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Convicted sex offender Donnie Snook allowed escorted absence from prison - CBC News

Former Saint John city councillor Donnie Snook has been granted an escorted temporary absence from prison following the death of his father.Police say Snook, who is serving an 18-year prison sentence for abusing boys in two provinces, will be in St. John's, N.L., until Saturday.Correctional Service Canada notified the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary of Snook's arrival in St. John's earlier this week, according to Const. James Cadigan."He's only permitted to attend particular locations in the accompaniment of correctional officers and he'll be returned," Cadigan said.Snook's father died Feb. 24. The funeral will be held in St. John's on Friday, according to an obituary.Snook will be held at Her Majesty's Penitentiary, a provincial jail, overnight during his time in St. John's, Cadigan said.In 2013, Snook admitted to 46 sex crimes against children, including sexual assault, making and distributing child pornography, and extortion.'He hurt a whole community'Snook'...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/snook-temporary-absence-1.5037098

Man charged in Indiana woman's 1988 slaying dies in jail - CityNews Vancouver

South Bend, Indiana, has died in jail. The St. Joseph County prosecutor’s office says 78-year-old George Kearney was found unresponsive Saturday night in the county jail’s medical unit. He was pronounced dead early Sunday. Authorities say Kearney had been terminally ill and signed an order with jail medical staff to take no lifesaving measures if he stopped breathing. His guilty plea in the slaying of 28-year-old Miriam Rice came earlier this month. Kearney was in prison for an unrelated crime when he confessed and said his co-defendant, 56-year-old Barbara Brewster, was also responsible. Both were charged last year. Kearney faced up to 60 years in prison at his sentencing Friday. An autopsy is expected Monday. The Associated Press Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/03/24/man-charged-in-indiana-womans-1988-slaying-dies-in-jail/

Dozens of bikers attend funeral for Hells Angels member gunned down in Peel - Yahoo News Canada

Dozens of bikers turned out on Saturday afternoon for the funeral of a Hells Angels motorcycle gang member shot to death in Mississauga earlier this month.Motorcycle club members from across Ontario and as far away as Quebec and British Columbia attended a service for Michael Deabaitua-Schulde at the Vescio Funeral Home in Woodbridge.Deabaitua-Schulde, 32, was described by police as a "well-entrenched" member of the notorious motorcycle gang's Niagara chapter. He was gunned down in the parking lot of HUF Boxing Gym on March 11, in what investigators called a targeted hit.Police have arrested four men from Montreal in connection with the daylight slaying.View photosPaul Smith/CBCMoreMany Hells Angels, along with members of allied outlaw motorcycle clubs - commonly called "support clubs" - were seen milling about outside the funeral home before the service began. There was also a heavy police presence, with officers from the OPP and York keeping a close eye on those in attendance.Funerals for club members often off...
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/dozens-bikers-attend-funeral-hells-213937721.html

Convoy evokes Canadian pride in North Bay - Vermilion Standard

Convoy vehicles roll along Wellington St towards Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, February 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld The Canadian Press Share Adjust Comment Print Alexandre Caron couldn't be prouder to be a Canadian than he was Monday afternoon.Caron, of North Bay, was waiting in the parking lot at Motion Canada on Gormanville Road for almost 100 vehicles, from small cars to big rigs, to pull in on their journey from Alberta to Parliament Hill with a message for federal politicians. Alexandre Caron "This is about more than pipelines," Caron says. "This is about government. This is about all the provinces having different issues. It's about getting back the political process."The United We Roll Convoy for Canada, a caravan of transports, work vehicles and personal automobiles, left Red Deer, Alta., last Thursday bound for Ottawa and a protest on Parliament Hill Tuesday."The media and the govern...
https://www.vermilionstandard.com/news/national/convoy-evokes-canadian-pride-in-north-bay-2

David John Couch - Vernon Morning Star

March 20, 1940 – March 6, 2019It is with great sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Dave Couch on Wednesday, March 6th 2019 at Shuswap Lake General Hospital surrounded by family. Dave will be missed by his loving wife Phyllis of 55, nearly 56 years, and leaves behind sons Jason (Carrie), Jonathan (Jan), and Todd (Anita). He also leaves behind 8 grandchildren, brother in law Will (Heather), sister in law Delores, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and countless friends. Dad was born in the small town of Bayard Nebraska. At the age of 15 he moved to Canada with his brother Dwaine. In two short years he and Dwaine started Sure Crop Feeds in Grindrod. Dad was always amazed that local farmers would stop in at the shop and take advice from “those two punk kids.” Over the years the business continued to grow and expand to include other business ventures. Dad split his time between his growing family, the farm, Sure Crop, and playing baseball. After Sure Crop was sold, in the late eighties, dad continued to work on the farm before returning to the grain business. In the e...
https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/obituaries/david-john-couch/