Peter Edwards
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How new DNA tech solved the ‘Nation River Lady’ mystery — but not this family’s heartbreak
“We will continue to search for Anne,” says the niece of Toronto nurse Anne Moran, the missing person they’d hoped would be identified as the “Nation River Lady,” but wasn’t. → Read More
Outlaw drug trafficking spread to small-town Ontario during pandemic, police say
“The pandemic didn’t slow down organized crime groups,” Ontario Provincial Police Det. Insp. Scott Wade said. “Organized crime groups are interacting more than they ever have.” → Read More
GTA man charged in Montreal Mafia killing was on bail the time
Joel Richard Clarke, 28, was subject to a court-ordered weapons ban at the time of Claudia Iacono’s murder in Montreal, court records reveal. → Read More
Brampton man faces murder charge in death of daughter-in-law of late Montreal mob boss
Montreal police say they found Claudia Iacono shot several times in her car that had also collided with a building and was still running when officers arrived on scene. → Read More
Canadian extradited to Thailand to face charges of being hit man
The military veteran is eager to fight the allegations, says his lawyer. Thai police accused Matthew Dupre of murder in 2022. → Read More
Canadian health care facilities report hundreds of ‘unexplained’ fentanyl disappearances
Health Canada records show a wave of “unexplained” fentanyl disappearances at health care facilities. → Read More
Convicted killer back in custody after escape from Kingston prison
Joshua Kenneth Kohl, 42, is described as six-foot, 158 pounds with short brown hair, a receding hairline and blue eyes. → Read More
Fighting deportation, accused GTA mob boss says he’s victim of anti-Italian ethnic profiling
“This whole thing is stereotypes,” said Vincenzo (Jimmy) DeMaria, who is serving a life sentence for the Toronto “execution” of Vincenzo Figliomeni, 37. → Read More
At deportation hearing, accused GTA mob boss downplays feud with Vito Rizzuto
Convicted killer Vincenzo (Jimmy) DeMaria, 69, is fighting deportation to Italy. → Read More
Accused GTA mobster fights deportation, denies links to ’Ndrangheta Mafia group
Convicted killer Vincenzo (Jimmy) DeMaria, 69, was just nine months old when he came to Canada, but is not a citizen. → Read More
Organized financial crime ‘exploded’ in pandemic’s early days, federal report says
“Criminal networks have exploited government pandemic supports; weaknesses in compliance, supervision and enforcement; and digital technologies,” said the late-2020 report, obtained under the Access to Information Act. → Read More
Jailed veteran in limbo after judge supports extradition over Thailand mob assassination
Jailed Canadian Forces veteran Matthew Leandre Ovide Dupre wants to be extradited to Thailand to face murder charges, but needs the approval of Justice Minister David Lametti. → Read More
Jailed veteran wants to go to Thailand and face murder charge — and possibly the death penalty
Tired of Canadian jail, Matthew Dupre wants to go overseas to face the claim he helped to kill a mobster, his lawyer says. → Read More
Southeast Asia’s opium boom means more deadly heroin on Toronto streets
Increased heroin production in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar offers business opportunities to GTA crime groups, experts say. → Read More
Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil tops list of Canada’s Most Wanted
Alkhalil has been on the run since escaping custody in British Columbia last summer → Read More
Undercover OPP bought grenades, launcher, guns and a half-kilo of cocaine, trafficking trial hears
One of the officers conducted a series of transactions while posing as a “survivalist,” he testified at the ongoing trial. → Read More
Undercover cops bought 60 hand grenades in a Canadian Tire parking lot, trial hears
The officer identified only as “Officer No. 2” described for court how he posed as a survivalist stockpiling weapons. → Read More
A hockey stick curved the wrong way might not have been the best Christmas gift, but my memories are priceless
For Peter Edwards, there were few chances to earn money for presents in Lytton, B.C., and few places to buy them when you did. → Read More
Two veteran OPP officers, two civilians charged in tow truck corruption investigation
The complaint that triggered the charges was made in February 2019. Sgt. Terrence Reefer and Const. Roberto Visconti have been suspended with pay since January 2021. → Read More
One of RCMP’s most-wanted fugitives captured in U.K.
Usman Kassim, wanted for an attempted double murder in Toronto, was arrested at a luxury apartment complex in London, England. → Read More