Tag: Crime
Crossbow killing suspect in hospital as U.K. mulls tighter laws
A man suspected of killing the wife and daughters of a BBC radio sports commentator with a crossbow was being treated in a hospital Thursday after being found injured.
France’s Marine Le Pen faces probe for fraud, forgery in 2022 presidential vote
The preliminary investigation was opened after a report from the National Commission for Campaign Accounts and Political Financing dating from 2023.
B.C. woman allegedly trained by ISIS charged with terrorism
Kimberly Polman was captured in Syria during the fight against ISIS.
Canadian dead in Ireland, Global Affairs Canada says
Global Affairs Canada confirmed that a Canadian citizen had died while in Ireland and said that officials were providing consular assistance to the family.
Ex-Honduran president gets 45 years in U.S. prison for aiding drug traffickers
Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted of taking bribes from drug traffickers and conspiring with his military and police while in office to enable tons of cocaine to reach the U.S.
King Charles’ portrait vandalized by animal rights activists
Buckingham Palace said it had no comment. Animal Rising said its posters would be easily removable without causing damage to the painting.
World juniors sex assault case: Trial date could be determined in August
The case of Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton is due back on Aug. 13 to potentially set a date for trial.
Guy Laliberté fined $24,000 in Tahiti over cannabis use
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté was originally taken into custody by authorities in Tahiti in 2019 over claims of cannabis cultivation.
Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter pleads guilty to stealing US$17M from athlete
Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return and admitted to stealing from Ohtani to pay his sport gambling debts.
2 men charged after U.S. prosecutors say B.C. freight trains used for human smuggling
The U.S. Department of Justice says two men are facing human smuggling charges for their alleged role in a scheme to transport people across the border on freight trains.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Omar Khadr, Canadian man once held at Guantanamo
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a Canadian-born former Guantanamo detainee who was seeking to wipe away his war crimes convictions.
Edmonton police answer questions about response to U of A encampment protest
The Edmonton Police Service held a news conference Friday to answer questions about the EPS response to the May 11 encampment on the University of Alberta campus.
Manhunt underway in France after gunmen ambush prison van, kill guards, free inmate
A massive manhunt is underway in France after armed men ambushed a prison van, killing two guards to free an inmate. France's justice minister swore police would capture them.
Man charged in surfer deaths told girlfriend he killed ‘3 gringos,’ court hears
Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad were found dead in a well after going missing during a surfing trip in Mexico.
London sword attack: 14-year-old killed, 4 injured by man on stabbing spree
Video of the terrifying incident shows a man wearing a yellow hoodie holding a long sword walking in the London suburb of Hainault.
