The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Jan. 25
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TRAVIS VADER SENTENCED TO LIFE: A judge has sentenced a man to life in prison for killing two Alberta seniors who disappeared on a camping trip. Travis Vader was found guilty of manslaughter last fall in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, who were in their 70s when they vanished after leaving their home in St. Albert, just north of Edmonton, in July 2010. Justice Denny Thomas dismissed a defence submission that Vader should get a lesser sentence because his rights were violated in custody. He did, however, agree to a defence request that Vader serve his sentence in British Columbia because of threats he has received. Thomas said Vader will be eligible for parole in seven years.
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