Dean Pritchard

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By: Dean Pritchard Posted: 4:32 PM CDT Friday, May. 30, 2025 A Winnipeg man found guilty of fatally assaulting his infant son was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison.

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Dean Pritchard

A Winnipeg man convicted of first-degree murder in a case that hinged on the evidence of a one-time co-accused continued to proclaim his innocence as he was sentenced Friday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. “I would like to thank the court for their time and also the jury for their wrongful decision, and even though it’s not in my favour, that does not discourage me,” 43-year-old Aaron Mousseau Abigosis told court, reading from a small slip of paper.

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Dean Pritchard

In a courtroom redolent with the smell of burning sweetgrass, three families united in grief told the killer who brought them together how he has shattered their lives. Maxim Dale Garneau, 28, previously pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree murder in the killings of Daniel Raymond Garvey-Rodriquez, 25, Robert Clayton Smith, 35, and Edgar Allan Bear, 56. Garneau did not previously know any of the victims, who were shot dead within a six-month period ending in mid-March 2024.

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By: Dean Pritchard Posted: 1:17 PM CDT Tuesday, May. 27, 2025 A Manitoba judge has ruled it was an abuse of process for the province’s attorney general to order an out-of-province review after Manitoba prosecutors declined to lay sex charges against Peter Nygard.

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Dean Pritchard

By: Dean Pritchard Posted: 6:12 AM CDT Tuesday, May. 27, 2025 Failed political candidate and anti-vaccination advocate Patrick Allard is suing the NDP and a former candidate for defamation, but Allard was in the hot seat in court Monday.