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VANCOUVER - Janet Olson, 58, and Louise Reid, 59, who both volunteer as co-directors of A Better Life Dog Rescue, are alleged to have posed as animal welfare officers and stolen a bulldog named Samson from his family home on Nov. 21, 2011. (CBC) MORE: Dognapping charges
WASHINGTON - Jason Savedoff, a former BC resident and McGill University student, had been working in New York City over the past year with Barry Landau. (PostMedia) PREVIOUS: Case of the disappearing documents
MONTREAL - A dozen travellers from across Canada have come forward to allege that they have been robbed by airport security screeners. (QMI) PREVIOUS: Sticky fingers
Feds shouldn't be language police OTTAWA - Heritage Minister James Moore who oversees official languages, said Official Languages commissioner Graham Fraser has overstepped his mandate. (QMI) PREVIOUS: Ottawa's businesses to be checked for bilingualism French only ruling
TORONTO - Police say they have identified a woman accused of hitting a streetcar passenger with a child. (CTV) MORE: Police have identified woman Child used as a weapon
TORONTO - Can you imagine what would happen if motorists pulled up to a red light and only half of them stopped? Well, many bicyclists see red as drivers see yellow, and run them as if intersections are their right of way, or a rite of passage, police say. (Toronto Star)
OTTAWA - The number of police-reported hate crimes in Canada increased 42% in 2009, says a new study. (CP) REPORT: Police-reported hate crimes in Canada 2009
TORONTO - He's a convicted criminal, alleged bigamist, perjurer and child abductor and if that weren’t enough, he’s also the prime suspect in the mysterious disappearance of his first wife in Israel. So how is it that Moshe Abuaf aka Moshe Aviv remains in Toronto and has actually been allowed to claim refugee status? (QMI) MORE: Suspect married in Canada
MONTREAL - The RCMP and Canada Post believe they have licked a network that pumped thousands of phoney postage stamps into the Toronto and Montreal regions. (CP)
ORILLILA - OPP have reported 6 deaths and thousands of traffic charges over the Victoria Day long weekend. Officers laid a total of 6,361 driving related charges over the long weekend. (CP) MORE: More than 3,000 charged in AB |
WINNIPEG - Since late Sept, hundreds of Winnipeggers have come forward saying they were slapped with photo radar tickets when they were not actually speeding at Grant Ave and Nathaniel St. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation said they've received complaints from about 500 drivers. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Ticket complaint Speed limit enforcement
Fraud in the workplace cost Canadian small businesses $3.2B last year, an accountancy group says. The report published by the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA) found some 290,000 small and medium-sized enterprises were victimized by some sort of occupational fraud last year. (CBC) REPORT: Occupational fraud .pdf
VANCOUVER - Four young Chilliwack men who dressed as superheroes to confront potential sex offenders have drawn public kudos but are being criticized by police, who say crime-fighting should be left to the proper authorities. (Vancouver Sun) MORE: Crusaders among us Superheroes Superheroes investigation BC teens YouTube
Kids from grow-op homes healthy When it comes to children being raised in homes where their parents produced drugs, medically speaking, in most cases the kids are all right, suggests a Canadian study. (CP)
LACOMBE - 7 youths and 4 adult men are facing charges after more than 1,000 vehicles were broken into all within three months in a small Alberta city of 10,700 people. (QMI)
OTTAWA - The "flashrob" at a convenience store this month was the first of its kind in Ottawa. Police are investigating a second that happened July 23 at the Independent Grocer. (QMI) PREVIOUS: Mob of teens ransack store
Limits ‘plucked out of the air’ LONDON - The Commons Science and Technology Committee is to examine the evidence behind current guidelines which say men should not regularly drink more than four units of alcohol a day (equivalent to two pints of ordinary strength beer) while women should have no more than three (a large glass of wine). (Telegraph UK)
A comprehensive study on distracted driving has found there is no conclusive evidence that hands-free cell phone use while driving is any less risky than hand-held cell phone use. (Fox) REPORT: Distracted driving
SOUTHGATE TOWNSHIP - Ontario police have charged a man with stealing an entire home. (Toronto Star) MORE: Man charged after home stolen
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TORONTO - Michelle Gopaul, a 24-year-old model and actress from New York City, received the sentence after pleading guilty to one charge of child abduction. Gopaul was charged after one-month-old Roma Patel went missing from a casting call in Toronto's east end on Dec. 30. (CTV) MORE: 'I'm not a bad person' Guilty plea |
Bad housing as unhealthy as no housing Housing Vulnerability and Health: Canada's Hidden Emergency, revealed that for every person in Canada who is homeless, another 23 live in housing that is unsafe, crowded or costs more than 50% of their income. (CBC) MORE: Guaranteed income moving into the spotlight |
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VICTORIA - Patricia O’Byrne was in a custody battle for two-year-old Sigourney when she and the child disappeared in 1993. CTV) |
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BUFFALO - A Toronto sports doctor has pleaded guilty in Buffalo to smuggling human growth hormone into the US to treat pro athletes. (AP) |
