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Supreme Court of Canada orders new trial for Randy Riley in unanimous decision
In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada vacated the second degree murder conviction for Randy Riley and ordered a new trial. Randy Riley was convicted in March of 2019 for the murder of Chad Smith. The appeal focused on the warning given to the jury about the witnesses in the case. Known as […]
Tales of toxic workplaces
Morning File, Wednesday, September 30, 2020
News 1. The biomass power shuffle Jennifer Henderson learns that not one sawmill in Nova Scotia has shut down since Northern Pulp closed in January. But large biomass boilers in the province are “running flat-out” to provide replacement markets for bark, woodchips, and sawmill waste. Henderson went to Tuesday’s meeting of the legislature’s standing committee […]