1 hour ago Vancouver Wall Centre hitman sentenced to 20 years in prison

Almost 14 years ago, hitman Dean Wiwchar walked into a crowded Sheraton Wall Centre and shot gangster Sandip Duhre in the head.

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35 h. ago Canadian drug kingpin known as ‘Asia’s El Chapo’ sentenced to prison in Australia

Tse Chi Lop, formerly of Toronto, was accused of heading a global drug syndicate when a deluge of meth was flowing across the Asia-Pacific region

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52 h. ago Doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine sentenced to over 2 years in prison

Dr. Salvador Plasencia was the first to be sentenced of the five defendants who have pleaded guilty in connection with the 'Friends' actor's death at age 54 in 2023.

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3 d. ago Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez freed after Trump pardon

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that moved hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump, officials confirmed Tuesday. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons […]

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1 week ago B.C. woman sentenced to 18 months in prison for money laundering

A B.C. woman who laundered $500,000 in drug money has been sentenced to 18 months. Law enforcement officials called the sentence a milestone in efforts against organized crime.

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2 w. ago Lawyer wants Cree identity considered in sentence for N.S. prison hostage

A Nova Scotia judge is scheduled to sentence a woman today who has been in prison since she was 15 and has pleaded guilty to unlawful confinement. 

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2 w. ago 'Manipulated religion to exploit a child': Edmonton man sentenced to 8 years in prison for sexually abusing teen

The offender is identified by his initials, EGM, to protect the identity of the victim, who is related by marriage

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3 w. ago Wall Centre hitman should get 20 years for conspiracy, B.C. court hears

The feud that led to the 2012 murder of gangster Sandip Duhre in the Sheraton Wall Centre started off as a conflict between school kids, the dead man's father said in a victim impact statement

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3 w. ago Man who killed Good Samaritan sentenced to 14 years in prison

David Goddard, 59, was stabbed to death after intervening in an argument between Aaron and his teenage girlfriend

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3 w. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs enters prison rehab program that could reduce sentence

'Mr. Combs is an active participant in the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) and has taken his rehabilitation process seriously from the start,' his spokesperson said.

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