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A Hamilton man has been imprisoned for one year in the U.S. after pleading guilty to a 2022 cryptocurrency theft spree that targeted as many as 200 people and netted more than $1 million Cdn. His latest thefts occurred while he was on bail for a separate crime he committed …
Read More »Canadian teen tennis star, Victoria Mboko, to make U.S. Open debut Monday
In just 12 magical days in Montreal earlier this month, Victoria Mboko went from a promising young player on the rise to a champion at the WTA 1000 level — in her home country, no less. The 18-year-old who went from No. 85 to No. 23 is a rising star …
Read More »Shock in tiny Quadeville after teen accused of attempting to murder girl
Wanda Resmer says she didn’t see the news coming. For over two weeks, people in Quadeville, Ont., a tiny community surrounded by the hills of Renfrew County, were cautioned by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to keep their kids close — indoors, even — after an eight-year-old girl was found with serious injuries …
Read More »Nigerian judge convicts man of sextorting B.C. teen who died by suicide
WARNING: This article contains details of sexual extortion and may affect those who have experienced it or know someone affected by it. RCMP are hailing the conviction and sentencing of a man in Nigeria who tried to blackmail a Surrey, B.C., teenager by posting his intimate images online, saying “sextortions and …
Read More »Grade 9 class travels 230 km to bring grad party to P.E.I. teen in Halifax hospital
Fifteen-year-old Lauchlan McCabe is going to miss his Grade 9 graduation later this month because he is undergoing treatment for leukemia at the IWK Health Centre. But his class wasn’t going to let him graduate without a proper ceremony. That’s why his schoolmates and teacher travelled some 230 kilometres to Halifax from …
Read More »Brandon teen recovering at home after sword attack inside high school
Chinoso Onuke says he thought he was going to die when a fellow student, dressed all in black with a mask, attacked him with a sword inside Brandon’s Neelin High School last week. Seven of his fingers were nearly severed as he fought off the attacker during the hallway assault …
Read More »Canadian teen Mboko extends perfect run to reach 3rd round at French Open
Toronto’s Victoria Mboko extended her dream run at the French Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Germany’s Eva Lys on Wednesday to reach the third round. The 18-year-old Canadian hasn’t dropped a set through five matches — including three wins in qualifying — and has now posted back-to-back main-draw …
Read More »Teen hiker dead after fall down 60-metre cliff north of Salmon Arm, B.C.
A 17-year-old is dead after falling down a cliff while hiking in B.C.’s Interior, according to police. RCMP said the teen boy was hiking with two friends on Monday evening when he “disappeared” off a 60-metre cliff on Bastion Mountain, north of Salmon Arm in B.C.’s Shuswap region. Police said he was …
Read More »Teen girl pleads guilty to assault in fatal swarming attack of Toronto man
A teen girl set to face trial for manslaughter in the death of a homeless Toronto man has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of assault. The girl was one of two scheduled to go on trial next month in relation to the death of Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old man …
Read More »Parents of teen burned at Saskatoon school question how police, school officials handled multiple warnings
The parents of two 15-year-old girls at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon say they went to police and the school multiple times between June and August 2024 with concerns about escalating online threats from the student now accused of setting one of the girls on fire in a school hallway. …
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