3 d. ago North Bay man becomes first Canadian to be convicted and jailed for Holocaust denial

A North Bay man has been sentenced to jail for dozens of social media posts and videos promoting hate and violence against the Jewish community, marking the first-ever conviction in a Canadian court for Holocaust denial, according to Crown prosecutors. Kenneth Paulin, 51, was sentenced to nine months in jail and two years of probation […]

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3 d. ago City of Kelowna pushes for action on crime, public safety, seeks more Crown prosecutors

The city has sent off a 14-page letter to both levels of government called, 'Chronic Offenders-Closing the Revolving Door'.

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7 d. ago Group representing thousands of prosecutors condemns Edmonton police criticism of Crown in child homicide case

A group representing thousands of Crown prosecutors across Canada has come out against the Edmonton Police Service’s decision to publicly criticize a plea agreement in a child homicide case. Last week, the Canadian Association of Crown Counsel (CACC) issued a statement saying it was “deeply troubled” by EPS’s letter to the provincial official in charge […]

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2 w. ago New Edmonton police chief says force working to fix relationship with Crown prosecutors

Warren Driechel made headlines earlier this month when he urged Alberta’s justice ministry to overturn a pending plea deal for a woman charged with killing an eight-year-old girl.

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2 w. ago Impaired driving suspect accused of fleeing traffic stop before crashing into parked cars to spend at least another month behind bars

The Crown prosecutor asked that new charging information against the accused be placed before the court, adding two new charges relating to an Aug. 8 crash in southwest Calgary

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2 w. ago Police found 19 shell casings at UBC golf course killing, court told

Balraj Singh Basra, 25, is charged with first degree murder of Vishal Walia three years ago at the public golf course and with arson of the Audi sedan he is charged with torching in nearby laneway, according to Crown prosecutor

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