Uncle given seven years in prison for sexually abusing special needs niece
An Edmonton man who repeatedly sexually abused his 14-year-old special needs niece and sent her sex texts with photos was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday. The 56-year-old former nurse, who...
View ArticleFraudster in longest Alberta jury trial sentenced to seven years in prison
An Edmonton businessman was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday after earlier being convicted of 33 counts of fraud following the longest jury trial in Alberta history. Vimal Chandra Iyer, 41,...
View ArticleWoman who beat her husband to death pleads guilty to manslaughter
An Edmonton woman who beat her husband to death with various items, including a broken curtain rod, pleaded guilty to manslaughter Friday. Nyuk Len Hwang, 55, was charged with second-degree murder for...
View ArticleEdmonton man admits backing over and badly injuring his girlfriend
An Edmonton man admitted in court Monday to fleeing after hitting his longtime girlfriend with a van and driving over her — leaving her badly injured — following an argument outside a north-side...
View ArticleDaughters tried to protect their mom from knife-wielding father
A Spruce Grove businessman admitted in court Tuesday to stabbing his wife and assaulting one of their daughters after drunkenly accusing his spouse of cheating on him. Balwinder Singh Jassal, 55,...
View ArticleEdmonton sex offender's penis-injury appeal dismissed
An appeal by a convicted Edmonton sex offender who argued a judge refused to grant him an adjournment to get medical evidence on his injured penis has been tossed out. Robert Allen Cote, 60, was...
View Article90-day driving ban for 'sad accident' that killed Edmonton pedestrian
An Edmonton driver who killed a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk has been banned from driving for 90 days, despite pleas from his lawyer to reduce the ban to allow him to drive to work. Robert...
View ArticleHotel parking lot killer sentenced to 20 years for fatal stabbing
A Grande Prairie man who stabbed another man 17 times in a hotel parking lot — killing him — was handed a 20-year prison term Wednesday. Justin Kenneth Sandquist, 26, had been charged with murder for...
View Article70-year-old Jeep driver fined after he struck, killed 88-year-old woman
A 70-year-old Edmonton man who killed an elderly woman when he ran over her while backing out of a downtown parking stall was fined $1,500 Thursday. Reginald Roger Williams also surrendered his...
View ArticleElderly fraudster sentenced to three years in prison for bilking women,...
A 70-year-old fraudster who “bamboozled” $315,000 from five Albertans, including a disabled Wetaskiwin woman who ended up losing her home, was put behind bars Thursday. Gary Richard Walker was...
View ArticleEdmonton bear hunter fined for illegal disposal of remains
An Edmonton man was fined $250 Friday after admitting in court that the remains of a bear he had hunted and killed ended up on city streets. Robert Eric Johansson, 38, pleaded guilty in provincial...
View ArticleEdmonton mom accused of killing five-year-old daughter denied bail
An Edmonton mother accused of killing her five-year-old daughter was denied release Friday in a bail hearing full of shocking, never-before-released allegations in the tragic case. Lauren Lafleche, 29,...
View ArticleWoman who beat her husband to death pleads guilty to manslaughter
Nyuk Len Hwang, 55, was charged with second-degree murder for the Aug. 25, 2013, killing of Teck Hwang, 56; however, the Crown accepted her plea to the lesser and included offence. Read More
View ArticleEdmonton man admits backing over and badly injuring his girlfriend
An Edmonton man admitted in court Monday to fleeing after hitting his longtime girlfriend with a van and driving over her — leaving her badly injured — following an argument outside a north-side...
View ArticleDaughters tried to protect their mom from knife-wielding father
A Spruce Grove businessman admitted in court Tuesday to stabbing his wife and assaulting one of their daughters after drunkenly accusing his spouse of cheating on him. Read More
View ArticleEdmonton sex offender's penis-injury appeal dismissed
An appeal by a convicted Edmonton sex offender who argued a judge refused to grant him an adjournment to get medical evidence on his injured penis has been tossed out. Read More
View Article90-day driving ban for 'sad accident' that killed Edmonton pedestrian
An Edmonton driver who killed a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk has been banned from driving for 90 days, despite pleas from his lawyer to reduce the ban to allow him to drive to work. Read More
View ArticleHotel parking lot killer sentenced to 20 years for fatal stabbing
A Grande Prairie man who stabbed another man 17 times in a hotel parking lot — killing him — was handed a 20-year prison term Wednesday. Read More
View Article70-year-old Jeep driver fined after he struck, killed 88-year-old woman
A 70-year-old Edmonton man who killed an elderly woman when he ran over her while backing out of a downtown parking stall was fined $1,500 Thursday. Read More
View ArticleElderly fraudster sentenced to three years in prison for bilking women,...
A 70-year-old fraudster who "bamboozled" $315,000 from five Albertans, including a disabled Wetaskiwin woman who ended up losing her home, was put behind bars Thursday. Read More
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