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Toronto police release video of ‘suspect’ in billionaires’ 2017 murders

December 14, 2021 World Justice News 0

Toronto police have asked for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in the high-profile murders of a Canadian billionaire and his wife. Barry Sherman, 75, and Honey Sherman, 70, were found strangled in their […]

Egerton Ryerson statue toppled at Canada indigenous school protest

June 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

A statue has been toppled at Ryerson University in Toronto at a protest over the recent discovery of a mass grave of indigenous children at a school. Egerton Ryerson is deemed one of the architects […]

Toronto van attack: Minassian guilty of killing 10 people

March 4, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Canadian man who killed 10 people by ploughing a van into pedestrians in Toronto has been found guilty on all 26 charges related to the 2018 attack. Alek Minassian had admitted the attack, but […]

Karima Baloch: Pakistani rights activist found dead in Toronto

December 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

Rights groups have called for an investigation into the death of Karima Baloch, a Pakistani activist living in exile in Toronto, Canada. Baloch, 37, a campaigner from the restive region of Balochistan in western Pakistan, […]

Toronto van attack: ‘Incel’ killer Minassian pleads not criminally responsible

November 10, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Canadian man who killed 10 people by ploughing a van into pedestrians in Toronto has pleaded “not criminally responsible” at the start of his trial. Alek Minassian faces 10 charges of murder and 16 […]

Toronto officer guilty of assault after blinding black man

June 27, 2020 World Justice News 0

An off-duty Toronto police officer has been convicted of assault after blinding a black man in an attack with a metal pipe four years ago. Dafonte Miller, 19, was chased and attacked by officer Michael […]

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 […]

Five arrested for brazen teen abduction over drug debt

May 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

A wanted man has turned himself in after Canadian police arrested four others in connection with the March abduction of a 14-year-old boy. Solaiman Nassimi, 29, appeared in court on Friday after surrendering Thursday. According […]

Police released this image of the vehicle involved in the abduction

Toronto teen home safe after brazen abduction

March 6, 2020 World Justice News 0

A 14-year-old boy believed to have been abducted over his step-brother’s multi-million drug debt is home with his parents, Toronto Police say. The teenager was forced into a jeep on Wednesday in the city’s north […]

Toronto walls off illegal pot shops with concrete blocks

July 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

Toronto has used giant concrete blocks to bar entry to a chain of illegal cannabis dispensaries operating in the Canadian city. The unlicensed chain has four locations and the city has been playing a cat […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

Human Rights

Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]