58 h. ago Opinion: A quiz on whether Alberta's COVID shot policy is free, fair and easy

In response to Alberta Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Adriana LaGrange’s Sept. 6 op-ed article: “Alberta refining its approach to COVID shots as feds pull funds.” Here is a quick quiz to see how well you as an Edmonton Journal reader know the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendations for who should […]

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66 h. ago Driver charged after toddler killed, several others injured in Ontario daycare crash

York Regional Police say a 70-year-old man is facing charges after a toddler was killed when a vehicle drove into the front of a daycare in Richmond Hill, Ont.

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66 h. ago Driver charged after toddler killed in Richmond Hill daycare crash

One of the six other children injured is still in critical condition

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5 d. ago Three men charged with helping gang killer Robby Alkhalil escape B.C. jail

Anti-gang officers teamed with the RCMP's federal policing section to investigate Alkhalil's spectacular escape from the North Fraser pretrial jail on July 21, 2022

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5 d. ago Fugitive father on the run with kids for years found, shot dead by police in NZ

The December 2021 disappearance of Tom Phillips and his children — now about 9, 10 and 11 years old — confounded investigators for years as they scoured the area looking for him.

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5 d. ago New Zealand dad who evaded authorities with 3 kids for years is shot dead by police

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man who evaded authorities with his three children in the remote New Zealand countryside for nearly four years was shot and killed by a police officer Monday, law enforcement said. One child was with Tom Phillips at the time of the confrontation and the other two children were found […]

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8 d. ago Edmonton police veteran charged after 2024 shooting of suspect: ASIRT

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has charged a 23-year veteran of the Edmonton Police Service with aggravated assault after he shot a suspect at the end of a 20-minute chaos spree in Edmonton’s west end. It all started with 911 calls around 7:27 p.m. on March 1, 2024. Callers reported a stabbing outside […]

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8 d. ago Spate of weekend deaths but Edmonton's homicide rate down from previous years

The case of a 20-year-old woman charged with killing a man found in a torched home over the long weekend brings the Edmonton’s homicide total to 20 this year. The case was one of four homicides investigators were probing after three other long-weekend suspicious deaths in the city, two of which have been confirmed and […]

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8 d. ago In Calgary courts: Concerns over mental health of suspect charged in woman's killing on pathway

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Sept. 2 to 5, 2025

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8 d. ago Accused in jailhouse killing of serial killer Robert Pickton to plead guilty: Crown

Martin Charest is charged with first-degree murder in Pickton's killing in May 2024 at the Port-Cartier federal penitentiary.

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9 d. ago Woman charged with killing Toronto widower was out on bail, court docs show

Natasha Maccallum has been charged with second-degree murder after a 67-year-old man was found with fatal stab wounds inside his 20th-floor apartment on Tuesday.

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9 d. ago Gun store owner says shooter who killed 2 schoolchildren showed no warning signs before attack

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — The shooter who killed two schoolchildren and injured 21 other people at a Catholic church in Minneapolis was caught on video visiting a suburban gun shop the weekend before the attack, but the owner of the store said Thursday that his staff saw no warning signs in his conduct. […]

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1 week ago Police say Vaughn father shot dead after he ‘confronted’ intruders as brother says family is ‘shattered’

Abdul Aleem Farooqi, 46, was defending his family when three masked intruders broke into his home early morning

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1 week ago Police say Vaughan father shot dead after he ‘confronted’ intruders as brother says family is ‘shattered’

Abdul Aleem Farooqi, 46, was defending his family when three masked intruders broke into his home early morning

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1 week ago Man killed, teen charged in fatal Manitoba highway crash: RCMP

A man from Killarney is dead after a crash in the RM of Argyle Saturday morning, Manitoba RCMP say. A 17-year-old has been charged with dangerous driving causing death.

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2 w. ago U.S. government offers military funeral honours to Ashli Babbitt, Jan. 6 rioter fatally shot by police

The U.S. Air Force veteran was shot dead by police while trying to climb through the broken window of a barricaded door inside the Capitol

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2 w. ago Man shot by police at Strathcona RCMP detachment now faces charges

"Since that incident, the Strathcona RCMP detachment has reviewed and implemented security measures in order to prevent something like this from happening as best we can in the future"

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2 w. ago Toronto Police officer pleads guilty to criminal charges in 2023 shooting

A Toronto Police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal charges after he shot and seriously injured a Black man in 2023, the victim’s lawyer said, as court documents show the man was backing away from police at the time of the incident. David Shellnutt said his client, Devon Fowlin, was in a park with his […]

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2 w. ago Charges dropped in crash that killed sisters guiding turtle from road

Charges have been dropped against a Chatham-area man in connection with a crash that killed two sisters trying to rescue a turtle from the roadway in May 2024.

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2 w. ago Police shot and killed a charging dog, and injured its owner, when the dog attacked police on the Oneida Nation on the Thames, police reported Thursday.

Police shot a charging dog as officers were investigating an incident involving two pit bulls on Oneida Nation on the Thames, Ontario Provincial Police say. On Tuesday at about 8 p.m., Oneida police responded to an animal complaint on Bodkin Road, police say. One resident was walking their dog when two unleashed pit bulls charged, […]

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