Greg Fertuck lies but that doesn’t make him a killer: defence lawyer
This case is the focus of the CBC investigative podcast, The Pit. Listen and subscribe to the podcast at cbc.ca/thepit.Defence lawyer Morris Bodnar said he doesn't trust…
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Peter Nygard to remain in jail after judge dismisses former fashion executive’s bail appeal
Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard will remain in jail after a judge dismissed his bail appeal.Manitoba Court of Appeals Justice Jennifer Pfuetzner released her decision in Nygard's…
Peter Nygard has phone in jail cell for constant contact with legal team, court documents reveal
Peter Nygard has been given what no other inmate at Manitoba's Headingley Correctional Centre has access to: a phone in his cell that he can use 16…
Botched no-knock raids prompt calls to limit police tactic
Police forces across Canada are conducting hundreds of no-knock raids each year to execute search warrants despite growing concern about the trampling of charter rights, an investigation…
Mental health charity reeling amid resignations over suspicions about leader’s alleged secret identity
An Ottawa charity focused on the well-being of Black, Indigenous and LGBTQ youth is in disarray after staff quit and speakers pulled out of a recent conference…
Secret Nygard videos show former fashion mogul charged with sex trafficking travelling with teenage girl
Hours of behind-the-scenes video shot by a whistleblower show former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who is alleged to have abused women and girls for decades, screaming…
Instagram model, NYC talent agency among Peter Nygard co-conspirators named in new lawsuits
Two women who allege fashion executive Peter Nygard raped them when they were teenagers are suing Nygard's so-called "top girlfriend" and "recruiter," and the talent agent and…
How a high-stakes gambler set authorities on the trail of accused Canadian spy Cameron Ortis
A high-stakes American gambler who is an FBI informant and goes by the nickname Robin Hood 702 played a key role in a series of events that…
Woman who spent years scrubbing explicit video from internet urges tech firms to make it easier to remove
She was only 14 when she was groomed to have virtual sex with an older man she met on social media. She had no idea he was…
Case challenges ‘horrific’ prison surveillance some consider harsher than solitary confinement
Advocates for women in prison are heading to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Truro, N.S., on Monday, aiming to end a practice they say "amounts to…
Canada’s opioid crisis killed 13 people a day in 2018, prevention report shows
About 13 people a day in Canada died as a result of opioids in 2018, according to a new report that shines a spotlight on preventable poisonings.Released…