51 m. ago Accused charged with murder in dismemberment deaths of 2 men: Barrie cops

Robert Ladouceur, 52, facing 19 counts in total, including first- and second-degree murder, Barrie Police say

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74 m. ago Upgraded charges filed against Minnesota man accused of killing lawmaker, wounding another

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man accused of killing a top Democratic state lawmaker and wounding another while pretending to be a police officer is now facing new and upgraded state charges under a fresh indictment announced Thursday, just a week after he pleaded not guilty in federal court. Vance Boelter now faces two charges […]

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95 m. ago Woman found dead last August remains unidentified, Winnipeg police say

Winnipeg police are asking the public for help in identifying a woman found dead a year ago at the Manwin Hotel.

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3 h. ago Edmonton police officer charged with assault following 2024 incident

On Thursday, the PSB charged Const. Mohamed Elgendy with one count of assault in relation to the traffic stop incident.

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3 h. ago In Calgary courts: Woman rescued from her abusive boyfriend told Calgary police 'he's gonna kill me,' court told

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Aug. 11 to 15, 2025

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4 h. ago Markham man charged after firearm found following Clarington crash

A 35-year-old Markham man faces 11 charges after OPP say a firearm was discovered following a two-vehicle collision in Clarington. The OPP say on Thursday morning at 12:42 a.m., Whitby detachment officers were on scene of an investigation on Hwy. 401 eastbound near Bennett Rd. At that time, the left shoulder and left lane were […]

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5 h. ago Toronto cops arrest 4 more people, lay 88 charges in music studio shootout

Toronto Police say they’ve made four more arrests and laid 88 more charges in an ongoing investigation into a gunfight last November. Police say plainclothes officers were conducting an unrelated investigation on Queen St. W. on Nov. 11 when three people arrived in a stolen vehicle and fired shots at a building being used as […]

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5 h. ago Woman stands by donating daughter’s pony to Denmark zoo to be fed to lions

A woman has no regrets about answering a call from a Denmark zoo that is asking for donations of small pets to serve as food for its predators. The Aalborg Zoo wrote its social media accounts on July 31 that “if you have a healthy animal that needs to be given away for various reasons, […]

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5 h. ago Teen pleads guilty to weapons charges in Halifax high school threats case

A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to seven weapons charges in a case where police alleged the youth threatened to harm students at a Halifax high school.

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6 h. ago Manitoba suspect handed 19 charges after stolen vehicle arrest

A man from Stony Mountain is facing a whopping 19 charges after he was arrested Tuesday in Winnipeg as part of an investigation into a stolen vehicle, Manitoba RCMP say. 

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6 h. ago Pam Bondi fires man accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent during Trump DC intervention

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation’s capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post Thursday. A video of Sean Charles Dunn berating a group of federal agents […]

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7 h. ago How a Tennessee car accident led to U.S. charges against Mexican cartel

The investigation culminated with Justice Department indictments unsealed Thursday against three leaders and two high-ranking enforcers of the United Cartels.

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7 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Durham cops investigate discovery of two people dead in Whitby

Police are investigating after a woman, 62, and a man, 51, were found dead in a Whitby residence on Aug. 6 and two other people were taken to hospital. Durham Regional Police responded around 10:45 a.m. to a home in the area of Fallingbrook St. and Taunton Rd. E. for a sudden death call. Cops […]

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8 h. ago Motorcyclist faces attempted murder charges in King West Village shooting

A man and a woman, both in their 30s, sustained life-threatening and life-altering injuries

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9 h. ago Newfoundland police charge man with arson for starting brush fires amid ban

A 20-year-old was arrested for intentionally starting brush fires while a fire ban is in effect across the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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9 h. ago Elderly Ontario man arrested after dog hit with cane: police

Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County have arrested and charged an 85-year-old man after reports he attacked a dog and their owners with a cane.

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10 h. ago Tom Brady didn’t understand football, says Wayne Rooney after ‘work ethic’ jibe

Wayne Rooney has described criticism of his work ethic by Birmingham minority owner Tom Brady as “unfair” and said the NFL legend did not understand football. Former Manchester United and England captain Rooney, was sacked as Birmingham manager in January 2024 after less than three months in charge. Seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Brady, who […]

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11 h. ago Man said he was ‘palm reader’ to lure sex assault victims, Toronto Police allege

Faisal Muhammed, of no fixed address, is charged with three counts of sexual assault

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12 h. ago Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges found guilty in Utah

Utah authorities began searching for Rossi when he was identified through a decade-old DNA rape kit in 2018

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14 h. ago ‘Significant crisis’: Number of violent incidents reported in Ontario’s schools grows

New data obtained by Global News reveals the rate of violence reported in Ontario's schools is growing, up almost 80 per cent compared to 2018-19.

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