Top court to decide when youth criminals can be sentenced as adults
                   
cbc.ca     May 16, 2008            

The Supreme Court of Canada is expected to rule Friday on the circumstances under which teenagers convicted of serious crimes can be sentenced as adults. The ruling is important, observers say, as it deals with a provision in the Youth Criminal Justice Act that places the onus on teenagers... [read full story]                    


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Billings hosts national Indian conference

montanasnewsstation.com     5 mins ago   1 related          

Several national agencies are teaming up to focus on the protection and welfare of American Indian children in Montana. The Office of Justice Programs, Indian Health Service and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services are...                    

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Jon Voight Angrily Responds To Roseanne Barr’s Blog About His Daughter Angelina Jolie

freshdames.com     18 mins ago   32 related          

Jon Voight has branded Roseanne Barr “evil” for blasting his daughter Angelina Jolie. Jon has angrily responded to the comedienne’s vicious blog about Angelina and her “vacuous” partner Brad Pitt - in which Roseanne said the...                    

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Judge: Company must give experimental drug to teen

edgeboston.com     19 mins ago   45 related          

by Jeffrey Gold Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a research company to supply an experimental drug to a 16-year-old Minnesota boy who is terminally ill with a rare form of muscular dystrophy....                    

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Two Dead In Jackson County Crash

wvmetronews.com     21 mins ago          

Two Jackson County teenagers are dead following a car accident early Thursday morning near the community of Given. The sheriff's office says 18-year-old Richard Ryan Smith of Cottageville and 19-year-old Robert Keith Sayre of...                    

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