Parole Hearing

• Parole denied for convicted murderer who escaped and took hostages in Alberta in 2011

  A convicted murderer who overpowered a guard while on a day outing in Alberta and took hostages during a nine-day manhunt more than a decade ago has been denied parole.

  Crime

  Mar 7, 2024
  
• Truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos crash granted day parole for 6 months

  Jaskirat Sidhu, who has been serving his sentence at a prison in Bowden, Alta., asked the Parole Board to be released pending possible deportation.

  Crime

  Jul 20, 2022
  
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• 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.

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  Apr 6, 2022
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• Stefanie Rengel’s killer denied parole, says ‘I hate myself for what I did’

  "I'm disgusted at myself for what I did. I hate myself for what I did. I think about it everyday," David Bagshaw said.

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  Oct 4, 2021
• Rapist and killer Paul Bernardo set to have parole hearing June 22

  The Parole Board of Canada says the hearing is tentatively scheduled for June 22.

  Crime

  Jun 2, 2021
• ‘Paper Bag Rapist’ denied parole in online hearing from Bowden Institution in Alberta

  John Horace Oughton, 71, was convicted in 1987 of two counts of rape and six counts each of indecent assault and sexual assault with a weapon in British Columbia.

  Crime

  Mar 24, 2021
• ‘It’s still very emotional’: Friends, family of murdered Okanagan family prepare for parole hearing

  An online petition has been launched to keep David Shearing, now known as David Ennis, behind bars.

  Crime

  Feb 17, 2021
• Bid by Allan Legere for parole prompts debate over whether release laws need review

  The 72-year-old convicted serial murderer, rapist and arsonist escaped from custody on May 3, 1989, while serving a life sentence for the murder of a store owner.

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  Jan 14, 2021
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• Allan Legere, dubbed the ‘Monster of the Miramichi’, denied parole

  In the decision, a parole board member said Allan Legere had been rejected for parole because he was still a risk to the community.

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  Jan 13, 2021
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• Man serving life sentence for murder of Brigitte Serre denied request for supervised outings

  A second request for supervised outings has been denied to a man serving a life sentence for the 2006 murder of a teenage gas station attendant.

  Crime

  Nov 3, 2020