‘Civilians are hit!’: Edmonton pedestrians struck by U-Haul van testify at Sharif trial
Two pedestrians struck by a U-Haul van in downtown Edmonton two years ago say they suffered psychologically after the attack. Continue reading
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Undercover police officer says Sharif detailed 2017 Edmonton attack
An undercover officer says a man accused of stabbing a constable and striking four pedestrians with a cube van in 2017 detailed the attack while in a holding cell the next morning. Continue reading
Sisters in Spirit vigil held in Edmonton to remember missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
A candlelight vigil was held at Edmonton’s Boyle Street Plaza on Friday night as attendees came together to pay their respect to the lives of Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Continue reading
Edmonton police officer who was stabbed testifies on Day 2 of Sharif trial
The second day of a trial for a man accused of attacking a police officer and then using a U-Haul van to run over pedestrians in downtown Edmonton heard Const. Mike Chernyk, the officer, who came under attack, share an emotional account of what happened to him. Continue reading
Montreal medical malpractice lawyer receives justice award in Quebec City
By Raquel Fletcher Quebec City Correspondent
Jean-Pierre Ménard’s decades of legal advocacy include fighting to protect the rights of patients against the health-care system and medical malpractice. Continue reading
Crown seeks 5-year sentence for former Edmonton soccer coach convicted of sex offences
A sentencing date has been scheduled for Friday in the case of a former Edmonton soccer coach convicted of sex offences. Continue reading
Edmonton man admits to gruesome killing, says he’s not criminally responsible
By Fletcher Kent Reporter
Silva Koshwal has admitted to stabbing his ex-girlfriend 101 times and mutilating her body. Now, a judge must decide whether he was criminally responsible. WARNING: Graphic and disturbing content. Continue reading
Former Edmonton soccer coach convicted of sex offences
A former Edmonton youth soccer coach was convicted of several sex offences on Tuesday. Continue reading
Charges in Serenity case ‘should never have been brought’: lawyer
A lawyer for one of two caregivers for a four-year-old Indigenous girl who died says charges should never have been laid against them and a publication ban should be lifted from a report on the child’s death. Continue reading
Quebec men facing charges in thefts of used cooking oil from eastern Ontario restaurants: OPP
Provincial Police Const. Melissa Bouchard says the force has recently received at least two complaints that cooking oil was going missing from disposal bins outside local businesses. Continue reading