@Uberalles -- your reply to my original only makes sense if I had I written "plagiarism is no big deal, let him keep his PhD".  But I wrote nothing of the sort, nothing defending plagiarism.  Truth is, nobody knew this guy's name til the story broke, he isn't famous, and I would strongly contest that he provides any example "to young minds" as you assert.   My point is (always was) clear: he's a nobody, and will literally never affect the lives of anyone outside a tiny circle in  toronto, thus isn't worthy of national coverage.  

Debate works well when we stay on topic: This thread is about newsworthiness.