Tuesday, December 23, 2025
ADVT 
National

Calgary Man Charged With Second-degree Murder In Death Of Stampeders Player

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Sep, 2016 12:57 PM
    CALGARY — Police have charged a 19-year-old Calgary man with second-degree murder following the shooting death of a Calgary Stampeders player.
     
    Police say Mylan Hicks, who was 23, was shot outside a nightclub following an altercation early Sunday morning.
     
    Nelson Tony Lugela, who is 19, is charged with second-degree murder.
     
    He is scheduled to appear in court Friday morning.
     
    Police say an autopsy is scheduled for today.
     
    They say three suspects were initially taken into custody but two have been released without charges.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Edmonton Skydiver, 52, Died During Weekend Competition: RCMP

    Edmonton Skydiver, 52, Died During Weekend Competition: RCMP
    WESTLOCK, Alta. — RCMP say a skydiver has died during a competition north of Edmonton.

    Edmonton Skydiver, 52, Died During Weekend Competition: RCMP

    Brad Wall Says 'Racist And Hate-Filled' Comments After Fatal Shooting Must Stop

    REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is condemning what he calls "racist and hate-filled" comments on social media and other online forums that stem from last week's fatal shooting of an aboriginal man on a farm.

    Brad Wall Says 'Racist And Hate-Filled' Comments After Fatal Shooting Must Stop

    Winnipeg Woman Wants Inquest After Epileptic Husband Dies In Custody

    Winnipeg Woman Wants Inquest After Epileptic Husband Dies In Custody
    Rochelle Pranteau was on the phone with her 26-year-old common-law husband Errol Greene from the institution when he began slipping into a seizure May 1.

    Winnipeg Woman Wants Inquest After Epileptic Husband Dies In Custody

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Takes Part In Montreal Pride Parade

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Takes Part In Montreal Pride Parade
    Taking part in his third pride parade as prime minister on Sunday, Justin Trudeau said the world looks to Canada for leadership in the fight for universal recognition of the human rights of gay, bisexual and transgender people.

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Takes Part In Montreal Pride Parade

    Canadian Drone Racer Says Sport Better Version Of Formula One Racing

    Canadian Drone Racer Says Sport Better Version Of Formula One Racing
    The 26-year-old university student from Port Alberni, B.C., is known in drone flying circles as Andrew "MayMayDay" Meyer.

    Canadian Drone Racer Says Sport Better Version Of Formula One Racing

    Iraqi Refugees Fared Worse Than Others In First Three Years

    OTTAWA — Thousands of Iraqi refugees found less work and earned less money in Canada than refugees from elsewhere who arrived during the same period, according to an internal government case study into the Iraqi resettlement program.

    Iraqi Refugees Fared Worse Than Others In First Three Years