A sentencing hearing began Monday for Travis Vader, the Alberta man convicted of two counts of manslaughter in the deaths of St. Albert couple Lyle and Marie McCann.

A Crown lawyer says the judge who used an outdated section of the Criminal Code in a murder verdict can fix the mistake — and one option would be finding Travis Vader guilty of manslaughter instead.

The Alberta Crown is opposed to a local media bid to broadcast live when a judge decides whether to grant a mistrial in Travis Vader's double-murder case.

A media consortium has signalled its intention to once again apply to have a camera in the courtroom for the next major milestone in the ongoing Travis Vader legal saga.

An Edmonton judge who used an unconstitutional section of the Criminal Code in his murder verdict is considering whether or not to grant a mistrial in the case.

Legal experts say a judge who used an unconstitutional section of law to convict an Alberta man of murdering two missing seniors can take a few different avenues to fix the error, including substituting the verdict with manslaughter.

Access to justice in Alberta is under the microscope, with questions of how quickly and fairly it's being served.

Lawyers for an Alberta man found guilty of killing two seniors who vanished on their way to a camping trip have filed a motion for a mistrial.

When Justice Thomas Denny convicted Travis Vader of second-degree murder, thousands of Canadians watched as he made what legal experts call a major error.

University of Calgary law professor Kathleen Mahoney says the lack of education for judges is a systemic problem in Canada.