13 h. ago On duty Edmonton police officer kicked and stomped man's head during arrest, jury hears

A trial is underway for a then-Edmonton police officer caught on camera putting his boots to a man’s head during an arrest, with the prosecutor urging jurors to find him guilty of using excessive force. Oli Olason, a former constable with the Edmonton Police Service tactical unit, pleaded not guilty Monday to a single count […]

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20 h. ago Upstate New York prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in an inmate’s 2024 beating death

UTICA, N.Y. — A correctional officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in connection with the killing of inmate Robert Brooks, whose brutal beating while handcuffed at an upstate New York prison was recorded by officers’ body cameras. Christopher Walrath, 36, was one of six guards charged with second-degree murder in the Dec. 9 beating at […]

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20 h. ago Kenneth Lee homicide: Last accused girl pleads guilty to manslaughter

Toronto Police arrested eight girls between the ages of 13 and 16 in the hours after his December 2022 death

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20 h. ago Last girl accused in Kenneth Lee homicide pleads guilty to manslaughter

The last girl set to face trial in the death of a homeless Toronto man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

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3 d. ago Bail for London woman guilty of boyfriend's bizarre shooting death

The woman who pleaded guilty to the bizarre and tragic shooting of her boyfriend in March 2023 is being released on bail pending a sentencing hearing next month.  

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3 d. ago Montreal brothers plead guilty after keeping woman’s body on couch for six months

Prosecutor Simon Lapierre confirmed that brothers Nicodemo and Francesco Sansalone admitted guilt this week in the death of Alasie Tukkiapik.

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4 d. ago Sentencing expected for teen girl in deadly attack on Toronto homeless man

A sentencing hearing is scheduled Friday for a teen girl who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a deadly group attack on a homeless Toronto man.

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4 d. ago No time behind bars for man who stabbed Alberta sisters in his Vancouver Airbnb unit

Arvin Pasha pleaded guilty in September to assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm for the attack three years ago.

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4 d. ago MANDEL: Michael Thompson’s accuser grilled over sex assault claim

The city councillor has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting two women and his lawyer accuses the second complainant of being the aggressor

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5 d. ago ‘A pervasive scourge on society’: Ontario man handed sentence for girlfriend’s murder

A Toronto man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years after pleading guilty to the second-degree murder of his girlfriend.

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5 d. ago Accused was 'a dupe' in killing of drug dealer: Defence lawyer

The woman on trial for the first-degree murder of a drug dealer whose body was found in a barrel near the Thames River was used as a “dupe” for the actual perpetrators of the crime, defence counsel said Wednesday. Defence counsel for Ashley Bourget, who pleaded not guilty in the death of Grant Norton, a […]

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6 d. ago Jealous man pleads guilty to killing wife with axe in front of their kids

The victim’s screams could be heard in the background of the 911 call.

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7 d. ago Ontario man with ‘track record of assault on public transit’ found guilty of manslaughter

The man was pleaded guilty to manslaughter after he pushed a retired stranger over at a Toronto subway station. The victim suffered a hip injury and died from the complications.

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7 d. ago Ontario man with ‘track record of assault on public transit’ pleads guilty to manslaughter

The man was pleaded guilty to manslaughter after he pushed a retired stranger over at a Toronto subway station. The victim suffered a hip injury and died from the complications.

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7 d. ago Woman charged with murder in stabbing of paramedic during ambulance ride to hospital

A woman pleaded not guilty Monday to fatally stabbing a Kansas City, Missouri, paramedic as she was being taken to a hospital in an ambulance. Shanetta Bossell, 39, was arrested Sunday after trying to drive off in the ambulance as others were tending to paramedic Graham Hoffman’s chest wound, according to court records. She has […]

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7 d. ago Trial set to begin in former world junior hockey players’ sexual assault case

All have pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, and court is expected to wrap up early today to allow jurors to vote in the federal election

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8 d. ago Suspect in killing of Russian general pleads guilty and claims he was paid by Ukraine, Russia says

MOSCOW — A man suspected of killing a Russian general with a car bomb pleaded guilty to terrorism charges and said he was paid by the Ukrainian Security Service, Russian authorities said Sunday. The Investigative Committee said Ignat Kuzin admitted he was paid to kill Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy head of the main […]

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1 week ago Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal charges in CEO’s murder

Mangione, who is facing the death penalty in the federal case, previously pleaded not guilty to a separate set of New York state charges over the Dec. 4 killing of Brian Thompson.

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1 week ago Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Friday to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against him. Mangione, 26, stood with his lawyers as he entered the plea, leaning forward toward a microphone as U.S. District Judge […]

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1 week ago Court declares mistrial in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault case

The ruling means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote, who have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault

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