Ottawa man on trial for child porn, filming girl at mall
Chris Alan Jones, 42, didn't waste any time on the first break of his trial to head outside the Elgin Street courthouse Monday for some fresh air and a quick smoke. He had cigarettes but no lighter,...
View ArticleCrown appeals rape acquittals of Paul Batchelor
Weeks after Paul Batchelor won stunning acquittals in two rape cases, Ontario Crown attorneys have served the former insurance salesman a notice of appeal, claiming the trial judge made errors that...
View ArticleRemembering Mary Papatsie, an Inuk woman missing in Ottawa since 2017
Mary Papatsie was last seen alive in April 2017, hanging out in Vanier. Then 37, Papatsie wasn’t reported missing for five weeks. While family and friends wait patiently for any news from Ottawa...
View ArticleMore dead fish found in Ottawa and Lièvre rivers
Days after an investigation confirmed a large number of fish in the Ottawa and Lièvre rivers were likely killed by a toxic spill earlier this month, reports of more dead fish have been confirmed by...
View ArticleMan, 65, struck by flying temporary car garage in Gatineau storm
A 65-year-old man cheated death on Saturday when he was struck by a temporary car garage that took flight during a severe storm in Masson-Angers. Read More
View ArticleFirefighters rescue cat from blaze at home in Westboro
Ottawa firefighters rescued a cat from a burning home in Westboro on Sunday afternoon. Read More
View ArticleOttawa killer arrested in Thunder Bay
Matthew Land, who has a lengthy criminal record including a 2000 conviction for manslaughter in Ottawa, is in custody again after a police raid in Thunder Bay. Read More
View ArticleAccused Ottawa rapist investigated in another sex assault case 15 years ago
Fifteen years before accused rapist Paul Batchelor was put on trial for rape in Ottawa earlier this year, he was investigated for another sexual assault by police in rural Ontario. The former insurance...
View ArticleOttawa woman banned from having animals after abusing puppies Rick and Morty
Brittany Prue shook her head in shame on Monday in an Ottawa courtroom as video showed her repeatedly kicking her puppies, Rick and Morty, in the head in the hallway of her Lees Avenue apartment...
View ArticleSexsomnia case: Dad who molested young teen daughter found not criminally...
An Eastern Ontario father who molested his 14-year-old daughter in 2016 has been found not criminally responsible because he was "suffering" from sexsomnia at the time. Read More
View ArticleOttawa cop pleads guilty to dangerous, impaired driving
Nothing's ever been quite the same for Ottawa police Const. Umer Khan since that night at a ByWard Market strip joint when a deranged man pressed a loaded .38 revolver to his head and squeezed the...
View ArticleDefence lawyer suspended for overbilling legal aid
Life for Robert Miller was a bit of a blur from 2005 to 2007, with the long-established criminal lawyer handling 50 per cent of all cases in L'Orignal on his own while quietly dealing with depression....
View ArticleErratic driver pleads guilty to uOttawa mayhem that had students running for...
The erratic driver of a stolen minivan who in March blazed a terrifying trail of mayhem at the University of Ottawa that sent panicked students running for their lives pleaded guilty Friday. Read More
View ArticleOttawa stagehand accused of hiding gun used in homicide
Sean Newell, a longtime Ottawa stagehand, is in jail awaiting a bail hearing after his arrest on charges that he hid the handgun used in a July 23 homicide in Hull. Read More
View ArticleOttawa man again acquitted on charges he raped wife
An Ottawa man has again been acquitted of raping his wife, this time because she was considered an unreliable witness who had significant motive to fabricate allegations amid a bitter custody battle....
View ArticleBorutski once tried to kill him: Now he's at the centre of a murder-for-hire...
The 'Fat Man' who cheated death in Basil Borutski's 2015 killing rampage now finds himself at the centre of a murder-for-hire plot hatched at the Innes Road jail. Read More
View ArticleCharges laid: Man killed in Overbrook fight described as devoted father
The 47-year-old man killed in Overbrook early Sunday was a devoted father who died trying to save his son from an unprovoked attack, say family members. Read More
View Article'Twisted damage:' Ex-Ottawa Boy Scout leader jailed six years for child-sex...
It took some of the boys, now grown men, 40 years before they revealed their darkest secrets. The sex-attack victims went on to lead troubled lives, and all held deep feelings of shame, guilt and...
View ArticleChased to death: Ottawa drug dealer guilty after teen plunges 16 storeys
Ottawa crack dealer Liban Gure, 31, used to walk into the Elgin Street courthouse smiling. He wasn’t smiling on Thursday when he was found guilty of manslaughter in the May 15, 2017 death of a...
View Article'Good kid from a good family' admits showing off loaded handgun at Ottawa...
It's the last thing you'd want to show off at junior high school these days, but an Ottawa schoolboy couldn't help himself after finding it in his parents' basement, stuffed in an old sock and hidden...
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