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Publication Date: March 12, 2026 - 22:01
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Suspended doctor faces 28 new sex-crime charges, including sexual touching of minors
March 12, 2026
Suspended physician David Edward-Ooi Poon has been charged with 28 more sex crimes this week, for a total of 71 alleged offences. Toronto police now accuse the doctor and public health expert with three counts of sexual interference with minors and seven additional counts of sexual assault.
A Quebec judge says Canada cannot have a separate judicial system for immigrants who come into conflict with the law amid a national debate over the role immigration status plays in sentencing.
Provincial court Judge Dennis Galiatsatos made the observation in the case of a married immigrant in Montreal who harassed his former girlfriend for six months. The man wanted her as a second wife, which he considered acceptable under Sharia Law.
“Immigration consequences cannot take a sentence out of the appropriate range or justify what would otherwise be an unfit sentence,” said...
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