Criminal Negligence

• Quebec government to invest $50 million to fight elder abuse

  The plan includes the creation of a prosecutor's office dedicated to dealing with cases of elder abuse and criminal negligence across the province.

  Canada

  Jun 12
  
• Two booking officers acquitted in Nova Scotia jail cell death after retrial

  Justice James Chipman made his finding today in the retrial of Daniel Fraser and Cheryl Gardner, in relation to the death of Corey Rogers on June 15, 2016.

  Canada

  Jun 2
  
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• Caregiver accused of negligence in woman with Down syndrome’s death stands trial in B.C.

  Florence Girard was found dead in the Port Coquitlam home of Astrid Dahl on Oct. 13, 2018, weighing just 56 pounds. 

  Crime

  Apr 6
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• Saskatchewan RCMP request public’s help to find woman wanted in child abuse investigation

  An arrest warrant for a woman wanted on several charges stemming from a child abuse investigation has been expanded to Alberta, where the 34-year-old has been seen in Edmonton.

  Crime

  Jan 4
• Saint John police make arrest in death of 2-year-old child

  Police responded to a 911 call of a child not breathing at an address in uptown Saint John around 10:35 p.m. on Sept. 18.

  Crime

  Sep 29, 2021
• RCMP lay charges in connection to death of Big River First Nation man in 2020

  The Saskatchewan RCMP major crimes unit south has charged a woman in connection with the 2020 death of a Big River First Nation man.

  Crime

  Aug 4, 2021
• Grandfather faces criminal negligence charges in fatal Bayham, Ont. fire pit incident

  A now-closed fundraiser said Jake and Tina Hiebert and three of their young children 'were severely burnt after a jerrycan filled with diesel exploded during a family bonfire.'

  Crime

  Jul 23, 2021
• N.S. man to serve community sentence for firing nail into young, Black co-worker

  Provincial court Judge Del Atwood said Friday construction worker Shawn Wade Hynes will serve his sentence in the community.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2021
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• Cape Breton man pleads guilty to criminal negligence in death of infant son

  The Glace Bay man was charged with criminal negligence and failing to provide the necessities of life two months after the infant died.

  Crime

  Apr 20, 2021
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• Milton man guilty of impaired driving, criminal negligence causing death of 66-year-old grandfather

  "He had chosen to consume both MDMA and alcohol. He had consumed a significant amount of alcohol, it was close to the legal limit," Justice Woollcombe said.

  Crime

  Mar 11, 2021