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CP NewsAlert: Man accused of stealing portrait of Winston Churchill pleads guilty

Mar 14, 2025 | 8:29 AM

OTTAWA — The Ontario man accused of stealing an iconic portrait of former British prime minister Winston Churchill from Otttawa’s Chateau Laurier hotel has pleaded guilty.

Jeffrey Wood submitted his plea in an Ottawa court room this morning.

More coming.

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press

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