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Betsy Powell

Betsy Powell

Courts Reporter at Toronto Star Online

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Betsy Powell
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Murder, manslaughter or acquittal? What the jury has to decide at the trial of Umar Zameer - Toro...

Here’s what the jury must decide to come to a verdict in the death of Toronto police Const. Jeffrey Northrup.
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‘This was not a murder’: Man accused of killing Toronto cop was out...

Umar Zameer and his family had just seen the victim of a stabbing when they were approached by plain clothes officers. “They thought they were being ambushed by criminals,” his lawyer told the jury.
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‘Stunning’ police work solved the murder of this innocent Toronto m...

Koshin Yusuf, 26, was shot 24 times. No motive was established, although investigators believe it could have been a case of mistaken identity.
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GTA kidnappers get prison in plot to ransom 500 bitcoin - Toronto Star

The mastermind behind the kidnapping of an international U of T student has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. On Tuesday, his accomplices received varying penalties depending on the
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Toronto police officer sentenced to 4 years in prison for sexual as...

Veteran Toronto police officer Conal Quinn fought back tears Wednesday as he was handcuffed and led out of a downtown courtroom after being sentenced.
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Lawsuit launched against federal government over Emergencies Act af...

The lawsuit was launched Wednesday against the federal government, police agencies and the big banks on behalf of about two dozen plaintiffs.
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LCBO plan to scan customer photo ID at stores in northern Ontario c...

It’s not normal to collect people’s data ‘simply because we want to go shopping,’ says the executive director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

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Toronto jury acquits man of first-degree murder of his best friend ...

The defence argued that Donald Marson was shot in an argument with another man who was himself killed eight months later.
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Jordan Peterson loses bid to overturn social media training order -...

Ontario’s highest court dismissed the controversial Toronto psychologist’s appeal of an earlier decision that sided with the College of Psychologists of Ontario over the mandatory training.
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Toronto pair found guilty in fatal Rosedale shooting of childhood f...

Lee-Davis Rurimirjie and Henok Mesgena were found guilty of first-degree murder, in a trial that involved two minor local celebrities: Jeweller Russell Oliver and Marcella Zoia, also known as the
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Toronto police solve 1982 murder of ‘fun-loving’ antique dealer usi...

“If William Taylor was alive today, he would be arrested and charged with First Degree Murder in the death of Kevin McBride.”