Crime

Man charged with 1st-degree murder after 2 boys found dead in N.B. apartment

Man charged with 1st-degree murder after 2 boys found dead in N.B. apartment

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saint John police say two boys aged 10 and 17 were found dead inside a residence Wednesday morning after officers responded to a 911 call. A 46-year-old man was injured and has been taken into custody, according to police. His injuries are described as life-threatening.Officers responded to

Horrific details revealed at inquest into B.C. woman’s starvation death

Horrific details revealed at inquest into B.C. woman’s starvation death

WARNING: The details in this story may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion is advised. Florence Girard’s emaciated remains were found in Astrid Dahl’s Port Coquitlam home in October 2018. She weighed just 50.6 pounds when she died.A coroner’s inquest into what happened to Girard started on Monday, in the hopes of finding systemic faults

RCMP seize millions of dollars worth of equipment from alleged chop shop in Alberta

RCMP seize millions of dollars worth of equipment from alleged chop shop in Alberta

The discovery of what Alberta RCMP believe was a “chop shop” in Athabasca County being used to prepare stolen vehicles for resale was surprising because of “the sheer scale of this investigation,” a police official told reporters on Thursday. Staff Sgt. Mark Hall showed reporters some of the stolen goods  in north-central Alberta, including two

Man suspected of killing wife, father-in-law in Calgary found dead

Man suspected of killing wife, father-in-law in Calgary found dead

A man police said was armed, dangerous and suspected of being involved in the deaths of his wife and her father was found dead Monday afternoon in the countryside northwest of Calgary. The update came after an Alberta Emergency Alert was issued just after noon Monday, when police said there was a dangerous man armed

Vancouver man charged with murder in 1996 Ottawa cold case killing

Vancouver man charged with murder in 1996 Ottawa cold case killing

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Vancouver man has been charged with second-degree murder in a decades-old Ottawa cold case police say they cracked using cutting-edge DNA technology. Lawrence Diehl, 73, is accused of fatally stabbing 22-year-old Christopher Smith on the Portage Bridge connecting Ottawa and Gatineau in 1996.No one answered the

Quebec fugitive killed in Mexican resort town, RCMP say

Quebec fugitive killed in Mexican resort town, RCMP say

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 23, 2024 2:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP are confirming that a fugitive wanted by Quebec provincial police has died in Mexico, in what local media are calling a murder. Mathieu Bélanger had been on the run since Quebec provincial police issued a warrant