Parole

• Full parole for man connected with brutal 1986 killing in Vernon

  Paramjit Bogarh’s pregnant wife was stabbed to death in Vernon on New Year’s Eve in 1986. He pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact more than 30 years later.

  Crime

  Mar 5
• Drunk driver Marco Muzzo parole decision details ‘devastating impact’ on victims

  'Your insistence on returning to live in the community where the victims are memorialised and the surviving victims regularly frequent, is concerning,' the parole board wrote.

  Crime

  Feb 24
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• Petition growing to keep Wells Gray murderer behind bars

  David William Shearing, who now also goes by David Ennis, killed six members of the Johnson-Bentley family in August 1982 as they camped in Wells Gray Provincial Park.

  Canada

  Feb 15
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• Parole board decision notes Allan Legere planned escape in year of murder conviction

  The 72-year-old convicted murderer, rapist and arsonist escaped from custody on May 3, 1989, while serving a life sentence for murder during a 1986 robbery.

  Canada

  Jan 20
• 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.

  Canada

  Jan 14
• 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.

  Crime

  Jan 13
• As Allan Legere parole hearing approaches, N.B. community recalls a reign of terror

  "I never expected there would be any serious consideration of him being allowed out on any kind of parole, ever," said a reporter who documented the violence.

  Canada

  Jan 11
• Cole Harbour man arrested for uttering threats to home residents

  Halifax RCMP responded to a report of a 24-year-old man making threats to harm the other residents of the home.

  Crime

  Aug 5, 2020
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• Former Bridgewater police chief convicted of sexual exploitation granted full parole

  John Collyer completed only five months of a 15-month jail sentence. He will be on a national sex offender registry for 20 years. 

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2020
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• Alberta introduces legislation to create its own parole board

  Alberta has introduced a bill to create its own parole board.

  Crime

  Jun 1, 2020