10 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 […]

Society

36 h. ago OFFICER DOWN TRIAL: Neighbour recalls the OPP wellness check turned deadly

The neighbour testified he saw Bellefeuille on the deck, firing at police cruisers as one officer took cover before running away.

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60 h. ago Witness walks back previous testimony at murder trial, blames drug use

Crown witness Joe Hodgkin appeared to have had some second thoughts. During his second day of testimony at Ashley Bourget’s first-degree murder trial, Hodgkin said Monday he was confused last week about some of the details he was trying to remember about the night he put Grant Norton’s body in a barrel and pushed it […]

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63 h. ago Alberta seeks judicial review of federal decision granting new trial to man convicted of murder in 1987 missing persons case

Alberta Attorney General Mickey Amery is fighting his federal counterpart’s decision to grant a new trial to a convicted murderer who’s spent 35 years behind bars, arguing Justice Minister Arif Virani did not provide enough information supporting his conclusion that Roy Allan Sobotiak may have been wrongfully convicted. Alberta Justice last week filed a federal […]

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66 h. ago Karen Read facing music again in second murder trial in Boston cop’s death

Accused killer Karen Read’s last-ditch effort to have her charges tossed has been torpedoed. On Tuesday, jury selection begins for the 45-year-old’s second murder trial in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. Read is accused of slamming into O’Keefe — a 16-year BPD veteran — with her vehicle. O’Keefe was left […]

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66 h. ago Murder trial begins for man accused in random stabbing of Calgary woman

The trial of a Calgary man accused in the fatal 2022 random stabbing of Vanessa Ladouceur begins Monday. Michael John Adenyi faces a charge of first-degree murder.

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67 h. ago Jury trial begins for suspect in killing of Calgary woman in downtown core

The jury trial for the suspect in what police say was the random murder of a Calgary woman in the downtown core is set to commence Monday following several delays. Michael Adenyi is charged with first-degree murder in what police say was the random killing of Vanessa Ladouceur, who was attacked around 6:40 a.m. on […]

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3 d. ago Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival is on: Here's what to know

Annual celebration of Japan and the blooms of spring across the city returns with a fair, pop-ups, block parties, walks, rides and more

Culture

6 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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6 d. ago Murder trial starts for two accused in shocking death of Ontario police officer

For the first time, the public heard the details of OPP Const. Greg Pierzchala's death; six shots from a Glock-19 hit the new officer and he collapsed onto the road

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6 d. ago Young OPP officer shot six times with Glock, Crown tells murder trial

At first glance, the two accused of the murder of OPP Const. Greg Pierzchala could be mistaken for a couple making a business deal. But Randall McKenzie and Brandi Stewart-Sperry, sitting in two separate prisoner docks in Cayuga court Thursday, are charged with the first-degree murder of the young officer on Dec. 27, 2022 – […]

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6 d. ago Final Crown witness at murder trial can't identify accused in court

The Crown’s last witness at Koree Dockstater’s trial was one of the last people to see Shaniqua Henry alive. That wasn’t lost on Robert John, 30, who grew emotional when he was asked questions about his friend Henry, 27, whom he found dead in a puddle on a gravel driveway on Chippewas of the Thames […]

Sport

6 d. ago Trial begins for 2 people accused in shooting death of OPP officer near Brantford

Opening arguments began Thursday in the trial of two people accused of murder in the shooting death of a provincial police officer more than two years ago.  

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6 d. ago Toronto may finally do something about all of its vacant storefronts

A number of Toronto thoroughfares once known as lively, walkable streets lined with shops and restaurants have been rendered almost unrecognizable in recent years, largely because of what feels like a never-ending wave of business closures.The stark contrast between arteries like Queen Street in 2019 and 2025 is jarring, to say the least, with the folding of countless small businesses and even large corporate chains begging the question of who can afford to operate in the city anymore.Spreading much like the respiratory disease that ended up spelling the end for so many establishments in the city following months of mandatory forced closures, vacant storefronts have dominated chunks of Queen West, the Beaches, Yonge Street and others, sometimes for years.Compounding the lockdown era that many businesses never recovered from, there was the swift and drastic shift to online shopping during the same period,...

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7 d. ago Murder trial jury gets second look at wrapped hatchet found in dumpster

It is an unusual court exhibit at a trial about an unusual homicide. When investigators found it, it was wrapped in three layers of plastic and tucked into an old pillowcase. On Wednesday, the Superior Court jury at Ashley Bourget’s first-degree murder trial got a second look at a hatchet found in a homemade backyard […]

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7 d. ago Winnipeg police to give update on investigation into killing of Buffalo Woman

WINNIPEG — Winnipeg police are to provide an update today on an investigation into the death of an unidentified woman who was slain by convicted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki. Police have provided few details about the young Indigenous victim, who was given the name Buffalo Woman by a group of Indigenous grandmothers. Skibicki’s murder trial […]

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9 d. 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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9 d. ago Drug dealer's body was nearly swept away by Thames River, murder trial hears

If it hadn’t been for the trees, Grant Norton’s body might have been lost in the Forest City.

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9 d. ago Drug dealer's body was nearly swept off by Thames River, murder trial hears

If it hadn’t been for the trees, Grant Norton’s body might have been lost

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9 d. ago Drug dealer's body nearly was swept off by Thames River, murder trial hears

If it hadn’t been for the trees, Grant Norton’s body might have been lost

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