Crown and defence lawyers have jointly suggested a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years for the man who stabbed a woman to death and injured several other victims at a North Vancouver, B.C., library two years ago. Yannick Bandaogo, 30, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, several charges of…

An 18-year-old student from Ohio is facing multiple charges, including attempted aggravated murder, after he allegedly brought a gun to a high school, according to multiple reports. Brandon Morrissette, at West Geauga High School in Chesterland, Ohio, was found with a 9mm handgun and three fully-loaded magazines in his bag on April 3, according to…

Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism. Abdul Aziz Kawam is charged with attempted murder, assault causing bodily harm, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, all in association…

David DePape, the man who allegedly assaulted Paul Pelosi, was on a “suicide mission” and had plans to target other California and federal politicians, according to a court document filed by San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins on Nov. 1. DePape, 42, appeared briefly in San Francisco Superior Court on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty…

Second chances are the bedrock of life. A safety net but with more bruises. Everyone has stories of mucking up—some hitting rock bottom harder than others—yet some get up, fix their mistakes, and are wiser for it, gleaning a greater appreciation for life’s blessings. It’s a story as old as humans. For Larry Clements, 66,…

A man has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was killed when a shooter chased a convicted drug dealer and burglar into her home in Liverpool. Merseyside Police said a 36-year-old man, from the Huyton district of the city, had been arrested by armed officers on Thursday night on…

The family of a young woman who was attacked and set on fire on a Toronto transit bus last month has released a statement after the woman died from her injuries on July 5. The assault took place on June 17 at around 12:30 p.m. aboard a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus in the Kipling…

An Indiana man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for playing a significant part in fueling violence during the 2020 Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests and rioting in Portland, Oregon. Malik Fard Muhammad, 25, was sentenced on Tuesday for “repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing the lives of police officers, destroying public property, and encouraging…

The Toronto police says it is investigating a suspected hate-motivated attempted murder in a case where a man reportedly set a woman on fire on a bus on Friday, June 17. The incident occurred at around 12:23 p.m. aboard a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus in the Kipling Avenue and Dundas Street West area, the…

A Saskatchewan man who killed his parents and his seven-year-old son while leaving his daughter for dead has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. On March 28, 2020, Nathaniel Carrier, entered his parents’ home, turned off the surveillance camera, and cut the throats of his father, Denis Carrier,…