Homicide suspect charged with second-degree murder
An arrest has been made in connection with a homicide in the area of Selkirk and McKenzie.
Crime
Apr 19
Winnipeg cops seek second-degree murder suspect
Winnipeg police are on the lookout for the suspect in a March 19 homicide who remains at large.
Crime
Mar 26
Second-degree murder trial begins
A Kelowna man charged in the killing of his roommate was in court Monday morning. Lorence Williams was charged with second-degree murder, after Thomas Chadwick was found deceased outside their Kelowna home back in May of 2021. Jayden Wasney has the details.
Crime
Mar 4
Trio of Winnipeg homicide suspects handed second-degree murder charges
The three suspects linked to a homicide on Magnus Avenue Thursday are now facing second-degree murder charges, Winnipeg police say.
Crime
Feb 16
The trial has begun for an Aurora man on trial for the Second Degree Murder of his wife
Helen Sedo’s brother testified about a phone call he got from John Sedo saying the couple had a heated argument and she had left the couple’s home. Her body has never been found. Catherine McDonald reports.
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Feb 12
Two teens charged with murder after 16-year-old killed outside Halifax mall
Two 14-year-olds have been charged with second-degree murder in relation to the killing of a 16-year-old outside the Halifax Shopping Centre on Monday. As Amber Fryday reports, the news of the arrest comes as a relief to some community members after days of speculation and limited information from police.
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11 hours
Winnipeg man arrested and charged with 2nd-degree murder, police say
A man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after a fatal shooting near Furby Street and Cumberland Avenue.
Crime
Apr 10
Murder suspect was about to face trial for sexually assaulting minor
An Ajax man who faces second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend was about to go on trial for sexually assaulting a girl under 16. As Sean O’Shea reports, the 45-year-old mother of two who was killed is being remembered fondly by family and friends.
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Apr 2
Steinbach man charged in weekend Manitoba homicide: RCMP
A 28-year-old Steinbach man is in custody facing a second-degree murder charge after a death in Emerson over the weekend, Manitoba RCMP say.
Canada
Mar 4
Upstate NY man gets 25 years to life for killing woman in car mistakenly in his driveway
A man who fatally shot a 20-year-old woman after the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison. Kevin Monahan, 66, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death last April of Kaylin Gillis.
Crime
Mar 3
Crown loses appeal of thrown out murder trial
The BC Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the Crown in a second-degree murder case that crumbled because of a procedural violation by police. Rumina Daya reports.
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Feb 26
Partner charged with second-degree murder of 29-year-old woman in Granby, Que.
A 32-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after his partner was found dead east of Montreal on Friday evening. Quebec provincial police have confirmed that the death of the 29-year-old woman is considered an alleged domestic homicide.
Crime
Jan 7
Kelowna murder suspect deemed fit for trial
A Supreme Court justice has concluded that a Kelowna woman who was charged with second-degree murder and was ordered to undergo a fitness examination is fit to stand trial. Jayden Wasney reports.
Feb 8
The family of a North York woman shot to death by her roommate gave victim impact statements at a sentencing hearing
As Catherine McDonald reports, Soreeysa Abdi was convicted by a jury of the Second Degree Murder of Leah St. Jean.
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Feb 5
Suspect arrested, charged, in Manitoba murder investigation that began in 2007
A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the case of a Winnipeg woman found dead 17 years ago. Teagan Rasche reports.
Crime
Jan 29
B.C. man arrested for 2007 murder of Manitoba woman
RCMP in Manitoba have arrested and charged a Vancouver man with second-degree murder in the killing of a woman 17 years ago. 42-year-old Kevin Charles Queau was arrested in Vancouver on Saturday. 24-year-old Crystal Saunders was found dead near St. Ambroise, Manitoba in 2007.
BC1
Jan 29
Edmonton police charges then-teenage in historical 2007 homicide of senior
William Kapach, 65, was mugged and left to die on the ground near 96th Street and 102A Avenue on Nov. 17, 2007. For 16 years, his death remained a mystery — but now, a second-degree murder charge has been laid in the historic homicide. Sarah Komadina has more.
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Jan 25
An emotional day in a courtroom as family and friends of Floreano Lopes gave victim impact statements at his killer’s sentencing hearing
Jonathon Kozuch was found guilty of Second Degree Murder for shooting the construction worker in September 2021. Catherine McDonald has the story.
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Jan 22
Kenneth Law facing 14 charges of second-degree murder in sodium nitrate investigation: police
Kenneth Law, a man accused of sending lethal substances to people who later took their own lives, has been charged with 14 counts of second-degree murder in addition to 14 previously laid charges of aiding and abetting suicide. None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Canada
Dec 12, 2023
Global News at 6 Toronto: Feb. 11, 2024
A 22-year-old Hamilton man is facing first-degree murder charges, accused in the death of his 56-year-old father. A refugee couple in Gaza expecting their second child is pinning their hopes on Canada. They hope this country will help find them a safe space for what they expect to be a difficult birth. Meanwhile, at home...
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Feb 11