Category: In The News
Assault charges against day-home owner stayed
A day-home operator no longer faces charges of assaulting an infant under her care after a judge ruled an incriminating statement the accused made to [...]
Ex-Liberal’s gun charge tossed
A weapons charge laid against the accused has been thrown out of court. The single charge of careless use and storage of a firearm was [...]
Jury acquits man for warning shots
Firing gunshots into a fence while his girlfriend was being held hostage was an act of heroism, not criminal behaviour, a jury ruled last night. [...]
Man cleared in washroom assault
COURTS – A former McDonald’s employee has been acquitted of sexual assault for allegedly fondling a 28-year-old man in a washroom of the downtown restaurant [...]
Sex accused thrilled with acquittal
The manager of a downtown fast-food restaurant is “happy as a clam” after being cleared of allegations he sexually assaulted a male customer. Provincial court [...]
Woman recounts call after escort’s suicide
A former Calgary firefighter on trial accused of being a pimp called the mother of one of his escorts after she committed suicide to convince [...]
Lawyer defends escort biz
The lawyer for an ex-firefighter charged with moonlighting as a pimp is arguing running an escort agency is a service fully sanctioned by the city. [...]
Student tells of sex with Calgary escort
A Vancouver student testified Monday he used a website to arrange a two hour sexual encounter with a Calgary escort. Neither individual can be identified [...]
Escort’s Death Sparked Rearrest of Accused
A Calgary escort who killed herself at an upscale Vancouver hotel after turning tricks there had a void cheque in her possession from a former [...]
Pimping Suspect’s Trial Adjourned Until 2006
It will be the new year before a pimping suspect can argue he was duped by the city officials into believing the escort sex trade [...]