Saturday, May 18, 2024
ADVT 
National

Second Mountie In B.C. Acquitted Of Perjury Stemming From Dziekanski Inquiry

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 May, 2015 12:26 PM
  • Second Mountie In B.C. Acquitted Of Perjury Stemming From Dziekanski Inquiry
VANCOUVER — A second Mountie has been acquitted of perjury stemming from a public inquiry into Robert Dziekanski's death at Vancouver's airport.
 
Const. Gerry Rundel was charged with lying during his testimony at the inquiry related to the Polish immigrant's death in October 2007.
 
Const. Bill Bentley was acquitted of the perjury charge in 2013, though the Crown is appealing the verdict.
 
Former corporal Benjamin (Monty) Robinson was convicted last month of the same charge while Const. Kwesi Millington was convicted in February and is awaiting a sentencing hearing.
 
The four officers were summoned to the airport when Dziekanski started throwing furniture in the international terminal, and one of them stunned him repeatedly with a Taser.
 
The Crown alleged the officers colluded on a story to tell homicide investigators and then lied at the inquiry to explain why their initial accounts contradicted an amateur video. 

MORE National ARTICLES

Supreme Court To Hear Case Over Well Said To Be Contaminated By Fracking

Supreme Court To Hear Case Over Well Said To Be Contaminated By Fracking
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will decide whether an Alberta woman can sue the province's energy regulator over her claim that hydraulic fracturing has so badly contaminated her well that the water can be set on fire.

Supreme Court To Hear Case Over Well Said To Be Contaminated By Fracking

Sexualized Culture Of The Military Creates A Hostile 'Culture Of Misogyny'

Sexualized Culture Of The Military Creates A Hostile 'Culture Of Misogyny'
OTTAWA — Never mind the prospect of enemies on the battlefield — Canadian Forces soldiers face a hostile environment even among their own ranks, says a long-awaited review into sexual misconduct in the country's military.

Sexualized Culture Of The Military Creates A Hostile 'Culture Of Misogyny'

Boy, 11, Detained For Shopping Without A Grown-Up At Lego Store In Calgary

Boy, 11, Detained For Shopping Without A Grown-Up At Lego Store In Calgary
Doug Dunlop says his boy Tadhg (TYGH) went to the store Sunday to spend his own money, as he has done dozens of times before.

Boy, 11, Detained For Shopping Without A Grown-Up At Lego Store In Calgary

Police Search For Evidence, Suspects After 29-Year-Old Victoria Man Shot

Officers say the 29-year-old arrived at Royal Jubilee Hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound at about 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

Police Search For Evidence, Suspects After 29-Year-Old Victoria Man Shot

B.C. Appeal Court To Rule On Long-Standing Dispute Between Teachers And Province

B.C. Appeal Court To Rule On Long-Standing Dispute Between Teachers And Province
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's highest court is set to release its ruling on a long-standing dispute between the province and teachers, who waged a lengthy strike last summer.

B.C. Appeal Court To Rule On Long-Standing Dispute Between Teachers And Province

Vancouver Police Make Arrests At Marijuana Store Amid City Debate On Regulation

Vancouver police raided and arrested staff at a marijuana store Wednesday, just one day after city council voted to hold public consultations on regulating pot shops.

Vancouver Police Make Arrests At Marijuana Store Amid City Debate On Regulation