4 h. ago B.C. contract killing murder trial hears about alleged accomplice

In court on Monday, an RCMP officer told the jury 'Person X' signed a contract in 2018 — a year after Nicolas Khabra's killing — to flip and become an informant for the police.

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4 d. ago Justice minister orders new trial for Edmonton man convicted of murder in 1991

OTTAWA — The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murder in Edmonton more than three decades ago. Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Susan Kaminsky, who disappeared in 1987. The office of Justice Minister Arif Virani said the minister found reasonable grounds […]

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5 d. ago Federal justice minister orders new trial for Alberta man convicted of murder in 1991

Virani's office says new information has been identified which wasn't considered by the courts during the initial trial or appeal.

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6 d. ago Idaho prosecutors seek to limit accused killer’s alibi evidence at trial

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho prosecutors say a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shouldn’t be allowed to offer an alibi defence unless he takes the stand himself during the murder trial later this year. Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson asked a judge to limit any alibi evidence during Bryan […]

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1 week ago ‘I felt trapped’: Woman tells court Toronto city councillor forced himself on her

Michael Thompson's sexual assault trial resumed Friday and heard from a third woman who alleged Thompson woke her in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted her.

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1 week ago Teen stabbed homeless Toronto man twice during swarming, Crown tells murder trial

A teen girl who took part in the violent swarming of a homeless Toronto man more than two years ago was the only one in the group who could have stabbed him twice during the attack, prosecutors alleged Wednesday at her murder trial. The girl — one of eight teens charged in the case — […]

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1 week ago Nevada judge reschedules trial for suspect in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing for next year

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge on Tuesday postponed the murder trial of the only suspect ever charged in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur for nearly a year, saying she had little choice given new developments presented by his defense attorneys and the need to ensure a fair trial. The trial of […]

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1 week ago MANDEL: Girl on trial for murder in swarming pleads guilty to manslaughter

The girl, 16 at the time, admits being involved in the last 23 seconds of the 3-minute-and-20-second assault on Kenneth Lee

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