Life Sentence

• Manitoba man handed life sentence for fatally stabbing girlfriend in 2020

  Phoenix Maytwayashing, 23, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Monica Chippeway three years ago at her home on Lake Manitoba First Nation.

  Crime

  May 18
  
• Brampton father who murdered 2 young sons handed life sentence, 18-year parole ineligibility

  Last week, Edwin Bastidas pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder, though he was originally charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

  Crime

  Jan 31
  
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• Montreal man faces life sentence after officials say his drugs killed 4 people in U.S.

  The U.S. Department of Justice says the drugs trafficked by Jason Joey Berry, 39, led to 15 overdoses. He pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to import and distribute fentanyl.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2022
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• Quebec man pleads guilty in February 2020 killing of teen girl, sentenced to life

  Superior Court Justice France Charbonneau agreed with a joint recommendation by the Crown and defence that he spend 19 years in prison before being eligible for parole.

  Crime

  Apr 22, 2022
• Crown seeks life sentence for youth in Kingston, Ont., terrorism case

  The Crown asked Wednesday that a youth who admitted to terrorist activity in Kingston, Ont., be sentenced as an adult.

  Canada

  May 12, 2021
• Oluwatobi Boyede, Josie Glenn’s murderer, sentenced to life in prison

  Oluwatobi Boyede, who pleaded guilty in February to the October 2017 murder of Josie Glenn, has been given a life sentence with no parole for 14 years.

  Crime

  Dec 3, 2020
• B.C. mass shooter sentenced to life in prison, no chance of parole for 25 years

  John Brittain was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder following the killings in Penticton last April.

  Crime

  Oct 15, 2020
• Moncton Shooter Justin Bourque ‘not in good shape’ after overdose in New Brunswick prison

  On June 4, 2014, Justin Bourque killed three RCMP officers and wounded two others in a shooting rampage.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2020
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• Manitoba man sentenced to life for murder in God’s Lake First Nation

  A Manitoba man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years for the killing of a young Indigenous mother in 2015.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2020
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• Man serving life sentence dies of suspected natural causes at Stony Mountain

  Correctional Service Canada (CSC) says an inmate incarcerated at Stony Mountain Institution since 1972 died on Thursday.

  News

  Sep 4, 2020