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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.
Man allegedly hit neighbour with vehicle before executing him, jury hears as trial begins
There are only two people who really know what happened on the fateful day in June 2021 when a man allegedly killed his neighbour: the one whose remains were discovered over a month later, and the one now on trial in a Winnipeg court for first-degree murder, prosecutors told the jury hearing the case Monday.
Family identifies man who died following hours-long wait in Winnipeg ER
A man who died while waiting for care in the emergency department at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre this week is being remembered by his family as an “absolutely brilliant” kid who in his adult years struggled to overcome battles with mental illness, addictions and homelessness.
Lawyers seek acquittal, new trial for human smugglers convicted after family died at Manitoba-U.S. border
Lawyers for the men convicted of human smuggling charges by a Minnesota jury after a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in 2022 are asking for their clients to either be acquitted in the case or get a new trial.