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Douglas Garland trial to continue, court will hear about his obsession with the Likneses

January 30, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Jurors in the Douglas Garland case are expected to hear evidence Monday about the triple-murder suspect’s obsession with a Calgary couple. Court heard last Thursday about a computer hard drive police found stashed in the […]

Quebec judge accused of buying cocaine faces second hearing and fresh evidence

January 27, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

MONTREAL — A Canadian Judicial Council committee set to begin a second inquiry next week into alleged drug use by Superior Court Justice Michel Girouard will hear new evidence from a witness who claims her […]

Judge torpedoes Ohio executions over drug concerns

January 27, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Ronald Phillips doesn’t like needles. Never has, he even told a panel determining whether he would live or die. Not that most people care what the 43-year-old Ohio child killer thinks. In 1993, Phillips raped […]

(Douglas Garland) Murder trial: Tooth fragments, chloroform found on suspect’s farm

January 26, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Jurors heard more evidence Wednesday about the hundreds of items police seized from Douglas Garland’s property, including a half-empty bottle of chloroform. Const. Ian Oxton, in his second day on the witness stand, told the […]

Knights of Malta head quits after row over condom programme

January 25, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The head of the Knights of Malta has resigned following a row with the Vatican over a condom programme, the ancient Catholic order has said. Grand Master Matthew Festing, 67, quit after Pope Francis asked […]

Judge expected to hand down sentence today for Travis Vader in death of couple

January 25, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A judge is set to deliver his sentence today for a man convicted of killing two Alberta seniors who disappeared on a camping trip in 2010. The penalty for Travis Vader, found guilty of manslaughter […]

US court denies DoJ attempts to access Microsoft’s overseas data, again

January 25, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

MICROSOFT’S ONGOING BATTLE to stop the US authorities from marching into overseas data centres with cyber wheelbarrows and coming out laden has taken another thresh around in the bottom of the basket. The US Department […]

Moment Of Truth! Steve Harvey In Court Today For Racist Rant Trial

January 24, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Steve Harvey is expected in court all week for his racist rant trial, RadarOnline.com has learned. According to court documents filed in Texas by the TV comedian, he is expected to attend court proceedings from […]

Garland trial: Police extinguished smouldering burn barrel, found bone, tooth, glasses

January 24, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The burn barrel on the farm where the Crown believes Douglas Garland disposed of his victims was left smouldering overnight after the initial police raid, court heard Monday. Staff Sgt. Timothy Walker testified he went […]

Verdict expected for Calgary mother who treated sick son holistically

January 23, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A woman who treated her son with holistic remedies including dandelion tea and oil of oregano before he died of a strep infection is expected to learn her fate today. Tamara Lovett, 48, is accused […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Douglas Garland trial to continue, court will hear about his obsession with the Likneses

Quebec judge accused of buying cocaine faces second hearing and fresh evidence

Judge torpedoes Ohio executions over drug concerns

(Douglas Garland) Murder trial: Tooth fragments, chloroform found on suspect’s farm

Knights of Malta head quits after row over condom programme

Judge expected to hand down sentence today for Travis Vader in death of couple

US court denies DoJ attempts to access Microsoft’s overseas data, again

Moment Of Truth! Steve Harvey In Court Today For Racist Rant Trial

Garland trial: Police extinguished smouldering burn barrel, found bone, tooth, glasses

Verdict expected for Calgary mother who treated sick son holistically