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GEOFF HOWE / THE CANADIAN PRESS Vancouver police block a downtown Vancouver intersection where looting was taking place during a riot after the Stanley Cup game in June of 2011. (CP)
B.C. looter spared jail
VANCOUVER -- A young woman who saw her schooling, employment and reputation crumble around her after a 20-second lapse in judgment during Vancouver's Stanley Cup riot has been spared jail time, with a judge concluding the scathing campaign of online shaming that targeted her was more than enough to ensure she learned her lesson.
Instead, 23-year-old Camille Cacnio, who was photographed stealing pants from a looted clothing store, was handed a suspended sentence that will include two years of probation, a nighttime curfew and 150 hours of community service.
Provincial court Judge Joseph Galati noted harassment at school forced Cacnio to put her studies on hold and the publicity has seen her fired from three separate jobs.
Triple-murder case on hold
EDMONTON -- The man accused of gunning down four of his fellow armoured-car guards in an early-morning heist at the University of Alberta will be able to talk to his mother again.
Travis Baumgartner has had his case adjourned until Oct. 5.
A court order had previously prevented him from talking with his mother, but she has been removed from the no-contact list.
Baumgartner, 21, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder following the June robbery.
Stealth review underway
OTTAWA -- The Harper government has hired the accounting firm KPMG to crunch the numbers on the F-35 stealth fighter program.
It will cost taxpayers $643,535 to conduct the independent assessment, which was ordered in the wake of a scathing auditor general's report that accused both National Defence and Public Works of hiding the true cost of the project.
Mom dead, man charged
RICHMOND, B.C. -- Police in British Columbia say a 25-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the discovery of his mother's remains in a suitcase.
Police say the mother of suspect Yuan Xi Tang, 47-year-old Lianjie Guo, went missing from Richmond, B.C., June 7 and police discovered her remains in a suitcase on Harwood Island, near the community of Powell River, in July.
Watchdog eyes Marois
CALGARY -- Canada's languages watchdog issued a warning to Quebec's new minority government Friday, saying he is keeping a close eye on moves toward toughening the province's language laws.
Graham Fraser, a former journalist from Quebec, says he wants to make sure any changes Pauline Marois makes don't run afoul of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Niagara remains identified
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- Police say a torso found in the Niagara River last month is that of a 30-year-old Niagara Falls, N.Y. woman who disappeared Aug. 25.
Niagara regional police Const. Derek Watson says Loretta Jo Gates was identified after her family provided DNA samples and some of her personal items to New York state police.
A homicide investigation is being jointly conducted by Niagara Falls, N.Y., city police and New York state police.
Gates was living at her mother's house in Niagara Falls, N.Y., when she disappeared the night of Aug. 25 after telling her mother she was going across the street to a store.
-- from the news services
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 8, 2012 A22
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