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OTTAWA - To date, the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime (OFOVC) has released only one annual report. Two others were filed to the federal justice minister but, for more than a year, they have remained secret. (Toronto Star) |
TORONTO - A 23-year-old man has been charged with assault with a weapon after a driver was attacked by a man with a squeegee. (Toronto Star) MORE: Don't challenge squeegee kids police warn Squeegee kid beat driver |
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TORONTO - A 68-year-old woman remained in critical condition in hospital on Tuesday, nearly a week after police found her unconscious, freezing and starving in a makeshift bedroom set up inside a non-insulated garage. (CTV) MORE: Box of diapers, bucket of water Shame in the garage Elderly abuse charges Couple charged |
LISTOWEL - Firefighters from Ontario, Quebec, Michigan and other parts of the continent joined the thousands of people who bid Ken Rea and Raymond Walter one last farewell. (Waterloo Region Record) MORE: Thousands gather Probe begins Mourning firefighters Deaths shock town |
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OTTAWA - Poverty costs taxpayers more than $24B a year. (PostMedia) |
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TORONTO - Drivers in Toronto should keep their eyes peeled for speed traps around every corner, according to the National Motorist Association's annual list of "Worst North American Speed Trap Cities". (CTV) Worst speed trap cities Toronto is the worst city |
Death rates 'higher' among young adults Premature deaths are now more likely to occur in adolescence and early adulthood than in childhood, a new global report claims. The study in The Lancet looked at data from 50 countries - rich, middle-income and poor - over 50 years. (BBC) |
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LILLOOET - Autopsy results have confirmed that a bear attack killed a well-known elder in the Xaxli'p First Nation whose remains were found near Lillooet, BC. (CBC) |
'Thousand-pound rabbit on stilts' Grizzly attack on Vancouver Island |
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PARIS - Canadians are the most tolerant people in the developed world, are terrific readers, enjoy more "positive experiences" than everyone but Icelanders, and don't produce many babies, according to a new report. (PostMedia) REPORT: Society at a Glance 2011 OECD. |
CALGARY - Law-abiding landlords be warned: Illegal activities by tenants causing damage to rental properties will likely leave you on the hook. (QMI) PREVIOUS: Landowner vs. squatter Woman ordered to sell condo |
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PORTLAND - Shoplifters stole $13.7B in merchandise in the US from June 2009 to October 2010 according to the Centre for Retail Research in England. (ABC) MORE: Global retail theft barometer 2010 |
TORONTO - York Regional Police have launched an investigation after the LCBO discovered several bottles of fake Amarone, a highly-praised style of wine made from partly-dried grapes. (Toronto Star) |
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TORONTO - A northern Ontario recreational group says the Ministry of Natural Resources is blocking local access to lakes and rivers in favour of foreign-based tourist outfitters. (CTV) |
TORONTO - "Being homeless means constant exposure to dangerous people and places," said the report, Surviving Crime and Violence (.pdf). (CBC) |
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WINNIPEG - Brian Sinclair, a double-amputee, died in the emergency room of the city's Health Sciences Centre after waiting for 34 hours without receiving care in Sept. 2008. (QMI) MORE: ER death probe launched |
VANCOUVER - Douglas Archie Clark, 64, who faces a total of 13 counts of fraud, was supposed to appear in court July 11. (PostMedia) PREVIOUS: Cancer fake Mother accused of faking cancer |
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VANCOUVER - The Public Guardian of BC is suing the federal government on behalf of 3 children who watched a prisoner slash their mother's throat at a Christmas party. (CP) |
OWEN SOUND - Four families who say their children were bullied and abused by teachers at local schools - and in one case also by students - have filed lawsuits. (QMI) |
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MONTREAL - The first heat wave of the summer in Quebec has had fatal consequences, according to Montreal public health authorities. 80 deaths were reported Thursday, when the scorching heat reached its peak. The average number of deaths on a regular day in Montreal is 40. (CBC) |
GODERICH, Ont. - They were star-crossed lovers with murderous intent. Tony Terpstra, 40, and Serenna Benninger 39, were found guilty of conspiracy and counselling to commit the murder of Terpstra's wife, Shelia, 41. (QMI) PREVIOUS: Hottub, millions, a hitman and a plot |
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TORONTO - The deadly 2008 propane blast was caused by an illegal “tank-to-tank transfer” and a gas hose leak, according to a confidential report by the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: 2008 Toronto propane explosion |
MALARTIC, QC - Provincial police have forcibly evicted the only person who had refused to leave his home to make way for a massive (Osisko Mining Corporation) gold mine development northwest of Montreal. (QMI) MORE: Holdout gets dragged out |
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TORONTO - Police laid 237 charges against Marcos Marinoni, 26, and Isaac Lewkowicz, 29, charges that range from possession of credit cards and property attained by crime to theft and conspiracy. (CTV) PREVIOUS: 2nd suspect arrested 1 arrested, another sought Jewels stolen |
