National

Sentence delay for former soldier who planned attack on Veterans Affairs office

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 Jan, 2015 10:39 AM

CALGARY — Sentencing for a former Canadian soldier who admitted to planning an attack on the Calgary office of Veterans Affairs has been delayed.

Glen Gieschen (GEE'-shin) had a beef with the department over coverage for illnesses he believed were caused by a flu shot.

The Crown requested a delay until Feb. 11 to review Gieschen's psychiatric assessment.

His lawyer says he was anxious to receive his punishment and put the matter behind him.

The 45-year-old former military intelligence officer pleaded guilty in November to weapons charges.

Police recovered firearms, body armour, possible bomb-making materials, schematics of the downtown skyscraper and a plan to attack the seventh-floor offices of Veterans Affairs.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Former Vancouver Olympic Boss Seeks To Dismiss Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has reserved a decision on whether to throw out a sexual abuse lawsuit against former Vancouver Olympic CEO John Furlong.

Former Vancouver Olympic Boss Seeks To Dismiss Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

Vancouver Design Panel Rejects Controversial 'Origami Tower' On Waterfront

VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver's design panel has rejected a controversial waterfront development dubbed the "origami tower."

Vancouver Design Panel Rejects Controversial 'Origami Tower' On Waterfront

B.C. Credit Unions End Merger Talks, Cite Operating Environments And Costs

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Merger talks have ended unsuccessfully for two credit unions in British Columbia. Westminster Savings Credit Union and Prospera Credit Union announced last September that they had entered into negotiations.

B.C. Credit Unions End Merger Talks, Cite Operating Environments And Costs

Gandhi-Bot Beer: Consumer Activist Moves Court

A consumer activist Thursday filed a complaint against America's New England Brewing Company, which sparked a controversy by using a picture of Mahatma Gandhi on its beer cans and selling them in certain parts of India.

Gandhi-Bot Beer: Consumer Activist Moves Court

Muslim Woman Editor Arrested For Reprinting 'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoons

The woman editor of an Urdu daily was arrested for reprinting a controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammed which was first published by the French weekly "Charlie Hebdo" but later released on bail, police said Thursday.

Muslim Woman Editor Arrested For Reprinting 'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoons

Swap In Personal Learning And Nix Standardized Testing, B.C.'s Educators Hear

VANCOUVER — An international education expert has giving the thumbs down to standardized testing in schools in favour of a new approach to teaching that centres on a child's individual talents.