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Man who strangled 27-year-old Edmonton woman gets 10 ½-year sentence
Ryan Farrell pleaded guilty to manslaughter this week, admitting that on April 2, 2023, he attacked 27-year-old Lauren Jarvis, beating her with a walking cane and then strangling her with a rope.
Edmonton RCMP officer dismissed after conduct hearing on sexual assault complaint
RCMP conduct board member Colin Miller concluded that former Corp. Kire Kondoski committed discreditable conduct, and in a November 2024 decision, ordered his immediate dismissal.
U.S. man sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing, abducting 13-year-old Edmonton girl
Noah Madrano pleaded guilty in January to two felony charges, admitting to sexually abusing an Edmonton teenager that he contacted over the internet, then met her in person and took her over the U.S.-Canada border.
Sexual predator Lance Blanchard denied parole in decision that finds 'no gains' in addressing risk
With Blanchard's seven-year parole ineligibility period now over, the Parole Board of Canada says he can't be safely managed in the community, and has refused to engage in recommended sex offender programming.
First Nation launches legal action over Alberta oilsands cleanup fund
The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says the provincial government renewed the rules for the Mine Financial Security Program without needed changes, and ignored concerns about infringement on their Treaty rights.
Edmonton man handed 4-year manslaughter sentence in 2013 killing
Judge's decision finds Edward Robinson's actions were "rooted in poverty, addictions and personal insecurity of both food and housing."
Court ruling cancels suspension of Alberta chiropractor accused of sexual assault
Bradley Basaraba, 60, now charged with at least a dozen counts of sexual assault. All of the complainants are former patients, according to the Edmonton Police Service.
Edmonton first-degree murder trial ends with two guilty pleas to lesser charges
Two people were sentenced after pleading guilty to charges related to the death of 72-year-old Ronald Bell, found dead in his home on Jan. 1, 2023.
Judge says 2011 Edmonton prison killing remains 'suspect,' recommends public inquiry
Mason Montgrand was 21 when he was fatally stabbed at the Edmonton Institution on Aug. 18, 2011. No one has ever been held criminally responsible in his death, and more than a decade after he was killed, a fatality inquiry concludes there are still questions about what happened.
Teen handed 18-month sentence for swarming attack that killed Grade 10 student
The young man, convicted of manslaughter, will spend nine months in jail and nine months under supervision in the community, followed by a year of probation.