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Lawyers Weekly says that a split decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal means an Internet libel case involving Mitchell Goldhar, the founder of SmartCentres, will be tried in Canada, even though the allegedly defamatory article was published by an Israeli newspaper and concerned an Israeli soccer team owned by Mr. Goldhar. The decision in Goldhar v. Haaretz.com 2016 ONCA 515, upholds a March 2015 motion by Ontario Superior Court Justice Mario D. Faieta that opened the way for the case to be tried in Ontario. An article published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz in November 2011 criticized the management practices of Mr. Goldhar, who bought one of Israel’s most popular soccer clubs, Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., in 2010.

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Lawyer’s Weekly says that SmartCentres was instrumental in bringing Wal-Mart stores to Canada. The company was sold for $1.16 billion earlier this year to Calloway REIT, a real estate investment trust now known as SmartREIT. Canadian Business magazine estimated Goldhar’s net worth for 2016 at $2.37 billion. The article is said to have criticized the management style at the Maccabi Tel Aviv club and compared to culture at SmartCentres. The court found that many of the 200 people in Goldhar’s Toronto office heard about the article and that 200 to 300 people in Canada read it online. The newspaper’s print circulation in Israel is 70,000.

Manuel Maroun

The Gordie Howe Bridge across the St. Clair River between Windsor and Detroit is delayed by a fierce opponent of the bridge who is refusing to sell land on the U.S. side needed for the approach. About 20 parcels of land belong to businessman Manuel (Matty) Moroun, owner of the Ambassador Bridge as well as a large trucking and logistics network. Moroun, who will see competition from the new bridge, owns a large trucking yard at 7701 W. Jefferson Ave. part of which is needed for the bridge approaches. It is not said just how Moroun might be budged or whether in the end his land can be expropriated. The bridge is being paid for almost entirely by Canada. The blockage was revealed in the Detroit Free Press which says Moroun is saying nothing.

The CBC has interviewed a doctor about the impact of non-stop horrifying news on a person’s health and mental state.  We don’t need to hear the MD talk — although he is good — to know that endless bad news of the kind we have seen this Spring and Summer causes increased anxiety and heart palpitations. What is interesting in this discussion is the lack of interest — maybe even total ignorance — of the media of its own role in such distress. The mixed blessing of 24-hour news with repeated playing of the most disturbing clips is the accepted standard of even ethical broadcasters. Certainly CNN cannot repeat such video too often for its purposes. But never a word about whether it is good for viewers to be pummelled with such unsettling stuff.  Doctor discusses impact of bad news on health, state of mind.  Pediatricians say “virtual violence” makes kids violent

There are suggestions that Turkish president is out to imprison and possibly execute thousands of political enemies in the wake of the failed coup attempt over the weekend. As many as 6,000 members of the army and judiciary are under arrest. President Tayyip Erdogan and the government accused the U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, a former ally whom Erdogan accuses of trying to create a “parallel structure” within the courts, police, armed forces and media, of orchestrating the coup. Erdogan said he could ignore demands for a return to the death penalty in Turkey coming from crowds of his supporters.

It has begun on Parkhurst Blvd. it seems where Kathy Oriotis has posted a couple of descriptions of cars with plate numbers where available on the Facebook group Leaside Community. Saturday she noticed a burgundy Honda Civic which she said rolled through the stop sign at Hanna Rd. and Parkhurst. As she says, thankfully no kids on bikes were around.

Three people were hurt prior to a landing at Billy Bishop Airport Friday morning, CP24 is reporting. Porter Airlines has said that two flight attendants were treated and a passenger required medical attention. The occurrence was described as severe turbulence. There were 61 people aboard. A spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board told CP24 that it is waiting for more information before deciding whether or not they will investigate.

The great irony in the coup attempt that failed in Turkey was evident. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has tried for years to stifle the operating freedom of social networks and has accused them of being dark forces attempting to undermine his rule. It was these same social media networks which helped him to put down the coup. Erdogan broadcast from his smart phone a statement to the people, tweeted to his supporters and relied on the media, even those whom he deathly hates, to spread his message in the critical first hours of the coup attempt when uncertainty gripped the country. It seems that those involved — apparently relatively low-ranked officers — would not have succeeded in their operation even if Erdogan had not been able to deliver his broadcast. Jerusalem Post edited 

The Blue Jays young wonder of a reliever will hold his second annual pitching clinic Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Talbot Park. See poster for details.

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