Most dangerous vehicles of 2010 The National Safety Council (NSC), an Illinois-based organization aimed at lobbying for and supporting safety standards, says the average economic cost per traffic fatality in 2007, the latest year on record, was $1.1M. (Forbes) PREVIOUS: Laws don't stop crashes Highway Loss Data Institute Auto theft Canada 2009 |
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TORONTO - A provincial court judge allowed media access to a CD and transcript of the meeting, surreptitiously taped by an undercover OPP officer, Brenda Carey, who posed as a dedicated activist and won their trust. (Toronto Star) 'Largest ever' police spy operation Undercover cop drove anarchists Police overwhelmed by 'intensity' Protest groups infiltrated by police 24 convicted out of 1,100 arrested |
Police want to keep G20 cameras Chief and SIU boss went too far Police arrest alleged G20 troublemaker |
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Seized weapons not what they seem Toronto's not-OK corral at summit |
Police never given special powers Police push ahead with investigation Caught in the act .pdf |
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Prince George, BC, has once again been named Canada's “most dangerous city." (CBC) Canada's most dangerous cities Crime rate falls to lowest since 1973 |
Police say Victoria is not dangerous 27% report being victims of crime Number of crime victims unchanged Fewer crimes reported to police Police-reported crime statistics 2009 Crime stats mask darker factors |
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CALGARY - Alleged sexual torturer Dustin Ward Paxton will face three separate jury trials over the rest of the year to deal with 10 charges against four victims. (Calgary Herald) |
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TORONTO - It started off as a common traffic accident on one of Toronto’s busiest highways. (Toronto Star) |
Parking mobility A non-profit company is making it easier to catch people who use handicap parking spots without a proper permit. (CBC) |
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PARKSVILLE - Under the province's Heritage Conservation Act, landowners whose property has been designated a heritage site cannot build until archeologists have done an assessment and removed any First Nations artifacts or human remains - at the landowner's expense. (CBC) |
CANOE LAKE FIRST NATION - A young boy was killed when he was attacked by a pack of dogs on a northern Saskatchewan reserve. Family members identified him as 10-year-old Keith Iron. (CTV) MORE: Boy dies in dog attack Dogs destroyed Band blamed |
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OTTAWA - Transport Canada says it is moving to fix its multimillion-dollar pleasure craft operator card program, amid widespread cheating in the tests and complaints that the cards are largely useless to police. (CBC) |
NANAIMO - More and more retailers are getting stung by criminals returning stolen merchandise or items bought using stolen or fake credit cards, and many are reacting by tightening their return policies. (Nanaimo Daily News) |
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TORONTO - Alexander Petraitis, 67, former chairman of magazine wholesaler Metro News, is charged along with his former dominatrix mistress, Sandra Rinella, 47, with hiring a hit man to kill his then-wife of 40 years, Kirsten Petraitis. (Toronto Star) MORE: Case has waited to go trial Mistrial in conspiracy case |
GENEVA - European countries are increasingly pegging speeding fines to income as a way to punish wealthy scofflaws who would otherwise ignore tickets. Advocates say a $290,000 speeding ticket slapped on a millionaire Ferrari driver in Switzerland was a fair and well-deserved example of the trend. (AP) |
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11 years for shooting TTC driver TORONTO - Malcolm Chalmers, now 23, fired several shots through the open door of the bus just after 11pm on Oct. 15, 2005. One of the slugs fired from the tarnished silver Browning 9-mm pistol hit TTC driver Jaime Pereira in the face, leaving him blind in one eye and with only peripheral vision in the other. (Toronto Star) MORE: Gunman calls bus driver a hero |
REGINA - Saskatchewan Party MLA Lyle Stewart was driving into Regina from his Thunder Creek constituency on a gravel road when he stopped to offer assistance to a man whose truck was in the ditch. The man, with a few "expletives deleted," then informed Stewart he had a knife and he wanted the rancher and ex-cabinet minister's car. Bad move. (Regina Leader-Post) |
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VANCOUVER - Truck drivers in BC were to blame in 18.9% of fatal accidents, compared to 14.8% in the Western region, 10% in Central Canada, and 12.2% in the Atlantic. (Vancouver Sun) REPORT: Best practices for truck safety .pdf Random truck safety inspection |
TORONTO - Since her 18th birthday earlier this year, Connie Nydam has raked in five driving convictions and two licence suspensions. (Sun Media) MORE: Drunk speeder tried to flee on transit bus Morning chase leads to charges Woman charged |
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TORONTO - Two Ontario drivers reported aches and pains after their big Ford Econoline vans were struck from behind as they sat at stoplights, weeks and kilometres apart. But the cost of assessing, treating and compensating the drivers was a world apart. One of the collisions took place in London, Ont., and the driver's claim cost his insurer $1,674. The second incident took place in Toronto and has cost a whopping $51,808 to date. (Toronto Star) MORE: Insurers urge injury billing limits |
