Probation for home invasion
Eight or nine concussions sustained while playing minor hockey, combined with drinking were behind the behaviour of a then 21-year-old Foothills man charged in a scary home invasion last year,...
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Calgary man testifies against former foster father in sexual abuse trial
A city man testified Monday that his foster father, [G.D.P.], would take him and other teenage foster boys out for “guys nights” at out-of-town bars and hotels and pay them...
Former Canadian Olympian Charged with Extortion
CALGARY — Former Canadian Olympian and purported Hells Angels member [K.L] made a brief first court appearance Wednesday on an allegation he tried to extort $150,000 from a Calgary businessman.
Accused had no motive but self-defence when shooting wife
KELOWNA – Twelve jurors were told today the only reliable evidence in the trial for [K.W.]s comes from the accused himself.
Lynn Kalmring’s Death Compared To Greek Tragedy
KELOWNA, B.C. – The lawyer for a former RCMP officer accused of murdering his common-law wife told the jury the case was like a modern-day version of a Greek tragedy.
Hospitalized foster parent accused of sexually abusing three boys delays trial
The trial for a former foster parent accused of sexually abusing three boys in his care has been delayed indefinitely because the accused is in hospital.
Murder trial set for May
A trial date has been confirmed for the Penticton man accused of murdering his common law wife.
Hearing delayed in Calgary hit and run case that injured woman on Bowness street
The new lawyer for a Bowness hit-and-run suspect is awaiting disclosure before deciding his next move.
Court hearing in massacre delayed
The preliminary inquiry for a trio of suspects in Calgary’s New Year’s Day massacre has been delayed.
Charges laid in Queensland shooting
Police have charged two men in connection with the shooting in Queensland.
Photo Galleries Teen charged in September swarming released to await trial
One of the teens charged in connection with a vicious beating of a group of teens in southwest Calgary last year was released from custody Tuesday.
Suspect drunk driver acquitted due to delay in taking breath test
A Calgary man has been acquitted of driving over the legal blood-alcohol limit because the arresting officer opted to first write out his notes for 20 minutes before the suspect...
Woman pleads guilty in torture-murder of Calgary sex-trade worker
CALGARY – Word that Ruchael Friars had “ratted out” some friends to police was all it took for [S.R.] and two other women to torture their fellow sex-trade worker to...
Man in controversial police video makes court appearance
A man whose arrest was captured in a video that led to the suspension of two Calgary police officers was in court Tuesday on unrelated charges.
Woman pleads guilty in fatal stabbing
A Calgary woman has admitted she fatally stabbed another woman, who had been earlier been flirting with her boyfriend and at least one other man at an alcohol- and cocaine-fuelled...