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 Canada's highest court has ruled that Alexandre Bissonnette, who murdered six people at the Quebec City mosque in 2017, will be eligible for parole

QUEBEC — Families of the victims of the Quebec City mosque shooter say they fear Friday's Supreme Court ruling means the orphaned children could one day meet their fathers' killer in the streets of Quebec's capital.

QUEBEC - Families of the victims of the Quebec City mosque shooter say they fear Fridays Supreme Co...

The Supreme Court of Canada is slated to rule this morning on the sentencing of a man who went on a deadly shooting spree at a Quebec City mosque.

High court rules as cruel and unusual denying someone the possibility of parole before they die

The nine Supreme Court judges unanimously agreed that the punishment is "degrading in nature and incompatible with human dignity."

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down a Criminal Code provision that meant multiple murderers might have to wait 50 years or more to apply for parole, calling it degrading and incompatible with human dignity.

A decision released Friday by the Supreme Court of Canada will shave 50 years off Justin Bourque's parole eligibility. 

High court rules as cruel and unusual denying someone the possibility of parole before they die

The Supreme Court of Canada has issued a legal landscape-changing decision that will affect the sentences for some of the worst multiple murderers in the country, including southern Alberta child killers Derek Saretzky and Edward Downey.