Sentence

• Ex-boyfriend sentenced to 7 years in slaying of Surrey, B.C. teen Kiran Dhesi

  Harjot Singh Deo pleaded guilty to manslaughter and indignity to a body in February.

  Crime

  Oct 19
  
• 3.5 year sentence for ex-Metro Vancouver hockey coach on child porn, extortion charges

  Police said the investigation began in 2019, and involved a coach at the Burnaby Winter Club and as many as 200 victims.

  Crime

  Sep 23
  
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• Amanda Todd: Sentencing hearing next month for man guilty of sextortion

  A sentencing hearing for a Dutch national convicted of harassing and extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd before her suicide has been scheduled for next month.

  Science

  Aug 11
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• Hundreds rally in Montreal against judge who granted sex assault discharge

  Judge Matthieu Poliquin in Trois-Rivieres, Que., opted to give Simon Houle probation and a conditional discharge, citing impacts on Houle's career.

  Canada

  Jul 10
• Appeal dismissed in precedent-setting deadly impaired operation of a canoe case

  On June 27, 2019, David Sillars was convicted by Justice Peter C. West and on Oct. 4, 2019, he was sentenced to six years in prison.

  Crime

  Jul 5
• Defence asks for house arrest for former Kelowna, B.C. social worker

  The defence lawyer for a former Kelowna social worker is asking that Riley Saunders serve two years of house arrest, while the Crown is asking for six to eight years in prison.

  Canada

  Jun 24
• ‘I was bullied by my own social worker,’ says defrauded youth in sentencing

  Court heard victim impact statements from former youth in care and social workers as the sentencing starts for Robert Riley Saunders, a former social worker.

  Canada

  Jun 23
• Saint John man gets 2 years in prison for possessing child pornography

  A 69-year-old man has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting to possession of child pornography. He will be on the national sex offender registry for 20 years.

  Crime

  May 28
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• ‘Random’ killing of 21-year-old Surrey man nets shooter 12-year sentence

  Pritpal Singh, 21, was shot dead on the lawn of his home near 88 Avenue and 138 Street in Surrey on April 7, 2020, in what police believe was a random killing.

  Environment

  Apr 13
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• No jail time for men involved in high-speed chase that left Langley boy with catastrophic injuries

  Both men pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, and were given suspended sentences of two years less a day, to be served in the community.

  Crime

  Mar 24