38 h. ago Teen bystander fatally shot during fight near New York City school

NEW YORK — A 16-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet near a Bronx high school and a 14-year-old boy was being sought in connection with her death, police said. The girl was shot in the head Monday after a fight broke out among a group of youths. Someone passed a gun to a […]

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6 d. ago Sister creates AI video of slain brother to address his killer in court

Stacey Wales had a daunting task ahead of her: preparing a victim impact statement for the sentencing of the man who had fatally shot her brother in a road-rage incident in 2021. She wondered how to convey the weight of her loss. “The victims attorney said to us, ‘Try to bring him to life,'” Wales […]

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8 d. ago Permanent memorial being considered after Lapu Lapu Day tragedy, organizer says

Festival organizers, city, school district must proceed with 'care, dignity, and cultural sensitivity'

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8 d. ago Jurors in Michigan cop’s murder trial struggling to reach verdict, told to keep trying

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A judge urged jurors to keep working Tuesday after they said they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of a Michigan police officer who fatally shot a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant minutes after a routine traffic stop. “Talk things over in the spirit of fairness and frankness. … By […]

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9 d. ago Retrial delayed for man accused in shooting that killed innocent B.C. teen bystander

Kane Carter's original trial ended in a mistrial last September, when the jury declared it was deadlocked after five days of deliberation.

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1 week ago Vancouver city councillors look to reinstate funding for school meal programs

The city's funding of school meal programs is a small investment for a big reward, says councillor who wants the funding reinstated after cuts

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1 week ago Nashville school shooter who killed student and himself had brandished box cutter

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Nashville high school student who fatally shot a classmate before killing himself in January was on probation after threatening a student with a box cutter months earlier, according to juvenile court files obtained through an open records request. Solomon Henderson, who was 17 at the time, was charged with carrying a […]

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2 w. ago Shooting in South Carolina tourist town of Myrtle Beach leaves 11 wounded, police fatally shoot 1

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A shooting in the popular South Carolina tourist town of Myrtle Beach left 11 people wounded, and police fatally shot one person, authorities said. Myrtle Beach officers responded to a disturbance involving multiple individuals Saturday night in which someone began firing a weapon. In a statement, the department said that “based […]

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2 w. ago WARMINGTON: Man fatally shot by cops for pointing a gun had done this before

Thirty-year-old Daniel Dolan had a long criminal record of violence, three guns prohibitions and other issues

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2 w. ago In Calgary courts: Crown seeks up to 15 years in prison for Calgary drug dealer who fatally shot his boss

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 22-25, 2025

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2 w. ago Man, 30, fatally shot by police at Toronto Pearson Airport; SIU investigating

Ontario Provincial Police said that roads are closed on 'Highway 409 to Terminal 1 Departures' in Mississauga. They say to avoid the area

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3 w. ago ‘No evidence’ woman accused of murder knew OPP officer would be fatally shot: Defence

A woman co-accused of murder in the 2022 death of a provincial police officer was used as an “unwitting shield” by the shooter, her defence lawyer claimed Wednesday, arguing there’s no evidence she knew shots would be fired or that the shooter had a gun. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. […]

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3 w. ago Cincinnati freshman football player Jeremiah Kelly dies unexpectedly at his residence

Cincinnati football player Jeremiah Kelly died unexpectedly at his residence early Tuesday, the athletic department announced. The school did not disclose a cause of death, and the city of Cincinnati police department did not immediately return a message. “The Bearcats football family is heartbroken by the sudden loss of this outstanding young man,” coach Scott […]

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3 w. ago 10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination are released, on Trump’s order

WASHINGTON  — Approximately 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, continuing the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump.  Kennedy was fatally shot on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles moments after giving his victory speech for winning California’s […]

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3 w. ago U.S. man hijacks plane in Belize and stabs people then is fatally shot

MEXICO CITY — A U.S. man hijacked a small plane in Belize on Thursday, stabbing two passengers and a pilot, before one of the stabbed passengers fatally shot him, officials in Belize and the United States said. The plane then landed safely. The Tropic Air plane was carrying 14 passengers and two crew members, and […]

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4 w. ago Confessed killer believed he was attacking an "animalistic creature" when he fatally stabbed a Calgary woman, court hears

Calgary murder suspect Michael Adenyi believed he was being attacked by demonic animals when he repeatedly stabbed city woman Vanessa Ladouceur. But Adenyi told defence lawyer Curtis Mennie on Wednesday that when he cut himself during the fatal attack he was “shot” back into reality and discovered the “creature” was a person. The admitted killer […]

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4 w. ago Vancouver student meal program to receive large donation after city cuts budget

Earlier this month, the school board learned of the city's plans to cut the program's funding from $320,000 last year to $162,500 this year, citing "significant budget pressures" and "substantive funding" that was expected from the province.

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