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The judge overseeing the trial of a man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer repeatedly raised concerns over the prosecution’s changing theory of what happened that night and at one point indicated she did not see how a jury could reach a guilty verdict on murder based on evidence …
Read More »Judge to continue instructions to jury in trial of man accused of killing Toronto cop – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 18, 2024 6:44 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The judge presiding over the trial of a man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer is set to continue her instructions to the jury today. …
Read More »Defence’s crash reconstructionist to testify at trial of man accused of killing Toronto cop – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 8, 2024 10:26 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Defence lawyers for a man accused of running over a Toronto police officer nearly three years ago are calling a crash reconstructionist to testify at his trial. Umar …
Read More »Wife of man accused of killing Toronto cop testifies at murder trial – Toronto
The wife of a man accused of killing a Toronto police officer is testifying at his murder trial today. Aaida Shaikh is on the stand this morning at the trial of Umar Zameer. Zameer has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup. Northrup …
Read More »Crown, defence to address jury in trial of man accused of killing Toronto cop – Toronto
Prosecutors and defence lawyers are expected to make their opening statements today in the murder trial of a man accused of killing a Toronto police officer. Umar Zameer has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Const. Jeffrey Northrup. Northrup, 55, died on July 2, 2021, after …
Read More »1 man, 2 cop cars, and 5 lbs of potato salad: How a Halifax legend was born
It all started with a poster. “COME WATCH ME EAT 5 POUNDS OF POTATO SALAD,” it declared, inviting people to watch a Halifax man eat the boiled potato dish at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Halifax on Saturday night. “(THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT SUCH A CHALLENGE),” the poster …
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