March 11, 2002Quatsino, British ColumbiaJay Handel kills his 6 children and sets fire to his house in an act of revenge against his wife Jay (45) and Sonya (32) Handel had been having difficulties in their marriage with Jay accusing his wife of infidelity, an accusation Sonya later testified was untrue. The allegations escalated until…
Man found dead from over 50 knife wounds
January 29, 2009 Vancouver, British Columbia The body of William Canning (65) is found following a knife attack Canning’s body was found in the home of his friend Nirmala Devi Arjun after Arjun called 911 twice to report his death. Police searched the home to find a meat cleaver and a bread knife — presumed…
Man kills 6 members of his family, believing God had ordered him to do so in order to avert a disaster
January 18, 1983Coquitlam, British ColumbiaBruce Alfred Blackman (22) kills six members of his family The attacks took place during the pre-dawn hours of January 18, around 5:30 a.m. One of the Blackmans’ neighbors heard the screams of one victim as he attempted to flee from the attacker, at which point the neighbor saw “a couple…
The Halifax Explosion
December 6, 1917Halifax, Nova ScotiaTwo ships collide in the harbor, causing a massive explosion resulting in the deaths of over 1,800 people and wounding over 9,000 Traffic was congested in the harbor on December 6, and the SS Imo, a Norwegian vessel carrying supplies for the Belgian Relief Commission, had to navigate around a tow…
Man executed for the murder of family
November 15, 1960Fort Saskatchewan, AlbertaRobert Raymond Cook Jr (23) is hanged for the murder of his father, becoming the last person to be executed in Alberta On the night of June 27, 1959, Robert Raymond Cook Jr. was arrested on charges resulting from a fraudulent car transaction in which he had posed as his father…
