Vancouver Police say charges have now been recommended against 200 suspected Stanley Cup rioters. Riot Investigation team commander Les Yeo is calling it a milestone, adding more charge recommendations are just around the coroner. The 200 suspected rioters face a total of 592 charges. Yeo says four more guilty pleas were entered over the past … [Read more...]
Charges recommended in sled dog slaughter
September 16, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - A criminal charge has been recommended four months after the bodies of 56 sled dogs were dug up from a mass grave in the ski resort town of Whistler, B.C.The B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals forwarded its recommendation to the Crown for a single count relating to causing unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal … [Read more...]
Charge recommended in death of sled dogs
September 15, 2011 by
We've known for awhile it was coming and now it's official. The BC SPCA has handed it's report on the slaughter of those sled dogs in Whistler over to Crown lawyers. Spokesperson Marcie Moriarty says, "It's a pretty complex case. I have no doubt it'll likely take some time for Crown to sift through the case. I mean you can never be 100 … [Read more...]
