Liknes – World Justice News

Douglas Garland to hear impact from victims families at court hearing

February 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

CALGARY – Triple murderer Douglas Garland will learn today if he will spend the rest of his life in prison when he is sentenced in a Calgary courtroom. A jury convicted Garland, 57, of three […]

(Garland Trial) Calgary jury determining fate of triple-murder suspect

February 16, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

CALGARY – A jury deciding the fate of an Alberta man charged in the murder of a Calgary couple and their five-year-old grandson will continue its deliberations today. The nine-man, three woman jury failed to […]

Final arguments to take place in Douglas Garland murder trial

February 13, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Jurors in the triple-murder trial of Douglas Garland are scheduled to hear final arguments Monday from Crown and defence lawyers. Lead prosecutor Shane Parker and defence counsel Kim Ross will detail their opposing theories on […]

Garland Trial: DNA of all three victims found on Garland farm, expert testifies

February 8, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

DNA of all three victims was found on Douglas Garland’s property, a forensic expert testified Tuesday. And the genetic material of two of them, little Nathan O’Brien and his grandfather, Alvin Liknes, was found on […]

Bodies allegedly visible from aerial photographs of Douglas Garland farm as triple-murder trial resumes

February 7, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

CALGARY – In evidence that visibly shocked jurors and family members, three figures — two nearly naked adults and a child — could be seen in aerial photographs of the Garland acreage shown in court […]

‘Most painful torture’: Douglas Garland triple murder trial hears of internet search

February 1, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

In the months before he was accused of murdering a five-year-old boy and his grandparents, Douglas Garland’s computer was used to search for “most painful torture,” a digital forensic investigator told jurors on Tuesday. The […]

(Douglas Garland Trial) Jury shown photos of dead, dismembered bodies from suspect’s computer

January 31, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Jurors were shown disturbing photographs of dead and dismembered bodies Monday found on a computer hard drive hidden in the basement joists of Douglas Garland’s home. The three-woman, 11-man jury also viewed graphic images of […]

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 […]

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 […]

Police were hoping to rescue Likneses and Nathan O’Brien at Garland family farm, court hears

January 21, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Police conducted a frantic search of Douglas Garland’s family farm in hopes of rescuing a Calgary couple and their grandson who had disappeared days earlier, court heard Friday. But Calgary police homicide Det. Mike Shute, […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]