5 h. ago Man found guilty of killing Calgary woman sentenced to life in prison

Micheal Adenyi was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2022 death of Vanessa Ladouceur, a verdict that comes with the automatic sentence.

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8 h. ago Mother of slain Calgary woman tells court her daughter was killed on the street like an animal

Michael Adenyi will not be eligible for parole until 2047

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9 h. ago PhD student handed life sentence after raping women in England, China

According to evidence presented at trial, Zou filmed nine of the attacks as 'souvenirs' using hidden or handheld cameras and kept a 'trophy box' of his victims' belongings.

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4 d. ago Calgary police investigate suspicious death downtown on Saturday

The Calgary police homicide unit was called to investigate after a woman was reported in distress in downtown Calgary Saturday evening. She was later pronounced dead in hospital.

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7 d. ago Accused in Quebec truck attack threatens prosecutor, tells judge to shut up at trial

Steeve Gagnon, accused in the deadly Amqui truck attack, gave volatile testimony, threatening court officials and asking to be sentenced to life in prison.

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1 week ago Calgary woman loses $800k in romance scam: ‘I have nothing left’

Barbara Grant says her life has been turned upside down after a long-winded romance scam robbed her of her life savings. She's speaking out so it doesn't happen to anyone else.

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1 week ago Toronto man who deliberately shot an unarmed stranger given life sentence

A Toronto man who shot and killed an unarmed stranger has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 18 years.

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1 week ago Porn site founder accused of sex trafficking pleads guilty in California

SAN DIEGO — The founder of a California-based porn empire that recruited women with false modeling offers pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges in a federal court, authorities said. Michael James Pratt pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in San Diego, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. He faces a possible life sentence when […]

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1 week ago Driver pleads guilty in horrific Boxing Day crash that killed nine

Duane Arlen John Nepoose pleaded guilty in Calgary Court of Justice to several charges, including dangerous driving causing death

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1 week ago Jury finds 2 men guilty of supplying bomb used to kill Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

VALLETTA, Malta — A Maltese jury found two men guilty of complicity in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, after a six-week long trial covering two homicides wrapped up late on Thursday. Jamie Vella and Robert Agius were accused of supplying the bomb that killed her. Both were found guilty of the charges. […]

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2 w. ago Guilty plea in drunk driving crash that killed 3 young men from B.C., Alberta

Haley Jade Watson was facing three counts of impaired driving causing death and three counts of dangerous driving causing death in the July 9, 2024, collision.

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2 w. ago Judge says Calgary teen's version of events 'impossible,' convicts him of murder

Finding a city teen’s claim that Jal Acor Jal accidentally shot himself during a struggle over a rifle “impossible,” a Calgary judge on Monday found a youth guilty of second-degree murder. The convicted killer, now 19, will undergo a psychiatric assessment in advance of a potential Crown application for an adult sentence. The offender was […]

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3 w. ago South African mom sentenced to life in prison for selling girl

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A South African woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for selling her 6-year-old daughter. Kelly Smith was sentenced by a judge alongside two others, her boyfriend and another man, who also received life sentences. All three were convicted earlier this month on kidnapping and human trafficking charges. Smith’s […]

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3 w. ago GUILTY: Alain Bellefeuille gets life sentence for killing OPP Sgt. Eric Mueller, injuring two other officers

The jury also found him guilty of attempted murder on two other officers

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3 w. ago Pair found guilty of killing OPP officer Greg Pierzchala appeal murder convictions

The Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed the two people found guilty of the 2022 killing of an Ontario Provincial Police officer are appealing their first-degree murder convictions. Randall McKenzie and Brandi Stewart-Sperry were both sentenced on April 24 to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 25 years after a jury deliberated six-and-a-half […]

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4 w. ago Woman dies after being struck by vehicle at northwest Calgary shopping centre

The driver of the vehicle remained on scene, and an investigation is ongoing, said CPS

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4 w. ago Quebec doctor haunted by family tragedy condemns new health care bill

Dr. Isabelle Gaston is the former wife of Guy Turcotte, the disgraced cardiologist sentenced to life in prison for the 2009 murders of their two children.

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4 w. ago In Calgary courts: Woman told police she didn't think anyone cared to hear her harrowing story, trial of serial rape suspect hears

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from May 20 to 23, 2025

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4 w. ago Man who attacked women on TTC, killing 1, sentenced to life in prison

A Chinese national who stabbed two strangers on the TTC near High Park Station two-and-a-half years ago has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

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