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OHL billet and friend to NHL stars accused of sex crimes against two boys
OTTAWA — The longest-serving hockey billet in OHL history, who has personal relationships with former NHL hockey stars the world over, is being prosecuted for alleged sex crimes against two boys, the...
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Neil Joynt Case: Ex-OHL billet, retired gym teacher sued for $4.8M in sex...
An alleged victim in the sex crimes case against longtime OHL billet Neil Joynt is suing the retired Kingston gym teacher for $4.8 million. The statement of claim filed in Ontario Superior Court says...
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Confessions of a rat: 'I have manipulated most everyone'
For most of his adult life, Paul Derry has been exploiting other career criminals as a paid police informant. Only he had immunity when he sold drugs and ran guns. He got the biggest pass of his life...
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Ottawa judge doubts one officer, lauds second in drug conviction
Ottawa police Const. Craig Fairbairn has only been on the job for five years, but in that time has earned a reputation as a rising star whose instincts make him a solid backup on the street, and on...
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Donald Mongeon homicide case falters; eyewitness won't help police
The OPP investigation into the 1999 prison killing of an Ottawa holdup man has hit another dead end after detectives couldn’t secure a sworn statement from an eyewitness who offered up the only inside...
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'I thought I was going to die,' Orléans woman tells kidnapping trial
She kept telling her jilted lover it was over but, an Ottawa court heard Monday, Andrew Bettencourt, 22, demanded they see one another for a “sentimental goodbye” that turned into an alleged six-hour...
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Man killed wife, then went to church, prosecutor tells Ottawa jury
Minutes after Demetrios Angelis killed his longtime wife in their Ottawa apartment on the morning of June 8, 2008, he headed for church like he did every Sunday. Their marriage had long been on the...
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Animal-cruelty accused to undergo psychiatric review; defence plans Charter...
The four Pomeranian dogs had been dead for days, having starved to death in basement cages strewn with urine and feces. One dog appeared to have collapsed against the side of his cage, leaving his face...
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Orléans teen accused of killing mother waives prelim hearing
Chris Gobin, the Orléans teen accused of killing his mom in April, is one step closer to trial after waiving his preliminary inquiry on Friday. The high schooler was tackled and arrested on a...
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'Her mind was not there': Chip-truck man's accused killer was in 'automatic...
Robert Joachim will never forget the last Christmas he spent with his wife. It was back in 2009, and her blank stares had returned, only this time, she didn’t recognize him or their five children, a...
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Chip truck trial: Killer was on auto-pilot, doctor says
The forensic psychiatrist who wrote the book on mental disorders and the courts testified Wednesday that Rachelle Denis went into “auto-pilot” the morning she plowed her Jeep into her ex-lover in the...
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Judge throws out key evidence in home-invasion case, says police breached...
Key evidence in a home-invasion case has been tossed out after a judge said Ottawa police unlawfully arrested, and unreasonably searched and detained a suspect for 16 hours without grounds in what he...
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Chip truck trial: 'This is someone who needs help'
In a gripping final address to the jury, defence lawyer Natasha Calvinho pleaded for jurors to rely on common sense and find Rachelle Denis, long plagued by tragedy and severe mental illness, not...
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Ottawa soccer coach pleads guilty to sex crime against young girl
Ottawa soccer coach Matthew Braithwaite, 25, pleaded guilty Tuesday for a sex crime against a young girl on his team. Braithwaite is on bail awaiting sentencing on May 1. He pleaded guilty to sexual...
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Former Ottawa hockey players sue disgraced coach Kelly Jones, Hockey Canada...
Two former Ottawa hockey players who were sexually abused as boys in the 1990s by disgraced coach Kelly Jones are now suing him, Brockville police and Hockey Canada for allegedly failing them. In...
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Ottawa thief throws eye at lawyer
Ottawa lawyer John Hale was quick on his feet in Court Room No. 2 on Friday and, as always, had his eye on the ball. Upset that he wasn’t credited more for time spent in custody, his client, an Ottawa...
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Boyfriend could 'sell dreams,' nurse's murder trial hears
In her own words, Nancy Lane’s life was out of control. The only thing that kept her sanity intact was her work as a nurse, which she said helped make the time fly. She scrambled from one payday loan...
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Ottawa police get another year to crack Algonquin student's password
Using multiple computers around the clock, Ottawa police have been trying to crack an Algonquin College student’s laptop password for more than a year, and have now been granted a 12-month extension to...
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Ottawa teen acted like willing prostitute, rape trial hears
It was the last role she wanted, but she played the part well. A 17-year-old girl forced into prostitution for a night in May 2012 presented herself to her first john as an older and willing...
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Ottawa man guilty of rape in teen pimp case
The only john charged in Ottawa’s notorious teen pimp case has been found guilty of raping a then-17-year-old girl who was forced into prostitution for a night in May 2012. Joseph Donnelly, 41, stood...
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