Woman charged with fraud was Richmond Public School council's ex-treasurer
The former treasurer of the Richmond Public School parent council has been charged with defrauding the volunteer council of more than $5,000 and fraudulently accessing food from the school's hot lunch...
View ArticleOttawa woman faces 10 charges after alleged sex assault of minor
The sex-crimes case against Casey Lee Palmer began when she started sending sexually-explicit images to a minor, according to police charges. Read More
View ArticleEx-Royal Canadian Legion poppy boss accused of rape files notice of intent to...
The former director of supply for the Royal Canadian Legion — whose responsibilities included its poppy supply — has filed a notice of intent to defend himself against allegations he raped an underling...
View ArticleOrléans man beat elderly mother to death, kept body at home for two days
There was a time when Paolo DeSousa loved his mother but that ended when she needed him most in her later years, as an ailing 80-year-old. Read More
View ArticleCOVID-19: Ottawa courthouse to suspend all Superior Court proceedings
The Ottawa courthouse will be suspending on Tuesday all of its Superior Court proceedings until further notice — including a first-degree murder case against Alam Buoc. Read More
View Article’We’re not going to abandon you’: Ottawa doctor reassures homeless
Ottawa doctor Jeff Turnbull and a team of medical professionals are working hard to protect the city’s most vulnerable — notably to identify a downtown space to isolate the homeless during the COVID-19...
View ArticleOttawa jail guards denied inmates access to lawyers because of COVID-19 fears
Out of fear of COVID-19, some guards at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre on Wednesday denied inmates all access to their lawyers — even by video or phone. Read More
View ArticleOttawa defence association tells lawyers to refuse in-person appearances at...
The Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa — noting exceptional times and a dirty courthouse — has told its members they should refuse all in-court hearings that can't be done remotely in an effort to...
View Article'A looming and predictable disaster': Defence lawyers sound alarm over jails...
On the same day Ontario courts announced a two-month shutdown of all non-urgent family trials and criminal trials, the province expanded its efforts to confront the impending chaos in the corrections...
View ArticleFirst Ontario inmate with COVID-19 was put in province's biggest jail after...
They were told he might have COVID-19, but they let him in anyway — into Ontario’s biggest jail. Read More
View ArticleOttawa courthouse factors in COVID-19: Fentanyl dealer set free, fentanyl...
The COVID-19 pandemic crept into every criminal case in Ottawa plea court on Friday — from how they ran proceedings by teleconference to whether the deadly virus presented a mitigating or aggravating...
View Article"We stood up for ourselves"– former Gee-Gees hockey player on $350,000...
Andrew Creppin's most memorable win had nothing to do with putting a puck in the net or defending a teammate out on the ice. Read More
View ArticleOttawa jail guards refuse work over lack of COVID-19 screening
Out of fear of COVID-19, guards at the Ottawa jail refused to work the morning shift on Tuesday over a lack of screening for anyone entering the jail, according to their union. Read More
View ArticleOttawa Police settle out of court in wrongful arrest of elderly man
Almost 10 years after Ottawa police wrongfully arrested Marian Andrzejewski, the police services board has settled out of court with the elderly man in a confidential cash payment. Read More
View ArticleDisgraced Ottawa child-protection lawyer pleads guilty to molesting...
Former Ottawa child-protection lawyer J.D. Coon told the little girl that he loved her and to keep his advances secret otherwise he'd get into trouble. Read More
View ArticleDNA leads to arrest of accused Ottawa rapist three years after rooftop attack
The awful events of July 23, 2016 never made the news until now. It was early morning, and a woman had just been raped on the rooftop of a Rideau Street business. She was then picked up off her feet...
View ArticleInternational identity thief says recent stint at OCDC was like a 'vacation'
International identity thief Michael David Reid led a jet-setting life of fraud across 40 years that landed him in jails around the world — including Colombia, Thailand, the Philippines, the U.S. (from...
View ArticleOttawa police settle out of court in excessive force case
More than 10 years after the violent 2009 roadside arrest of Mark Krupa, the Ottawa Police Service Board has settled out of court in a confidential cash settlement after Krupa sued for being subjected...
View ArticleRetired City of Ottawa employee found guilty of molesting boy for 10 years
Denis Guindon didn't waste any time grooming a vulnerable young boy, showering him with gifts, then trips to the zoo and Canada's Wonderland. Read More
View ArticleOttawa rapist Jacques 'Porkchop' Rouschop declared dangerous offender
Jacques "Porkchop" Rouschop, Ottawa rapist and career thief, has spent most of his adult life inside the Ottawa jail and is now awaiting transfer to a federal prison for the first time after a judge...
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