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• Alberta woman who killed her husband has sentence reduced by half

  An agreed statement of facts presented at the trial said Miles Naslund had a domineering pattern of abuse against his wife.

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  Jan 12
  
• David and Collet Stephan hope to appeal Alberta ruling on third trial to top court

  An Alberta toddler's parents who have faced two trials in his death say they want to take an Appeal Court order for a third trial to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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  Apr 26, 2021
  
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• Edward Downey denied new trial in murders of Calgary mother and daughter

  Edward Downey was appealing two convictions of first-degree murder in the 2016 deaths of Sara Baillie and five-year-old Taliyah Marsman.

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  Apr 20, 2021
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• Douglas Garland appeal: Court upholds sentence for man convicted of killing Calgary couple, grandson

  Douglas Garland was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder in the 2014 slayings of Alvin and Kathy Liknes and five-year-old Nathan O'Brien.

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  Feb 8, 2021
• New trial ordered for special constables convicted in jail cell death of Corey Rogers

  Three judges unanimously ruled that the trial judge erred in his instruction to a jury, adding that their full written reasons will be provided at a later date.

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  Jan 28, 2021
• Judge denies bail to William Sandeson as he awaits murder retrial

  Sandeson, 28, is currently serving a life sentence with no parole eligibility for 25 years after being found guilty of killing Taylor Samson in August 2015.

  Crime

  Jan 22, 2021
• Judge dismisses Christopher Garnier’s appeal of life sentence for 2015 murder

  Christopher Garnier was convicted in December of 2017 for the murder of 36-year-old off-duty police officer Catherine Cambell.

  Crime

  Jul 23, 2020
• Appeal of Calgary triple murderer Douglas Garland dismissed by Alberta court

  Alberta's top court is to release its decision Friday on the appeal filed by a man found guilty of killing a Calgary couple and their grandson.

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  Dec 6, 2019
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• Ontario court upholds OSPCA’s policing powers of private law enforcement

  Ontario's top court has affirmed the policing powers of the province's animal welfare agency, striking down a lower court's ruling that called into question the constitutionality of private law enforcement.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2019
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• Teen acquitted of manslaughter after Ontario court finds he acted in self-defence

  A teenager who shot and killed one of five men who attacked him in the lobby of his apartment building had his manslaughter and aggravated assault convictions overturned on Tuesday.

  Crime

  Oct 22, 2019