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‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault - ICT
Ictnews.org
Apr 27, 2026

‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault - ICT

Chasing Horse was found guilty in January of 13 charges in a yearslong sexual abuse case. Prosecutors say Chasing Horse used his reputation as a Lakota medicine man to prey on Indigenous women and girls

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Calgary police ask for public help identifying Fish Creek sex assault suspect  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 27, 2026

Calgary police ask for public help identifying Fish Creek sex assault suspect | Globalnews.ca

Calgary police are asking for the public's help identifying a man accused of sexually assaulting two women in Fish Creek provincial park on April 20.

Violent Crime
Man pleads guilty to starting Ditch 2 fire | battlefordsNOW
Battlefordsnow.com
Apr 27, 2026

Man pleads guilty to starting Ditch 2 fire | battlefordsNOW

A man who was accused of sparking the Ditch 2 fire has pleaded guilty to arson. Jason Halkett, 29, of La Ronge...

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‘You killed my son’: Fourth man sentenced in Sask. Pen death case | battlefordsNOW
Battlefordsnow.com
Apr 27, 2026

‘You killed my son’: Fourth man sentenced in Sask. Pen death case | battlefordsNOW

Rising from her chair in a crowded courtroom, a grieving mother looked directly at the man sitting behind the ...

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3rd suspect arrested in connection to fatal 2025 King West shooting, 1 still at large
Toronto.citynews.ca
Apr 27, 2026

3rd suspect arrested in connection to fatal 2025 King West shooting, 1 still at large

Police have arrested another suspect allegedly connected to the 2025 shooting death of Dylan Adams in the city's Entertainment District.

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Man charged following weekend stabbing in North Battleford | battlefordsNOW
Battlefordsnow.com
Apr 27, 2026

Man charged following weekend stabbing in North Battleford | battlefordsNOW

A 24-year-old man is facing charges after a stabbing in North Battleford on Saturday. Officers were called aro...

28-year-old Alberta murder suspect arrested in B.C. | Barriere North Thompson Star
Barrierestarjournal.com
Apr 27, 2026

28-year-old Alberta murder suspect arrested in B.C. | Barriere North Thompson Star

Vermilion resident Brady Greg Snelgrove, 30, was killed Jan. 21

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28-year-old Alberta murder suspect arrested in B.C. | 100 Mile Free Press
100Milefreepress.net
Apr 27, 2026

28-year-old Alberta murder suspect arrested in B.C. | 100 Mile Free Press

Vermilion resident Brady Greg Snelgrove, 30, was killed Jan. 21

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28-year-old Alberta murder suspect arrested in B.C. | Burns Lake Lakes District News
Burnslakelakesdistrictnews.com
Apr 27, 2026

28-year-old Alberta murder suspect arrested in B.C. | Burns Lake Lakes District News

Vermilion resident Brady Greg Snelgrove, 30, was killed Jan. 21

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28-year-old Alberta murder suspect arrested in B.C. | Campbell River Mirror
Campbellrivermirror.com
Apr 27, 2026

28-year-old Alberta murder suspect arrested in B.C. | Campbell River Mirror

Vermilion resident Brady Greg Snelgrove, 30, was killed Jan. 21

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28-year-old Alberta murder suspect arrested in B.C. | Abbotsford News
Abbynews.com
Apr 27, 2026

28-year-old Alberta murder suspect arrested in B.C. | Abbotsford News

Vermilion resident Brady Greg Snelgrove, 30, was killed Jan. 21

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Man in his 70s arrested after body found outside Mississauga business - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 27, 2026

Man in his 70s arrested after body found outside Mississauga business - Toronto | Globalnews.ca

Police say officers were called to the area of Kennedy Road and Matheson Boulevard around 8:30 a.m. for reports of an unresponsive person.

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Woman charged with stabbing another woman in Pickering
Toronto.citynews.ca
Apr 27, 2026

Woman charged with stabbing another woman in Pickering

A woman has been charged with allegedly stabbing another woman in Pickering last Friday morning.

Violent Crime
Cole Allen charged in attempted assassination of Donald Trump after Washington shooting
Westernstandard.news
Apr 27, 2026

Cole Allen charged in attempted assassination of Donald Trump after Washington shooting

Cole Allen has been charged with the attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump.

Florida students murder suspect allegedly asked ChatGPT how to dump body: report - National | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 27, 2026

Florida students murder suspect allegedly asked ChatGPT how to dump body: report - National | Globalnews.ca

Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is facing two counts of murder in the first degree with a weapon in the deaths of University of South Florida students Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy.

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Ex-funeral home owner who stashed corpses sentenced to 30 years in prison - National | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 27, 2026

Ex-funeral home owner who stashed corpses sentenced to 30 years in prison - National | Globalnews.ca

Carie Hallford and her ex-husband co-owned the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs, where they deceived grieving families by claiming to perform cremations.

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‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Apr 27, 2026

‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault – Brandon Sun

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan Chasing Horse has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls. A Nevada judge gave the “Dances With Wolves” actor his sentence Monday. A...

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2nd-degree murder charges laid following downtown killing: Regina police - Regina | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 27, 2026

2nd-degree murder charges laid following downtown killing: Regina police - Regina | Globalnews.ca

Second-degree murder charges have been laid against a 29-year-old man accused of killing a 36-year-old in Regina earlier this month, the city’s police said.

Violent Crime
Dolly Parton Stampede Shooting: Man Charged in Fatal Incident
Rollingstone.com
Apr 27, 2026

Dolly Parton Stampede Shooting: Man Charged in Fatal Incident

A man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide after shooting a 22-year-old man in the parking lot of Dolly Parton's Stampede dinner venue.

Violent Crime
Steam pulls game made by WHCD shooting suspect
Polygon.com
Apr 27, 2026

Steam pulls game made by WHCD shooting suspect

Bohrdom saw a resurgence of interest from players on Steam, who review bombed the game

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