Sex Offender

• Ontario to ban name changes for sex offenders, solicitor general says

  Ontario plans to ban registered sex offenders from changing their names.

  Politics

  Nov 15
  
• Sex offender with 30-year history expected to live in Winnipeg: police

  Winnipeg police say a convicted sex offender considered high-risk to reoffend will likely live in Winnipeg after his release Friday from Stony Mountain Institution.

  Crime

  Sep 13
  
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• ‘Balaclava rapist’ Larry Takahashi granted full parole

  A serial sex offender known as the "balaclava rapist" for attacking 23 women in Edmonton more than 40 years ago has been granted full parole.

  Crime

  Jul 15
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• Edmonton police issue warning about violent sexual offender ahead of release

  Edmonton Police Service has issued a warning about a violent sex offender ahead of his release. They have reasonable grounds to believe he will commit another violent offence.

  Crime

  Jun 22
• Surrey business group ‘urgently calling’ for reform of sex offender laws

  The Surrey Board of Trade says it is joining Mayor Brenda Locke in "urgently calling" for a comprehensive review of laws and protocols around high-risk sex offenders.

  May 21
• Surrey RCMP notifies residents of convicted sex offender residing in city

  Ezaz Razak is bound by several conditions which include not possessing any alcohol or drugs, and he must adhere to a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. every day.

  Canada

  May 17
• 10 years in prison for convicted sex offender who attacked SkyTrain attendant

  Howard Geddes Skelding was convicted of assault causing bodily harm and forcible confinement and sentenced earlier this month. 

  Crime

  May 16
• Man who poses ‘significant risk’ to children released by court into community: Durham police

  Durham Regional Police issued a community safety alert Friday, warning of a 'high-risk offender' who was recently released into the community and is residing in the Oshawa area. 

  Crime

  May 11
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• High-profile B.C. sex offender Randall Hopley pleads guilty to 3 charges

  Randall Hopley went missing for ten days after cutting off his electronic monitoring device in November 2023, and breached some of his court conditions.

  Crime

  Apr 26
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• Quebec police say 40 ‘high risk’ sex offenders arrested in crackdown

  Quebec provincial police say they say they found 'numerous' people who had violated an order to register with the national sex offender registry.

  Crime

  Apr 25