OTTAWA - The criminal who broke into the home of an Ottawa tax court judge and shot holes through its windows left all jewelry, cash and valuables untouched. In an e-mail exchange with the Citizen, Judge Patrick Boyle's son, Joshua, revealed that the perpetrator clearly had more in mind than simple burglary. Boyle, 25, has been drawn into the case because he recently married Zaynab Khadr, a prominent member of Canada's notorious "al-Qaeda family." (Ottawa Citizen) PREVIOUS: A break-in, slaying and marriage |
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TORONTO - A toy company played Santa yesterday, donating $50,000 in goodies after a tractor-trailer full of presents for needy families was stolen on Sept. 26. "For every grinch there is a Santa, so Hasbro has come up with $50,000 worth of toys for Peels Toys for Tots program," company spokesman Sandra Paulini said. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Grinches behind bars Toys trailer found Grinches on video Van full of toys stolen Food bank demand up 75% |
This year, the Top Ten Scams focuses in on dubious practices of online commerce, asking consumers to read the fine print BEFORE you click “yes.” Complaints in 2009 run the gamut from teeth whiteners to premium text messages to government grants, but all tie back to consumers unwittingly consenting to sign up for the service or product. (Better Business Bureau) RELATED: Rogers charges for 'free' text messages Plain English |
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TORONTO - 28 firefighters who paid the ultimate price in the line of duty were honoured as their names were added to the firefighter's memorial at Queen's Park. (CTV) MORE: Firefighters' memorial rises from ashes Honour roll 9 firefighters honoured |
BRAMPTON - It's like stealing a house. Heavy construction equipment - graders, backhoes and other pieces that cost up to $300,000 each - sit on the side of the road, or in the middle of a housing sub-division project - and are easy pickings for thieves. (Sun Media) |
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WINNIPEG - A woman charged with abducting and trying to kill a 14-month-old baby had walked out of jail only days earlier following a string of recent arrests, according to court documents. (Mike on Crime) MORE: Suspect was on bail Woman charged Child assaulted Hero to baby's grandmother Teen stops savage attack |
VICTORIA - David Whiffin and Clayton Cunningham are accused of allowing a 27-year-old appaloosa gelding named Jalupae to starve, and then tying its neck to the bucket of an excavator, raising it so the horse was off the ground. It died from strangulation. (Victoria Times Colonist) |
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MONTREAL - When a cyclist skidded into Léna Chabot while she was walking on Mount Royal, leaving her with cracked ribs, bruises and cuts in the shape of a bicycle chain, she was incredulous. She also soon discovered that as a victim of such an incident, she is nearly powerless. (Montreal Gazette) RELATED: Man charged after hitting girl with golf cart |
KRAKOW - Polish police detained five men for stealing the metal sign that hung over the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz, and said they were common thieves, not neo-Nazis. (Reuters) MORE: 'Ordinary thieves' Sign recovered Thieves steal entrance sign 'An abominable act' Auschwitz concentration camp Arbeit macht frei |
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GRAND FALLS - 4 Newfoundland communities were handed the minimum fine for refusing to shut down their local landfills and truck their garbage to a superdump. (CBC) |
VICTORIA - Had a pint of beer at your local pub lately? Not likely, and certainly not legally. (Vancouver Sun) |
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TORONTO - Between 30-40% of Ontario students in Grades 3 and 6 do not read, write or do math at the provincial standard. (CP) MORE: Half of Canadians struggling with literacy Canadian Council of Learning |
EDMONTON - Traffic deaths decreased more than 10% from 2007 to 2008, the Alberta government reported. But it appears the overall number of accidents has risen over the past four years. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Impaired crashes |
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EDMONTON - Patrick Clayton, the man who took nine people hostage at the Workers' Compensation Board building in Edmonton two years ago entered a surprise plea of guilty just as his trial got underway. (CBC) |
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Private firms strike government gold OTTAWA - Private firms hit pay dirt and taxpayers got the tab when the Royal Canadian Mint launched an investigation into $20M worth of missing gold, most of which turned out not to be missing at all. (Toronto Star) |
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CALGARY - Alberta has placed photos of its 10 most wanted "deadbeat dads" online as part of a new interactive website that is meant to help track down parents owing child support. (CBC) |
TORONTO - As of May 1, a driver caught with a blood alcohol level (BAC) between 0.05 and 0.08 will have their licence suspended for three days. (CBC) MORE: Tougher rules questioned |
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KELOWNA - Thousands of West Kelowna, BC, residents streamed happily back to their homes as a wildfire threat receded, but that joy of return was shattered for some who found their homes looted. (CP) |
NEW YORK - The initiative, run by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, targets violent crime and open-air drug markets that are the scourge of some communities. (Wall Street Journal) MORE: National network for safe communities |
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TORONTO - The birth parents who abandoned a newborn baby in a frigid stairwell early last year have been sentenced - and neither will be spending any more time in custody. (CTV) MORE: Parents sentenced, released Price for abandoning baby Abandoned baby named 'Angelica-Leslie' |
