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Senator Says Many Canadians Support His Idea To Let Killers Hang Themselves

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.03.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - A Conservative senator says he's been inundated with expressions of support for his unusual idea of providing rope to help murder convicts co...

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Prisoners Can Hang Themselves, Says Tory Senator

CP | Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.02.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - A Conservative senator backed off slightly on an unconventional proposal Wednesday for reducing prison costs: give serial murderers a rope an...

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Julian Assange may Be Unlikable, but He's No Criminal

Peter Worthington | Posted 02.27.2012 | Canada Politics
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Peter Worthington

Much of what Wikileaks has "revealed" is in the public's interest -- a network that relies on whistle-blowers. It is all mindful of Daniel Ellsberg, the former U.S. military analyst who released the Pentagon Papers in 1971 and was variously regarded as both a traitor and a folk hero. So it is with Assange. Sort of.

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A Serial Killer's Grim Tapestry

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada
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VANCOUVER - Child serial killer Clifford Olson died Friday after a battle with cancer. Some key dates in his life:Jan. 1, 1940: Clifford Robert Olson ...

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Clifford Olson's Young Victims

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada
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VANCOUVER - Here are thumbnail sketches of Olson's 11 victims:Christine WellerOlson's first victim, 12-year-old Christine Weller disappeared on Nov. 1...

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The Olson Legacy: Canada's Worst Villain

CP | James Keller, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada
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VANCOUVER - Clifford Olson sat in a bulletproof prisoner's box during an early release hearing near Vancouver 14 years ago, holding a collage he had f...

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Clifford Olson Funeral Will Be 'Low Key'

CBC | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada
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Serial child killer Clifford Olson, whose sadistically evil behaviour continued long after he pleaded guilty to murdering 11 children in 1...

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My Stalker, Clifford Olson

Peter Worthington | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada
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Peter Worthington

I knew Olson as well as anyone can know a homicidal and narcissistic sociopath. He was a congenital liar and manipulator. You couldn't believe a word he said. I've been criticized for keeping in touch with Olson. This is mindless criticism.

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Serial Killer Clifford Olson Dead

The Huffington Post Canada, with files from the Canadian Press | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada
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Serial killer Clifford Olson has died, according to various media reports. The parents of some of Olson's victims said last week that they had been...

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Serial Killer Will Leave Lasting Legacy On Canadian Law

CP | Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.22.2011 | Canada
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OTTAWA - Though mention of child sex-slayer Clifford Olson will inspire shudders for decades to come, his impact on the Canadian legal world is likely...

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Canadians To Dying Clifford Olson: Good Riddance

CP | Greg Joyce, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.21.2011 | Canada Politics
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VANCOUVER - Canadians aren't known for lashing out in public, but the news Wednesday about Clifford Olson — riddled with cancer and days away from d...

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Infamous Killer Clifford Olson Dying

CP | Terri Theodore, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.21.2011 | Canada
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VANCOUVER - Clifford Olson, Canada's most reviled serial killer who continued to torment his victims' families even from prison, is just days from dea...

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Killer Clifford Olson Dying

CBC | Posted 11.21.2011 | Canada
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Convicted serial killer Clifford Robert Olson is dying of cancer and has only days to live, according to the families of some of his vict...

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