3 h. ago Man accused of stealing portrait of Winston Churchill pleads guilty

OTTAWA — The Ontario man accused of stealing an iconic portrait of former British prime minister Winston Churchill from Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier hotel has pleaded guilty. Jeffrey Wood submitted his plea in an Ottawa courtroom this morning, more than three years after the photo disappeared from the hotel. The theft occurred in late 2021 or […]

Culture

3 h. ago Man accused of stealing portrait of Winston Churchill in Ottawa pleads guilty

The Ontario man accused of stealing an iconic portrait of former British prime minister Winston Churchill from Ottawa's Chateau Laurier hotel has pleaded guilty.

Culture

19 h. ago Man and woman accused in Edmonton security guard homicide plead not guilty

Evan Rain and Judith Saulteaux are both charged with first-degree murder in the death of Harshandeep Singh, who was shot inside an apartment building in central Edmonton.

Events

46 h. ago Toronto woman pleads guilty to negligence in dog attack that seriously injured child

A Toronto woman who faced multiple charges in a dog attack that seriously injured a child has pleaded guilty to some of them, including a criminal charge of negligence. Court records show Patrycja Siarek entered the pleas in a Toronto court last Friday. She had also been charged with infractions under the provincial Dog Owners’ […]

Events

7 d. ago Flight attendant pleads guilty to secretly recording teen girl in plane bathroom

BOSTON — A former American Airlines flight attendant has pleaded guilty to secretly recording video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom and having recordings of four other girls using the lavatories. Estes Carter Thompson III, 37, of Charlotte, North Carolina, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and […]

Sport

7 d. ago Two men plead not guilty in OD deaths of 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans after game

PLATTE CITY, Mo. — Two men pleaded not guilty Thursday in the drug overdose deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in a backyard two days after they got together to watch the final game of the regular season in 2024. Jordan Willis and Ivory Carson appeared separately via video from […]

Sport

8 d. ago SEMENTILLI TRIAL: Key witness was told Monica ‘wanted her husband gone’

Christopher Austin pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in January

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8 d. ago B.C. court orders $110,000 in fines for unlicensed solid waste facility

Basran Industries Ltd. and Basran Fuels Ltd. pleaded guilty to two offences relating to the unlicensed solid waste facility.

Economics

8 d. ago London Knights star Cam Allen gets fine, probation for drunk driving

A star London Knights defenceman has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for impaired driving after a crash in southwest London. Cam Allen, 20, was supposed to make his first court appearance on Thursday after he was charged Feb. 8 following a single-car crash near Colonel Talbot Road and Clayton Walk in the city’s Lambeth neighbourhood […]

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9 d. ago Sundre man pleads guilty to manslaughter in connection with 1970s death of Calgary teen

For nearly half a century, Sundre resident Ronald James Edwards escaped punishment for the 1976 stabbing death of Calgary teen Pauline Brazeau. Monday was his day of reckoning. Edwards, 75, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter in connection with the Jan. 9, 1976, death of Brazeau, whom he repeatedly stabbed before leaving her […]

Events

1 week ago Owner of NYC day care where toddler fatally ingested fentanyl gets 45 years in prison

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges. Grei Mendez, 37, dropped her head into her crossed arms in anguish as Judge Jed S. Rakoff announced […]

Events

1 week ago In Calgary courts: Sundre man pleads guilty to manslaughter for teen's 1976 slaying

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from March 3-7, 2025

Other

1 week ago Dump truck driver pleads guilty in fatal cyclist collision in North Vancouver

The crash happened at the intersection of Lonsdale Avenue and 23rd Street on March 6, 2023, as the truck was making a right turn. 

Events

1 week ago North Carolina company owner pleads guilty over attempted technology sale to China

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The owner of a North Carolina company pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to trying to sell electronic devices that have military applications to China without having a required U.S. government license, authorities said. David C. Bohmerwald, who was formally charged in October with violating the Export Control Reform Act […]

Economics

2 w. ago Ottawa man, 57, sentenced to 6 years, must pay restitution to child sex victim

Brent McMullen, 57, pleaded guilty in January to charges of sexual interference and making child pornography among other offences.

Events

2 w. ago ‘UNCONTROLLABLE,’ DANGEROUS’: TTC stabber’s parole eligibility set at 18 years in teen’s murder

Jordan O'Brien-Tobin, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the unprovoked 2023 slaying

Events

2 w. ago Woman pleads guilty to fatally stabbing boyfriend during fight while high

Christine Bishop and Terry Albert’s relationship was described as “tumultuous.” The couple didn’t share any children, but both were addicted to drugs, including fentanyl, the powerful, highly addictive synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times more powerful than morphine and the main drug implicated in the ongoing opioid drug crisis. Both of them were […]

Events

2 w. ago No time behind bars sought for Airbnb host who attacked Alberta sisters in Vancouver

Arvin Pasha pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm for the May 2022 attack on two sisters vacationing from Alberta.

Events

2 w. ago Chinese national pleads guilty to 2022 deadly stabbing on TTC subway

Vanessa Kurpiewska, 31, did not know the man who attacked her on Dec. 8, 2022

Society

2 w. ago Southern Alberta irrigation district fined $365,000 following 2022 death of diver

A southern Alberta irrigation district has been ordered to pay $365,000 in penalties following the death of a maintenance diver in 2022. The Eastern Irrigation District, based in Brooks, about 165 kilometres southeast of Calgary, had pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code for failing to ensure an intake […]

Economics