SUTTON, Ont. - Police are recommending charges be dropped against a 15-year-old boy who made national headlines after punching a classmate when a racial slur was allegedly hurled his way. (CP) MORE: The wimpification of the west Vested interested 'adults' escalated a schoolyard scuffle Bullied teen charged |
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Security guard survives gunshot TORONTO - Body armour only a few millimetres thick saved the life of a Yorkdale Shopping Centre security guard shot in the chest during an arrest. (Sun Media) MORE: Mall guard shot in scuffle We must stop glossing over violence |
OTTAWA - Police arrested five suspects - including two 13-year-olds - on robbery and conspiracy charges after three Ottawa banks were robbed in a matter of hours. (Ottawa Citizen) |
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WINNIPEG - Brian Sinclair didn't have much of a chance when he showed up at the Health Sciences Centre emergency room on Sept. 19, 2008. (Sun Media) |
TORONTO - Baby formula is costly - about $30 in powdered form per 800-gram tin - and it attracts shoplifters because it can be easily sold on the black market. (Toronto Star) |
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TORONTO - A man accused with his son of bullying a west-end neighbourhood for three years was arrested again yesterday in a Toronto court where his son was being sentenced. (Sun Media) MORE: Bully out of jail Neighbour from hell |
ST. LOUIS, MO. - Adam Dylan Leon has been charged with transportation of stolen property and illegal entry for flying the Cessna 172 airplane into the US from Canada. (CanWest) PREVIOUS: Attempted suicide by fighter jet Stolen plane leads bizarre chase |
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VANCOUVER - ICBC's special investigations unit has named its top five frauds of 2008. The list is put together by the people who investigate insurance claims to make sure they're legitimate. (Vancouver Province) MORE: Scams of 2008 BBB top 10 scams of 2008 |
Teens in & out of psychiatric ward WINNIPEG - The two teens charged with planning a major killing spree in Winnipeg have spent time in psychiatric institutions, and that they had no intention of being taken alive after the attack they allegedly planned. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Duo accused of plotting a bloodbath |
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If you saw $10 in an envelope sticking out of a mailbox, would you steal the money, or pop the envelope in the mail? If there is graffiti all over the mailbox or lots of litter on the ground, you'd be twice as likely to take the cash, according to a provocative study that taps into a shady side of human behaviour. It also lends support to the controversial "broken windows" theory behind crime and anti-graffiti prevention programs. (CanWest) Spreading of disorder |
GIBSONS - A woman who allegedly went on a shooting rampage at a care home here was a military vet who claimed she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and paranoia following a car accident. (Vancouver Province) MORE: Canadian Forces trying to establish military record Victim's family on edge Shooting in assisted-living home Evicted woman opens fire Bullets fly at nursing home 2 in hospital after shooting Woman in wheelchair opens fire |
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TORONTO - Jane Raham, 62, a grandmother with a clean driving record and a fear of transport trucks, just drove a big hole through one of the Ontario government's signature laws. (Sun Media) |
ON to appear street racing ruling Street Racing Nonexistent Problem, Stats Show |
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TORONTO - The Crown has withdrawn charges against former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant in connection with the death of Darcy Allan Sheppard. (Toronto Star) |
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MONTREAL - NHL security officials are on their way to Montreal to speak with police and investigate allegations that some Canadiens players have links with a man accused of dealing drugs. (CanWest) MORE: Security probes Canadiens' connection Jabs 'concerned' players hung out with alleged dealer Andrei & Sergei Kostitsyn |
CALGARY - A provincial court judge is calling on the province to consider changing the Occupational Health and Safety Code to cover group home workers who deal with potentially violent individuals in light of the murder of a youth worker at the hands of a teen in her care. (Calgary Herald) MORE: Inquiry judge recommends changes |
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CAMBRIDGE BAY - Nunavut's chief coroner has called an inquest into the death of Julien Tologanak, 20, a Nunavut man who leaped to his death from an airplane that was en route from Yellowknife to Cambridge Bay. (CBC) |
Man leaps 23,000 feet to death Inuit men commit suicide at rate 28 times that of southern peers |
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EDMONTON - A death in the family no longer simply means sorting through the person's belongings and dividing assets, but also scouring the Internet for the digital trails that linger online in e-mails, blog postings, videos, photos and social networking sites. (Edmonton Journal) |
TORONTO - A new report finds that nearly half of the homeless adults in Toronto say they use crack cocaine on a regular basis. The study by Street Health found that there's an urgent need for non-judgmental crack-specific services aimed at marginalized street people. (CityNews) |
