Sentencing Hearing

• ‘Discarded for what?’ Sentencing hearing for couple convicted in filmmaker’s killing

  Victim impact statements were delivered Wednesday as a judge considers sentences for a Toronto couple convicted in the killing of filmmaker Reeyaz Habib.

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  Sep 9
  
• Video captures teen gunman discussing alleged contract killing, payment

  A cellphone video played in court captured a teen discussing a planned shooting and payment before the murder of a Toronto tow-truck driver, prosecutors say.

  Sep 2
  
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• Whitby man found guilty of murdering estranged wife confessed on social media

  A Whitby man convicted of murdering his wife after she ended their relationship could spend up to 20 years behind bars before becoming eligible for parole.

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  Aug 12
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• Sentencing hearing for East York man who fatally stabbed neighbour over loud gospel radio

  Wood was a given a chance to address the court. 'July 27, 2023 was a terrible day,' he said in a soft voice reading from a small piece of paper.

  Jun 25
• 19-year-old who attempted to shoot off-duty Toronto police officer says he’s sorry

  Defence lawyer Cameron Cotton-O'Brien argued a six-year sentence would be sufficient, arguing Bah, who is now 22 years old, is a youthful first-time offender.

  Jun 23
• Sentencing hearing for Toronto mother who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, left baby in bathtub alone

  A sentencing hearing is underway for a Toronto mother who pleaded guilty to manslaughter after her 15-month-old son drowned while unattended in a bathtub.

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  Nov 13, 2025
• Toronto man, 81, gets life sentence for driving down late common-law wife’s family

  Ciro Garofano killed one of the three people he struck. He will serve concurrent sentences for aggravated assault, along with his murder conviction.

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  Jul 15, 2025
• Sentencing begins for Winnipeg man who killed Saskatchewan Mountie with stolen truck

  A sentencing hearing begins today for Alphonse Stanley Traverse, a man who ran over and killed Const. Shelby Patton, an RCMP officer in Saskatchewan.

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  Jan 12, 2024
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• ‘Nothing can fix the loss’: Manslaughter sentencing begins in Carson Crimeni’s death

  Carson Crimeni, 14, died on Aug. 7, 2019, near a Langley skate park, and was filmed overdosing as other youth watched his condition worsen and laughed.

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  Sep 14, 2023
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• 4-year prison sentence for man who fatally beat Vernon woman

  Shaun Wiebe was sentenced to four years in prison, less time served, in June for the 2018 killing of Vernon woman, Heather Barker.

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  Jun 9, 2023