Close X
Thursday, October 10, 2024
ADVT 
National

Murder trial for man accused in Toronto's van attack set for November

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 03 Jun, 2020 07:37 PM
  • Murder trial for man accused in Toronto's van attack set for November

The trial for the man accused of using a van to kill 10 people on a busy Toronto sidewalk has been set for this fall.

Alek Minassian faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder.

Justice John McMahon set Nov. 9 for the four-week trial to begin in front of a judge without a jury.

Minassian's trial was to begin on April 6 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minassian told police just hours after the attack that he wanted revenge against society for years of sexual rejection by women.

The judge has said the case will turn on Minassian's state of mind at the time of the attack, not whether he did it.

In early March, Minassian admitted to court to planning and carrying out the attack.

MORE National ARTICLES

Omar Khadr Told To Answer Utah Plaintiffs' Questions About His Confession

Omar Khadr Told To Answer Utah Plaintiffs' Questions About His Confession
Relatives of a slain American soldier have won a skirmish in their attempt to collect on a US$134-million wrongful-death award against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr.    

Omar Khadr Told To Answer Utah Plaintiffs' Questions About His Confession

Impeachment, Shmimpeachment: Trump Plans To Run, And Win, On Economic Record

Impeachment, Shmimpeachment: Trump Plans To Run, And Win, On Economic Record
President Donald Trump declared his scorched-earth political style an unmitigated success Tuesday in a fiercely partisan, made-for-TV state of the union speech that made it clear he expects to be back in the White House 

Impeachment, Shmimpeachment: Trump Plans To Run, And Win, On Economic Record

People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier Sues Political Pundit For Defamation

A former member of Parliament and leader of a fringe federal political party is suing a prominent political commentator and strategist for defamation.    

People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier Sues Political Pundit For Defamation

Montreal To Fully Ban Plastic Bags By End Of 2020, Mayor Announces

Montreal To Fully Ban Plastic Bags By End Of 2020, Mayor Announces
MONTREAL - Given the urgent need to reduce the city's environmental footprint, Montreal will move to fully ban the distribution of plastic bags by the end of 2020, Mayor Valerie Plante said Wednesday.    

Montreal To Fully Ban Plastic Bags By End Of 2020, Mayor Announces

Crosswinds Hold Up Chartered Flight Taking Canadians From Wuhan

Crosswinds Hold Up Chartered Flight Taking Canadians From Wuhan
More than 200 Canadians due to be evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan should continue making their way to the airport if they are already on their way, even though their flight out of the centre of the new coronavirus outbreak

Crosswinds Hold Up Chartered Flight Taking Canadians From Wuhan

251 Canadians On-Board Cruise Ship Quarantined After Coronavirus Outbreak

251 Canadians On-Board Cruise Ship Quarantined After Coronavirus Outbreak
A cruise ship carrying 251 Canadians has been quarantined off the coast of Japan following a confirmed outbreak of the new coronavirus.    

251 Canadians On-Board Cruise Ship Quarantined After Coronavirus Outbreak