B.C. child-killer’s attempt to keep new identity secret draws widespread outrage
A review hearing for Allan Schoenborn, who killed his three children in Merritt 16 years ago, revealed Wednesday that Schoenborn legally changed his name in February.
Crime
4 hours
Luka Magnotta transfer under scrutiny as MPs vote to call officials
The head of Canada’s correctional services will face questions over notorious killer Luka Magnotta’s prison transfer, MPs decided in a testy committee meeting Monday.
Canada
Mar 11
Dangerous offenders like Paul Bernardo warrant tougher transfer rules: lawyer
The lawyer for the families of two of Paul Bernardo's victims is calling on prison transfer rules to be changed to account for inmates who pose no chance of rehabilitation.
Canada
Dec 4, 2023
Panel begins review into victim services in wake of Paul Bernardo transfer
Paul Bernardo has been serving a life sentence for the kidnappings, tortures and murders of teenagers Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy in the early 1990s.
Canada
Nov 27, 2023
Bernardo victims’ friends say prison transfer forced them to relive trauma
Tim Danson, the lawyer representing the families of Paul Bernardo’s murder victims, will speak to MPs Wednesday about the transfer of inmates.
Canada
Nov 29, 2023
Paul Bernardo transfer: Prison officials ‘intervened’ to stop public statement
Documents show that Correctional Service Canada stopped Paul Bernardo from having his lawyer make a statement to the media as controversy swirled around his prison transfer.
Canada
Oct 25, 2023
Proposed law would ban sex offenders from legally changing their names in Ontario
Registered sex offenders in Ontario would not be able to legally change their names if a bill that's before the legislature passes.
Canada
Oct 20, 2023
CSC staff ‘worried the circus would begin’ before Bernardo transfer: emails
A series of emails from Correctional Service Canada employees detail worry about the 'optics' and potential 'circus' around Paul Bernardo's prison transfer.
Canada
Jul 21, 2023
Paul Bernardo prison transfer needed to be kept ‘low profile,’ officials said
Emails obtained by Global News through an access to information request show communications officials discussing the need to keep news of Bernardo's transfer a 'close hold.'
Politics
Jul 19, 2023
Paul Bernardo transfer to medium-security prison was ‘sound’: review
Paul Bernardo’s transfer to a medium-security prison in May set off a firestorm across the country, and engulfed the Liberal government in controversy.
Canada
Jul 20, 2023
Mendicino says Privacy Act restricts disclosure for inmate transfers. Watchdog differs
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has said that the Correctional Service of Canada owes Canadians an explanation given the severity of Paul Bernardo's crimes.
Canada
Jul 17, 2023
Senior officials had no reason to believe Mendicino was unaware of Bernardo transfer
Notorious serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo was transferred to medium-security La Macaza Institution, about 190 kilometres northwest of Montreal, on May 29.
Canada
Jul 11, 2023
Bernardo transfer spurred CSC questions on whether Mendicino knew: emails
The public safety minister and his staff have been under heavy scrutiny over the past month as more details have emerged about the timeline of the prison transfer.
Canada
Jul 4, 2023
Pressure continues to mount on Mendicino over Bernardo transfer briefings
Marco Mendicino faced calls to resign Wednesday after the Correctional Service of Canada revealed it had alerted the minister’s office months before Paul Bernardo was moved.
Politics
Jun 15, 2023
Why Poilievre wants Mendicino to resign over Bernardo’s prison transfer
Pierre Poilievre wants Mendicino to resign amid reports his office knew Paul Bernardo was going to be transferred to a medium-security prison months before it happened.
Canada
Jun 14, 2023
The PMO knew in March of Paul Bernardo prison transfer ‘possibility’
The ever-evolving timeline comes as the Conservatives call for Mendicino's resignation over how his office handled the information about Paul Bernardo's transfer.
Politics
Jun 14, 2023
Paul Bernardo prison transfer review underway, should be completed ‘within a few weeks’
A review of the decision to move convicted teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison is underway and should be completed "within a few weeks."
Crime
Jun 13, 2023
Prison transfer not about revenge, former official says after Bernardo moved
One of the architects of the law that governs Canada's prison system says it's understandable people want revenge on killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo.
Canada
Jun 7, 2023
Notorious killer Paul Bernardo moved to a medium-security prison
The lawyer for the Mahaffy and French families says they were informed this week that Paul Bernardo was quietly moved to a medium-security prison in Quebec.
Canada
Jun 2, 2023
Convicted teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo denied parole once again
Paul Bernardo's horrific crimes in the 1980s and early 1990s include kidnapping, torturing and killing Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy near St. Catharines, Ont.
Crime
Jun 22, 2021