Statistics on Canadian Homicides
Winnipeg Police responded to a report of an insecure premise at a residence located at 516 Alexander Avenue on January 14th at 11:45am.
Police arrived at the home to find Greg Joseph Jr Dumas, 33, deceased. Winnipeg Police Service Homicide Unit said the death has been determined to be a homicide.
Anyone who had contact with Greg in the weeks prior to his death or anyone with knowledge of Greg’s whereabouts during the last several weeks is asked to contact police at 204-986-6508.
Canada December Murder Count: 64
Males: 51
Females: 13
Age of Youngest Victim: 2 Age of Oldest Victim: 69
The December 2018 List is available here.
Murders By Province or Territory
ON 23
AB 12
QC 11
MB 6
BC 5
SK 4
NB 2
NS 1
YT 0
PE 0
NU 0
NT 0
NL 0
Murders by Type
Beating 3
Shooting 24 S
tabbing 6
Other 3
Unknown 28
Murders By City
Toronto 13
Montreal 9
Calgary 5
Winnipeg 3
Edmonton 3
Brampton 3
Surrey 2
Mississauga 2
Kingston 2
Grand Rapids 2
Duncan 2
St-Camille-de-Lellis 1
Saskatoon 1
Rothsay 1
Rosemère 1
Regina 1
Red Earth Creek 1
Red Deer 1
RM of Rosedale 1
Prince Albert 1
Picadilly 1
Oshawa 1
Langley 1
La Ronge 1
Kitchener 1
Hamilton 1
Halifax 1
Fort McMurray 1
Cochrane 1
Victims and links to more information on each homicide:
Aburashed, Mahmoud Ahmid, 58, Calgary AB
Agtual, Terrence, 28, Toronto ON
Alam, Muhammed waqar, 31, Toronto ON
Angus, Dwight, 38, Toronto ON
Bachelor-Vassell, Yvonne, 61, Toronto ON
Bains, Balvinder, 51, Brampton ON
Berman, Julie, 51, Toronto ON
Bignose, Audery, 49, Fort McMurray AB
Billette, Sheena Marie, La Ronge, SK
Brown, Keeshawn, 18, Surrey BC
Caissie-Laflamme, Solange, 7, Rothsay NB
Cameron, Margaret, 66, Toronto ON
Declerck, Astrid, 48, Montreal QC
Doe, Jane, 60, Kingston ON
Doe, John, Cochrane, AB
Doe, John, Edmonton, AB
Doe, John, Edmonton, AB
Doe, John, Grand Rapids, MB
Doe, John, Mississauga, ON
Doe, John, Mississauga, ON
Doe, John, Montreal, QC
Doe, John, Red Earth Creek, AB
Doe, John, Surrey, BC
Doe, John, Toronto, ON
Doe, John, 2, Montreal QC
Doe, John, 4, Montreal QC
Doe, John, 24, Montreal QC
Doe, John, 26, Montreal QC
Doe, John, 26, Montreal QC
Doe, John, 30, Rosemère QC
Doe, John, 31, Montreal QC
Doe, John, 32, Grand Rapids MB
Doe, John, 40, Calgary AB
Dolic, Dalibor, 55, Toronto ON
Fortin-Bourque, Joseph-Raphaël, 21, St-Camille-de-Lellis QC
Geng, Keem, 20, Calgary AB
Henry, Jordan, 17, Brampton ON
Hersi Handule, Farah, 23, Calgary AB
Highway, Zellall, 19, Prince Albert SK
Jal, Achor, 22, Calgary AB
Johnson, Dennis, 67, Langley BC
Johnson, Jeffrey, 39, Hamilton ON
Kanarellis, Christine, 25, Toronto ON
Kaur, Sharanjeet, 27, Brampton ON
Kelly, Domonic, 26, Toronto ON
Khellaf, Dahia, 43, Montreal QC
Kraszewski, Michael, 16, Picadilly NB
Littlecrow, Winston, 35, Saskatoon SK
Mousseau, Cody, 32, RM of Rosedale MB
Pache, Gordon Edward, 37, Winnipeg MB
Ramirez, Reynaldo, 57, Winnipeg MB
Rezene, Yafiet, 19, Kitchener ON
Schamber, Breianna, 25, Edmonton AB
Shurie, Francois, Duncan, BC
Smith, Jason, 45, Halifax NS
Stewart, Jahquar, 20, Oshawa ON
Toto, Keenan Scott, 23, Regina SK
Urbina, Jeremy, 22, Toronto ON
Vandusen, Glen Darrell, 43, Kingston ON
Williams, Charles, 69, Red Deer AB
Williams, Clinton Phil, 43, Toronto ON
Williams, Nellie, Duncan, BC
Wood, Douglas, 41, Winnipeg MB
Yusuf, Koshin, 26, Toronto ON
Quebec police responded to a 911 cal at a home on des Anglais Road in Mascouche on January 16th at approximately 4:00am.
