5 d. ago Victim's kin fume as woman found guilty of manslaughter, not murder

A woman accused of fatally stabbing her friend was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Friday but was convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter. It was a verdict – coupled with the fact that Koree Dockstater was released on bail to await her sentencing – that left relatives of the victim fuming, with […]

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6 d. ago DEAR ABBY: Murder of sibling has changed demeanour of victim’s brother

DEAR ABBY: Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered outside a city where “things like this don’t happen.” My other two boys received a call to come immediately to their dad’s home, where it had happened. My boys were the first to witness the bloody scene. They called 911. My son […]

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1 week ago ‘There’s no justice’: Mother of Halifax murder victim pleads for answers 13 years later

John Newcombe, 27, was shot outside a bar in the Clayton Park area of Halifax on June 1, 2012.

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1 week ago ‘IT’S OUTRAGEOUS’: 3 youths on bail for weapons charges face 73 new charges in Toronto

A veteran Toronto cop says the time for bail reform is now, calling the latest worrisome example “outrageous.” Earlier this week, dozens of charges were laid against three youths — aged 15, 16, and 17, and all on bail for previous weapons charges — following the seizure of high-powered firearms as part of an attempted […]

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2 w. ago Toronto cop demoted for ignoring victim later murdered by partner

'It was a conscious choice not to follow his training and service governance'

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2 w. ago Toronto cop says victim of deadly Danforth stabbing ‘had no chance’

The hunt is on for Anthony Oliveira, who has a history of violence and is believed to have stabbed Ashkan Pournasir-Roudbane 20 times

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3 w. ago MANDEL: Toronto cop spared jail in assault of teen who later died — but can’t be trusted with ‘deadly weapon’

What a bitter pill to swallow. In a Brampton courtroom Wednesday morning, suspended Toronto Police Const. Calvin Au, 34, avoided jail time and was handed a suspended sentence and a year’s probation for the violent takedown of 19-year-old Chadd Facey after he tried to sell a fake Apple watch. Hours after the assault, the teen […]

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4 w. ago In Calgary courts: Police reviewed extensive CCTV to track homicide victim's, alleged murderer's movements

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from June 9 to 13, 2025

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