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PRINCE GEORGE - The investigation into the bombing of three EnCana pipelines in the Dawson Creek area has turned to the public for information. (Opinion250) MORE: www.dawsoncreekbombings.com |
MONTREAL - Police say a bomb found underneath a car parked in the driveway of a Montreal West home has the potential to be more dangerous than initially thought. (CTV) MORE: Bomb squad neutralizes device |
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Armed gunmen terrorize jeweller CALGARY - Armed intruders bound a Calgary jeweller and five others inside an upscale southwest home before robbing his business in a terrifying overnight home invasion. (Calgary Herald) PREVIOUS: Jewelry-heist hostage Home invasion Hostages held to rob jewelry store |
TORONTO - Three Brampton teens are in custody and a fourth suspect is on the run, all alleged to have used knives, meat cleavers and masks in a 32-store string of armed robberies described as one of the most concerted crime rampages the Toronto hold-up squad has seen in years. (Toronto Star) |
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VANCOUVER - Local beekeeprs are buzzing over reports of honey-laundering by unscrupulous importers. (Vancouver Province) PREVIOUS: Honey laundering |
TOKYO - Beset by economic worries and loneliness, elderly Japanese are turning to petty crime in increasing numbers, the nation's Justice Ministry reports. (CNN) |
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Students come up with solution SASKATOON - A text-message to your stolen car, ordering it to shut down, is being heralded as a new way to thwart auto thefts. (CBC) |
VANCOUVER - The Traffic Injury Research Foundation is drawing attention to the issue of excessive speeding. (News1130) |
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EDMONTON - A 29-year-old man who spent his Christmas recovering from a gun shot wound says he suffered the leg injury while trying to sell his car. He's now issuing a warning to anyone selling their vehicle privately, after a test drive with two prospective buyers turned into an armed carjacking. (Edmonton Journal) |
EDMONTON - City cops want help tracking down an Edmonton man believed to have been involved in an extortion scheme and arsons that terrorized families and caused millions of dollars in damages. Police say Christopher David Meer left Canada before he could be arrested and may be in the US or Mexico. (Sun Media) |
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Gifting clubs a pyramid scheme EDMONTON - Alberta women taking part in so-called gifting clubs may be unwitting participants in a pyramid scheme, the RCMP warned at a press conference. (Edmonton Journal) PREVIOUS: Pyramid clubs |
TORONTO - The Bronfman family is offering a reward and full anonymity to the person who returns jewellery stolen in a recent break-and-enter. (Toronto Star) MORE: Bronfman jewellery |
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HAGERSVILLE - Officers say the man was riding north on Indian Line between Villa Nova Road and Concession 2, Townsend, and was seriously injured when the machine went into a ditch and the rider was thrown. An SUV with several people inside stopped, and one man got out and stole the motorcycle. The man later died. (Hamilton Spectator) |
PARIS - Armed robbers have stolen at least $102M worth of jewels from one of Paris's most prestigious jewellery shops, police say. As many as four robbers, two disguised as women, stormed Harry Winston's store near the Champs-Elysee and stole nearly all its valuables. (BBC) MORE: Robbers steal diamonds Robbers in drag net $100M in heist |
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Give Canadians right to use arms In a recent Windsor Star article (Cops see spike in number of crime-fighting do-gooders), it was reported that there has been a rise in private citizens defending themselves or others against criminals. (Windsor Star) |
Ontario is witnessing a deadly jump in crashes caused by drivers fiddling with radios, chatting on cellphones and staring at road signs. (Waterloo Record) PREVIOUS: Transit collisions up 63% |
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Angry ex guilty in house blast BRAMPTON - A Mississauga man was found guilty of deliberately blowing up his house to get back at his wife. (TorStar) PREVIOUS: Note leads investigators to launch probe |
VICTORIA - It takes skill and know-how to protest successfully, and Victoria is producing a bumper crop of well-trained activists. (Victoria Times Colonist) |
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‘Exchange bandit' turns himself in TORONTO - Just one day after Toronto Police and the Canadian Bankers Association announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect dubbed the "Exchange Bandit", the alleged robber surrendered himself. (CityNews) |
WINNIPEG - Colin Scrivener, a former member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, has been charged with attempted murder in connection with an incident in Winnipeg on Aug. 3. (Regina Leader-Post) |
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OTTAWA - A court martial for two Canadian naval officers from CFB Esquimalt will be held in Ottawa next year to hear allegations they corrupted a classified military database, the Department of National Defence said yesterday. (Victoria Times Colonist) PREVIOUS: Forces charge 2 officers |
Speeding tickets increase by 1M LONDON - A million more speeding tickets are being issued every year than a decade ago, the Tories said, raising Ł100m a year in fines. David Ruffley, the shadow police reform minister, said official figures showed 1,773,412 fixed penalty notices were given to drivers in 2006, up from 712,753 in 1997. (Guardian UK) |
