Close X
Monday, November 18, 2024
ADVT 
National

Jury To Begin Deliberating On Two Accused Of Plotting To Bomb B.C. Legislature

The Canadian Press, 31 May, 2015 12:17 PM
    VANCOUVER — A jury is set to begin deliberating on Sunday in a trial for two people accused of plotting to bomb the British Columbia legislature.
     
    B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Bruce finished delivering her legal instructions to jurors on Saturday evening and they were to begin deliberations Sunday morning.
     
    The 12-member jury will consider the fates of John Nuttall and Amanda Korody, who face charges of conspiracy to commit murder, placing an explosive in a public place and possession of an explosive substance.
     
    The Crown alleged Nuttall and Korody were the only members of a home-grown terrorist group, whose goal was linked to the radical form of Islam they followed.
     
    Their defence lawyers told the jury that police manipulated their clients into planting the home-made pressure-cooker bombs in an elaborate months-long undercover operation.
     
    The jury watched weeks of video and audio surveillance of Nuttall and Korody during a sting operation that involved more than 240 officers.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Insecticide that killed baby in Alberta apartment used on farms; licence needed

    Insecticide that killed baby in Alberta apartment used on farms; licence needed
    FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A dangerous insecticide used by a family to get rid of bed begs in their northern Alberta apartment, killing a baby, is only supposed to be used in the province by pesticide companies and farmers with licences.

    Insecticide that killed baby in Alberta apartment used on farms; licence needed

    Ex-soldier gets 4 years for planned attack on Calgary Veterans Affairs office

    Ex-soldier gets 4 years for planned attack on Calgary Veterans Affairs office
    CALGARY — A judge has sentenced a former soldier to four years in prison for his plot to attack a Veterans Affairs office saying his crimes were "chilling in their meticulous planning".

    Ex-soldier gets 4 years for planned attack on Calgary Veterans Affairs office

    Fraser Institute says Saskatchewan first in Canada, second in world for mining

    Fraser Institute says Saskatchewan first in Canada, second in world for mining
    REGINA — The Fraser Institute says its annual global survey of mining executives has determined Saskatchewan is the most attractive jurisdiction for mining investment in Canada, and number two in the world.

    Fraser Institute says Saskatchewan first in Canada, second in world for mining

    Vancouver Siblings Allege Funeral Home Picked Up Mom's Body Without Consent From St. Paul’s Hospit

    Vancouver Siblings Allege Funeral Home Picked Up Mom's Body Without Consent From St. Paul’s Hospit
    VANCOUVER — A brother and sister are taking a B.C. hospital and funeral home to court over allegations that their 95-year-old mother's body was transferred without their consent and had to be tracked down.

    Vancouver Siblings Allege Funeral Home Picked Up Mom's Body Without Consent From St. Paul’s Hospit

    Alleged B.C. Terrorists Considered Changing Day Of Planned Attack

    Alleged B.C. Terrorists Considered Changing Day Of Planned Attack
    John Nuttall and Amanda Korody had spent months in the spring of 2013 talking through the details of their plot with an undercover RCMP officer who they believed was a sympathetic Arab businessmen.

    Alleged B.C. Terrorists Considered Changing Day Of Planned Attack

    NDP's Chicken Cracklings Raise Fowl Tone In B.C. Over Liberal Lobbyists

    NDP's Chicken Cracklings Raise Fowl Tone In B.C. Over Liberal Lobbyists
    Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson apologized for his fowl tone after he made chicken clucking noises during question period.

    NDP's Chicken Cracklings Raise Fowl Tone In B.C. Over Liberal Lobbyists