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Sheila Welsh was on her way to pick up her grandkids at school when she was killed in a random attack by a troubled young man bent on murder and behind the wheel of a speeding, stolen pickup truck....
View ArticleOttawa child predator set free by accident
Brendon Wayne Spurrell, a convicted child predator awaiting trial for sex assault and death threats, has been accidentally released from custody after an administrative error, this newspaper has...
View ArticleFlag woman narrowly escaped death in crash that killed Arnprior grandmother,...
Charissa Osbourne-Lamarche narrowly escaped death on a Monday afternoon in Arnprior as she ran for her life and out of the deadly path of a barrelling stolen pickup truck with an enraged Zachary Wittke...
View ArticleFugitive rapist recaptured by Ottawa police Friday night
The last time Ottawa police hunted for convicted rapist Brendon Spurrell, a detective called and asked him to turn himself in. Spurrell refused and taunted — "Good luck finding me" — but he was...
View ArticleMad driver tells jury he wanted to kill himself, and no one else
It was on a Monday afternoon when Zach Wittke surrendered to life’s ups and downs and hit the gas hard from behind the wheel of a big, stolen pickup truck. Read More
View ArticleCrown drops appeal of two verdicts against accused Sandy Hill serial rapist
Accused serial rapist Paul Batchelor has won yet another legal victory. Read More
View ArticleJury hears mad driver Zack Wittke was 'hearing voices'
Moments after his arrest on Sept. 25, 2017 in the killing of grandmother Sheila Welsh, a young Zach Wittke told police about the wicked voices raging in his mind. Read More
View ArticleJurors sequestered to consider verdict in Wittke murder trial
The jury in Zach Wittke's first-degree murder trial has been sequestered until it reaches a verdict. Read More
View ArticleOttawa sex offender accused of threatening to kill Crown attorney
Brendon Spurrell, the convicted Ottawa sex offender who was captured after he was released from jail by mistake earlier this month, is now accused of threatening to kill a Crown attorney. Read More
View ArticleZachary Wittke convicted in 'cowardly, senseless act' that killed beloved...
It's hard to persuade a jury that you didn't intend to kill when that's exactly what you said you were going to do. Read More
View Article'Unimaginable terror': Ottawa drug dealer gets 7 years after teen plunges 16...
Ahmed Afrah, just 18, was savagely beaten and then chased to death over a $400 drug debt. Read More
View ArticleOttawa businessman tells incredulous judge he burned $1M cash to keep it from...
Bruce McConville would rather burn his own money than give it to his ex-wife, and a disbelieving Superior Court judge is giving him 30 days in jail to rethink his claim. Read More
View ArticleOttawa police's 'casual disregard' for search-warrant laws is serious...
An Ontario Superior Court judge has revealed serious misconduct by the Ottawa police tactical unit for routinely using what they call “dynamic entry” while executing search warrants at private homes —...
View ArticleEx-Royal Canadian Legion poppy boss accused of rape
The former director of the Royal Canadian Legion's poppy division has been accused of raping an underling at a drunken convention in a Winnipeg hotel. Read More
View ArticleOttawa Crown drops murder-for-hire case against 'The Fatman'
The Ottawa Crown Attorney’s office has abandoned its murder-for-hire case against Kyle ‘The Fatman’ Bancroft after its star witness was shot dead in Hull back in July. Deputy Crown attorney Dallas Mack...
View ArticleDrug courier jailed for smuggling liquid cocaine in biggest seizure in Ottawa...
Motivated by money, and not a lot of it, Mercedez Greig worked as a lowly drug courier in 2017 and found out it was anything but easy cash. Read More
View ArticleWoman 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 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
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