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Man who threatened victims' supporters during serial killer trial sentenced for 'vile,' 'chilling' remarks
A man who verbally attacked a group that included victims' family members and made violent threats against one of their supporters during the trial of a Winnipeg serial killer last year has been sentenced to another 15 months in jail.
Man who threatened victim supporters during Winnipeg serial killer trial deserves jail: lawyers
A verbal attack near Winnipeg’s courthouse during the trial of a serial killer last year that involved victim family members and “gory” violent threats against one of their supporters should result in jail time, lawyers for the prosecution and the defendant agreed Monday.
No matter the sentence, it 'won't bring back my son's life,' mother of 19-year-old killed in 2022 says
No words can express how the mother of a 19-year-old murdered during an armed robbery still feels, more than two years after her son was killed as he worked the late shift at a Winnipeg beer vendor, court heard during sentencing arguments Thursday for the man convicted of pulling the trigger.
Voice shaking, widow of cyclist killed in hit-and-run addresses young driver in court
The widow of a cyclist killed in a high-speed hit-and-run last year spoke in a shaky voice that grew louder in a Winnipeg courtroom Wednesday as she turned to directly address the driver responsible for taking her husband's life.
First Nations man sues government over wrongful conviction in 1973 Winnipeg murder
A third First Nations man recently exonerated in the 1973 killing of a Winnipeg father has filed a lawsuit against all three levels of government, seeking damages for his wrongful conviction in a case that involved racism, police brutality, false confessions and a prosecutor linked to a number of other wrongful convictions in Manitoba.
Former Winnipeg bagel shop owner sentenced to over 4 years for possessing proceeds of crime linked to drugs
The former owner of a Winnipeg bagel shop apologized for the role he played in a high-level drug operation in court on Wednesday, before being taken into custody to begin serving a prison sentence of more than four years.
Crown points to evidence, defence questions 'sloppy' investigation in final arguments of murder trial
Lawyers presented two vastly different theories in the trial of a Manitoba man accused of murdering his neighbour in 2021 during closing arguments on Monday, in their final court appearance before the jurors who will decide the case are sent to deliberate.
Case against Eric Wildman, accused of murdering neighbour, based on 'assumption and speculation': defence
Lawyers for a man accused of murdering his neighbour in a rural Manitoba village in 2021 told jurors hearing Eric Wildman’s trial on Wednesday the Crown's case against their client was built on “nothing more than assumption and speculation.”
He died a convicted killer. Now, Russell Woodhouse's family wants his name cleared in 1973 homicide
For more than 50 years, Russell Woodhouse has been considered a convicted killer. Now, there is one final step before his name can be cleared, as his family awaits a decision in his case from Canada’s justice minister — more than a decade after his death.
Girlfriend testifies she found victim's belongings at property of man accused of murder
A green pickup truck left with its doors wide open and its keys lying on the ground was one of the first clues the girlfriend of a man allegedly murdered by his neighbour says eventually led her to call police.