Homicide

TORONTO - Homicide detectives charged a 33-year-old Toronto man with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with a double-homicide late last month. (Toronto Sun)

CALGARY - Homicide and arson detectives are investigating after a house fire led to the discovery of two people dead and another in life-threatening condition. (CTV News)

Police officers across the country handle some of the most dangerous situations in our society on a daily basis. Since 1975, a total of 284 police officers have died on the job. Of these, 101 were homicide victims, while 88 were killed in vehicle accidents. (CBC)

A man who was living in a Surrey recovery house has pleaded guilty to breaking into the home of a Vancouver senior and beating her to death. (The Province)

Nine people in Ohio were killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police said. Dayton police tweeted that an active shooter situation began at 1 a.m. Sunday in a historic district that's a popular nightlife destination, but officers nearby were able to "put an end to it quickly." (CBS)

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Shooting that left 9 dead, 26 wounded halted in 'under a minute' by police

SAINT-APOLLINAIRE - After a manhunt that stretched over 12 days, it appears Martin Carpentier has been found dead. The Sûreté du Québec said it had found the body of a man in the area of Saint-Apollinaire around 7 p.m. Monday evening “following information given by a citizen.” The land search for Carpentier had been abandoned by the police over the weekend. (Montreal Gazette)

Donald Trump has revealed he will review the case of a Green Beret who is facing murder charges after he confessed to killing an Afghan bomb maker that he suspected was responsible for the death of two of his Marines in 2010. (Daily Mail)

A 64-year-old woman allegedly hired four Sicilian mafia henchmen to murder her ex-lover who had stolen her jewels, according to police. The killers, all Sicilians, carried out their order by walling the man in cement while he was still alive. (The Guardian)

Two Chicago gang members have been sentenced to a combined 155 years in prison for the “mind-numbing” execution of 9-year-old boy four years ago. Gunman Dwright Doty, 26, was sentenced Wednesday to 90 years in prison for executing fourth-grader Tyshawn Lee, who was lured into an alleyway with the promise of a juice box in November 2015. (New York Post)

A Mexican bride’s happiest day turned into her last, after the gang rivals of her brother burst into her wedding and shot her dead. Her husband-to-be was then kidnapped by cartel hitmen who sped away in vans. (National Post)