Police arrived to find a man and a woman in their 30’s suffering from serious injuries. The couple were transported to hospital where the woman died of her injuries. The victim has been identified as Jaël Cantin, 33.
According to reports the couple’s 6 children, aged between one and twelve, were at the home at the time of the attack.
Update January 18th
Benoit Cardinal, 33, was arrested on the evening of January 16th and charged with second-degree murder in the killing of his wife Jaël Cantin.
Peel Regional Police responded to a naturalized green space in the area of Nexus Avenue and Fogal Road on the report of a deceased woman on January 13th at approximately 5:49pm.
Investigators arrived to find Heeral Patel, a 28 year-old woman from Toronto deceased. Police said the death was suspicious and the Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau took carriage of the investigation.
Investigators are encouraging the victim’s husband Rakeshbhai Patel, 36, to contact a lawyer and arrange to turn himself in.
Anyone with information relating to this investigation is asked to contact the Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau at (905) 453-2121,
St. Catharines police were called to the area of Queenston St. and Eastchester Ave on January 13th at approximately 11:55 pm on report of a stabbing.
Police and paramedics arrived to find a 30-year-old man suffering from serious injuries. The victim was rushed to hospital where he was declared deceased.
A 24-year-old male and 26-year-old male both from the City of St. Catharines have been taken into custody. Police have not released what charges may be laid.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to contact detectives by calling (905) 688-4111.
Update January 15th
24-year-old Quinn Bell-Reid and 26-year-old Reid Alexander Dyson, are both facing First Degree Murder charges. The identity of the victim will not be released at the request of the next of kin.
Toronto police and Fire Services responded to a call for a fire at 25 Bay Mills Boulevard on January 13th at approximately 3:06 am.
Toronto fire department extinguished the blaze and found 40-year-old Maryna Kudzianiuk of Toronto suffering from serious injuries. Kudzianiuk was rushed to hospital where she died of her injuries. An autopsy was conducted on January 14th and ruled the death to be a homicide.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400.
The 2020 Toronto Homicide Victim List is available here.
Murders in 2020 So Far: 2
Male Victims: 2
Female Victims:
January
1 – John Doe, Male, 11, Unknown
2 – Austin Robinson, Male, 18, Assault with a weapon
Murders in 2020 So Far: 1 ( 20 in 2019)
Male Victims:
Female Victims: 1
The Brampton 2019 Homicide Victim List is available here.
January
1 – Heeral Patel, Female, 28
Thunder Bay police were en route to a reported break and enter in the 300 block of Syndicate Avenue North on January 9th at approximately 3:00am.
On arrival, police located footprints in the fresh snow. Police followed the footprints and located two male suspects. Upon further investigation, police found 18-year-old Austin Robinson, in serious condition in the Syndicate Avenue North address.
Robinson was rushed to Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for further treatment of his life-threatening injuries where he succumbed to his injuries during the weekend.
Cody Echum, 19, of Thunder Bay, and a 14-year-old male were both charged on Thursday, Jan. 9 with Aggravated Assault.
The IHIT was dispatched on January 13th to the Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge for a suspicious death.
Police are working to identify the victim. police said the body was found in a rural area but used frequently by pedestrians.
No other information is available at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448).