National

First-Degree Murder Charges Against 3 Men After Alberta Man Found Dead In B.C.

The Canadian Press, 15 Jan, 2018 11:54 AM

HOPE, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say three men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Alberta resident.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 20-year-old Michael Bonin's body was found on a rural forest service road north of Hope on April 20, 2017.

Cpl. Frank Jang of IHIT says in a statement that Bonin was from Rycroft, Alta.

Jang says he can't provide specifics about motive, but the crime was not random.

He says the three men facing murder charges are all in their 20s.

Ryan Watt, Joshua Fleurant and Jared Jorgenson were scheduled to appear in provincial court on Monday.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Man, Two Women, Found Dead In Car On Northern Alberta Access Road

They say a security guard found a 29-year-old man and two women, ages 21 and 22, in a two-door car on a semi-remote access road near the hamlet of Conklin over the noon hour on Tuesday.

Man, Two Women, Found Dead In Car On Northern Alberta Access Road

Students Feel Safer With Police Presence In Certain Ontario High Schools: Study

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A new study suggests the practice of placing police officers in certain southern Ontario high schools made students feel safer while building good relationships with law enforcement.

Students Feel Safer With Police Presence In Certain Ontario High Schools: Study

Assault Was Videoed: Teen Pleads Guilty In Manitoba Woman's Fatal Beating

WINNIPEG — A second teenage girl charged in the fatal beating of a young woman from an eastern Manitoba Indigenous community has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Assault Was Videoed: Teen Pleads Guilty In Manitoba Woman's Fatal Beating

Newfoundland Woman Who Won $1.5M Lottery Jackpot While Fighting Cancer Has Died

A Newfoundland woman who was suffering from an advanced form of cancer when she won a $1.5-million lottery jackpot in November has died.

Newfoundland Woman Who Won $1.5M Lottery Jackpot While Fighting Cancer Has Died

Woman Rescued From Toronto Construction Crane Last Year Gets Absolute Discharge

Marisa Lazo, 23, was stranded for hours after climbing a crane at a downtown construction site in the middle of the night in April.

Woman Rescued From Toronto Construction Crane Last Year Gets Absolute Discharge

Protest Against Tim Hortons Reaction To New Minimum Wage Planned Across Ontario

TORONTO — Labour organizations across Ontario are holding rallies today to protest the actions some Tim Hortons franchises have taken in response to an increase in the province's minimum wage.