa chapter of the Hells Angels and Remond Akleh, a member of the gang's Nomads wing. Mr...
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Whitby girl struts her stuff in talent competition
By Parvaneh Pessian - Nov 21, 2008 - 04:30 AM
WHITBY -- The judges of the International Presentation of Performers (Ipop) competition didn't know what they were in store for when nine-year-old Rachel Barber hit the stage this month. The Whitby ...
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A reluctant rat: Agent wanted out
WHITBY -- He was paid thousands to inform on drug dealing among his biker brothers, but a police agent has testified he was reluctant to implicate two...
From Pakistan to Canada
DURHAM -- Shaffan Din doesn't remember much about his school in Pakistan - mostly that it was small and only had one window. He was only in Grade ...
Bullying: in the schoolyard
DURHAM -- Ellen's son was in Grade 4 or 5 when he started dealing with bullies. "His friends actually turned on him and started picking on ...
How to deal with bullying
DURHAM -- The Canadian Red Cross offers an array of tips for youth dealing with bullying, and for their parents. Here are some of them:...
Christmas with the king
WHITBY -- On Dec. 6, Elvis will be in the building. Port Perry's Ron Moore brings his annual Christmas With The King show to the Centennial ...
Share your memories of Orr
OSHAWA -- If you were fortunate enough to watch Bobby Orr weave his magic with the Oshawa Generals, we want to hear your stories. And see your ...
Hoping for a Christmas shopping boom
DURHAM -- Jason King opened Alcatraz Skate shop in 1996, without much of a business plan. But with the retail season's yearly heyday creeping up,...
Growth sectors part one: health care
DURHAM -- Connie Church has been a nurse for almost 38 years but lately most of her days are spent teaching, not providing bed-side care. Her switch ...
Don’t lower the boom
I am trapped in the claws of a wild thicket as branches poke my sides and scratch my face.
Insects hover around me gnawing at my skin. I watch ...