How does the law treat a child accused of a violent crime?
CBC's Andrea Huncar speaks to criminal youth defence lawyer Amy Lind in the wake of a 12-year-old boy being charged in the afternoon stabbing of an 11-year-old at an Edmonton McDonald's.
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CBCAlberta RCMP officer charged with sexually assaulting 2 males in hotel room
An Alberta RCMP officer has been charged with sexually assaulting two males in an Airdrie hotel room in 2022. Leduc Const. Bridget Morla faces two counts of sexual assault. Morla was off-duty at the time of the alleged assaults, according to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).ASIRT announced the charges Monday following a two-year investigation. Morla, 39, has been a police officer for 13 years. She has been suspended with pay since the investigation commenced in late 2022, accor
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Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison
A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart, killing a bride who had just got married at a South Carolina beach, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
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This N.B. couple became homeless a year ago. Now, they're opening up about the harrowing experience
Kevin Desylva and Reah Palmer never imagined they would end up homeless. But after 32 years together, the couple found themselves trying anything to make it through each day."We've never experienced homelessness, we've never been around it," Desylva said. "Everything about it was new to us, the people, the atmosphere — it's rough."There was a time, he said, when the pair were living in Chipman area of what is now Grand Lake. Palmer was working three jobs, and Desylva stayed home to look after hi
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Auditor general finds 'kickback scheme' between landlords and city housing worker
The city of Ottawa's auditor general has uncovered a "kickback scheme" that resulted in the city paying inflated rents through housing allowance programs.The investigation, tabled at the city's audit committee on Monday, looked into a tip through the fraud and waste hotline that a city case worker "received kickback payments from a group of landlords in exchange for these landlords receiving more favourable rental rates under specific housing benefit programs administered by the City."Auditor ge
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Family of Colorado Woman Missing Since Solo Shopping Trip Say They've Received 'Not Good News'
"Sending this with broken hearts & tears," the family of Jayna Lang shared in an update on Sunday, Dec. 1
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Missouri to execute Christopher Collings for 9-year-old girl's rape, murder. Who is he?
Christopher Leroy Collings, 49, is set to die by lethal injection for the murder of 9-year-old Rowan Ford in the southwestern Missouri village of Stella.
- People
'Adored' Boy with Autism Worked Hard to Speak Fluently. Then He Was Killed in Front of Grandfather's House
"The door was shut in front of him at 9 years old," Princeton Jones' mother said, per KABC
- People
Days After Oregon Hiker Was Found Slain, Police Believe They've Found Bodies of Her 2 Dogs
Investigators were searching for the two large Malinois-mix dogs in hopes of also discovering their missing owner, a slain Oregon woman found dead on Saturday
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'Bedlam:' Nova Scotia lawyer suspended following ugly courtroom fracas
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia lawyer who had to be restrained by deputy sheriffs during a court appearance earlier this year has lost his appeal of a suspension following the bizarre incident.
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Police say a Hawaii woman who disappeared went to Mexico and is not considered missing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Hawaii woman who went missing after landing in Los Angeles was seen crossing into Mexico alone with her luggage and is not considered missing, Los Angeles Police Department Chief of Police Jim McDonnell said during a news conference Monday.
- People
S.C. Woman Gets 25 Years for Drunken Crash that Killed Newlywed Bride in Golf Cart
Jamie Lee Komoroski reportedly plead guilty Monday to four charges stemming from the April 2023 crash that killed Samantha Miller on her wedding day
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'Extreme act of violence': Man who drove over wife in U-Haul gets 15-year manslaughter sentence
A Calgary man who killed his wife by running her over with a loaded U-Haul was handed a 15-year sentence Monday as the judge called the crime "an extreme act of violence."Ronald John Candaele, 40, killed Melissa Blommaert, 33, on Feb.10, 2020. He was originally found guilty of second-degree murder following a trial in 2021 but the Alberta Court of Appeal overturned his conviction and found him guilty of manslaughter instead and the case was returned to Court of King's Bench for sentencing."This
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Vancouver police shoot carjacking suspect, oversight body investigating
B.C.'s police oversight agency is investigating after a suspected carjacker was shot by police in East Vancouver early Sunday morning. Vancouver police say they were called out around 4 a.m. to the area of Prior and Milross streets when a security guard dialled 911 to report a man armed with a knife and broken glass bottle stealing his car. Police say the alleged carjacker fled in the stolen vehicle and made it to the intersection of Slocan Street and East 23rd Avenue before officers caught up w
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Man jailed after 'brazen' street assault on woman
An off-duty police officer witnessed Nehemiah Brown repeatedly punching the woman in the street.
- People
Man Who Allegedly Googled ‘How Long Does It Take to Get Married After Spouse Dies’ Charged With Wife’s Murder
Naresh Bhatt was allegedly seen buying knives and cleaning supplies days after Mamta Kafle Bhatt disappeared
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8 dead in a mass shooting in a cartel-plagued town in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eight people are dead and two others are wounded after gunmen pulled up to a roadside stand in north-central Mexico and opened fire on customers and bystanders, authorities reported Sunday.
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‘Stop talking and get a lawyer’: Inside the descent of a Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife
A smiling James Craig appears in an online video promoting his Colorado dental practice, saying his approach “begins with sincerely listening to the patient and wanting to find out more about where they’re coming from and what they’re looking for and what they want.”
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Tragic discovery in Oregon: Missing hiker’s body found, husband arrested on murder charge
The search for missing hiker Susan Lane-Fournier, 61, took a tragic turn after her body was found over the weekend in Welches, Oregon, an unincorporated community at the base of Mount Hood.
- The Canadian Press
Canada Post presents union with 'framework' to reach deal as strike continues
Canada Post has presented the union representing some 55,000 striking postal workers with a framework to reach negotiated agreements, the corporation said.
- The Canadian Press
The International Criminal Court's chief lashes out at threats from Russia and a US senator
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The president of the International Criminal Court lashed out on Monday at Russia for targeting its prosecutors and judges over the panel’s investigation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and slammed comments by a U.S. senator threatening the court.