81-year-old dentist to face assault trial before Halifax judge rules on Charter challenge

A Halifax judge has refused to rule on whether to throw out assault charges against an 81-year-old pediatric dentist, saying she wants to hear all the evidence at trial before deciding if his Charter rights have been violated.Last week, a lawyer for Dr. Errol Gaum argued his client couldn't receive a fair trial because patient records from the time of the alleged offences, in the 1970s and 1980s, were long ago destroyed.The court was also told the dentist can't remember any of the complainants o