Plea Deal

• Former B.C. Mountie gets conditional sentence for pursuing sexual relationships while on duty

  Former constable Brian Burkett was originally charged with seven counts of breach of trust while on duty in Kelowna, B.C., between 2015 and 2016.

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2021
  
• ‘I’m outraged’: Women react to former Mountie’s plea deal, handling of victim statements

  Some of the victims of a former Okanagan Mountie who pleaded guilty to breach of trust don't feel that their voices have been heard by the justice system.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2021
  
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• Man accused of killing Jordan Moore in Calgary pleads guilty to lesser charge of manslaughter

  Jermaine Bailey entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge of manslaughter after being charged with first-degree murder.

  Crime

  May 3, 2021
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• Woman sentenced for her role in ‘brutal’ killing of Vernon man

  According to an agreed-upon statement of facts, filed in court, William Bartz's murder was the result of a love triangle.

  Crime

  Mar 19, 2021
• Politically and legally, the SNC-Lavalin affair has hurt Canada’s image

  SNC-Lavalin's plea deal is likely not the last we’ve heard of the controversy surrounding the company, Rob Breakenridge says.

  Commentary

  Dec 21, 2019
• Automatic life sentence for man who murdered gang leader Jonathan Bacon

  Bacon was gunned down inside a vehicle outside of Kelowna's Delta Grand Hotel in August 2011.

  Crime

  May 2, 2018
• Calgary murder victim’s family feels ‘abandoned by the justice system’ following plea deal

  There's nothing that will bring Victoria Abiem's brother back, but she still wants to see the bloodshed come to an end before another young person's life is cut short.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2017
• Sault Ste. Marie police chief to meet with province to discuss controversial plea deal

  The police chief of Sault Ste. Marie is meeting with the province over a controversial plea deal made in a gruesome murder.

  Crime

  Aug 2, 2016
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• Plea deal in case of man accused of killing Quebec woman in California

  One of three young transients accused of killing a Canadian who was camping during a music festival and a yoga teacher who was walking a dog took a plea deal Monday.

  Crime

  May 2, 2016