13 h. ago HUNTER: ‘F—ing lunatic’ on probation stabbed victim 20 times

It would probably be fair to describe Anthony Oliveira as a ticking time bomb. The volatile Durham Region man is now being hunted for the vicious stabbing death of Ashkan Pournasir-Roudbane, 36, of Toronto. Law enforcement sources told the Toronto Sun Oliveira allegedly breached his probation for aggravated assault. He was also charged with mischief […]

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15 h. ago B.C. crime briefs: Matthew Bauer convicted of 2022 stabbing death of senior | Charges laid in fatal car crash in Nanaimo

Here are some crime stories from around B.C. on Friday, June 20, 2021.

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8 d. ago 'Crisis on Granville Street': After 900 emergency calls, 43 fires, B.C. vows to move supportive housing

'I've never seen it this bad,' says Dave Kershaw, who has owned a nightclub on Granville Street since the late 1990s.

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8 d. ago B.C. government plans to transition supportive housing out of Granville Street, mayor says

This announcement comes after a fire broke out in a single-room occupancy building on the strip on Wednesday, leaving two people needing treatment for smoke inhalation.

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9 d. ago Vancouver Fire Rescue fights another blaze at Granville Street SRO

This was the 44th fire at the building since January 2020

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2 w. ago Edmonton man convicted of murder with scissors should be in hospital, not prison: lawyer

David Moss was found guilty of second-degree murder for stabbing a girl to death with scissors, but has appealed his conviction on the grounds he belongs in a psychiatric hospital.

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2 w. ago Vancouver to offer up land in bid to move SROs from Granville Entertainment District

Vancouver city council has unanimously approved an amendment to the city’s 20-year Granville Street Plan aimed at shaking up SRO housing in the area.

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2 w. ago B.C. crime news: Man charged in 2018 fatal stabbing of nightclub promoter | Two B.C. men charged in Ontario murder

Here's a roundup of crime news from across B.C. on June 3, 2025.

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2 w. ago B.C. crime news: Man charged in 2018 fatal stabbing of nightclub promoter | Two B.C. men charged in Ontario murder | Five arrested in Richmond toy store theft

Here's a roundup of crime news from across B.C. on June 3, 2025.

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2 w. ago Man charged in 2018 stabbing death of Granville Street nightclub promoter

Kalwinder Thind, 23, was stabbed and killed outside Cabana Lounge on the morning of Jan. 27, 2018, after an altercation that started between two groups inside the club.

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3 w. ago ‘Sweet’ elderly woman’s random stabbing death ‘an absolute shock’ for Pickering

Some of those bearing flowers honouring the elderly woman brutally stabbed to death on Thursday afternoon in front of her Lynn Heights Dr. home were left in tears on Friday as they described a sweet neighbour who would dress up a scarecrow leaning on the side of her house. On Friday morning, the scarecrow was […]

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3 w. ago Shelter in place issued in Pickering after elderly woman fatally stabbed

Police are asking residents in a Pickering neighhourhood to shelter in place after an elderly woman was stabbed to death in a seemingly random attack on Thursday afternoon. Durham Regional Police said there was a heavy police presence in the Fairport Rd.-Lynn Heights Dr. area after officers were called to the area at about 3 […]

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3 w. ago Shelter in place issued in Pickering after ‘sadistic’ random slaying of elderly woman

Police are asking residents in a Pickering neighbourhood to shelter in place after a “sadistic and cowardly” attack Thursday afternoon on an elderly woman who was stabbed to death in a suspected random attack. Durham Regional Police said there was a heavy police presence in the Fairport Rd.-Lynn Heights Dr. area, where officers were called […]

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3 w. ago Hockey Canada trial: Carter Hart saw no ‘disrespect’ by teammates

Trial of five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team, charged with sexual assault, continues on Thursday

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3 w. ago LIVE: London police detective testifies at Hockey Canada trial

Now-retired London police Det. Stephen Newton will continue testifying on Wednesday at the trial of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team, who are charged with sexual assault. Newton decided against criminal charges in the initial investigation. Follow below for live coverage by LFP reporter Brian Williams

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3 w. ago LIVE: Detective recalls at Hockey Canada trial early days of police probe

Now-retired London police Det. Stephen Newton will continue testifying on Wednesday at the trial of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team, who are charged with sexual assault. Newton decided against criminal charges in the initial investigation. Follow below for live coverage by LFP reporter Brian Williams

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3 w. ago LIVE: Cop who opted not to charge players testifies at Hockey Canada trial

Follow along for live coverage from the London courthouse of five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team, who are charged with sexual assault

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3 w. ago RECAP: Cop who opted not to charge players testifies at Hockey Canada trial

Follow along for live coverage from the London courthouse of five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team, who are charged with sexual assault

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3 w. ago B.C. crime news: Teen killed in stabbing in Abbotsford park | Murder charge in death of infant in Williams Lake | Charge laid in 2022 Surrey murder

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Monday, May 26, 2025

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