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Presents information on people in the news as of August 15, 2005. How Dr. Roger Perrault will stand trial in Canada for criminal negligence and endangering the public; Appointment of five new Canadian senators by Prime Minister Paul Martin, including Andrée Champagne, Hugh Segal, Dennis Dawson, Rod Zimmer and Larry Campbell; Arrest of marijuana activist Marc Emery for selling marijuana seeds over the Internet; Suspension of baseball player Rafael Palmeiro for testing positive for steroid use.

Reports that Jerome Kerrigan, the grandfather of twin girls, was charged with two counts of criminal negligence when the girls were found dead. Medical reports which showed the twins were injured before Kerrigan gained custody; How the girls had been treated for suspicious injuries.

Reports that Acting Sgt. Kenneth Deane lost his job with the Ontario Provincial Police. How he shot and killed native protestor Dudley George at a standoff at Ipperwash Provincial Park in Ontario; Conviction of Deane in 1997 of criminal negligence causing death.

Reports on the joint charging of Ruth Doerkson and Anagaile Soriano with criminal negligence in the death of Lisa Shore. Idea that the nurses failed to properly monitor Shore's morphine drip; Outlook for the trial.

Focuses on the death of Leslie Shaw, a five-year-old boy in Edmonton, Ontario, and how the tragedy has grown into a national debate over parenting. The charges brought against his parents involving criminal negligence causing death because of their alleged failure to provide adequate supervision; The maximum penalty they could receive; How this case raises the question of whether a parent can be liable for the acts of third parties because of a lack of supervision.

Reveals that Canadians infected by prisoners' tainted blood imported from the United States in the 1980s intend to subpoena US President Bill Clinton as part of a lawsuit they have launched. Clinton's continued export of AIDS-tainted blood even after the US Food and Drug Administration banned its use domestically; How the blood was labelled; Amount of money the Canadians are asking for.

Reveals that 15 handgun manufacturers have been found liable by a New York City jury in the shooting of seven people there. Lawyers' use of the so-called negligent marketing of handguns argument; How this finding affects manufacturers of guns; Why defense lawyers also claimed a victory in the case.

States that Acting Sergeant Kenneth Deane of the Ontario Provincial Police was charged with criminal negligence. Negligence having caused death in a case involving the shooting of Dudley George at Ipperwash Provincial Park in September of 1995; Details of the shooting.