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Montreal shooting leaves officer, civilian and suspect dead

June 23, 2026 World Justice News 0

A midday shooting in the Canadian city of Montreal left a police officer, a civilian and the armed assailant dead on Monday. The unidentified male suspect, who is believed to have acted alone, was shot […]

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Alleged drug kingpin and ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrested in Mexico after years on the run

January 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested in Mexico and will be extradited to the US after years on the run, FBI Director Kash Patel has said. Wedding, who […]

Canadian Armed Forces members plotted ‘anti-government militia’, police say

July 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

Four men, including two members of the Canadian Armed Forces, are facing charges in Canada over an alleged plot to create an “anti-government militia” and “forcibly” seize land, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) says. […]

Canada Covid protesters cleared of plotting to kill police

August 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

Two Canadian men accused of conspiring to murder police during protests over Covid-19 measures have been found not guilty. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were charged after guns, body armour and ammunition were found at a […]

Canada police say dead US rapist was a serial killer

May 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man who died in a US prison where he was serving a sentence for rape also has been identified as a serial killer. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said Gary Allen Srery, who […]

Iranian man and two Canadians charged over plot to kill defector from Tehran in the US

January 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Iranian man has been charged alongside two Canadians with plotting to kill two people, including a defector from Iran, who had fled to the United States. Prosecutors say Naji Sharifi Zindashti operates a criminal […]

Ontario Greenbelt: Canada police probe Doug Ford land deal

October 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have opened a criminal probe into a land deal brokered by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his government. The Greenbelt land swap sought to open parts of an environmentally-protected […]

Five Canadian Mounties charged over indigenous man’s death

February 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

Five members of Canada’s federal police force are facing charges in connection with the fatal arrest of an indigenous man nearly six years ago. Dale Culver died in police custody on 18 July 2017 at […]

Canada indigenous chief Allan Adam battered during arrest

June 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

Video of an indigenous chief’s violent arrest has shocked Canada, turning a spotlight on systemic racism in the country’s police force. The footage shows Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam being floored and repeatedly […]

Teenage boy charged in Canada’s first ‘incel’ terror case

May 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Toronto teenager has become the first Canadian ever charged with carrying out an “incel”-inspired terror attack. The 17-year-old boy is accused of fatally stabbing a woman in February. Incel, short for “involuntarily celibate,” is […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]