CALGARY—Friends and relatives told a Calgary sentencing hearing they’re haunted by images of a slain mother and daughter’s final moments and they lament the potential that was lost. Victim impact statements were read in court Friday, March 8, as convicted double murderer Edward Downey sat placidly. A jury found Downey, 49, guilty last year of first-degree murder in […]

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped his insistence that his government has done nothing wrong in the SNC-Lavalin affair after a second cabinet minister in less than a month resigned Monday, March 4. Treasury Board president Jane Philpott handed in her resignation Monday afternoon, saying she’s lost confidence in the way the government has dealt with […]

EDMONTON—An Alberta mother found guilty of breaking the ankles of her 2-year-old daughter has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. The woman, who can only be identified as S.N.A. due to a publication ban, was convicted in December of several offences—aggravated assault, assault causing bodily harm and failing to provide the necessaries of […]