11 h. ago Owner of Edmonton lab equipment company pleads guilty in fentanyl 'super lab' case

Another conspirator in a sprawling Alberta fentanyl production scheme has pleaded guilty, admitting he imported chemicals and lab equipment from China. Christopher Loyie was in Edmonton Court of King’s Bench Friday to plead guilty to counts of conspiracy to manufacture fentanyl, money laundering and possession for the purpose of trafficking. His pleas — two months […]

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12 h. ago Teen girl pleads guilty to assault in fatal group attack on Toronto man Kenneth Lee

A teen girl set to face trial for manslaughter in the death of a homeless Toronto man has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of assault.

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20 h. ago Victim’s mother angered over teen girl’s sentence in mall parking lot killing

Nearly a year after 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach was killed in Halifax, the first of four youths charged in connection to his death has been sentenced.

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32 h. ago Ontario man accused of killing girlfriend pleads guilty to murder on eve of trial

A Toronto man accused of killing his on-and-off again girlfriend has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on the eve of his trial.

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34 h. ago Teen girl may have meant to hurt Kenneth Lee but didn’t intend to kill him: defence

A teen girl accused of fatally stabbing a homeless man during a chaotic and violent swarming in downtown Toronto may have meant to hurt him.

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37 h. ago Prosecutors want Young Thug in prison over viral post that sparked backlash

ATLANTA — Prosecutors in Atlanta are asking a judge to revoke Young Thug’s probation and send him to prison because of his viral post that sparked an online backlash against the district attorney’s office. The Grammy-winning rapper pleaded guilty in October to gang, drug and gun charges and was released from jail. However, Fulton County […]

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52 h. ago Closing submissions resume in trial of girl accused of killing Kenneth Lee

None of the other teens who violently swarmed a homeless Toronto man in 2022 appeared to make any motions consistent with stabbing during the attack, prosecutors argued Wednesday at the murder trial of a teen girl they allege inflicted the fatal wound. The swarming at a downtown Toronto parkette was captured on security footage, and […]

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57 h. ago Closing submissions resume in trial of teen girl accused of killing Kenneth Lee

The Crown began its submissions mid-February but could not continue until this week due to scheduling issues.

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4 d. ago Sexual assault trial for Lake St. Martin First Nation chief begins in Winnipeg

Christopher Traverse, who was the leader of Lake St. Martin First Nation at the time of his arrest, pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, sexual interference and child pornography.

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7 d. ago Companies fined more than $1.2 million for fatal accident north of Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray — Three companies will pay a combined $1.243 million in fines after pleading guilty after a worker was killed in a workplace accident north of Fort McMurray in July 2022. The incident happened when a heavy equipment technician working at Suncor’s base plant was hit by a piece of equipment hanging from a […]

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8 d. ago OFFICER DOWN: Horrifying last moments of OPP officer captured on bodycam, killer says he thought it was intruders, not police

Alain Bellefeuille, on trial for first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, has pleaded not guilty.

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8 d. ago Man convicted in botched fatal B.C. kidnapping now unlawfully at large

Tian Yi Eddie Zhang, 32, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 2017 in connection with a botched kidnapping that led to the death of an international student.

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9 d. ago Calgary car dealer sentenced to two years jail for defrauding customers

CALGARY — A car dealer says he defrauded customers out of thousands of dollars because he, too, was a victim and thought he could earn back his losses. Steven Anthony Humber, owner of Express Auto Sales Calgary, was sentenced Monday to two years in jail after pleading guilty to committing 26 fraudulent sales and refinancing […]

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1 week ago Witness in B.C. murder trial repeatedly violated lucrative deal with cops, defence says

Brandon Teixeira has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, attempted murder and firearms charges in the October 2017 killing of Nicolas Khabra in Surrey. 

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1 week ago Winnipeg man arrested in what police say was fatal domestic assault

An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a woman early Saturday morning in what Winnipeg police allege was a domestic assault turned fatal.

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2 w. ago Man killed at University of Toronto was laying on bench, victim of unprovoked attack

Toronto Police say a body discovered at University of Toronto on Thursday was an unhoused man laying on a bench and he was allegedly attacked by a suspect using "debris."

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2 w. ago Former teacher in NYC sentenced after posing as teen on Snapchat to solicit nude images from kids

NEW YORK — A former math teacher at an upscale private school in Brooklyn was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison on charges that he posed as a teenager on Snapchat to solicit nude images and sexual videos from children. Winston Nguyen, 38, had pleaded guilty earlier this month to one count of use […]

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2 w. ago Thomas Cavanagh Construction Fined $100,000 for Gas Line Strikes in Ottawa

TORONTO, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited (Cavanagh Construction) has been fined $100,000 after pleading guilty last week to five safety violations under the Technical Standards and Safety Act. Cavanagh Construction’s violations resulted in damage to multiple gas lines in and around Ottawa, causing gas outages for six homes and a retail […]

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2 w. ago Wayne Gretzky wine is under attack again at a different Toronto store

It seems an increasing number of Canadians are turning on Wayne Gretzky under the notion that he has, in many ways, turned on us by remaining cozy with tariff-wielding Donald Trump.Ever since being spotted sporting a MAGA hat while attending the U.S. President's election party in the fall, the former hockey player and national icon has been losing favour left, right and, yes, centre.Fans are now symbolically disposing of their Gretzky memorabilia and, most recently, boycotting the star's line of wines in various small ways.One hilarious miscreant swapped the labels for all Wayne Gretzky Estates Winery & Distillery products at their local Toronto LCBO, deeming the brand's varieties "sad & two-faced" and "weak & backstabbery" via rewritten taste profiles. (The retailer denied it ever happened, for the record, despite photo evidence.)Now, another resident apparently disappointed by Gretzky's social ties to a politician inten...

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2 w. ago Locals say Toronto neighbourhood 'under attack' by planned condo tower

Residents and businesses in Toronto's Church Street Village area are claiming they are "under attack" by a proposed development and are fighting to "defend the character" of the neighbourhood.A petition started in February by the Church Wellesley Neighbourhood Association (CWNA) seeks to halt plans to redevelop a group of properties wrapping around the northeast corner of Church and Wellesley, spanning 68-78 Wellesley Street East and 505-509 Church Street.The block of properties is home to a Pizza Pizza location that has served the community for decades, housed with the heritage-designated 1878 William McBean Terrace building. Developer KingSett Capital has stated its intention to incorporate into a new high-rise building on site, rising 28 storeys with a design from architects BDP Quadrangle.68 Wellesley Street East (right of centre) and other future approved and proposed buildings planned for the surrounding area. BDP Quadrangle.A development application filed for the site in...

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