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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A collaborative effort between the city of Winnipeg and its police service is being looked at as one of the many ways to make the downtown core safer. Other approaches have also been lauded as potential safety measures. Mayor Scott Gillingham said …
Read More »Victim identified in fatal fire on Furby Street, investigation shifts to homicide: WPS – Winnipeg
Winnipeg police identified a man who died in a fire over the weekend and his death is now being investigated as a homicide. Johnathen Joseph Tait, 33, was taken to the hospital in critical condition following a fire at 5:10 a.m. on Saturday. He later died as a result of …
Read More »Victim remains critical days after fight at Oshawa bar
A victim remains in critical condition around a week and a half after a fight at a bar in Oshawa, police say. Durham Regional Police said it happened on June 10 at The Canadian Brewhouse on Simcoe Street North, near Winchester Road. Police said there was a verbal altercation between …
Read More »Man charged with 1st-degree murder in Toronto stabbing, victim identified – Toronto
Toronto police say they have charged a man with first-degree murder in a fatal stabbing from Friday night. The stabbing happened at around 10:20 p.m. in the area of Dufferin Street and Rowan Avenue, just south of Eglinton Avenue, police said. Police said a suspect had entered a unit of …
Read More »Winnipeg man charged in two stabbings, homicide of unidentified victim, police say – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Winnipeg man accused of a number of violent incidents — including one that left an unidentified victim dead — is behind bars facing a laundry list of charges. Police said 23-year-old Tyrus Mann has been charged with second-degree murder, assault causing …
Read More »Dad of U.K. suicide victim seeks justice after Toronto man allegedly sold lethal substance
Police in Peel Region say they are investigating after a report surfaced that a Toronto-area man allegedly sold a legal but potentially deadly substance to people abroad who later used the chemical compound to take their own lives. David Parfett’s son Tom died by suicide at the age of 22. …
Read More »Assault victim dies in hospital, Winnipeg police launch homicide probe – Winnipeg
An assault earlier this month has turned into a homicide investigation for Winnipeg police after the victim died of his injuries Wednesday. Police said the assault was initially reported in the 300 block of Princess Street on the morning of April 11. It turned out the incident had happened three …
Read More »Family, friends gather for 17-year-old stabbing victim vigil in Surrey, B.C. – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dozens of people gathered Tuesday evening for 17-year-old Ethan Bespflug’s candlelight vigil in Surrey, B.C. “It is nice to have all this love and support, and it shows the magnitude of how he touched people’s lives and the person he was,” said …
Read More »Man approached victim onboard TTC bus ‘unprovoked,’ stabbed him: police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are trying to identify a man they say threatened a person with a sharp object at a Toronto subway station and then a few days later, stabbed a person onboard a bus in an unprovoked attack. Toronto police said the first …
Read More »‘The sweetest gentleman’: Loved ones remember Oshawa, Ont. fatal shooting victim
The 30-year-old victim of Thursday night’s fatal shooting in Oshawa, Ont., is being remembered by many as the “sweetest gentleman” they knew. The victim of the shooting, identified as Michael Nigris, was gunned down just outside of his workplace, Cash Connections. On Friday morning, loved ones rushed to the scene …
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