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Former Tory cabinet minister charged with sexual assault – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 27, 2026

Former Tory cabinet minister charged with sexual assault – Brandon Sun

WINNIPEG — A former provincial cabinet minister has been accused of sexually assaulting a colleague at a hotel following a work conference in 2024. Winnipeg Police Service sex crimes investigators arr...

Criminal Justice
DNA database applauded for arrest in 2001 sexual assault case: Saskatoon police  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 27, 2026

DNA database applauded for arrest in 2001 sexual assault case: Saskatoon police | Globalnews.ca

Saskatoon police charged Lambert Scott, a 52-year-old man, in relation to a 24-year-old sexual assault case via a match in the national DNA data bank.

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Former finance minister charged with sexual assault: Winnipeg Police - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 27, 2026

Former finance minister charged with sexual assault: Winnipeg Police - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

Former Manitoba Finance Minister and Winnipeg city councillor, Scott Fileding, has been charged with sexual assault, Global News has learned.

Russian man gets 4 years in prison for assault witnessed by Barron Trump - National | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 27, 2026

Russian man gets 4 years in prison for assault witnessed by Barron Trump - National | Globalnews.ca

'I'm calling from the U.S., I just got a call from a girl, you know, she's getting beat up,' Trump said in a transcript released by prosecutors.

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No charges for Winnipeg police officers after 2023 altercation: watchdog - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 27, 2026

No charges for Winnipeg police officers after 2023 altercation: watchdog - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

No charges are being authorized by the Independent Investigation Unit after its review of a case involving Winnipeg police officers accused of confronting and assaulting a man.

Violent Crime
Another fire at Abbotsford encampment where man was shot - BC | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 27, 2026

Another fire at Abbotsford encampment where man was shot - BC | Globalnews.ca

On Thursday, firefighters responded to a blaze in one of the RVs used for housing at the Whatcom Road Park and Ride in Abbotsford.

Man charged with sexually assaulting woman at Winnipeg hotel during work conference – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 27, 2026

Man charged with sexually assaulting woman at Winnipeg hotel during work conference – Brandon Sun

WINNIPEG – Police have charged a man with sexual assaulting a female colleague in a Winnipeg hotel room while they were attending a work conference. Scott Fielding, 53, was arrested Thursday and...

Man who murdered parents, attempted to kill brother given life sentence - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 27, 2026

Man who murdered parents, attempted to kill brother given life sentence - Toronto | Globalnews.ca

An Etobicoke man who stabbed his parents to death and attempted kill his brother, and when that failed, tried to pin the murders on him, has been sentenced to life in prison.

Violent Crime
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BREAKING: PEI man charged with murder; body of female Edmonton victim still hasn't been found
Westernstandard.news
Mar 27, 2026

BREAKING: PEI man charged with murder; body of female Edmonton victim still hasn't been found

Police have charged a 47-year-old Prince Edward Island man in the death of 29-year-old Marika “Mika” Sutton, who went missing in southeast Edmonton last August.

Calgary police seek help identifying robbery and assault suspects
Westernstandard.news
Mar 27, 2026

Calgary police seek help identifying robbery and assault suspects

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals believed to have assaulted a man and stolen his belongings last fall.

Family of China murder victim loses B.C. lawsuit against family of executed killer  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 27, 2026

Family of China murder victim loses B.C. lawsuit against family of executed killer | Globalnews.ca

The B.C. Supreme Court dismissed Thursday a lawsuit filed by the family of a man murdered in a "contract killing" in 2017 in China.

Criminal Justice
Russian man sentenced to 4 years in UK prison for assault witnessed on video by Barron Trump
Toronto.citynews.ca
Mar 27, 2026

Russian man sentenced to 4 years in UK prison for assault witnessed on video by Barron Trump

LONDON (AP) — A Russian man was sentenced to four years in prison Friday for assaulting a woman in London, in an attack which was witnessed on a video call by U.S. President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron. Matvei Rumiantsev, 23, was convicted by a jury on Jan. 28 of assault with bodily harm but […]

Criminal Justice
Kindel nets shootout winner as Penguins squeeze past Senators 4-3, lose Crosby | battlefordsNOW
Battlefordsnow.com
Mar 27, 2026

Kindel nets shootout winner as Penguins squeeze past Senators 4-3, lose Crosby | battlefordsNOW

OTTAWA — Ben Kindel scored the shootout winner to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators Thursday night. The win allowed the Penguins (36-20-16) to maintain their hold on third in the Metropolitan Division, while the Senator...

Police identify senior shot to death in Abbotsford homeless camp shooting
Westernstandard.news
Mar 26, 2026

Police identify senior shot to death in Abbotsford homeless camp shooting

Police have identified a 69-year-old man killed in a late-night shooting at a homeless encampment in Abbotsford as investigators work to track down suspects in what they describe as a targeted attack.

Man charged with bestiality, accused of sexually assaulting horse on Vernon farm  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 26, 2026

Man charged with bestiality, accused of sexually assaulting horse on Vernon farm | Globalnews.ca

Erica Van Meenen said that in January, she discovered surveillance footage that allegedly showed a man sexually assaulting one of her horses.

Criminal Justice
Calgary homicide unit investigates following altercation at home in Crestwood - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 26, 2026

Calgary homicide unit investigates following altercation at home in Crestwood - Calgary | Globalnews.ca

Calgary homicide investigators were called in after a person was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following an 'altercation' at a house in Crestwood on Wednesday.

‘We are coming for you’: Toronto police urge fatal stabbing suspect to come forward  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 26, 2026

‘We are coming for you’: Toronto police urge fatal stabbing suspect to come forward | Globalnews.ca

Toronto police say a 27-year-old man was fatally stabbed behind a residential building near Donlands Avenue, marking the city’s fifth homicide of 2026.

Violent Crime
Winnipeg councillor accused of sexual assault attends city hall meeting - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 26, 2026

Winnipeg councillor accused of sexual assault attends city hall meeting - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

Russ Wyatt, the Winnipeg city councillor who is charged with sexual assault, appeared at city hall for a regular council meeting on Thursday morning.

Mandy Indiana Live Review: An Exorcism In Heaven
Stereogum.com
Mar 26, 2026

Mandy Indiana Live Review: An Exorcism In Heaven

There is an exorcism happening in Heaven tonight.  In the legendary gay club tucked under Charing Cross Station in London, industrial art-rockers Mandy, Indiana are summoning something feral. The quartet conjure violent, tentacular booms and metallic scrapes that claw at the venue’s brickwork. It’s the perfect atmosphere for their sound to fester.  Before the band…

Quebec man shot dead in Dominican Republic robbery, 2 arrested - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 26, 2026

Quebec man shot dead in Dominican Republic robbery, 2 arrested - Montreal | Globalnews.ca

The national police force of the Dominican Republic said in a news release Wednesday two men have been arrested in connection to Tristan Primeau-Pointras's killing.