Legal News

Woman, 29, dead after Niagara River incident, police
Sep 21, 2019, Canadian Press
FORT ERIE, Ont. — A 29-year-old woman has died and a body has been recoevered after an incident in the Niagara River that local police say has also left one child in hospital.
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Police say motorcyclist killed in Highway crash northeast of Montreal
Sep 21, 2019, Canadian Press
CONTRECOEUR, Que. — Quebec provincial police say a motorcyclist is dead after crash on Highway 30, northeast of Montreal.
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Mixed reactions from Danforth shooting victims on Trudeau's lack of a handgun ban
Sep 21, 2019, Canadian Press
TORONTO — A woman who barely survived a mass shooting in Toronto's Greektown applauded Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's proposal to ban assault rifles on Friday, but said handguns such as the one that left her paralyzed should also be prohibited.
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Boy, 9, among three killed in head-on collision in Bradford
Sep 21, 2019, Canadian Press
BRADFORD, Ont. — A nine-year-old boy was killed in a head-on collision in Bradford, Ont., along with two other relatives, after police say a heavy truck collided with an SUV late Friday afternoon.
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Single vehicle accident in Cape Breton sends six people to hospital
Sep 21, 2019, Canadian Press
LEITCHES CREEK, N.S. — A single-vehicle accident Friday evening in Cape Breton sent six people to hospital, including four children.
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Police use night-vision drone to find two missing hikers in Halifax
Sep 21, 2019, Canadian Press
HALIFAX — A drone with night-vision equipment was used early Saturday morning to find a pair of missing hikers in a wooded area of Halifax.
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Man from Winnipeg who was hiking alone found dead in Banff National Park
Sep 20, 2019, Canadian Press
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — A hiker has been found dead in Banff National Park.
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Father's testimony at murder trial like plot of 'bad low-budget movie:' Crown
Sep 20, 2019, Canadian Press
VANCOUVER — A father accused of murdering his two daughters has told his trial a "yarn" about the day the girls were killed, a Crown attorney argued Friday.
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B.C. First Nation signs agreement to return its land
Sep 20, 2019, Canadian Press
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — A First Nation has signed an agreement that will return over 3,000 hectares of land after it has been in treaty negotiations for more than two decades.
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A look at some Canadian parents accused of failing to get medical help for kids
Sep 20, 2019, Canadian Press
A couple in Alberta has been found not guilty of failing to provide the necessaries of life for their toddler son. Court heard that David and Collet Stephan gave 19-month-old Ezekiel natural remedies before he died in 2012. He had bacterial meningitis and his parents called 911 after he stopped breathing.
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