Poor mental health, harmful alcohol use persists post-pandemic: report

The Toronto sex assault trial for Canadian business titan Frank Stronach, one of the country’s richest men, was pushed into unsteady territory before it even started by allegations the prosecution improperly coached female witnesses who are set to testify against him. Witness preparation meetings between prosecutors and the complainants two weeks ago potentially tainted witness testimony to such a degree, Stronach’s lawyer argued in court Thursday, that a motion to stop the trial for an abuse of process will be filed. Judge Anne Molloy agreed there was enough behind defence concerns...