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Woman pleads guilty in torture-murder of Calgary sex-trade worker

CALGARY – Word that Ruchael Friars had “ratted out” some friends to police was all it took for [S.R.] and two other women to torture their fellow sex-trade worker to death, prosecutors told a courtroom...

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Suspect drunk driver acquitted due to delay in taking breath test

BY THE CALGARY HERALD FEBRUARY 21, 2008   A Calgary man has been acquitted of driving over the legal blood-alcohol limit because the arresting officer opted to first write out his notes for 20 minutes...

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Photo Galleries Teen charged in September swarming released to await trial

One of the teens charged in connection with a vicious beating of a group of teens in southwest Calgary last year was released from custody Tuesday. The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified because he...

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Court hearing in massacre delayed

The preliminary inquiry for a trio of suspects in Calgary’s New Year’s Day massacre has been delayed. Defence counsel Michael Bates on Thursday said he wouldn’t be able to continue to act for accused...

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Hearing delayed in Calgary hit and run case that injured woman on Bowness street

The new lawyer for a Bowness hit-and-run suspect is awaiting disclosure before deciding his next move. Defence counsel Ian McKay said Tuesday he received some information from the prosecution, but not...

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Murder trial set for May

A trial date has been confirmed for the Penticton man accused of murdering his common law wife. [K.W.], who is alleged to have shot and killed Lynn Kalmring in their Penticton home at the gated...

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[K.W.]Trial: Accused had no motive but self-defence when shooting wife

July 22, 2013 – 4:42 PM KELOWNA – Twelve jurors were told today the only reliable evidence in the trial for [K.W.]s comes from the accused himself. Defence lawyer Ian McKay says [K.W.] is the only one...

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[K.W.] Trial: Lynn Kalmring’s Death Compared To Greek Tragedy

KELOWNA, B.C. – The lawyer for a former RCMP officer accused of murdering his common-law wife told the jury the case was like a modern day version of a Greek tragedy. In closing arguments in a Kelowna...

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Former Canadian Olympian Charged with Extortion

CALGARY — Former Canadian Olympian and purported Hells Angels member [K.L] made a brief first court appearance Wednesday on an allegation he tried to extort $150,000 from a Calgary businessman. But the...

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Calgary man testifies against former foster father in sexual abuse trial

A city man testified Monday that his foster father, [G.D.P.], would take him and other teenage foster boys out for “guys nights” at out-of-town bars and hotels and pay them for sex. The complainant,...

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