Parole

• B.C.’s ‘paper bag rapist’ denied parole from Alberta prison again

  A 74-year-old man who was once known as the "Paper Bag Rapist'' has again been denied parole after a hearing from an Alberta prison.

  Crime

  May 26
  
• ‘Maximum security threat’: What we know about the man who killed an Edmonton mom and child

  Muorater Mashar had a long history of violent attacks on innocent people, was difficult in prison and eventually labeled a maximum security offender, parole documents reveal.

  Crime

  May 23
  
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• ‘One of British Columbia’s most wanted’: RCMP arrest ‘violent’ parole jumper

  RCMP say Robin Bousquet was arrested near the community of Nakusp Monday morning after multiple people reported seeing him in the area.

  Crime

  Mar 27
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• Millard, Smich murder appeals reopen wounds for victim’s family, 10 years later

  When Dellen Millard and Mark Smich make their appeals before Ontario's highest court, they will be entitled to reduced sentences for their multiple murder convictions.

  Crime

  Mar 12
• Crown recognizes that sentence of N.B. man who killed 3 Mounties should be reduced

  Crown prosecutors say they recognize that a New Brunswick man who fatally shot three Mounties eight years ago may be eligible for parole in 25 years.

  Crime

  Feb 15
• Parole board suggests charging sex offender Randall Hopley

  More than four years after Randall Hopley finished his sentence for abducting a B.C. boy, the parole board is recommending charges for not complying with supervision orders.

  Crime

  Jan 9
• New Brunswick man who killed three Mounties in 2014 files appeal of stiff sentence

  Justin Bourque has applied to the province's highest court to have his precedent-setting 75-year parole ineligibility period reduced to 25 years.

  Canada

  Jan 5
• Alberta woman who killed abusive husband in 2011 to be allowed day parole

  In September 2011, Helen Naslund shot her husband twice in the head while he was in bed on a farm near Holden, Alta., about 100 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.

  Crime

  Dec 23, 2022
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• Kingston police issue warning following release of high-risk offender

  Kingston police have shared information about the release of a high-risk offender into the community, and are issuing a safety notice to the public.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2022
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• Toronto woman who killed stepson in 1998 granted day parole for 6 months

  Marcia Dooley and her husband were convicted in 2002 of second-degree murder for the death of his son, Randal, and they were both sentenced to life in prison.

  Crime

  Dec 13, 2022