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Calgary contractor guilty of forgery tells judge he 'screwed up'

A Calgary contractor who did work on the HGTV show Property Brothers apologized in court and told a judge he screwed up as he pleaded guilty to charges of forgery.

Man who wore police vest in rural home invasion robbery found guilty

An Edmonton man who broke into a rural home inDe Winton and stole cash and a gun while wearing a vest that read "police" has been found guilty in the 2019 home invasion.

Ex-youth worker endured 'shameful self-reflection' after sexual exploitation of 14-year-old

A former youth worker convicted of having a years-long sexual relationship with a teenage boy in the 1990s spoke publicly for the first time since charges were laid, telling the judge she is not the person she was 35 years ago.

Former Red Deer financial adviser accused of embezzling millions from clients

A Calgary man who worked as a financial adviser in Red Deer faces criminal charges, accused of embezzling nearly $5 million from clients.

Woman who left beaten dad on floor for 2 days was 'overwhelmed' with his care, judge told

A Calgary woman who abused her sick, 77-year-old father was overwhelmed at the task of caring for him, a judge heard Wednesday at a sentencing hearing.

Man accused in $240,000 Alberta student loan fraud backs out of plea deal

A Calgary man accused of running a $240,000 student loan scam has backed out of his planned guilty plea and will now go on trial later this year.

Man fined $35,000 for illegally importing turtles in boxes labelled 'children's building blocks'

Two years after border officials discovered live turtles, turtle eggs and turtle husbandry items in packages marked as childrens building blocks, a Calgary man has been fined $35,000 after admitting to offences under little-known federal legislation.

Calgarian accused of fighting for ISIS to stand trial after judge rejects defence application

A Calgary man accused of spending a year fighting for ISIS in Syria will go on trial on terrorism charges after a judge rejected a defence application to have the charges stayed, arguing the case dragged on too long through the court system.

Calgary man accused of killing toddler released on bail

A Calgary man accused of killing a toddler was released on bail at his first court appearance Friday.

Calgary defence lawyers support judge following Crown's office criticism

A group of defence lawyers is backing a Calgary judge whose comments about supports for child witnesses were characterized by the Alberta Crowns office as biased.

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