Friday, February 29, 2008

Crown opposes Toronto lawyer for man charged with 3 murders

A man charged with three counts of first-degree murder shouldn't be allowed to use legal aid money to hire a lawyer from Toronto, the Nunavut Legal Services Board & the Crown argued in a Nunavut court on Thursday.

Deadly poison found in comatose man's Las Vegas motel room

A vial of the deadly toxin ricin was found in the motel room of a man who's now in critical condition, Las Vegas police said.

Bellfield 'confessed to murder of schoolgirl'

Police were investigating claims last night that Levi Bellfield, a former nightclub bouncer, had confessed to killing the schoolgirl Patsy Morris in 1980.

For this blogger, this case has just about everything

The click-clicking of computer keys could be heard on the other end of the telephone line.''I'm posting a Basi-Virk blog item as we speak. No rest for the wicked,'' Bill Tieleman said. He paused. ''Four years without rest.''

Ottawa police pick site for $18.5M west division building

The Ottawa Police Service says the new home for its west division will be on Palladium Drive in Kanata, just off Highway 417.

Thursday, February 28, 2008