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The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been overburdened with scandals in recent years. In the UAE, the den of cricket gambling, the IPL’s conduct along with the sponsorship of Dream11 has been celebrated with joy not only by fans and players but also by the shadowy illegal betting world. Another controversial development has been the [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday expanded journalists' rights to protect sources while testifying.The decision, delivered by Justice Louis LeBel, expanded a May Supreme Court ruling that denied journalists the overarching ability to guarantee...

Retired Quebec Justice John Gomery , the head of the now-concluded judicial inquiry into the federal sponsorship scandal , told the Canadian Club of Montreal Monday that he played no role in...

Richard Scott, head of the Canadian Judicial Council conduct committee , warned on Sunday that judges should exercise caution in agreeing to head up extra-judicial public inquiries designed to address politically controversial issues. Scott, who is also...

The Canadian Federal Court ruled in two separate opinions Thursday that media comments by Quebec Justice John Gomery , who led the inquiry into the sponsorship scandal involving the Liberal Party and...

A Quebec court Wednesday sentenced former Canadian advertising executive Jean LaFleur to 42 months in prison for his role in the Canadian federal sponsorship scandal . Lafleur pleaded guilty in April to billing...

Former Canadian advertising executive Jean LaFleur plead guilty Friday to 28 counts of fraud for his alleged role in the federal sponsorship scandal . Lafleur is accused of billing the Canadian federal government for work...

Lobbyist Jack Abramoff on Wednesday began serving his six-year prison sentence on fraud and conspiracy charges. Abramoff will serve his sentence at a minimum-security facility in Cumberland, MD, a location close to the Washington, DC prosecutors...

Quebec Justice John Gomery told CBC News Wednesday that his recent recommendations on limiting government corruption and abuse of power in the wake of the federal sponsorship scandal have been lost in a "black hole"...

The US House of Representatives Thursday adopted a new rule requiring lawmakers to disclose their sponsorship of so-called "earmarks" inserted into bills to fund special spending projects. H.Res. 1000 requires that bills coming out of committee,...