November 10, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Canada’s new Veterans Affairs Minister said he’ll drastically alter the way the feds treat veterans, giving them the benefit of the doubt instead of making them prove their need.
September 30, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Erin O’Toole talks to a lot of veterans and he says they’re near-unanimous.
“Ninety-nine per cent of what I hear is positive,” the Veterans Affairs Minister and Conservative candidate says.
September 28, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
When Walter Callaghan told someone about the nightmares, the answer was clear.
“I understand,” said his fellow officer, someone he trusted. “I’ve got that, too.
“Don’t let anyone else in the unit know. Your career will be over.”
Sept. 1, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
A courtroom debate on the fate of a mentally ill man found guilty of terrorism was interrupted by saliva projectiles Wednesday.
July 21, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
A man accused of conspiring to commit an act of terror may be found unfit to stand trial after being found guilty, calling into question whether he was capable of committing the offense in the first place.
July 17, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
A Toronto law firm has launched a class action suit against the federal government over the treatment of prison inmates with mental illness.
July 7, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
It was just another 911 call to an apartment building where a tenant was causing a ruckus.
July 7, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
The problem with assessing the effects of Tasers on the human body is that the kind of human bodies most likely to be tasered — people who are sick, stressed, drunk, high on drugs, experiencing a psychotic episode or emotional crisis or strenuous exertion — are both most likely to experience exacerbated health complications and impossible to ethically test for them.
July 7, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
The call came in just before 8 p.m. – a woman was threatening to kill herself. Police found her with a butcher knife pressed up against her neck.
July 7, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Strictly speaking, the Taser that shot seven seconds of paralyzing electricity into Aron Firman’s chest, darts piercing bare skin for 14 minutes before they were removed, before CPR was performed, was only a “contributing factor” in the 27-year-old’s death.
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