9 h. ago In Calgary courts: Rapist with tragic upbringing in African homeland handed five

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 14-17, 2025

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10 h. ago Murder of Banff man devastated the entire town, sentencing hearing told

Sentencing arguements for John Christopher Arrizza will be heard this afternoon

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3 d. ago Mangione lawyer asks court to bar DOJ from seeking death penalty

Luigi Mangione’s lawyer sought a court order barring federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against him for allegedly murdering UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson, saying U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was seeking execution as a “political stunt.” Bondi issued an April 1 press release saying she had directed federal prosecutors in Manhattan to […]

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3 d. ago In Calgary courts: Suspects in murder of Calgary woman whose body was dumped near Okotoks to stand trial a year from now

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

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3 d. ago In Calgary courts: Sentencing hearing date set for convicted murderer in death where victim's bound body found in burned out home

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

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3 d. ago In Calgary courts: Trial of man charged in death of his mother delayed a year

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

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3 d. ago In Calgary courts: Sentencing hearing delayed for youth convicted in fatal stabbing of Calgary teen on basketball court

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

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3 d. 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 d. ago Fundraiser started for Toronto woman killed in boiling volcanic river

Friends and loved ones of a local Toronto woman have organized a fundraiser to help cover costs related to her untimely death.According to a GoFundMe page, Maya Moreno, was on a spiritual journey in the Peruvian Amazon when she "fell into a volcanic river and sustained severe burns over 70 per cent of her body."The page goes on to say that Moreno's tragic accident occurred while on a spiritual healing journey in a sacred spot of the rainforest."On Monday, March 24, while meditating near the extremely hot geothermal river, Maya fainted and tragically fell into the Boiling River, suffering severe burns over 70 per cent of the body," reads the page.The Shanay-timpishka or Boiling River is a large geothermal river,  which has typical temperatures around 27 degrees C, but much higher temperatures have also been recorded, according to online sources. It is known for its healing properties and significant ties to the local culture.Moreno was then treated in Peru un...

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4 d. ago Killer apologizes to family for fatally stabbing London man: 'Forever sorry'

The morning Antony Centeno-So stabbed a friend to death is, he said, “a blur.” “It is all a blur for me because I was regularly sleep deprived and under the influence of crystal meth and fentanyl. This was the lowest time of my life,” he said Thursday at the second day of his sentencing hearing […]

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4 d. ago Graphic video shown at murder trial for Toronto man accused of former actor’s death

Graphic video footage capturing the moment Gabriel del Castillo Mullally was fatally run over by a car was shown at the trial for the man accused of his murder on Thursday.

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5 d. ago In Calgary courts: Murder suspect's internet browsing included searches into how police investigate homicides, expert testifies

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

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5 d. ago In Calgary courts: Earlier killing by murder suspect can be used as evidence for Crown to prove its case, judge rules

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

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5 d. ago Car in ditch at scene of OPP officer’s death was stolen, murder trial hears

The trial of two people accused in the shooting death of an OPP officer has heard that the car in a ditch at the site of the alleged murder was stolen the previous day. 

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5 d. ago Four men charged with murder after West Quebec home invasion

Four West Quebec men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 60-year-old woman, who died of injuries she suffered in a violent home invasion in the town of Val-des-Monts last November. Officers responding to the attack also found a seriously injured man at the scene. The man was taken to hospital. […]

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6 d. ago In Calgary courts: No signs murder suspect Michael Adenyi was suffering delusions or hallucinations, arresting officer tells court

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

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6 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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6 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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7 d. ago In Calgary courts: Fatal stabbing victim Vanessa Ladouceur had wounds suggesting she tried to fend off her attacker, court hears

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

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7 d. ago In Calgary courts: Driver who killed Okotoks woman and her adult son spared jail term

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

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