Month: February 2014

Earlier this year, the 401 westbound was closed near Cobourg after a horrific pile-up in snowy conditions that involved 50 to 80 cars. When conditions are bad and traffic is still heavy, that’s the kind of insanity that can result. You can be doing everything right, but sometimes you get caught up in a situation … Read More…

Several years ago, mobile phone showed up on the landscape of everyday life. At first they were clunky and relatively expensive both to purchase and to operate, but as they became more accessible, they also showed up where they began to cause unexpected problems – on the road causing motor vehicle accidents. It took years … Read More…

The ongoing courtroom drama between scandal-plagued eHealth Ontario and one of its former contractors illustrates just how messy a breach of contract lawsuit can become. Unfortunately, in practical terms the real losers here are likely to be Ontario taxpayers. The Background eHealth Ontario hired a company called CGI to develop an online registry of diabetes … Read More…

The City of Barrie is embroiled in a $28 million lawsuit launched by a development company. At issue is a series of failed talks and plans to develop an old railway property. The dispute has been brewing for months as the relationship between the City of Barrie and a development company has deteriorated, and the … Read More…