9 h. ago RCMP investigating suspicious death in northeast Saskatchewan

The RCMP are investigating a suspicious death on a First Nation in northeast Saskatchewan after officers responded to the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation in late April.

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4 d. ago Second UVic security guard testifies about evening student died

A coroner's inquest is examining the overdose death of Sidney McIntyre-Starko, 18. Campus security officers and 911 call-taker waited 13 minutes to give naloxone, and 15 minutes for CPR.

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4 d. ago We 'did the best we could': Second UVic security guard testifies about evening student died

A coroner's inquest is examining the overdose death of Sidney McIntyre-Starko, 18. Campus security officers and 911 call-taker waited 13 minutes to give naloxone, and 15 minutes for CPR.

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4 d. ago Trial of accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash to hear victim impact statements

Families affected by a deadly bus crash at a Montreal-area daycare in 2023 are scheduled to read victim impact statements today in court.

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5 d. ago FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest

WASHINGTON — The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The reasons for the moves were not immediately clear, though they come as […]

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5 d. ago Jeff Sperbeck, former agent for John Elway, dies after injury at 62

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Jeff Sperbeck, a business partner and former agent for NFL Hall of Famer John Elway, died Wednesday after suffering an injury last weekend at a Southern California golf resort community. He was 62. No cause of death was released, but the Riverside County coroner’s office said Sperbeck was injured Saturday […]

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5 d. ago Security officers who attended UVic overdose death to testify at inquest

Testimony at Day 3 of the Sidney McIntyre-Starko coroner's inquest to include student witness, two security guards who treated the victims.

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5 d. ago UVic security officer defends actions on day of overdose death

Security guard Nikolas Murphy thought it was possible the two patients had been exposed to toxic drugs, but didn't act on that hunch after asking several student witnesses who said they knew nothing about drug use.

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5 d. ago UVic security officer defends actions on day of student overdose death

Security guard Nikolas Murphy thought it was possible the two patients had been exposed to toxic drugs, but didn't act on that hunch after asking several student witnesses who said they knew nothing about drug use.

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1 week ago Jury chosen for sex assault trial of former world junior hockey players

A jury was chosen Friday to hear the high-profile trial of five former Team Canada world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault. A jury of nine women and five men was picked over the course of the day. A man and a woman were picked as alternate jurors. As was explained to the jury […]

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1 week ago Jury begins deliberations in trial of pair accused of killing OPP officer

Jurors in the trial of two people accused of murder in the 2022 shooting death of a provincial police officer have begun their deliberations after hearing closing arguments in the case this week. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022, while responding to a vehicle in a ditch west of […]

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1 week ago Legal arguments dominate Day 2 of world junior sex assault trial

An Ontario court heard legal arguments Thursday in the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.

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1 week ago ‘No evidence’ woman accused of murder knew OPP officer would be fatally shot: Defence

A woman co-accused of murder in the 2022 death of a provincial police officer was used as an “unwitting shield” by the shooter, her defence lawyer claimed Wednesday, arguing there’s no evidence she knew shots would be fired or that the shooter had a gun. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. […]

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1 week ago OPP officer describes chaotic scene — and a misfire — at Bellefeuille home after shooting

OPP Const. Justin Boyd told court his account of May 11, 2023, where he found a crucial piece of evidence

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1 week ago How being mistaken for a celebrity's sister helped a Toronto woman find love

For Toronto-based photographer Whitney Heard, a bizarre case of mistaken identity led to unexpected attention, and eventually, a relationship that changed her life.It all began in 2017, when Whitney, who shares a name with Amber Heard's actual sister, started receiving fan mail intended for the actress.At first, it was innocent enough, but as the highly publicized defamation trial between Amber Heard and her ex-husband Johnny Depp unfolded from April 11 to June 1, 2022, things took a bit of a turn, and Whitney found herself at the centre of an online storm."I started getting spam emails, DMs, comments, and even phone calls," Heard told blogTO back in 2022. "I had to turn off my work phone."Despite repeatedly posting that she wasn’t related to Amber Heard, nor did she even have a sister, the Internet wouldn't let up. However, just a few years later, something unexpectedly beautiful came out of it all. Three years ago, Whitney was featured i...

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1 week ago Closing submissions underway at trial of two people accused of killing OPP officer

Closing submissions are underway in the trial of two people accused of murder in the shooting death of a provincial police officer.

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2 w. ago Judge denies Sean ’Diddy’ Combs’ request to delay May 5 trial

NEW YORK — The sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs will proceed as scheduled in early May despite his lawyer’s claims that they need an extra two months to prepare, a judge said Friday. Judge Arun Subramanian said at a Manhattan federal court hearing that the hip-hop mogul’s trial, projected to last from eight […]

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3 w. ago Watchdog finds no ‘neglect in duty to care’ in B.C. police officer’s death

Sgt. Matthew Ball took his own life a day after Vancouver police revealed sexual assault charges against him and another Central Saanich police officer.

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3 w. ago Gunshot residue found on suspect’s hoodie, murder trial in death of OPP officer hears

Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022, while responding to a vehicle in the ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., near Brantford.

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3 w. ago B.C. judge allows a secret recording that wife made of marriage counselling

A couple were in the middle of a complex family law trial when the husband applied to have the court hear a two-hour counselling taping made in 2020.

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