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'Do you want to grow old? Stop suing my friend': 12-year sentence handed to Toronto man who attacked lawyer amid tow truck turf war

By Jon Woodward

Published: December 07, 2022 at 6:28PM EST

Attack on lawyer tied to GTA tow truck industry More is being learned about a shocking attack on a lawyer by someone with ties to the GTA's troubled tow truck industry.

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Fergus, Ont. woman wins $40-million Lotto Max jackpot

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Sask. requiring school divisions to create changeroom policies that respond to ‘local input’

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Snowmachine driver severely injured in northern Ont. crash charged with impaired

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‘Patrons cannot understand’ why drinking beer while bowling banned, B.C. bar argues to regulator

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Victoria firefighters laud worker who drove burning garbage truck to fire headquarters

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Vancouver mayor rejects new supportive housing projects, promises ‘crackdown’ in Downtown Eastside

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Calgary firm launches class-action lawsuit over PowerSchool breach

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ICE agents arrest hundreds of migrants in sanctuary cities, including New York City

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Climate & Environment

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