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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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Politics

Poilievre pledges to establish minimum prison sentences for extortion

Pierre Poilievre is promising to establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for criminals convicted of extortion, including tougher punishments for people who…

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Canada

Poilievre vows to crack down on auto theft with harsher sentences, tightened bail conditions

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday that if his party forms government he will tackle rising car theft across the…

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Canada

Supreme Court says mandatory minimum sentences for child luring unconstitutional

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that mandatory minimum sentences for child luring are overly broad and can result…

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Canada

Who decides where criminals like Paul Bernardo serve their sentences in Canada?

Revelations about who knew what about the transfer of serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison has…

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