Parole Board of Canada

• Man serving life sentence for vicious killing of Montreal teen granted supervised outings

  The Parole Board approved requests from the man who killed Brigitte Serre, agreeing to supervised family visits over the next year, along with weekly outings for community service.

  Crime

  Apr 7
  
• Man who killed Montreal teen by stabbing her 72 times tries again for supervised visits

  In 2006, Sebastien Simon brutally murdered Brigitte Serre by stabbing her 72 times at a Montreal gas station where she worked during a robbery gone wrong.

  Crime

  Apr 6
  
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• Violent Penticton, B.C. rapist breaches condition of long-term order, faces new criminal charges

  James Allan Pike, 49, was sentenced to two years in prison for raping a woman he’d spotted walking alone in Penticton, and choking her until she lost consciousness.

  Crime

  Mar 17
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• Kelowna bus killer pleads guilty to new set of crimes, gets more time in jail

  Court records indicate that Tyler Jack Newton pleaded guilty last Thursday to a new series of charges.

  Crime

  Mar 15
• Former Toronto police officer who raped and killed 2 women in 1970 denied parole

  He had waived his right to parole hearings since 2009, the Parole Board of Canada said, but one was held recently after legislative changes made reviews mandatory.

  Crime

  Feb 24
• Canada’s first convicted terrorist deemed too dangerous for parole

  Momin Khawaja said he wanted to move into an Ottawa half-way house, study law and volunteer.

  Crime

  Feb 16
• Parole board denies release of American who killed New Brunswick cop in 1987

  Anthony Romeo, who is now 58, is serving a life sentence for the shooting of highway patrol Const. Emmanuel Aucoin during a traffic stop in March 1987, southwest of Fredericton.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Former Okanagan cop convicted of partner’s murder denied day parole

  Wiens now claims that he “held the gun up, took a step back and the victim was shot,” according to the Parole Board of Canada, which denied his day release.

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  Jan 10
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• Salmon Arm, B.C. woman who helped kill teenage boyfriend faces threats after day parole granted

  The parole board said that Sikorski is currently low risk to re-offend in temporary absences and low to moderate risk over the long term.

  Crime

  Dec 29, 2021
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• Drunk driver who killed family of 4 in crash outside Saskatoon denied full parole

  Catherine McKay, 54, will remain on day parole for at least six months.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2021