Defence closes. Four of five players decline to testify at Hockey Canada sex assault trial

The complainant in the Hockey Canada sexual assault case “was actually quite upset” when a London, Ont., police detective broke the news to her in 2022 that the force was taking a second look at its initial investigation that had led to no criminal charges, the detective testified Monday as the high-profile trial wrapped up.

“I felt pretty bad because it felt like … I got the sense that I was opening up some wounds that she was trying to close,” said Det. Lyndsey Ryan, who was tasked in the summer of 2022 with leading the reopened probe.

“I think it was a bit overwhelming. She wasn’t expecting this.”

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What about the “Systemic” commission of crime by the usual suspects?

Judge tosses seized gun over racial profiling of Black driver, cites ‘systemic’ problem inside Peel police

A Peel Regional Police officer engaged in the racial profiling of a Black motorist in an example of a “systemic” problem within the service, a judge has ruled.

The case, which resulted in the unravelling of a firearms prosecution, adds to a list of similar incidents that demonstrate a “systemic and intractable problem” within the police service, Superior Court Justice Renu Mandhane said in a sharply worded ruling that excluded a rifle discovered in an unlawful search of a Jeep driven by a Black man.

Const. Anand Gandhi stopped the Jeep in Brampton on a Sunday afternoon in October 2023 after an automated licence plate reader on his cruiser detected that the owner of the Jeep was facing drug charges in Toronto and was under a licence suspension for medical and administrative reasons.

h/t Mauser

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Local feral not guilty of murdering homeless man she helped stabbed to death – gets off with manslaughter

Girl accused of fatally stabbing Kenneth Lee in swarming case not guilty of murder

The teen girl accused of stabbing Kenneth Lee to death is not guilty of murder, a Superior Court judge has ruled.

The girl, who was 14 at the time, is guilty of manslaughter — a lesser offence she pleaded to at the outset of her trial in February. That admission was rejected by Crown prosecutors as they pursued the murder conviction.

Justice Philip Campbell’s decision Friday afternoon means none of the eight girls charged with swarming 59-year-old Lee will be found to have actually been the one to fatally stab him.

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Pickering boy, 13, in custody after ‘sadistic’ random slaying of elderly woman

A 13-year-old boy is in custody and a shelter-in-place has been lifted in north Pickering after what police believe was a “sadistic and cowardly” random slaying of an elderly woman.

The Durham Regional Police tactical support unit made the arrest Thursday evening “without incident” and cops said charges are pending after an hours-long manhunt in the Fairport Rd.-Lynn Heights Dr. area, north of Finch Ave., where officers had been called at about 3 p.m. to respond to an unknown trouble call.


Note the perp’s identity is unsubstantiated at this time, the “internet” is saying he has been peer identified on social media.

I suspect this whole episode will be hushed up, just like the authorities denied the Danforth shooter’s motive was Islamist Jihad.

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How the American gun that killed a Canadian cop made it across the border and into the hands of a killer

PHOENIX, Ariz.—Cynthia Solano never met Greg Pierzchala, the rookie cop killed on the side of a rural Ontario crossroads.

She wasn’t there more than two years ago when a young man used the gun concealed in his hoodie to fire six bullets into the officer, whose anguished cries were recorded by his body-worn camera as he fell to the ground.

But Solano has a link to the horrific crime, for which two people were convicted of first-degree murder last month.

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The Prince, His Money Manager and the Corruption Scandal Rocking Monaco

He safeguarded the family’s fortune—and their secrets. Now, it’s all unraveling.

TUCKED ONE STREET behind Monte Carlo’s historic harbor, which is famously dotted with champagne bars and anchored by the storied casino that was the backdrop to multiple James Bond films, the

Monaco police station may be the most unglamorous building in one of the world’s most glamorous settings.
Gray and boxy, it looks more like student housing on a university campus than a bulwark of security for the global elite who flock here as much for its aura of protective secrecy as its shimmering scenery.

But over two days this February, in the police captain’s office with a window facing up the rocky slope toward the palace, a dapper 68-year-old suspect in a corruption scandal rattled one of Europe’s most storied royal families and shook the foundations of a tiny country built on polished appearances, ironclad confidentiality and tightly choreographed power.

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Danish MP calls for extradition of Canadian behind notorious AI porn site

A Danish MP is calling for the extradition of the Canadian pharmacist behind a notorious porn site that hosted deepfake images of celebrities, politicians, social media influencers and others, including prominent Canadian and Danish women.

Last week, Danish MP Søren Søndergaard submitted a letter to the country’s justice minister asking whether Danish authorities would demand that Canada extradite David Do so he can face prosecution in Denmark and to explain their reasoning if not.

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More Than a Third of Canadians Feel Unsafe Due to Threat of Car Theft: Survey

Canadian drivers are increasingly worried about vehicle theft, a concern heightened by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and the emergence of more sophisticated tactics used by thieves, a new survey suggests.

Nearly half of Canadians say they’re more concerned than ever about car theft, while 36 percent report feeling unsafe due to the ongoing risk of having their vehicle stolen, a new survey from The Co-operators found.

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The old-school horror of Scotland’s gangs

Police have turned a blind eye

Hay Drive doesn’t look like a gangland stronghold. With its whitewashed homes and its looming rows of satellite dishes, it’s a vision of unchanging Scottish suburbia, stolid, dreary, perhaps a little poor. But, last month, this anonymous corner of south Edinburgh exploded into violence. On 4 April, at about 1:20am, a house on Hay Drive was set ablaze. The fire soon spread to a nearby, seriously damaging both. And not only that. Since March, around a dozen properties have faced arson attacks right across the Central Belt, a campaign accompanied by shootings and assaults.

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