10 h. ago Calgary man found guilty of 2023 murder, 2nd conviction in 16 years

Christopher Dunlop, 50, was found guilty of first-degree murder for the death of Judy Maerz, 58, on Monday, the second woman he’s killed in the past 16 years. Maerz’s body was found in Deerfoot Athletic Park in 2023, and an autopsy determined she was the victim of a homicide police believed happened within hours of...

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14 h. ago Helicopter crash west of Red Deer leaves 1 person dead, another injured: RCMP

The crash is now being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board.

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14 h. ago Calgary woman's slaying by previously convicted killer was first

Previously convicted killer Christopher Ward Dunlop left his Calgary home in the early hours of Feb. 16, 2023, with murder on his mind, a judge ruled Monday. In finding the Calgary man guilty of first-degree murder, Justice Colin Feasby not only ruled the death of sex-trade worker Judy Maerz was a planned and deliberate act, […]

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19 h. ago Woman killed, pilot critically injured in helicopter crash near Red Deer Regional Airport

Investigation has been turned over to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada

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4 d. ago 'Most beautiful person': Dozens hike to honour woman killed in rockfall

Jutta Hinrichs was killed last month in a rockslide at Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park

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9 d. ago Russian drones kill 2 and injure 17 in Odesa as Ukraine destroys helicopters in Crimea

In Odesa, a drone slammed into a residential tower block in the city, causing damage to three floors and trapping residents, emergency services said.

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9 d. ago Russian drones kill 2, injure 17 in Odesa as Ukraine destroys helicopters in Crimea

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, killing two people and injuring at least 17, Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday. Meanwhile, three attack helicopters and an anti-aircraft missile system were destroyed in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine’s Security Service agency deployed special drones to attack the Kirovske […]

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1 week ago London woman convicted of killing mother hears neighbours' grief

Elzbieta Cabala was found dead in her Wilkins Street condo with dozens of neck injuries, her adult daughter now awaiting court sentencing.

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1 week ago HUNTER: Suspected serial killer was also eyed in ’91 murder of Toronto woman

Snow was convicted of two murders and recently charged in a third

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2 w. ago Canada’s justice minister says he is ‘open’ to adding ‘femicide’ to the Criminal Code

The term broadly refers to when a woman is killed by a man based on the fact that she is a woman

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2 w. ago Man found guilty of killing Calgary woman sentenced to life in prison

Micheal Adenyi was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2022 death of Vanessa Ladouceur, a verdict that comes with the automatic sentence.

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2 w. ago Mother of slain Calgary woman tells court her daughter was killed on the street like an animal

Michael Adenyi will not be eligible for parole until 2047

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2 w. ago Nova Scotia woman who killed daughter granted day passes from prison, but not parole

Boudreau was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the Jan. 27, 2008, death of Karissa Boudreau, after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for strangling her only child.

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2 w. ago Woman checking van struck and killed by semi on Whitemud Drive, child survives

A woman who got out of her vehicle on Whitemud Drive was struck by a semi and killed, and her van containing a child was also hit on the south Edmonton freeway Tuesday afternoon.

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2 w. ago MANDEL: She helped accused killer escape, gets house arrest with gym time

No wonder so many have lost confidence in the criminal justice system. The love-struck woman who helped an accused killer escape after an innocent mom was killed outside a Leslieville safe-injection site was sentenced this week to house arrest — with a lot of time allowed for her to head out to GoodLife Fitness every […]

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3 w. ago Alberta man convicted of manslaughter for stabbing woman in head with steak knife

EDMONTON — An Alberta judge has convicted a man of manslaughter in the 2023 killing of a woman who was stabbed in the head with a steak knife. Blake Bird was initially charged with second-degree murder after the woman was discovered on a couch with the knife in her head outside a home on the […]

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3 w. ago Airdrie woman killed in head on collision with semi truck near Drumheller Saturday

Passersby tried to save woman trapped in burning pick up truck

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3 w. ago Homeless camp cleared from property where woman was killed in blaze

It wasn’t long before the homeless returned to an encampment in the backyard of an east London home after police and firefighters cleared the scene following a fatal blaze, neighbours say. A fire ripped through 1884 Avalon St., northwest of Clarke Road and Dundas Street, on April 17, killing resident Teresa Cartwright and causing $500,000 […]

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3 w. ago Black bear killed after attacking woman in Maple Ridge backyard

Conservation officers say the bear swiped the woman on the side of the face, leaving her with serious facial lacerations. 

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3 w. ago Surrey man charged in Burnaby collision that killed two people and injured three

A 20-year-old Maple Ridge woman and a 23-year-old Maple Ridge woman were killed in the collision in February, 2024.

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