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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 »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 »What the jury didn’t hear at trial of man accused in the London, Ont., attack
From alternate attack targets and extreme views on many populations to a near-resignation from a defence lawyer, there was plenty jurors at the trial of Nathaniel Veltman were barred from hearing as they considered the case of the man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in what …
Read More »Judge expected to give final instructions to jury in Peter Nygard’s sex assault trial
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 8, 2023 6:15 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The judge presiding over Peter Nygard’s sexual assault trial is expected to give his final instructions to the jury today before they begin deliberating their verdict in the case. The jury …
Read More »Jury hears of messy apartment, strange note at London, Ont. attack trial
Warning: Readers may find the contents of this story disturbing. An apartment with personal items strewn about the floor and a note on a table stating speeds and percentages were among the items photographed and described by police officers as the trial continues for the man accused of intentionally running …
Read More »Jury to hear from more witnesses as trial of London attack suspect unfolds
The jury at the trial of a man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family in Ontario is set to hear from more witnesses today. Nathaniel Veltman, who has pleaded not guilty, is accused of deliberately hitting five members of the Afzaal family …
Read More »Jury to hear from witnesses as Crown argues case against London attack suspect
WINDSOR, Ont. _ The jury in the trial of a man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family in Ontario is set to hear from more witnesses today. Federal prosecutors are arguing that Nathaniel Veltman was motivated by white nationalist beliefs, branding the …
Read More »Jury makes 7 recommendations after inquest into shooting of man who stabbed police officer
Better training for staff selling firearms and a better process for booking mental-health appointments are among the recommendations being made by a jury that examined a 2016 police shooting in Vancouver. The coroners’ inquest probed the November 2016 death of Daniel Rintoul, who attacked and stabbed a staff member, tried to …
Read More »Judge instructs jury before its deliberations in online extortion case of B.C. teen Amanda Todd
WARNING: This article contains details of sexual extortion and may affect those who have experienced it or know someone affected by it. The B.C. Supreme Court justice in the trial of a Dutch man charged with harassing and extorting teenager Amanda Todd told the jury to “take special care” with the teen’s statements Friday, …
Read More »Amanda Todd feared extortion would continue for the rest of her life, Crown tells jury
British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd feared that the person who was harassing and extorting her wouldcontinue for the rest of her life, and there was nothing she could do to stop it, a Crown attorney told B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday. Kristen LeNoble showed the court a Facebook post that …
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