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Man uses explosives, gun in attempted robbery at Holt Renfrew, Vancouver police allegeVancouver police have laid multiple charges against a man they allege brought a gun, explosives and other weapons to a downtown Holt Renfrew store in an attempt to rob it.CrimeJan 1
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3 charged with murder in death of woman at a Lethbridge motelPolice have charged three people with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Christina Webber, whose body was found at a motel in Lethbridge on Dec. 28, 2024.CrimeJan 3
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Police cleared of wrongdoing in collision that left Victoria taxi driver deadThe crash happened shortly before 1 a.m. on Oct. 19, after Victoria police tried to pull over a Nissan Titan on Courtney Street.CrimeJan 3
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‘Black Swan’ trial: Ex-ballerina sentenced to 20 years for killing husbandAshley Benefield's lawyer claimed that the former ballerina was a victim of intimate partner violence and her husband was an abusive and controlling spouse.CrimeDec 4, 2024
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Winnipeg cops arrest man wanted in College Avenue homicideThe suspect was spotted around noon Thursday, near Higgins Avenue and King Street, and taken into custody.CrimeNov 15, 2024
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Family demands accountability in death of B.C. residential school survivorFamily members said they were not informed on how long Douglas is believed to have been laying there before he was found or specifics into the circumstances of his death.PerspectivesSep 30, 2024
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Friends identify Victoria cab driver killed by truck allegedly fleeing policeSupporters have identified the victim as Rajinder "Ronnie" Singh, a 24-year-old Victoria cab driver who worked multiple jobs to support his parents in India.CrimeOct 21, 2024
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2025 Grammy Awards nominations: Beyoncé leads list of music contendersIf Beyoncé wins the album of the year, she’ll become the first Black woman to do so in the 21st century.EntertainmentNov 8, 2024
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Family of inmate who died in Nova Scotia jail starts legal action against provinceRelatives of a 60-year-old man who took his own life in a Nova Scotia jail after long periods of confinement in his cell have launched a lawsuit against the province.CanadaSep 20, 2024
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‘The Notebook’ star Gena Rowlands dies at 94Gena Rowlands is hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in movies by her husband, John Cassavetes.EntertainmentAug 15, 2024
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Tropical Storm Debby brings record rain, flooding risk to southeast U.S.Debby made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in one of the least populated areas of Florida, but forecasters warned heavy rain could spawn dangerous flooding.U.S. NewsAug 5, 2024
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‘Black Swan’ trial: Ex-ballerina found guilty of shooting husband to deathAshley Benefield, the American ballerina who shot and killed her estranged husband in 2020, faces up to 30 years in prison following her conviction on a manslaughter charge.CrimeJul 31, 2024
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Kamala Harris, endorsed by Biden, could become first woman to be presidentJoe Biden said Sunday that deciding on Kamala Harris as vice president was “the best decision I’ve made.” She could make history.U.S. NewsJul 21, 2024
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Richard Simmons, fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76Richard Simmons, television's hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire by urging people to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He was 76.EntertainmentJul 13, 2024
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Parkland school to be demolished 6 years after shootingThe building's destruction starts Thursday as crews begin bringing it down piece by piece — implosion would have damaged nearby structures.U.S. NewsJun 12, 2024
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Gilgo Beach murders: ‘Blueprint’ of crimes leads prosecutors to lay 2 more chargesRex Heuermann, a New York architect previously accused of killing four women, appeared before a judge on Long Island to face charges of killing two more.CrimeJun 6, 2024
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New Brunswick oil executive Arthur Irving dies at age 93Arthur L. Irving, the second-born son of New Brunswick industrialist K.C. Irving, has died at the age of 93 after a life spent growing the oil business that his father founded.CanadaMay 13, 2024
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Alice Munro, renowned Canadian short story author, dies at 92The Swedish Academy hailed Munro as the “master of the contemporary short story” in awarding her the Nobel Prize in fall 2013.CanadaMay 14, 2024
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Man on Canada’s top 25 most wanted list caught in Montreal for N.S. killingPolice say Valdo (C.J.) Pauyo is from Quebec and was arrested on April 26. He'd been wanted for years in connection to the 2021 homicide of Douglas (Bert) Knockwood of N.S.CrimeApr 30, 2024
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‘It will not be fine’: Winnipeg youth system needs revamp in light of increased crime, advocate saysA recent spate of violent crimes committed by Winnipeg youth -- with the youngest suspect only 13 years old -- is a sign that the entire system is broken, a local advocate says.CrimeMar 15, 2024