IT’S hard to describe the emotions that hit me as I set eyes on the rugged coastline and emerald-green landscape of Canada’s east coast for the first time. Nova Scotia is the ancestral home of the Mi’Kmaq people and the homeland of my wonderful grandmother Eileen, who passed away when I was… Stunning road trip … Read more
IN the summer of 1995, a quiet Canadian community was shattered by a crime so horrific that it remains one of the the country’s most haunting tragedies. Jonathan Thimpsen, an innocent seven-year-old, fell victim to a brutal murder fueled by the dark satanic delusions of Sandy Charles, 14. How Warlock-obsessed teen and pal, 8, murdered … Read more
A SCOTS soldier has been convicted of a booze-fuelled bar brawl killing in Canada. Corporal Craig Gibson, 28, downed Brett Sheffield, 38, at a Toronto pub with “an elbow to the jaw” that later resulted in his death. 5 Corporal Craig Gibson has been found guilty of manslaughter 5 Canadian police… Scots soldier guilty of … Read more
THREE Scots have been arrested over the death of a restaurant owner in Canada, it has emerged. Sharif Rahman, 44, died after an alleged assault at his eatery in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. 3 Three men from Scotland have been arrested over the death of Sharif RahmanCredit: Alysha Brilla/Facebook 3 He… Three Scots arrested over … Read more
AN ice hockey pro arrested over an opponent’s horror death in a game has launched a crowdfunding appeal to pay his legal costs. Matthew Petgrave, 32, says he has been trapped without insurance or a visa and unable to work since being held on suspicion of manslaughter. 2 Adam Johnson bled to death… Ice hockey … Read more