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Montana legislature defeats bill to resume executionsAll executions have been stayed in Montana since 2015 because the state requires the use of an "ultra-fast-acting barbiturate" that is no longer available.PoliticsFeb 10, 2025
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Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions: ‘Here we are again’Ronald Smith, 67, from Red Deer, and has been on death row since 1983 after he and another man, high on LSD and alcohol, shot and killed two cousins near East Glacier, Montana.CrimeFeb 3, 2025
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Fate of Canadian man on death row in Montana remains uncertain amid proposed lawThe fate of a Canadian man on death row in Montana could become more tenuous as the state gets closer to removing obstacles that prevent it from resuming executions.CrimeApr 5, 2021
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‘Send him home:’ Dad of Canadian on death row breaks silence weeks before passing awayRonald Smith's father still had a bedroom and a vintage car waiting for the day his son might come home to Alberta from the Montana prison where he has been on death row for 35 years.FeaturesMay 7, 2018
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Ottawa makes clemency case for ‘reformed’ Canadian on death rowThe federal government says a Canadian who has been on death row in the United States for more than three decades should be granted clemency because he has "reformed his life".CanadaDec 27, 2017
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Montana governor requested to review clemency for death-row Canadian Ronald SmithA petition asking the governor of Montana to spare the life of a Canadian on death row is being dusted off and given a fresh look this week.CanadaDec 9, 2016
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Canadian on death row has high hopes Liberals will bring him homeA Canadian on death row in Montana has been living on borrowed time since admitting he murdered two young men more than three decades ago, but he says he has renewed hope he might be able to return home with the support of Justin Trudeau's government.CanadaOct 16, 2016
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Alberta man on death row in Montana could benefit from Liberal policyAn apparent change in federal policy regarding Canadians facing execution in other countries could benefit an Alberta man who has been on death row in Montana for more than 30 years.CanadaFeb 17, 2016
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Good news for death-row Canadian Ronald Smith: judge rejects execution drugA U.S. judge has rejected a request from the state of Montana to change one of the drugs used to execute prisoners on death row.CrimeOct 6, 2015
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Ronald Smith awaits outcome of challenge of Montana’s execution methodsA constitutional challenge to Montana's execution methods could have a direct impact on a Canadian on death row in the U.S. state.CanadaSep 1, 2015
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