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BUENOS AIRES - The authorities in Argentina say they have uncovered a multi-million dollar operation in forged Italian passports. Many of those being investigated are professional footballers. It is thought they use the false passports to overcome the limit on the number of non-European Union foreigners playing in the Italian league. (BBC) PREVIOUS: Judge orders 120 raids Passport scandal Argentina national football team |
FREDERICTON - A skateboarder jailed last week for refusing to pay a fine for skateboarding on a Fredericton street has received another ticket. Lee Breen, 25, spent a night in jail last week after he refused to pay a $100 fine for breaking a Fredericton bylaw that was designed to "prevent nuisances" and forbids skateboarding on the road. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Skateboarder sparks debate City of Fredericton Green Matters Skateboarder jailed |
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MONTREAL - Vandals have spray-painted graffiti on the mausoleum of former Liberal prime minister Pierre Trudeau. The words "FLQ" and the French word for "traitor" were written in black paint on at least two sides of the massive family tomb, located south of Montreal in Saint-Remi, Que. (CTV) MORE: Vandals spray-paint tomb Vandals deface tomb |
TORONTO - It was the death of a Hamilton man who overdosed on the date-rape drug GHB that gave police the green light to raid a downtown after-hours club they have suspected for years was a drug den. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Comfort Zone raid 33 arrested in club raid, drugs seized Police powerless to close drug 'flea market' |
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TORONTO - The provincial board that compensates victims of violent crime in Ontario is receiving $100 million from the government. The money will be spread out over two to three years to help the Criminal injuries compensation board speed up the compensation process. (CBC) |
TORONTO - Kamal Khanna, 44, reportedly was arrested while sitting on the steps of his home in suburban Alliston, Ont. on Tuesday morning when police responded to an emergency call at his home. (CanWest) MORE: Girl in hospital, father charged |
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REGINA - A group of walkers is determined to bring justice to the more than 3,000 missing and murdered women and children in Canada. (Regina Leader-Post) |
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LONDON - Parents who fail to take responsibility for their unruly offspring will be thrown out of council accommodation or be forced to attend intensive classes under the Government's youth crime strategy to be unveiled by ministers. (Telegraph UK) |
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LONDON - Canada is among the more peaceful countries in the world, but still a ways from the top, according to the Global Peace Index released by Britain's Economist Intelligence Unit. (AP) |
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TORONTO - The man accused of last month’s letter bombings in Toronto and Guelph may have been acting on personal grudges, targeting his former lawyer and a past neighbour among his victims, sources say. (National Post) PREVIOUS: Letter-bomb suspect seemed unstable Police probe letter bomb mystery |
EDMONTON - Lesley Miller gasped, then wept quietly after Leo Teskey was found guilty of a brutal assault more than seven years ago that left her husband an invalid. Dougald Miller was left an invalid by Teskey's assault on Nov. 21, 2000. . (Edmonton Journal) MORE: 'He never showed any remorse' |
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MONTREAL - Police officers on duty when violence broke out after Monday night's playoff game were not trained to handle the situation, the head of the Montreal police brotherhood says. The violence, touched off as thousands of people were on Ste. Catherine St. W. celebrating the Montreal Canadiens' victory over the Boston Bruins, caused damage to 16 police vehicles and 10 buildings. (Montreal Gazette) |
Hockey hooligans give fans a bad rap Fear & loathing on Ste. Catherine St. |
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TORONTO - Bad news for Toyota Venza owners - the 2009 edition of the crossover SUV is the new hot target for Canadian car thieves. The Toyota model tops the Insurance Bureau of Canada’s top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in Canada. (CP) |
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VANCOUVER - Tracy Lloyd Caza, 47, faces a charge of break and enter, assault and attempt to defraud in relation to an incident Nov. 14 in the 3500-block Vanness Street. (Province) |
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Rosato sent to psychiatric institution KINGSTON - Comic actor Tony Rosato has exchanged his jail cell for a hospital room. Justice Gordon Thomson of the Superior Court yesterday found Rosato guilty of criminally harassing his wife but sentenced him to a conditional discharge. (Toronto Star) |
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WINNIPEG - An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty in connection with a crash that killed a 47-year-old man last year. Last December, the 18-year-old suspect stole a Hummer and went joy riding. The Hummer sped through a stop sign at Alfred Ave, smashing into another vehicle. 47-year old Zdzislaw Andrzejczak, a husband and father, died from injuries after being hit by the Hummer. (CTV) |
Inside the mind of the teen car thief Suspects resort to more violence Mayor blasts feds over car thefts Laughing car thief back in jail Youths arrested after SUV hits officers Firebug says she'll 'do it again' |
