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There is no question that Nathaniel Veltman killed four members of a Muslim family, the Afzaals, and seriously injured a child in London, Ont., but a jury will soon be tasked with trying to answer why. Is the 22-year-old a terrorist who planned the attack or is he a troubled …
Read More »Toronto car-bomber, convicted killer dies in prison: investigation launched
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Kingston, Ont., man sentenced to life in prison earlier this year for several brutal crimes across Ontario died in prison, according to Correctional Service Canada. Michael Wentworth died Wednesday while in custody at Millhaven Institution. CSC did not give a cause …
Read More »Notorious killer Paul Bernardo moved to a medium-security prison
Convicted teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo was quietly moved to a medium-security prison in Quebec on Monday, the lawyer for his victims’ families says. Bernardo has been serving a life sentence for kidnapping, torturing and killing Kristen French, 15, and Leslie Mahaffy, 14, in the early 1990s near …
Read More »Kiska, Marineland’s lone killer whale and last captive orca in Canada, has died
Kiska, a killer whale at Marineland and the last captive orca in Canada who has swam alone in her tank for more than a decade, has died. The Ontario government said Marineland, a theme park in Niagara Falls, Ont., informed the province Thursday of her death. The province had Animal …
Read More »Vancouver Island hit-and-run killer died on street from toxic drugs: Coroner’s report – BC
A North Vancouver man convicted of killing two motorcyclists on the Malahat Highway in 2010, died from toxic drugs on the streets of Maple Ridge in Dec. 2020, according to a newly released coroner’s report. Lucas Ian Brown, 35, was found unresponsive by a passerby on a public sidewalk on …
Read More »Feds to fund feasibility study to search landfill for alleged Winnipeg serial killer victims
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 15, 2022 7:40 pm Updated December 15, 2022 8:43 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government says it will fund a feasibility study on a potential search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two Indigenous …
Read More »B.C.’s endangered killer whales have been going hungry for years, study finds
A new study into British Columbia’s iconic but endangered southern resident orcas found that the animals have for years faced diet deficiencies — getting 17 per cent less food than what they need. The killer whales’ ongoing malnourishment could help shine light on why they haven’t been able to rebuild …
Read More »Winnipeg homeless killer appeals his consecutive life sentences in wake of Supreme Court ruling
The longest prison sentence ever handed down in Manitoba may soon be slashed by two-thirds. Lawyers for homeless serial killer John Paul Ostamas have filed notice with the top provincial court they want to see his sentence reviewed in light of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that struck …
Read More »N.L. police chartered $91K flight for accused killer banned from flying commercial
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary chartered a private flight to get accused murderer Sheldon Hibbs back to St. John’s from Calgary in March, according to documents obtained by CBC News. The force said he had been banned from flying commercial. Hibbs, 27, was arrested in Calgary on March 11 on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree …
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