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Alberta health agency makes 16 recommendations in wake of December ER death - Castanet.net
Castanet.net
Mar 13, 2026

Alberta health agency makes 16 recommendations in wake of December ER death - Castanet.net

The Alberta agency in charge of hospitals has released a review making 16 recommendations to the government in the wake of the death of a man who waited hours for care in an Edmonton hospital.

Violent Crime
Ottawa rushing hate crimes bill without addressing concerns: civil liberties' group - Castanet.net
Castanet.net
Mar 13, 2026

Ottawa rushing hate crimes bill without addressing concerns: civil liberties' group - Castanet.net

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says the government is rushing its hate crimes bill through without dealing with concerns from faith groups and civil society organizations.

Violent Crime
Man found dead in boat off Belize coast identified as Canadian | battlefordsNOW
Battlefordsnow.com
Mar 13, 2026

Man found dead in boat off Belize coast identified as Canadian | battlefordsNOW

Local media in the Central American country of Belize have identified a man found dead in a drifting catamaran off the country's coast as a Canadian from Vancouver. An interview with the commandant of the Belize Coast Guard posted online by radio stat...

Judge rejects NCR defence for Toronto man found guilty of stabbing husband in 2021  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 12, 2026

Judge rejects NCR defence for Toronto man found guilty of stabbing husband in 2021 | Globalnews.ca

A man has been found guilty of second-degree murder nearly five years after fatally stabbing his husband in their Scarborough apartment.

Violent Crime
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Bringing murder suspect back from India will not be quick, B.C. lawyer says - BC | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 12, 2026

Bringing murder suspect back from India will not be quick, B.C. lawyer says - BC | Globalnews.ca

Amarbir Singh is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Navdeep Kaur, whose remains were found in the Fraser River in July 2024.

Violent Crime
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Regina wife killer dies in prison weeks after life sentence - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 12, 2026

Regina wife killer dies in prison weeks after life sentence - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca

A man convicted of killing his wife in Regina has died in prison weeks after pleading guilty and receiving a life sentence for the 2017 murder.

Violent Crime
Criminal Justice
Police seek video of tire-slashing spree; armed robbery – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 12, 2026

Police seek video of tire-slashing spree; armed robbery – Brandon Sun

Tire-slashing video sought Brandon police are asking the public to provide video of Wednesday’s tire-slashing spree. The Brandon Police Service received more than 70 reports of slashed tires in the ci...

Violent Crime
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Clearwater RCMP arrest murder suspect, individual on Canada-wide warrant near Highway 5 | Campbell River Mirror
Campbellrivermirror.com
Mar 12, 2026

Clearwater RCMP arrest murder suspect, individual on Canada-wide warrant near Highway 5 | Campbell River Mirror

The incident closed Highway 5

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Clearwater RCMP arrest murder suspect, individual on Canada-wide warrant near Highway 5 | Burns Lake Lakes District News
Burnslakelakesdistrictnews.com
Mar 12, 2026

Clearwater RCMP arrest murder suspect, individual on Canada-wide warrant near Highway 5 | Burns Lake Lakes District News

The incident closed Highway 5

Violent Crime
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Clearwater RCMP arrest murder suspect, individual on Canada-wide warrant near Highway 5 | Abbotsford News
Abbynews.com
Mar 12, 2026

Clearwater RCMP arrest murder suspect, individual on Canada-wide warrant near Highway 5 | Abbotsford News

The incident closed Highway 5

Violent Crime
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Clearwater RCMP arrest murder suspect, individual on Canada-wide warrant near Highway 5 | 100 Mile Free Press
100Milefreepress.net
Mar 12, 2026

Clearwater RCMP arrest murder suspect, individual on Canada-wide warrant near Highway 5 | 100 Mile Free Press

The incident closed Highway 5

Violent Crime
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Clearwater RCMP arrest murder suspect, individual on Canada-wide warrant near Highway 5 | Barriere North Thompson Star
Barrierestarjournal.com
Mar 12, 2026

Clearwater RCMP arrest murder suspect, individual on Canada-wide warrant near Highway 5 | Barriere North Thompson Star

The incident closed Highway 5

Violent Crime
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How serial killer Allan Legere transformed Canada’s police forces, courts and a community  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 12, 2026

How serial killer Allan Legere transformed Canada’s police forces, courts and a community | Globalnews.ca

Earlier this week, Correctional Service Canada said the 78-year-old convicted murderer and rapist, known as the 'Monster of the Miramichi,' died at Edmonton Institution.

Violent Crime
Criminal Justice
Hwy. 5 shut down as Clearwater RCMP arrest murder suspect
Westernstandard.news
Mar 12, 2026

Hwy. 5 shut down as Clearwater RCMP arrest murder suspect

Early Thursday morning, Clearwater RCMP responded to a vehicle stuck in a ditch on Hwy. 5 near Blue River, only to discover that one of the occupants was wanted for murder and potentially armed.

‘I wish I could go back in time’: Man apologizes for fatal Vancouver café stabbing | battlefordsNOW
Battlefordsnow.com
Mar 12, 2026

‘I wish I could go back in time’: Man apologizes for fatal Vancouver café stabbing | battlefordsNOW

VANCOUVER — A man accused of a fatal stabbing on a Vancouver café patio nearly three years ago has addressed the victim's family directly at his B.C. Supreme Court trial, saying he is "really sorry" and wishes he could "go back in time." Inderdeep Sing...

Violent Crime
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2 men charged in connection with Abbotsford bank robbery | Abbotsford News
Abbynews.com
Mar 12, 2026

2 men charged in connection with Abbotsford bank robbery | Abbotsford News

Gordon Slater and Brian Knutson are facing charges for Feb. 6 incident

Property Crime
Lawyer seeks acquittal for 2nd defendant in Montreal drive-by shooting that killed teen - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 12, 2026

Lawyer seeks acquittal for 2nd defendant in Montreal drive-by shooting that killed teen - Montreal | Globalnews.ca

The lawyer for one of two men charged in the 2021 drive-by shooting of Meriem Boundaoui told jurors his client was merely a passenger and panicked when shots were fired.

Violent Crime
Moncton man charged with 1st-degree murder in Melissa Price homicide - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 12, 2026

Moncton man charged with 1st-degree murder in Melissa Price homicide - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca

A 35-year-old Moncton, N.B., man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman whose body was discovered in a garbage bin last month.

Violent Crime
Criminal Justice
Murderer Jason McKay dies while in custody at Sask. Penitentiary | battlefordsNOW
Battlefordsnow.com
Mar 12, 2026

Murderer Jason McKay dies while in custody at Sask. Penitentiary | battlefordsNOW

Less than two weeks after his sentence was handed down, Jason McKay has died.Correctional Services of Canada s...

Criminal Justice
Bilbo zonifica la Ría con un plan urbanístico para establecer diversas actividades | Basque Country | Naiz
Naiz.eus
Mar 12, 2026

Bilbo zonifica la Ría con un plan urbanístico para establecer diversas actividades | Basque Country | Naiz

El Gobierno municipal de Bilbo ha presentado este jueves un Plan Especial de Protección para Usos y Actividades de la cuenca del Nervión-Ibaizabal ...