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Police to announce cash reward for man in Fairview Mall shooting
Toronto.citynews.ca
Apr 27, 2026

Police to announce cash reward for man in Fairview Mall shooting

Toronto police were called to CF Fairview Mall on April 21, where officers found a security guard shot inside the shopping centre.

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‘Fortnite’ to refund players for D4vd collab
Nme.com
Apr 27, 2026

‘Fortnite’ to refund players for D4vd collab

The musician has been charged with the murder of a 14-year-old

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Criminal Justice
D.C. shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family - National | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 26, 2026

D.C. shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family - National | Globalnews.ca

Investigators are treating the writings, along with a trail of social media posts and interviews with family members, as some of the clearest evidence yet of the suspect’s mindset.

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Boy, 16, killed in ‘brazen’ Hamilton shooting, suspects wanted  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 25, 2026

Boy, 16, killed in ‘brazen’ Hamilton shooting, suspects wanted | Globalnews.ca

Authorities say a 16-year-old boy was gunned down inside a store at Jackson Square Mall early Friday, in what appears to be a targeted shooting.

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OpenAI CEO apologizes to Tumbler Ridge for not alerting police about shooter’s account  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 24, 2026

OpenAI CEO apologizes to Tumbler Ridge for not alerting police about shooter’s account | Globalnews.ca

In the letter, CEO Sam Altman said, 'I am deeply sorry that we did not alert law enforcement to the account that was banned in June.'

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Teen gets 3-year sentence for quadruple homicide on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 24, 2026

Teen gets 3-year sentence for quadruple homicide on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation | Globalnews.ca

A 16-year-old boy who plead guilty to four counts of manslaughter in a quadruple homicide last year on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation has been given a three-year sentence.

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2 charged for deadly altercation at Saskatchewan Penitentiary  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 24, 2026

2 charged for deadly altercation at Saskatchewan Penitentiary | Globalnews.ca

Two men were charged with second-degree murder for the killing of Horace Bear, the inmate who died after a fight on Tuesday at Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.

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Roderick Sutherland gets 7.5 years for role in Megan Gallagher homicide - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Paherald.sk.ca
Apr 24, 2026

Roderick Sutherland gets 7.5 years for role in Megan Gallagher homicide - Prince Albert Daily Herald

Michael Joel-Hansen Saskatoon StarPhoenix Brian Gallagher is still processing after the final person involved in the death of his daughter, Megan Michelle Gallagher, was sentenced to seven and a half years, closing a nearly six-year chapter of searching for answers and justice. “I don’t know yet, maybe ask me in another 48 hours. I’ve been

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Ketchikan Jury Convicts Justin Carpenter on Multiple Counts of Felony Assault
Alaska.native.news.com
Apr 24, 2026

Ketchikan Jury Convicts Justin Carpenter on Multiple Counts of Felony Assault

(Ketchikan, AK) – On April 17, 2026, a Ketchikan jury convicted Justin Carpenter of multiple counts of Felony Assault, following a three-day trial. The charges stemmed from an incident from the evening of Oct. 18, 2025. Justin Carpenter was intoxicated and trying to do laundry when an altercation ensued with his roommate. Carpenter claimed that [...]

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Harvey Weinstein Faces Skeptical Panel in Bid to Overturn Rape Verdict
Variety.com
Apr 23, 2026

Harvey Weinstein Faces Skeptical Panel in Bid to Overturn Rape Verdict

Harvey Weinstein's attorney faced a skeptical appellate panel on Thursday as he seeks to overturn his 2022 rape conviction in Los Angeles.

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Russell Brand admits to having sex with 16-year-old, being an ‘exploiter of women’ - National | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 23, 2026

Russell Brand admits to having sex with 16-year-old, being an ‘exploiter of women’ - National | Globalnews.ca

Russell Brand's comments on U.S. media personality Megyn Kelly's podcast come as he awaits trial in the U.K. over rape and sexual assault allegations.

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Celeste Rivas Hernandez's family speak out after D4vd charged with murder and cause of death revealed
Nme.com
Apr 23, 2026

Celeste Rivas Hernandez's family speak out after D4vd charged with murder and cause of death revealed

The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez have spoken out after D4vd was charged with her murder and her cause of death was revealed.

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No One Believed Her. 11 Years Later,  Her Abuser Was Convicted Sexual Assault. - Native News Online
Nativenewsonline.net
Apr 23, 2026

No One Believed Her. 11 Years Later,  Her Abuser Was Convicted Sexual Assault. - Native News Online

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Last year, Phoenix Johnson came across a news article that made her feel faint. “It was jarring for me,” she told Native News Online. “I cried. I felt angry. I also felt vindicated.” The article announced Dr. Richard McGrath’s sentencing for multiple sexual assault convictions. Seven years earlier, Johnson […]

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Notorious B.C. gangster Jamie Bacon released from prison  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 23, 2026

Notorious B.C. gangster Jamie Bacon released from prison | Globalnews.ca

He will be monitored by Alberta Provincial Corrections as well as the local police in Edmonton, according to the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C.

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Roderick Sutherland sentenced to 7.5 years for role in Megan Gallagher’s death  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 22, 2026

Roderick Sutherland sentenced to 7.5 years for role in Megan Gallagher’s death | Globalnews.ca

The family of Megan Gallagher has said after the trial they would launch a foundation in her memory aimed at fighting for victim's rights.

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Abbotsford man among 2 charged with 10-year-old murder | Abbotsford News
Abbynews.com
Apr 22, 2026

Abbotsford man among 2 charged with 10-year-old murder | Abbotsford News

Tura McCarty was found dead in his car in West Kelowna

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New trial ordered for Alberta man convicted of killing common-law partner  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 22, 2026

New trial ordered for Alberta man convicted of killing common-law partner | Globalnews.ca

An Alberta court has overturned the 2023 second degree murder conviction of a man in the death of his girlfriend at her home in Ponoka and ordered a new trial.

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Ex-FBI lead urges homicide charges against ransomware scum • The Register
Theregister.com
Apr 21, 2026

Ex-FBI lead urges homicide charges against ransomware scum • The Register

: Lawmakers decry CISA cuts: 'We are shooting ourselves in the foot'

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2 men charged in 2021 death of Courtney MacKenzie in Saint John, N.B. - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 21, 2026

2 men charged in 2021 death of Courtney MacKenzie in Saint John, N.B. - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca

Police in Saint John, N.B., have charged two men in the death of Courtney MacKenzie, who was found dead on May 11, 2021, at a home in the north end of the city.

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D4vd charged with first-degree murder over death of teenage girl
Nme.com
Apr 21, 2026

D4vd charged with first-degree murder over death of teenage girl

D4vd has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl who went missing last year.

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