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OTTAWA - 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.
Court found parole ineligibility periods of 50 years or more were 'cruel and unusual' punishment
Justices found that a sentencing provision that allowed for consecutive, 25-year blocks of parole ineligibility periods for multiple first-degree murders to be "cruel and unusual" punishment.
In today's Morning Brief: Ukraine has one of the largest deposits of rare earth minerals in Europe, the kind used in cellphones, TVs and electronics. So while the war is about Russian identity, experts say it is also about resources.
High court rules as cruel and unusual denying someone the possibility of parole before they die