Crown wants BC serial sex offender designated as dangerous offender
Crown prosecutors are asking the British Columbia Supreme Court to designate a man convicted of several sex offenses as a dangerous offender.
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Extradition date set for Akwesasne man facing murder charge in death of mother
A 26 year-old Akwesasne man charged in the killing of his mother is facing an extradition hearing scheduled for March 12 in Plattsburg, NY.
Yukon challenging human rights commission over inmate complaint investigations
Yukon’s Department of Justice is challenging the Yukon Human Rights Commission.
Family marches in memory of murdered woman
As the family and friends of a murdered First Nation mother march in her honour through the streets of Prince Albert, Sask., the RCMP charged a 38 year-old man with second degree murder in connection with the death.
Lack of Gladue report writers in the Yukon leave void in justice system
There’s a void in Yukon’s justice system when it comes to Indigenous offenders.
Symposium revisits Royal Commission’s Marshall recommendations
Donald Marshall spent 11 years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit.
Police fed information to stoned Crown witness to build murder case against Cree woman: court docs
A star witness for an Alberta Crown prosecutor says she was fed evidence by police while stoned during “coercive” interrogations to build a murder case against a Cree woman, according to court documents filed with the Court of Appeal of Alberta.
Manitoba chief goes to court to stop hydro line through territory
APTN National News A northern Manitoba leader is taking a Crown utility and province to…
Winnipeg has a predator problem
In the wake of the shocking attack on Rinelle Harper, the head of an organization that works with at-risk youth says Winnipeg has a serious problem with sexual predators and warns of more victims to come.