A 30-year-old man from Sipekne’katik has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a man in Upper Musquodoboit, N.S., RCMP say.

After pleading guilty to manslaughter, Lawrence Opikokew was sentenced to 13 years, outside of the normal range of four to 12 years.

An altercation in the RM of Ste. Anne resulted in injuries, and ultimately the death of Cameron Huley earlier this month. Now, police say a man is being charged with manslaughter.

The Crown has indicated it will be seeking a 10-year sentence for Mohamud Farah and a six-year sentence for Michael Bebee in connection with the death of Shamar Powell-Flowers.

Police in Saint John, N.B., have charged two men in the death of Courtney MacKenzie, who was found dead on May 11, 2021, at a home in the north end of the city.

As the Trump administration has stopped considering gender identity in its prison policies, Oregon officials will pay $295,000 to settle a lawsuit from a transgender woman who said she was abused while housed in a men’s prison, where a judge later found she was likely subjected to repeated harm.

Zera Lola Zombie filed a federal lawsuit in 2021 alleging abuse during her time at Two Rivers…

Before being led away to begin serving his sentence, Vangeli Kestinov stood up and said he wanted to apologize for his actions that day.

Thomas pleaded guilty to manslaughter in what the judge called the shooting “a senseless, unprovoked act of gunfire against an unarmed victim.”

Katlim Desjarlais-Kelly has been found guilty of manslaughter in the killing of 48-year-old Arden Panipekeseick in the Caswell Hill neighbourhood on Feb. 10, 2024.