Coun. Tierney case moves to downtown courthouse

An Ottawa councillor who was charged in connection to last fall’s municipal election will have his case moved from a court in Nepean that hears municipal bylaw cases and lesser provincial offences to the main courthouse downtown.
The OPP anti-rackets squad has charged Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney with corrupt practice under provincial election law, alleging the second-term councillor offered to make a donation to a food bank if a challenger stayed out of the race. Tierney has den