Man found not criminally responsible in Nanaimo coffee shop killing
James Turok was charged with second-degree murder in the February 2022 death of 79-year-old Eric Kutzner, who was found with a dozen stab wounds at the Buzz Coffee House.
Crime
Mar 27
Child-killer Allan Schoenborn changes name, fights to keep new identity secret
Allan Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for killing his three young children in Merritt, B.C., 14 years ago.
Crime
Apr 17
Family of man killed at Nanaimo coffee shop hears testimony on trial’s second day
The lawyers of James Turok, who pleaded not guilty on Monday, are arguing he should be found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder.
Crime
Mar 26
GTA warrants lead to nine arrests, seizure of drugs, firearm
More than $2 million worth of drugs have been seized following an extensive investigation into an alleged criminal network responsible for importing illegal narcotics into Canada.
Crime
Apr 10
Man accused of killing North York woman not criminally responsible, judge finds
A judge-alone trial has found the man accused of stabbing a woman in a North York apartment not criminally responsible after hearing evidence of schizophrenia and drug use.
Crime
Jan 19
B.C. child-killer’s attempt to keep new identity secret draws widespread outrage
A review hearing for Allan Schoenborn, who killed his three children in Merritt 16 years ago, revealed Wednesday that Schoenborn legally changed his name in February.
Crime
Apr 18
Matthew de Grood back in Calgary 10 years after killing 5 at Brentwood house party
A decade after the biggest mass killing in Calgary’s history, the families of the five victims' families now face the fear of running into the man who stabbed their loved ones.
Crime
Apr 9
Supreme Court won’t hear de Grood appeal of review board decision
On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court dismissed his application for leave.
Canada
Mar 14
Husband of slain Quebec provincial police sergeant testifies at coroner’s inquest
The husband of a provincial police sergeant killed in the line of duty in March 2023 told a coroner's inquest Wednesday that he is still haunted by her murder.
Canada
Mar 20
Arrests made in targeted killings of pregnant woman, man in Bowmanville: police
Durham Region police Det. Sgt. Brad Corner says officers were called to a home on Crombie Street at around 2:15 p.m. on Feb. 4, 2023.
Crime
Mar 8
Chinatown triple stabbing suspect ‘calm and cooperative’ on day of attack: report
But Blair Donnelly had shown the capacity to slide into violent delusions with little warning in the past, the BC Review Board report states.
Crime
Mar 13
Quebec coroner hears from police involved in failed arrest that led to officer’s death
A Quebec coroner's inquiry into the deaths of a provincial police sergeant and the man who killed her is hearing today from police officers who took part in the fatal operation.
Canada
Mar 13
Police testify at coroner’s inquiry into murder of sergeant by man with history of mental illness
A Quebec coroner's inquiry is hearing Monday from police officers who had interacted with a mentally ill man in the months before he killed a provincial police sergeant.
Crime
Mar 11
Quebec knife attack: Accused not fit to stand trial for now, ordered into treatment
A Quebec court judge on Thursday ordered Fabio Puglisi to spend 30 days in treatment at a psychiatric hospital before another decision is made on his fitness to appear in court.
Crime
Feb 22
Further psychiatric assessment needed for man accused in UBC Okanagan killing
Further psychiatric evaluation is needed for the Kelowna, B.C., man accused of killing a UBC Okanagan security guard.
Crime
Feb 26
Hamilton man not criminally responsible in stabbing death of Niagara winemaker: judge
Bradley House, accused in the Feb. 2022 stabbing death of award-winning winemaker Paul Pender in Haldimand County, is to be remanded to a St. Joe’s facility for assessment.
Canada
Jan 3
Quebec coroner calls for specialized mental health tribunal after 2022 killing spree
Coroner Géhane Kamel makes several recommendations including transforming the province's mental health review board into a specialized tribunal as is the case in Ontario.
Canada
Feb 29
Knife attack: Quebec man charged with murdering his mother, neighbour
A 44-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing deaths of two women and the injury of a third near Montreal.
Canada
Feb 16
Ontario’s top court upholds life sentences for 2012 Eaton Centre shooter
Ontario's top court has upheld the life sentences for a man who opened fire in Toronto's Eaton Centre mall in 2012, killing two people and leaving several others injured.
Crime
Feb 28
Lawyer for man who killed Quebec police officer says no indication of threat in final chat
The lawyer says nothing in that conversation led him to believe his client was about to commit a crime, adding that he would have called police.
Crime
Feb 19
