5 h. ago New trial ordered for pair convicted in 2012 fatal shooting in park

Thirteen years after Jonathan Zak was killed along a path behind a northeast London housing project, the men charged in his death are heading back to court for a retrial. The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for William McDonald, 34, and Thomas Lako, 34, both of whom were convicted after a […]

Events

11 h. ago $50Gs reward offered for man accused of gunning down woman at Mississauga gas station

Police allege he staged his own death prior to shooting his ex-girlfriend

Economics

31 h. ago Legal arguments dominate Day 2 of world junior sex assault trial

An Ontario court heard legal arguments Thursday in the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.

Events

56 h. ago ‘ROCK HIM AGAIN’: Bronx vigilantes beat up man accused of trying to rape elderly woman

A man accused of trying to rape a 70-year-old woman landed in a New York City hospital instead after police said he received a beating by neighbourhood vigilantes. The New York Police Department released surveillance footage of the suspect, seen with no pants on, alleged to have sexually assaulted the victim around noon on Good […]

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57 h. ago ‘No evidence’ woman accused of murder knew OPP officer would be fatally shot: Defence

A woman co-accused of murder in the 2022 death of a provincial police officer was used as an “unwitting shield” by the shooter, her defence lawyer claimed Wednesday, arguing there’s no evidence she knew shots would be fired or that the shooter had a gun. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. […]

Events

3 d. ago Accused says she was asked to lure drug dealer to her apartment

Ashley Bourget said she’s putting her safety and reputation at risk by taking the stand at her first-degree murder trial. “I’m afraid of retaliation from the mob,” she testified Tuesday as the defence began its case in the Superior Court jury trial now in its fifth week. “I’m also afraid of what people on the […]

Society

3 d. ago Conservatives channel Viagra as record Ontario voters risk killing their mood: Election Power Meter

Easter long weekend was anything but restful for election workers as 7.3 million Canadians flocked to advance polls

Politics

4 d. ago What to know as the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial starts in London

The much-anticipated sexual assault trial of five players from the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team is expected to begin Tuesday morning. Jury selection is slated to start at 10 a.m. at the London courthouse for a Superior Court of Justice trial that’s slated to last eight weeks. The charges are linked to a Hockey […]

Sport

7 d. ago Woman killed after being struck by stray bullet waiting at Ontario bus stop

Hamilton Police said shots rang out on Thursday at around 7:30 p.m. near Upper James and South Bend Road.

Events

7 d. ago Judge denies Sean ’Diddy’ Combs’ request to delay May 5 trial

NEW YORK — The sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs will proceed as scheduled in early May despite his lawyer’s claims that they need an extra two months to prepare, a judge said Friday. Judge Arun Subramanian said at a Manhattan federal court hearing that the hip-hop mogul’s trial, projected to last from eight […]

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8 d. ago MANDEL: ‘System in shambles’ lets alleged careless driver who killed pedestrian walk

There will be no kind of justice for an elderly pedestrian hit and killed by a vehicle just over 18 months ago in Toronto. An alleged careless driver accused of killing the man has had his charges stayed because it took too long to get to trial in provincial offences court. And Justice of the […]

Transport

8 d. ago Frank Stronach committed to stand trial after preliminary inquiry into two charges

An Ontario court has committed billionaire businessman Frank Stronach to stand trial on two charges related to two complainants as part of his Toronto sexual assault case. Ontario Court Justice Jacqueline Freeman made the ruling at the end of a preliminary inquiry that dealt exclusively with those two charges, which court has heard were the […]

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1 week ago Drunk mom crashed into canal, left to take bath while toddler drowned: DA

A California woman accused of impaired driving has been charged with murder following the death of her four-year-old daughter in a car crash. Juliette Marie Acosta, 26, was initially charged with driving under the influence after she allegedly drove into an irrigation canal on March 8 near Hickman, Calif., the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office […]

Events

1 week ago What to know about Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial as jury selection set to start

Five years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and taken to jail, he returns to court for a new trial covering the same allegations -- and a new one

Politics

2 w. ago Andrew Tate accusations — rape, assault, murder threats — detailed in UK court docs

Tate is currently embroiled in numerous legal battles concerning a slew of criminal accusations, including in the U.K., the U.S. and Romania.

Events

2 w. ago B.C. judge allows a secret recording that wife made of marriage counselling

A couple were in the middle of a complex family law trial when the husband applied to have the court hear a two-hour counselling taping made in 2020.

Economics

2 w. ago Sex abuse trial of former ’Dances with Wolves’ actor in Nevada postponed

LAS VEGAS — The sex abuse trial of former “Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse in Nevada has again been postponed. A judge on Monday moved the start of the trial in state court in Las Vegas to Aug. 4. The 48-year-old had been scheduled to stand trial next week on charges that he […]

Events

2 w. ago Manitoba chief accused of child sex assault attacked outside court, trial halted

The chief of a Manitoba First Nation was attacked outside a Winnipeg courthouse on what was supposed to be the second day of his trial on child sex assault charges.

Events

2 w. ago Moscow court sends U.S. citizen awaiting trial to psychiatric hospital

MOSCOW — A U.S. citizen awaiting trial in Moscow has been forcibly admitted to a psychiatric hospital, Russian state media reported Sunday. Joseph Tater, 46, was arrested in August 2024 after being accused of assaulting a police officer during a confrontation with staff at an upmarket hotel in the Russian capital. A Moscow court agreed […]

Science

2 w. ago Neurotoxic worms growing up to 3ft long are in Ontario and you should kill them on sight

Spring has sprung in Ontario, and with temperatures soaring into the high teens this week, there are some warm-weather creepy-crawlies now emerging that people may want to familiarize themselves with.The wandering broadhead planarian (Bipalium adventitium), or hammerhead worm, was first sighted in Ontario in 2017, and the potentially dangerous invasive species of large carnivorous landworm has been regularly spotted in the years since.And pet owners with gardens should take special note of this threat that could be lurking closer than expected.What is a hammerhead worm?Native to Asia and deemed invasive in North America, hammerhead worms get their nickname from their distinctive T-shaped heads and dark red stripe running down the length of their squirming, slimy bodies. And, like the similarly named hammerhead shark, these worms are efficient predators with voracious appetites.Oh, and they can grow to be three feet long.Hammerhead worms are capable of ecological destruction by ...

Economics