Among the Ottawa-area criminal cases set for trial in 2026 are the accused murder of a woman whose disappearance went unsolved for decades, and the alleged bounty killings of two brothers in a strip mall parking lot. Six weeks have been set aside to hear the case against Abdullahi "Avon" Osman and Ahmed "Baby Dice/Dice/Dicey" Siyad. (CBC)Rodney Nichols, now 83 years old, has two months of trial dates before a judge and jury starting in late March. Gavin Chisholm, 25, is set to stand trial before a judge and jury for six weeks starting in August. Class action continuesA big civil case is also being continued in court in March: the $215-million Metro Taxi class-action lawsuit against the City of Ottawa.

Source: CBC News January 05, 2026 09:23 UTC