12 h. ago Trial underway for 3 men accused in murder of Ontario boy hit by stray bullet

Almost five years after a 12-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet in Toronto, the first-degree murder trial for the two alleged shooters and the getaway driver has begun.

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15 h. ago Guilty pleas to bylaw charges in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

CALGARY — A commercial kitchen company in Calgary pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. coli outbreak at daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill. Fueling Minds Inc. was charged in relation to the eight-week outbreak that was declared in September 2023. There were at least 448 infections, and 39 […]

Transport

17 h. ago Guilty pleas in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

A commercial kitchen company in Calgary has pleaded guilty to four charges after a massive E. coli outbreak at daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill. Fueling Minds Inc. was charged in relation to the outbreak that started in September 2023. There were least 448 infections, and 39 children and one adult were hospitalized […]

Transport

21 h. ago Federal election: Liberal rips Conservative rival over letter on churches, taxes

The Liberal candidate in a Southwestern Ontario riding is accusing his Conservative rival of “divisive and fear-mongering politics” over a letter suggesting the government intends to end the tax-exempt status of churches. David Hilderley, running for the Liberals in Oxford, released a statement accusing Conservative incumbent Arpan Khanna of engaging in a “disinformation and smear […]

Politics

21 h. ago Federal election: Liberal rips Tory rival over letter on churches, taxes

The Liberal candidate in a Southwestern Ontario riding is accusing his Conservative rival of “divisive and fear-mongering politics” over a letter suggesting the government intends to end the tax-exempt status of churches. David Hilderley, running for the Liberals in Oxford, released a statement accusing Conservative incumbent Arpan Khanna of engaging in a “disinformation and smear […]

Politics

38 h. ago Edmonton man who stabbed teen during fight over money sentenced to five years in prison

A young Edmonton man who killed a teenage acquaintance during a fight over a bank scam has been handed a five-year prison sentence. Mwumpe Mulongoyi was sentenced April 14 after pleading guilty to a count of manslaughter. He was initially charged with second-degree murder for the 2021 killing of 19-year-old Jordan Dawson. Court of King’s […]

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42 h. ago Survivors of 2022 July Fourth parade mass shooting to speak in court

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Survivors and relatives of people killed in a 2022 mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago were set to speak Wednesday at the sentencing hearing for the gunman, who chose not to attend. Robert E. Crimo III, 24, pleaded guilty last month to the shooting that left seven people […]

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43 h. ago Paddleboard guide who led 4 people to deaths on Welsh river gets 10 years

LONDON — A former Welsh police officer who who led four people to their deaths in the worst paddleboarding tragedy in the U.K. was sentenced Wednesday to 10.5 years in prison for manslaughter. Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, had previously pleaded guilty in Swansea Crown Court to four counts of gross negligence manslaughter and failing to […]

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63 h. ago Canada junior hockey champs plead not guilty to sexual assault as trial begins

First was former New Jersey Devils forward Michael McLeod. “Not guilty,” he said twice, once after hearing the charge of sexual assault and again after hearing his second charge of sexual assault as a party to the offence. Ready for his trial. He sat down. Next was former Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart. “Not guilty.” […]

Sport

66 h. ago Former world junior hockey players plead not guilty at sex assault trial

LONDON — Five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team have pleaded not guilty as jury selection begins in their sexual assault trial. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault early last year in an incident that allegedly took place in London, Ont., in June […]

Sport

3 d. ago Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at El Paso Walmart pleads guilty to capital murder

EL PASO, Texas — The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Walmart in El Paso — one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history — pleaded guilty Monday to capital murder in a state district court. Patrick Crusius was automatically be sentenced to life in prison without parole in […]

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6 d. ago Murdaugh accomplice pleads guilty to wire, bank fraud in South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The banker accused of helping disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh hide millions of stolen funds pleaded guilty Friday to federal bank and wire fraud charges. Russell L. Laffitte, 54, entered the plea after convictions on the same charges were overturned by an appeals court last year. Laffitte was one of […]

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7 d. ago Sentence expected in fiery Peace Arch border crash that killed B.C. pastor

Gurbinder Singh, 40, pleaded not guilty in 2024 to dangerous driving causing death in the explosive collision that left Pastor Tom Cheung dead on May 2, 2019.

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7 d. ago Killer who strangled Edmonton woman, hid body in carpet sentenced to 10

Telling him he must spend the rest of his life making amends, a judge sentenced a man who strangled a young Edmonton woman in a random attack to 10-1/2 years in prison. Court of King’s Bench Justice Jody Fraser on Thursday passed sentence on 34-year-old Ryan Farrell, who pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter for the […]

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8 d. ago Shocking details revealed in case of B.C. woman guilty of human trafficking

Court documents have revealed shocking details in the case of a B.C. woman who pleaded guilty to more than a dozen charges in a human trafficking operaiton.

Sport

8 d. ago Ford seeks answers after firm accused of misrepresentation in Ontario Place bid

Premier Doug Ford is seeking answers following an explosive report Wednesday that alleged the European company selected to develop the land at Ontario Place into a world-class spa misrepresented itself during the bidding process. According to the New York Times, Therme Group exaggerated its track record of building and managing luxury spas throughout Europe to […]

Economics

8 d. ago Ontario man charged after being accused of luring, assaulting Winnipeg teen

Police said they found the suspect with the victim at a Winnipeg home and allege that the girl was sexually assaulted at the same location.

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9 d. ago OC Transpo driver sentenced to 2 years probation for hitting and killing pedestrian

Abdullahi Ahmed Ali pleaded guilty to careless driving causing death after he hit and killed a woman crossing St. Laurent Boulevard.

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9 d. ago OC Transpo driver sentenced to two years probation for hitting, killing pedestrian

Abdullahi Ahmed Ali pleaded guilty to careless driving causing death after he hit and killed a woman crossing St. Laurent Boulevard.

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9 d. ago Suspected getaway driver in Pearson gold heist caged in U.S.

The Brampton man accused of being the getaway driver in the brazen 2023 gold heist at Toronto’s Pearson airport is behind bars in the U.S. Durante King-McLean pleaded guilty to arms trafficking charges in Pennsylvania. Prosecutors alleged that the gun-running was part of a scheme to wash some of the $20 million in stolen gold […]

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