25 h. ago Four journalists accused of working for Kremlin foe Navalny convicted of extremism

MOSCOW — A Russian court convicted four journalists of extremism Tuesday for working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and sentenced them to 5 1/2 years in prison each. Antonina Favorskaya, Kostantin Gabov, Sergey Karelin and Artyom Kriger were found guilty of involvement with a group that had been […]

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4 d. ago 'Coercive, manipulative' human trafficker handed 15½ year sentence

Jordan Hawke’s large-scale human trafficking scheme called out for a large-scale sentence to send a message “in the loudest possible way.” “His actions were exploitative, coercive, manipulative, threatening and sometimes dividing, completely self-serving and prolonged,” said Superior Court Justice Michael Carnegie in his decision Friday to sentence Hawke, 33, to 15½ years in prison. “The […]

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5 d. ago Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman’s parents

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life […]

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6 d. ago Quebec killer ordered to remain in men’s prison despite identifying as female

Mohamed Al Ballouz, who now uses the name Levana, was sentenced in December to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years.

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7 d. ago HUNTER: Pedophile may wish he committed sick crimes in Canada

The advocates, activists and academics will cough and sputter: “How could this be?” And in the bowels of the Canadian justice system? Intolerable! Cruel. And. Unusual! But in one of the most left-wing states in the U.S., a federal judge saw his way clear to sentence pedophile Noah Madrano to 50 years in prison. In […]

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7 d. ago Prison for woman who fired rifle three times in drunken fight

A Kettle Point woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for firing multiple gunshots at another woman during a fight.

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7 d. ago ‘A monster that used me’: Man who abducted, raped Alberta teen gets 50 years behind bars

Noah Madrano will be in his 90s by time he is able to be released from prison, after he kidnapped and smuggled girl from Edmonton across the U.S. border and sexually abused her.

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7 d. ago Woman gets 12 years in prison for shooting up Connecticut police station lobby

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — A Connecticut woman was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison for firing a gun several times in the lobby of a police department, where an officer fired back but bulletproof glass prevented anyone from getting hurt. Suzanne Laprise walked into the Bristol police department in October 2023 distraught, under the […]

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8 d. ago American man who abducted, sexually abused Edmonton girl faces sentencing, could receive decades behind bars

Warning: This story deals with child sex abuse.  The Oregon podcaster who groomed and kidnapped an Edmonton girl — taking her across the border in the trunk of his car — is set to begin a sentencing hearing Tuesday. Noah Madrano, 43, pleaded guilty in January to two U.S. felony counts for the 2022 abduction […]

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8 d. ago Prosecutors seek life in prison for American man who abducted, sexually abused Edmonton girl

Warning: This story deals with child sex abuse.  U.S. prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence the Oregon podcaster who kidnapped and sexually abused an Edmonton girl to life in prison. Noah Madrano, 43, pleaded guilty in January to two U.S. felony counts for the 2022 abduction of the then-13-year-old girl. During a sentencing hearing […]

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8 d. ago American man who abducted, sexually abused Edmonton girl sentenced to 50 years in prison

Moments after Madrano, 43, spoke to court, Mosman said he had "never" seen a person who pleaded guilty "show less acceptance of responsibility for that crime."

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8 d. ago Toronto man gets life sentence for the ‘senseless slaughter’ of his mother

A Toronto man who strangled his mother to death while he was out on bail has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.

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1 week ago Drug dealer whose sentence was commuted by Trump is charged with violating his release

NEW YORK — A convicted New York drug dealer whose 10-year federal prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump is back in custody after he was accused of several crimes, including assaulting a toddler. Jonathan Braun was charged Friday with violating the terms of his supervised release and ordered detained in Brooklyn federal court, […]

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1 week ago Manitoba woman sentenced to 10 years for fatally stabbing community role model

A Manitoba judge has sentenced a woman to 10 years in prison in the stabbing death of her ex-boyfriend, whose killing left a "significant" impact on many.

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2 w. ago An Alberta father was sentenced to 23.5 years in prison for 'twisted and evil' sex abuse against his daughters. The parole board says he remains unrepentant

Warning: This story deals with child sexual abuse and contains disturbing details.  An Alberta man serving one of the longest sexual abuse sentences in Canadian history for molesting his daughters has made next to no progress reforming himself in prison and has expressed an urge to “reunite” with his family upon release, the Parole Board […]

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2 w. ago An Alberta father was sentenced to 23½ years in prison for 'twisted and evil' sex abuse against his daughters. The parole board says he remains unrepentant

Warning: This story deals with child sexual abuse and contains disturbing details.  An Alberta man serving one of the longest sexual abuse sentences in Canadian history for molesting his daughters has made next to no progress reforming himself in prison and has expressed an urge to “reunite” with his family upon release, the Parole Board […]

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2 w. ago A Jesuit priest prefers prison over a fine to draw attention to climate change

BERLIN (AP) — A Jesuit priest says he will rather go to prison than pay a 500-euro ($541) fine for participating in a climate activists’ street blockade in the southern German city of Nuremberg. The Rev. Jörg Alt was supposed to start serving his nearly monthlong prison sentence on Tuesday in Nuremberg. “Today, I am […]

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2 w. ago Convicted founder of electric vehicle startup Nikola pardoned by Trump

Trevor Milton, the founder of electric vehicle start-up Nikola who was sentenced to prison last year, was pardoned by President Donald Trump late Thursday, the White House confirmed Friday. The pardon of Milton, who was sentenced to four years in prison for exaggerating the potential of his technology, could wipe out hundreds of millions of […]

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2 w. ago Ontario man who murdered stranger over gold chain given life sentence

A Toronto man who shot and killed Peter Khan, a stranger whom he robbed of his gold chain, has been sentenced to a life in prison with a parole ineligibility period of 18 years.

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2 w. ago Spanish court overturns soccer player Dani Alves’ rape conviction on appeal

Former Barcelona player Dani Alves won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling Friday. Alves was found guilty in February 2024 of raping a woman in a nightclub in December 2022 and sentenced to four years, six months in prison. The former Brazil and Barcelona defender denied wrongdoing […]

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