Guilty plea and life sentence in Meaford murder case
CTV
Matthew McQuarrie will spend at least the next 15 years behind bars after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Emerson Sprung.
Matthew McQuarrie will spend at least the next 15 years behind bars after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Emerson Sprung.
Sprung, 25, was found in a shallow grave in a Meaford, Ont. park in May 2020.
Court heard that Sprung was invited to the park by McQuarrie in the days before his body was found with multiple stab wounds.
McQuarrie was initially charged with first degree murder, but agreed to pleaded guilty to second degree murder just days into his trial, which was taking place at the Owen Sound Regional Courthouse this month.
During his sentencing hearing on Monday, McQuarrie was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years.
Court heard that McQuarrie felt that Sprung, who he’d met while the two were previously in police custody together, had inappropriately touched McQuarrie’s four-year-old son.
He reported the incident to police but there was no proof anything inappropriate happened.
Police have closed a section of Wellington between Southdale and Harlech Gate while debris is cleaned up and the hydro pole is repaired.
Parts of the province are expecting significant amounts of spring snow over a 24-to-36-hour period.
A member of Manitoba’s government caucus and the first First Nations woman elected to the province’s legislature has died.
Nikita Kucherov has pushed his game into overdrive.
A fog advisory was issued Sunday morning for a swath of central Alberta.
A member of Manitoba’s government caucus and the first First Nations woman elected to the province’s legislature has died.
Steve's Music Store, the brick-and-mortar retail space that has called Queen Street West home for nearly 49 years, is closing for good on Sunday. Here's what patrons have to say about the beloved music store.
Ottawa’s nominee for federal fiscal watchdog will face questions from members of Parliament on Monday after a turbulent period for the budget office.
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is asking a Saskatchewan First Nations organization to repay nearly $29 million in funding following a forensic audit last year that has now been leaked to the public.
At a large Toronto supermarket known for its Iranian and Middle Eastern staples, shelves remain full of customers’ favourites—at least for now. But the store’s longtime operator warns that could change later this year as the war in the Middle East disrupts some food supplies and drives up global prices.
Researchers at Simon Fraser University have designed a new 3D-printed prosthetic socket, which they say will transform the industry.
For the first time in three years, the Regina Pats are headed to the WHL's postseason.
A man is facing 37 charges in connection with tool thefts totalling between $105,000 and $140,000 across several Winnipeg stores.