Catherine Mcdonald
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- Sep 26, 2026
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Toronto man pleads guilty to manslaughter after fellow arsonist accidentally dies in fire | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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Two years after a deadly arson fire at a Greek restaurant in Scarborough, one of three men responsible has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and arson after his fellow arsonist was accidentally killed while setting the establishment on fire. Shiloh Norton admits that on June 21, 2024, at 11:42 p.m., he left his home and took an Uber to a parking lot near Martin Grove Road and Eglinton Avenue, where he got into a stolen Acura RDX. It had been reported stolen to Peel Regional Police the day before. N
Chilling 911 call played at jury trial for Ajax man charged with girlfriend’s murder - Toronto | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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The 911 call placed from Kyle Severin’s phone on the night of March 30, 2024, before Jennifer Polak’s body was found in Severin’s basement apartment in Ajax, was played in an Oshawa courtroom Friday. The male voice, sounding frantic, tells the call-taker he is at 14 Hillman Dr. and claims there were “a bunch of guys” in his house and that his girlfriend was dead in the bedroom. The man then makes a comment about fighting them off and says there is blood everywhere. The caller also says he is afr
Man pleads guilty to vicious 2003 sex assault of senior | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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Warning: This story contains content that may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion is advised. On Good Friday in 2003, a 78-year-old woman was violently raped and robbed outside her apartment in the Jane Street and Eglinton Avenue area. The victim was left terrified and the attack left seniors in the area fearful. For months, police canvassed the neighbourhood looking for witnesses, put up posters depicting a composite sketch of the suspect, and Crime Stoppers released a re-enactment video.
Widow of Canadian killed in 9/11 wants to ‘redefine’ the day | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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Maureen Basnicki stands in the dining room of the Albany Club in downtown Toronto on the eve of 9/11, proud of the dinner she has helped organize. The “Service Day” dinner, she explains, is to show gratitude to service men and women — those who fought for Canada in Afghanistan, supported Canadians after 9/11, and those who continue serve our communities on a day-to-day basis. Twenty-five years ago, her husband Ken Basnicki, 48, was killed when Al Qaeda terrorists highjacked planes and flew them
‘Discarded for what?’ Sentencing hearing for couple convicted in filmmaker’s killing - Toronto | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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Reeyaz Habib’s family, friends and neighbours expressed grief and confusion in a downtown Toronto courtroom Wednesday at the sentencing hearing for a Liberty Village couple convicted in the killing of the 53-year-old filmmaker. “Discarded for what? It’s shameful that a life so rich in texture, meaning, teaching, exploration, storytelling and love must now be looked at through the shroud of murder,” Habib’s brother-in-law, Roberto Cabrera, said in a victim impact statement. The 53-year-old’s deco
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