London politicians shot down a motion to consider a lobbyist registry for city hall, suggesting cost and bureaucracy outweigh arguments of transparency and accountability.

Jason Nassr, the self-styled vigilante convicted of extorting a man who later committed suicide, has dodged jail time by drawing a conditional sentenced that includes a stint on house arrest. A jury convicted the 42-year-old Windsor resident in February of harassment by telecommunications, extortion and both producing and distributing child pornography following a five-week trial. […]