Crime

One of the girls found guilty of manslaughter in the swarming death of Kenneth Lee confessed to participating in the brutal attack in a voice note she left for a friend on an MP3 player that had been provided to her in youth jail.

The recording was first played in court during a bail hearing for that girl and again during a preliminary hearing for all eight of the accused.

The six-minute audio clip, along with many other details in the case, has been under a publication ban pending trials for several of the girls, including some who were set to face a jury.

More than two months after she promised to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, Attorney General Pam Bondi explained this week that the sheer volume of pornographic material being reviewed is delaying the process.

Shoppers Drug Mart billed almost $62 million to the provincial government for medication reviews over a 14-month period, data obtained by the Star shows, raising concerns the pharmacy chain is abusing the Ontario Drug Benefit program and providing little benefit to patients.

The reviews, performed through the MedsCheck program, are provincially funded consultations between pharmacists and patients intended to make sure doses are being followed and patient concerns are being addressed.

Always trust our corporate class is my motto. They were right about the blessings of mass immigration weren’t they?

Boy, 17, becomes sixth suspect busted for arsons in York Region

S’Doni Pettis, a black career criminal “on probation after serving time for aggravated battery” (a downgraded charge as Pettis was facing attempted murder) reportedly led police on a high-speed pursuit in a stolen vehicle in February, a chase which ended almost as soon as it began: In less than 30 seconds, Pettis had “slammed” into an SUV with a father and his two young children on their way home from a pediatric check-up. The car “exploded into a fireball,” allegedly killing little 2-month-old Iris instantly, and burning the three-year-old Ares so badly, he died from his injuries shortly after.

‘An armed man on a vigilante mission to avenge the killing of his great-grandchildren was gunned down in a chaotic shootout with deputies escorting inmates in front of an Indiana courthouse Tuesday, according to family and officials.
The 65-year-old shooter, Mark Vawter, showed… pic.twitter.com/KQBd5kuPUb

— The Daily Sneed™ (@Tr00peRR) May 8, 2025

U.S. authorities will soon release files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, FBI Director Kash Patel said on May 8 in testimony to Congress.

“In the near future,” Patel told Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) during a hearing in Washington after being asked when he thinks the FBI will finish processing the materials and release them.

“Before I die?” Kennedy quipped.

The amount paid by the Duke of York in an out-of-court settlement to Virginia Giuffre could become apparent as her estate is bequeathed to her estranged husband and three children.

On April 26 her family announced that Giuffre, a victim of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, had died by suicide at her home in Western Australia.

New data shows rural Canadians face a higher and more severe rate of crime than those living in the city.

In 2023, the police-reported crime rate was 34 per cent higher in rural communities than in urban centres, according to a new report released Tuesday from Statistics Canada. That same year, the violent crime rate, which includes homicides, intimate partner violence and assaults, was 1.7 times higher in rural areas.

“It’s scary to say the least,” said Tim Brodt, chairperson of the Saskatchewan Rural Crime Watch Association.

The man who allegedly attacked a female tourist on the Seawall in Vancouver had been released from custody for a separate assault charge just hours earlier.