Teen killer still enjoys violence, hearing told; infectious disease specialists embroiled in bitter lawsuit; and more

Unusual images of the 14-year-old killer were captured on a neighbour's security video before and after the stabbing of Eleanor Doney and provided to National Post. Photo by Courtesy of John Meloche

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It’s Tuesday, July 14. Here are the top stories we’re following today.

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Teen who killed grandmother in random attack still relishes violence despite apology, court hears

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At his sentencing hearing, the Crown and the boy’s defence lawyer jointly asked for the maximum sentence allowable under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, which is a 10-year sentence, split between six years in custody and four years of conditional supervision.

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A sign for the University Health Network at Toronto General Hospital in Toronto. Photo by Cole Burston/Bloomberg

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Lawsuit reveals bitter, 14-year rivalry between infectious disease specialists

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Andrea Boggild is seeking more than $6 million in total from her employers at Toronto’s University Health Network and her colleague Isaac Bogoch in a legal battle centred on the UHN’s Tropical Disease Unit.

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Undated file photo of Raj Grewal. Photo by Handout

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Former MP Raj Grewal faces slew of fraud allegations, possible suspension as lawyer

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The Law Society of Ontario is investigating charges that Grewal may have misappropriated trust money, participated in fraud and failed to act with honour and integrity. It said that “there are reasonable grounds … to believe that there is a significant risk of harm to members of the public.”

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A Nova Scotia lobster. Photo by KATHY JOHNSON/PNI Atlantic News/Postmedia

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Jamie Sarkonak: One law for First Nations, another for everyone else

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When commercial fishermen asked the Nova Scotia Supreme Court to formally declare whether or not Indigenous lobster trappers were exempt from federal fishing rules, the court dismissed the case before it could proceed to trial. “So, the question as to whether the rules actually apply to Indigenous people remains unanswered,” Sarkonak writes.

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Rebecca Eckler responds to readers’ questions.

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We give our jobless 41-year-old daughter $5K a month and she only calls to ask for more | Ask Rebecca

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“The million-dollar question or, in your case, the $5,000-a-month question is, ‘What’s really keeping your daughter from finding a job, aside from the fact she doesn’t need one?’” Rebecca Eckler responds in her latest advice column.

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