Extradition

• Tipster helps Toronto police make arrest in U.S. cold case where 2 people killed

  An anonymous tip led police officers to recently arrest an American man allegedly hiding out in Toronto decades after a fatal drunk driving collision in Florida.

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  May 30, 2025
  
• Winnipeg police turn murder suspect over to U.S. marshals in 27-year-old cold case

  New Jersey prosecutors got in touch with Winnipeg police and Manitoba RCMP, and extradition proceedings were initiated so the accused could be returned to the U.S. to stand trial.

  Crime

  Dec 3, 2024
  
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• Former Halifax taxi driver convicted of sexual assault extradited back to Canada from Italy

  Bassam Al-Rawi was sentenced to two years in prison in December 2020 for the 2012 sexual assault of a woman he had picked up in downtown Halifax. 

  Crime

  Sep 9, 2024
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• Notorious fugitive gives up extradition fight, will return to B.C. to face murder charge

  A notorious fugitive accused in a 2009 B.C. gangland slaying says he's giving up his fight against extradition and will return to Canada to face murder charges.

  Crime

  Jan 24, 2024
• Ontario man found in U.S. after skipping sentencing for sex crimes involving youth

  The Peterborough Police Service say in May 2022 arrest warrants were issued for a man who failed to attend court for sentencing. He was arrested over a year later in West Virginia.

  Crime

  Dec 13, 2023
• U.S. court orders fugitive former B.C. gang leader’s extradition to Canada

  Conor D'Monte, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of a rival gangster, was caught in Puerto Rico more than a decade after fleeing British Columbia.

  Crime

  Nov 13, 2023
• MPs calls for changes in Canada’s extradition law amid ‘flaws’

  A committee report urges the government to make administrative changes to the process for sending people to face prosecution and incarceration abroad.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2023
• MPs set to review Canada’s extradition process after calls for reform

  The House of Commons justice committee is getting set to review Canada's extradition system - a move welcomed by critics who have long called for reforms to the process.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2022
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• ‘This monster cannot be allowed to get away’: Residential school survivors demand justice

  Piita Irniq endured terrible abuse at a residential school. Six decades later, he wants to ask the Pope to send his alleged abuser to Canada from France to face justice.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2022
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• Nygard to face extradition to U.S. after Canadian case completed: Lametti

  Peter Nygard was first arrested in 2020 under the Extradition Act after being charged with nine sex-related counts in New York.

  Crime

  Mar 22, 2022