8 h. ago MANDEL: Man guilty of savage murder of his partner in homeless shelter

Kenneth Bellamy showed no emotion after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his longtime partner, Tracy Iannuccilli, in a homeless shelter. Jurors had only deliberated Monday afternoon and most of Tuesday when they alerted the court that they’d reached a  verdict. They didn’t believe Bellamy’s story that Iannuccilli had […]

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8 h. ago Man injured in confrontation with OPP now facing attempted murder, other charges

The confrontation occurred Jan. 17 at a residence on County Road 4 in the Camden East area of Stone Mills Township.

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9 h. ago Saskatchewan farmer wants Supreme Court to hear emoji signature case

A 'thumbs up' emoji is costing one Saskatchewan farmer over $80,000 after two courts say it was enough to signify a contract agreement.

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12 h. ago B.C. First Nation launches lawsuit against RCMP for failing to enforce band bylaws

The Heiltsuk First Nation has launched a Charter challenge lawsuit against the RCMP in B.C. Supreme Court for what it says is failing to enforce band council bylaws.

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15 h. ago Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma man’s murder conviction and death sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. The justices found that Glossip’s trial violated his constitutional rights. The justices heard arguments in October in […]

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34 h. ago Canadians can now submit claims to cash in on Cottonelle class

A Canadian court has certified a class-action lawsuit against consumer goods company Kimberly-Clark for its recalled wipes, and eligible Canadians can submit a claim.Vancouver-based law firm Slater Vecchio LLP announced in a release that the Supreme Court of B.C. has certified a class action against Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Kimberly-Clark Inc., and Kimberly-Clark Canada Inc. (Kimberly-Clark).The lawsuit relates to Cottonelle Flushable Wipes or Cottonelle Gentle Plus Flushable Wipes, which were recalled across Canada.In a February 21 email, a representative for the law firm explained that the announcement is a formal public notice."The class action was certified in Aug. 2023," they stated. "The Class Proceedings Act, RSBC 1996, c 50 prescribes that, following the certification of an action as a class proceeding, formal notice of the certification must be provided to class members. That formal notice program began today."If the lawsuit settles in futur...

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37 h. ago ‘I wanted revenge’: Man pleads guilty to murder charges in random TTC stabbing

A Chinese national who stabbed two strangers on a TTC train at the High Park Subway station more than two years ago has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and attempted murder.

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52 h. ago Toronto man, 62, charged with attempted murder after Moss Park attack

A 62-year-old Toronto man is charged with attempted murder after a person was critically injured over the weekend during an attack in the Moss Park area. Toronto Police said they responded to a wounding call on Saturday at about 5:30 p.m. in the Sherbourne-Shuter Sts. area, where two people had a verbal altercation in a […]

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3 d. ago ’HE IS INNOCENT’: Juror urges clemency for Alabama man facing execution

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has cleared the way for the execution of a man whose innocence claim is supported by a juror from his trial. Justices on Friday authorized the execution of Robin “Rocky” Myers, who was convicted in the 1991 killing of his neighbour, Ludie Mae Tucker. The execution will […]

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4 d. ago 2 more people have been charged in the killing of a transgender man in upstate New York

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AP) — Two more people have been charged with murder in the death of a transgender man who authorities say was tortured for more than a month before being killed in upstate New York. New York State Police said they arrested Kimberly Sochia, 29, of Canandaigua, and Thomas Eaves, 21, of Geneva on […]

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4 d. ago Supreme Court deals severe blow to Holocaust survivors’ lawsuit against Hungary

WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court ruling on Friday dealt a severe blow to Holocaust survivors and their families in a long-running lawsuit seeking compensation from Hungary for property confiscated during the Second World War. The justices threw out an appeals court ruling that had allowed the lawsuit to continue despite a federal law that […]

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4 d. ago Luigi Mangione, accused in murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO, set to appear in court today

Judge Gregory Carro could set deadlines for pretrial paperwork and possibly even a trial date

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6 d. ago Teen stabbed homeless Toronto man twice during swarming, Crown tells murder trial

A teen girl who took part in the violent swarming of a homeless Toronto man more than two years ago was the only one in the group who could have stabbed him twice during the attack, prosecutors alleged Wednesday at her murder trial. The girl — one of eight teens charged in the case — […]

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6 d. ago Supreme Court dismisses appeal for Alberta man convicted in Metis hunter killings

The Supreme Court says it dismissed Roger Bilodeau's appeal for the same reasons outlined by the Alberta Court of Appeal in 2024, which said there was no miscarriage of justice.

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6 d. ago Estate of Dutch man who died in Surrey includes Yukon gold stakes that may be worth millions or nothing

The world wanderer leaves questions about what his estate is worth, whether he was in a spousal relationship with a B.C. woman or if he wanted his Dutch siblings cut out of the will, according to B.C. Supreme Court ruling

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7 d. ago Judge rules RCMP remarks racist, but B.C. pipeline protesters’ convictions will stand

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has found members of the RCMP made “grossly offensive, racist and dehumanizing” remarks about Indigenous women who were arrested in 2021 during a blockade of Coastal GasLink pipeline construction. Justice Michael Tammen said in a ruling delivered in Smithers, B.C., on Tuesday that his findings of state misconduct don’t warrant […]

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7 d. ago Man charged with murder as cops seek witnesses to restaurant fire in King Township

A 22-year-old Mississauga man has been charged with murder after a restaurant was set ablaze Sunday in King Township. York Regional Police said they are also seeking witnesses to the incident after officers responded at about 3 a.m. to reports of a fire in the Hwy. 27-King Rd. area, where a building was found to […]

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7 d. ago MANDEL: Girl on trial for murder in swarming pleads guilty to manslaughter

The girl, 16 at the time, admits being involved in the last 23 seconds of the 3-minute-and-20-second assault on Kenneth Lee

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7 d. ago Florida man charged after shooting two men he thought were ’Palestinians’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after opening fire on two men in Miami Beach who he thought were Palestinians. According to an arrest report, Mordechai Brafman shot at the men 17 times in the “unprovoked” attack, telling officers that while driving his truck, he “saw […]

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7 d. ago Yuan Yi Zhu: MAiD’s decade of expansion shows how Canada’s slippery slope was actually a cliff

The guardrails restraining state-assisted death have flown off, despite the Supreme Court of Canada's promises otherwise

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