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Edmonton Journal/Sun reporter on the justice beat. International curling correspondent emeritus. American who moved to Canada, stray cat re-homer and (hopefully not totally insufferable) distance runner.
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialFrom court today: Tariq Aman spent a summer evening in 2023 driving around Edmonton randomly shooting at people. He pleaded guilty 19 months ago. He was supposed to be sentenced today, but his lawyer wasn’t ready. The judge was not happy. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/t...
@carlquintanilla.bsky.socialReposted by @jonnywakefield.bsky.social(Reuters) - The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
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@jonnywakefield.bsky.social815k have already voted in the Alberta separation referendum. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
@trevorrobb.bsky.socialReposted by @jonnywakefield.bsky.socialFrom @jonnywakefield.bsky.social — Nineteen months after he pleaded guilty to randomly shooting at Edmonton motorists while driving around with thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl, Tariq Aman says he once again needs more time to prepare for sentencing. #yeg
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialLawyers on here can correct me if I’m wrong, but a problem I see with the AB NDP’s plan to end prisoner drop offs in Chinatown is you can’t hold someone until services are open & available. If a judge orders you released or your sentence ends, there’s no legal authority to keep you in custody
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialI'm saying there's a difference between understanding that and actually living through it
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialThis means an hour difference between Van and Seattle, right?
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialnothing better than starting your day with a pitch black frozen void!
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialI get the feeling the lack of time change in Alberta is going to hit us like a ton of bricks. One of those things people aren’t going to truly understand until they’re in it, like parenthood or armed combat
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@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialJust next door!
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialReposted by @jonnywakefield.bsky.socialNews: Danielle Smith says two recent judicial appointments — one of whom was her deputy minister of justice — show Ottawa is finally showing Alberta "respect" as her government seeks popular support for more provincial control over the selection of judges. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/a...
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialReposted by @jonnywakefield.bsky.social‘Seeing the stroller on the street was very shocking’: Man killed, baby hospitalized after motorcyclist, 18, slams into Edmonton bus stop edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...
@jonnywakefield.bsky.social‘Seeing the stroller on the street was very shocking’: Man killed, baby hospitalized after motorcyclist, 18, slams into Edmonton bus stop edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialNews: Edmonton police have charged a man with slashing the Israel tent at Heritage Festival, but say there is insufficient evidence to prove he was motivated by hate
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialNEWS: an 18 year old motorcyclist is facing charges after striking a central Edmonton bus stop while allegedly street racing. 21 year old at the bus stop killed and three others injured, including a 10 month old baby, potentially life threatening.
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialAlberta Lawyers for Judicial Independence, which is campaigning against the referendum Q seeking more provincial control over judicial appointments, notes Thomas Rothwell, the other judge Smith and Amery praised, was appointed under Justin Trudeau.
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialThere's also some disagreement about how these appointments took shape. Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery said there was a "concrete change in the selection process with real input from Alberta," while his federal counterpart says it was the usual process.
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialOne of the judges, the former deputy minister, is Malcolm Lavoie. This Globe and Mail report says he "helped drive the Alberta government’s strategy on the notwithstanding clause at the Supreme Court and in practice." www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f7e0368...
@jonnywakefield.bsky.socialNews: Danielle Smith says two recent judicial appointments — one of whom was her deputy minister of justice — show Ottawa is finally showing Alberta "respect" as her government seeks popular support for more provincial control over the selection of judges. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/a...
