14 h. ago Woman accused in child’s drowning at Alberta lake opts to be tried by judge

STONY PLAIN — An Edmonton woman accused in the drowning death of a five-year-old girl has opted to be tried by a judge alone. Mary Quinn is accused of manslaughter and failing to provide the necessaries of life after the child died in October at Wabamun Lake, west of Edmonton. Quinn’s preliminary hearing is set […]

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15 h. ago Woman accused in child’s drowning at Wabamun Lake opts to be tried by judge

Mary Quinn, the Edmonton woman accused of manslaughter in the drowning death of a five-year-old girl in Parkland County, has opted to be tried by a judge alone.

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8 d. ago Accused acquitted of murder in case of Ontario woman found dead in suitcase

A jury has acquitted a Toronto woman on trial for the second-degree murder of a 41-year-old Caledon woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase.

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1 week ago Banff, Lake Louise businesses say TFW program changes will lead to closures

Hundreds of hospitality workers are set to leave Alberta's resort town of Banff and Lake Louise after sweeping changes to the federal government's temporary foreign worker program.

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1 week ago $30Gs fraudulent cheque cashed at Money Mart leads to charges

A woman is accused of fraud after police say she netted $30,000 in cash from a Money Mart. Durham Regional Police say that on Dec. 4, 2024 around 5:20 p.m., a woman “successfully cashed a fraudulent cheque, receiving over $30,000 in cash” from a Money Mart in Oshawa. The Financial Crimes Unit identified a suspect […]

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2 w. ago Missouri woman charged with mail fraud in plot to sell Graceland is changing her plea to guilty

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Missouri woman said Tuesday she is pleading guilty to a federal charge accusing her of concocting a brazen plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale. During a change of plea hearing, Lisa Jeanine […]

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2 w. ago Las Vegas woman accused of drugging, robbing men in dating app ‘romance scam’

Aurora Phelps, who is in custody in Mexico, faces 21 counts, including wire fraud, bank fraud, identity theft, kidnapping and one count of kidnapping resulting in death.

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2 w. ago Woman, 19, charged in apparent random stabbing of child, 6, in Halifax

A 19-year-old woman is accused of attempted murder after a six-year-old child was stabbed in downtown Halifax on Sunday afternoon. And Halifax Regional Police say the victim and the suspect are not believed to be known to each other. Around 1:20 p.m. on Sunday, officers were called to the 1900 block of Barrington Street where […]

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2 w. ago Ottawa woman accused of fatal stabbing was in relationship with victim

Next court appearance for Judith Pamela Brennan is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 28.

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2 w. ago MANDEL: Woman accusing Michael Thompson of sex assault testifies she feared for her life

The Toronto City Councillor has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault at a Muskoka cottage in 2022

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