Janice Johnston

It’s extremely rare for @ASIRT_AB to lay serious criminal charges against police officers. Now the first week of @RCMPAlberta manslaughter trial has wrapped up. #CBC @KingsBench_AB cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Conflicting testimony from @RCMPAlberta officers testifying at the manslaughter jury trial involving two Mounties. #CBC cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Our Robert Major sentencing story has been updated with today's developments. @KingsBench_AB #CBC cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Twenty victim impact statements entered today at the Robert Major sentencing hearing in Hinton describe the killer as a "monster", "heinous", "evil" and a "sick, twisted person." #CBC @KingsBench_AB cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

There are not enough adjectives to describe the pain and horror in a Hinton courtroom at the Robert Major sentencing hearing. Twenty gut-wrenching victim impact statements have been read and entered today. @KingsBench_AB #CBC

What a powerful story.

Both Crown and defence tell the jury, "This is not a whodunit." Two @RCMPAlberta officers on trial for manslaughter in the July 2018 shooting death of Clayton Crawford. It took @ASIRT_AB almost two years to lay charges. #CBC cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

It's taken more than four years for details to finally be revealed in the July 2018 shooting of Clayton Crawford. The manslaughter trial against two @RCMPAlberta officers began today in @KingsBench_AB in #yeg. #CBC cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Nine women and five men have been sworn in to hear the @KingsBench_AB case against two @RCMPAlberta officers. Cpl. Randy Stenger and Const. Jessica Brown are on trial for the 2018 manslaughter death of Clayton Crawford. The trial is set for 3 weeks. #CBC cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

A #yeg family doctor pleaded guilty to fraudulently billing Alberta Health in 2016 for $827,000. She has to repay the money and serve a four-year prison term. Thoughts from her victims. Only on #CBC. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

More details from the @JonathanDenisAB appeal court decision - overturning his contempt of court conviction. #CBC #ableg cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

The Alberta Court of Appeal has quashed the contempt of court finding against former Justice minister @jonathandenis. His lawyer, @petersankoff told the three judges ,“This was a contempt proceeding that went awry.” Clearly they agreed. #CBC #ableg

It's the last remnant of the Anny Sauvageau wrongful dismissal lawsuit...in Court of Appeal this am for former Justice minister Jonathan Dennis' contempt of court finding. #CBC #ableg Last story here: cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Closing arguments were delivered today at the Robert Clifford re-trial. A decision from the judge likely won't happen until 2023. Clifford is not in custody. #CBC @KingsBench_AB cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a 2011 change to the Criminal Code requiring sex offenders to automatically be added to the sex offenders registry is unconstitutional. cbc.ca/1.6632701

The Supreme Court finds the mandatory and lifetime registration on the sex offender registry unconstitutional. Read our plain-language summary here: scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/c… #Charter #criminallaw #cdnlaw

Samuel Sanson has been suspended without pay since he was charged with sex assault in Feb. 2021. Now he's been convicted of sexually assaulting another @edmontonpolice officer. #CBC #yeg #yegcc cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Samuel Sanson has been found guilty of sexually assaulting another @edmontonpolice officer. The judge believed the victim's version of events. He did not believe Sanson. #CBC #yeg cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Another story about vaccination status making the news in Alberta today. #CBC cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Former #yeg MLA Carl Benito ordered to pay a $75,000 fine for immigration fraud plus 2 years house arrest. His son Charles given 9 months house arrest. #CBC #ableg @KingsBench_AB cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…