Lawyers for man accused of killing 4 women to argue he’s not criminally responsible
The defence is seeking to have the high-profile case heard by a judge alone instead of the jury. They argue the objectivity of jurors may be affected by pretrial publicity.
Crime
May 1
Winnipeg man admits to killing 4 women but says he’s not criminally responsible
Jeremy Skibicki has admitted in court that he killed four women in Winnipeg in 2022.
Crime
May 6
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
Winnipeg judge rules trial of accused serial killer to start with jury
Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki had asked that his jury trial, which is set to begin Wednesday, be heard instead by a judge alone.
Crime
May 3
Timeline: Winnipeg women’s murders and demands to search landfill for remains
Jeremy Skibicki, 37, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. His trial is to begin Wednesday.
Crime
May 6
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
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
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
Nijjar arrests: Indian foreign minister says Canada welcomes ‘criminals’
RCMP charged three Indian nationals last Friday in the death of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot dead last June as he left a temple in Surrey, B.C.
Canada
May 6
Edmonton’s overall crime rate down in 2023, violent offences up: police
EPS released its 2023 crime statistics on Thursday, which show an increase in violent crimes of approximately 7.3 per cent.
Crime
May 2
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
