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President Biden commutes 1,500 sentences, grants pardons for 39 others

President Biden made history on Thursday by commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals and granting pardons to 39 others…

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World

Ignominy, impeachment, death sentences, imprisonment: What’s the problem with South Korean presidents?

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol narrowly avoided impeachment on Saturday after his People Power Party (PPP) staged a walkout…

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World

China sentences journalist Dong Yuyu to 7 years in prison for espionage

A well-known Chinese journalist, Dong Yuyu, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for espionage, as reported by his…

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Nova Scotia

Are stiff sexual assault sentences deterring guilty pleas, forcing too many victims to testify?

the justice system, but the unintended consequences are longer delays and more trauma for victims.\”Many advocates argue that the focus…

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World

Uganda sentences LRA commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years for war crimes | Lord’s Resistance Army News

A court in Uganda has sentenced Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in prison after a…

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Canada

Should serial killers serve multiple sentences consecutively? Winnipeg case ignites debate

WARNING: This story contains details about violence against Indigenous women. The brutal acts of a Winnipeg serial killer that left…

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Sports

Former Quebec junior hockey players released as they appeal sentences for sex assault

Two former Quebec junior hockey players have been released as they appeal their prison sentences for sexuallyassaulting a minor at…

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Sports

Valencia soccer fans given prison sentences for Vinicius racial abuse

MADRID – Three Valencia fans have been handed eight-month prison sentences after pleading guilty to racially insulting Real Madrid forward…

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Politics

Civil liberty, law critics say stiffer hate crime sentences in online harms bill ‘troubling’

The Liberal government is proposing “draconian penalties” in the Criminal Code as part of its sweeping plan to target online…

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Politics

Long-awaited online harms bill proposes higher sentences for spreading hate online

The Liberal government is proposing heavier sentences, new regulatory bodies and changes to a number of laws in new legislation to…

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