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National day of mourning - April 28 OTTAWA - The numbers are staggering. In Canada, some 855 employees die from work-related incidents each year, averaging more than 2 deaths every day. (CCOHS) MORE: Families pay tribute to 124 Alberta workplace victims More than 200 Quebecers died on the job last year |
Relatives responsible for most violence against seniors Seniors are less likely to be the victims of violent and property crimes than younger Canadians, but when they are victimized, it's often at the hands of a family member, according to a new study released yesterday. (CanWest) MORE: Seniors as victims of crime |
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DARTMOUTH - A 15-year-old girl who took part in a brutal beating last September has been sentenced as a young offender to two years in custody. (CBC) |
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WINNIPEG - Crimes by youths in Winnipeg appear on the rise in 2011. Between January and August of 2010, 1300 youths were charged, including 1,059 males and 463 females under the age of 18, according to statistics from police. (CTV) Lesbian love triangle cited in attack 81 charges laid after swarmings |
Residents on edge over swarmings Ring uses swarming tactics to shoplift Solving the case is just the first step Paying the price for stepping up Common criminals' common crime |
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World's Most Remarkable Heists In 1950, when a gang of thieves broke into the heavily guarded offices of the Brinks Mat's armored car company in Boston, the headlines heralded it the crime of the century. The building was considered impenetrable, but the thieves managed to walk out with $2.8 million in cash, checks and money orders. Today, the Brinks bandits seem like petty crooks robbing a 7-11. (Forbes) |
World's Most Remarkable Heists Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
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QUEBEC - A jury has found former Olympic gold medallist Myriam Bedard guilty of charges she violated a custody agreement with her former husband. (Montreal Gazette) |
Bédard an Olympic-sized oddity US Marshalls arrest Olympian Bedard |
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Rioters get conditional sentences ST. ANDREWS, NB - Four men who burned down a house last summer during a riot on New Brunswick's Grand Manan Island will not have to serve more time in jail. Three of them received conditional sentences, which means they'll have to stay in their homes except to go to work and appointments. The fourth accused received a conditional discharge, meaning he won't be penalized further unless he fails to keep the peace. (CTV) |
Guilty verdicts at vigilante justice trial NB verdict opens island to dealers Grand Manan mob shouted 'let it burn' Alleged arsonists hailed as heroes Police appeal for calm during riot talks |
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TORONTO - At least 79,000 elementary and high school students in Ontario say they've tried the choking game, a dangerous activity in which a person self-asphyxiates or has someone else choke them, a new survey of adolescent behaviour has found. (CBC) |
ON student drug use and health survey Ontario teens play choking game Children choking themselves to death 'Choking game' killed at least 82 kids
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According to the US based International cruise victims association, 165 people have gone missing at sea since 1995, with at least 13 this year alone. (Daily Mail) |
Passenger alerted cruise ship security Cruise lines take lax approach |
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Business of selling body parts Is the human body sacred? Or is it a commodity ready to be chopped up and exposed to the forces of supply and demand? The answer is a matter of perspective. Our own body is a temple. But when we need a spare part, suddenly we’re surprisingly open to a transaction. To a person looking for a kidney, a scientist trying to learn anatomy, a beauty parlor customer looking for the perfect ‘do, there’s no substitute for a piece of someone else. (Wired) |
How a body broker got away with it Body snatchers tied to allograft firms
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OTTAWA - Fentanyl is a potent drug, similar to morphine and stronger than OxyContin, and is used to treat chronic pain. Drug abusers have been cutting the prescription patches into four pieces, cooking them down in small silver drug pots, and injecting them. (CBC) Cocktail of medications connected |
Police charged 63 in drug sweep Pot possession laws unconstitutional City police getting tougher with pot Potmobile busted in ferry lineup Aid to treat chronic criminals Free crack mouthpieces on the way
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Marijuana production in the US (2006) The changing face of crack addiction Doctors contribute to addictions Gov't targets meth with more funds Drug treatment court proposal lauded Cannabis drug on sale in Canada Kidnapping was gang-related: police |
A Family's Fight Against Crack - Medical marijuana sub-standard Government should cash in on pot Canada's growing marijuana problem Regional Highlights .pdf |
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Eighty years ago Pauline Marsh began a journey that would change her life and her family forever. They were leaving behind a life of borderline poverty as her father had become suddenly wealthy a few months earlier. (Tri-City Herald) PREVIOUS: DeAutremont Brothers |
A team of historians has been trying to solve some historical "cold cases" - old crimes in which innocent people may have been hanged while the guilty ones walked, and even more insidious crimes where a whole village may have been complicit. (Canadian Mysteries) |
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