Lawyer Peter Kemp, who represents Shafia, said he had not yet talked to his client about the possibility of an appeal.”He was not convicted for what he did, he was convicted for what he said,” Kemp said in an interview outside the courtroom, in a reference to damning wiretap recordings played during the trial. On the recordings, Shafia was overheard cursing his dead daughters as “whores,” “prostitutes,” and “honourless girls.”In one recording, Shafia said: “May the devil shit on their graves.”Defence lawyer David Crowe, who represents Yahya, and defence lawyer Patrick McCann, who represents Hamed, both said they believe their clients will appeal.Crown lawyer Gerard Laarhuis said police and prosecutors are pleased with the verdicts.”We want to thank the jury for their very real contribution to the administration of justice,” he said, speaking to a crowd of reporters and spectators on the front lawn of the courthouse.”Our community should be very proud of the quality investigation done by the Kingston police and police from various police organizations throughout Canada.”© Copyright (c) Postmedia News

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All of the victims had drowned but examinations could not pinpoint where and how they drowned.
The three-month-long trial revealed that Shafia was enraged because he felt his daughters had violated strict cultural rules about sexual modesty, they dressed in revealing clothes and they were disobedient. Mohammad wanted a divorce and sup-ported the three girls in their pursuit of western lifestyles. She and Yahya clashed frequently and Mohammad wrote, in a diary entered as evidence, that she was abused, humiliated and isolated.
Lawyer Peter Kemp, who rep-resents Mohammad Shafia, said: “He was not convicted for what he did, he was convicted for what he said,” Kemp said in reference to damning wiretap recordings played during the trial. On the recordings, Shafia was over-heard cursing his dead daughters as “whores,” “prostitutes,” and “honourless girls.”

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POSSIBILITY OF APPEALLawyer Peter Kemp, who represents Shafia, said he had not yet talked to his client about the possibility of an appeal.”He was not convicted for what he did, he was convicted for what he said,” Kemp said in an interview outside the courtroom, in a reference to damning wiretap recordings played during the trial. On the recordings, Shafia was overheard cursing his dead daughters as “whores,” “prostitutes” and “honourless girls.”In one recording, Shafia said: “May the devil shit on their graves.”Defence lawyer David Crowe, who represents Yahya, and defence lawyer Patrick McCann, who represents Hamed, both said they believe their clients will appeal.Crown lawyer Gerard Laarhuis said police and prosecutors are pleased with the verdicts.”We want to thank the jury for their very real contribution to the administration of justice,” he said, speaking to a crowd of reporters and spectators on the front lawn of the courthouse.”It’s a very sad day because this jury found that four strong, vivacious and freedom-loving women w …

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POSSIBILITY OF APPEALLawyer Peter Kemp, who represents Shafia, said he had not yet talked to his client about the possibility of an appeal.”He was not convicted for what he did, he was convicted for what he said,” Kemp said in an interview outside the courtroom, in a reference to damning wiretap recordings played during the trial. On the recordings, Shafia was overheard cursing his dead daughters as “whores,” “prostitutes” and “honourless girls.”In one recording, Shafia said: “May the devil shit on their graves.”Defence lawyer David Crowe, who represents Yahya, and defence lawyer Patrick McCann, who represents Hamed, both said they believe their clients will appeal.Crown lawyer Gerard Laarhuis said police and prosecutors are pleased with the verdicts.”We want to thank the jury for their very real contribution to the administration of justice,” he said, speaking to a crowd of reporters and spectators on the front lawn of the courthouse.”It’s a very sad day because this jury found that four strong, vivacious and freedom-loving women w …

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… He was not convicted for what he did, he was convicted for what he said,â Kemp said in an interview outside the courtroom, in a reference to damning wiretap recordings played during the trial. On the recordings, Shafia was overheard cursing his dead daughters as âœwhores,â âœprostitutes,â and âœhonourless girls.â
In one recording, Shafia said: âœMay the devil shit on their graves.â
Defence lawyer David Crowe, who represents Yahya, and defence lawyer Patrick McCann, who represents Hamed, both said they believe their clients will appeal.
…
Most damning were the recollections of two of Yahyaâs relatives, her brother Fazil Javid and her paternal uncle, Latif Hyderi, who both said that Shafia spoke to them of wanting to kill his oldest daughter Zainab because she had shamed him by running away from home and marrying an unacceptable young Pakistani man, acts that made her, in her fatherâs eyes, a âœwhoreâ and a âœprostitute.â

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Rather, it’s Polly’s parents, the ethics-free Peachums, who own the stage here. Kathleen Fortin is a powerhouse Madame Peachum who knocks ‘em dead with every song. (Strangely, people seldom dare to applaud during the show, which is a shame.) Jacques Girard, too, is a wonder in the role of Monsieur Peachum, the scoundrel who trains beggars to hone their pitches.
When the parents of the runaway bride come on this strong, it raises the stakes in the battle between mobster Macheath and his unwilling in-laws. And it’s less of a surprise when we find out that he’s doomed to be hanged – barring an act of God or British royalty. (The Quebec setting adds nuance to the deus ex machina ending, featuring a fur-helmeted messenger from the King.)
The singing voices are of higher quality than what’s usually required for Brecht, with one notable exception – Céline Bonnier as Jenny. But she plays to her strengths with breathy vocal fragility for her solo as a world-weary prostitute. Marc Béland’s portrayal of the corrupt cop, Tiger Brown, is deftly done, too.

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Rather, itâs Pollyâs parents, the ethics-free Peachums, who own the stage here. Kathleen Fortin is a powerhouse Madame Peachum who knocks âem dead with every song. (Strangely, people seldom dare to applaud during the show, which is a shame.) Jacques Girard, too, is a wonder in the role of Monsieur Peachum, the scoundrel who trains beggars to hone their pitches.
When the parents of the runaway bride come on this strong, it raises the stakes in the battle between mobster Macheath and his unwilling in-laws. And itâs less of a surprise when we find out that heâs doomed to be hanged â barring an act of God or British royalty. (The Quebec setting adds nuance to the deus ex machina ending, featuring a fur-helmeted messenger from the King.)
The singing voices are of higher quality than whatâs usually required for Brecht, with one notable exception â Céline Bonnier as Jenny. But she plays to her strengths with breathy vocal fragility for her solo as a world-weary prostitute. Marc Bélandâs portrayal of the corrupt cop, Tiger Brown, is deftly done, too.

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On Friday night, you can catch the extreme riff onslaught of thrash metal band Firearchy (featur­ing members of Trigger Effect, Barn Burner, Bionic and Trung Hoa) with ex-members of the Illumi­nati’s new incarnation Djanguar and Brain Size 61 at Piranha Bar. Down at the new, Mile End-adjacent swill joint Jackie & Judy, you can catch a rare performance from Montreal favourite Leder­hosen Lucil, with all proceeds going to support the post-production of the film Conversations With the Cosmos.
For something a bit more raucous, the noiseniks might want to make it down to Casa to get their ears seared by mes Sanglantes, Institutional Prostitution, Slug Bait and Triple Double V International. After almost a decade-long hiatus, KrazyFest will whip things back into action with a night of short and animated independent films and music. Expect the unexpected with live performances from the unusual­ly quiet Dead Wife, the Doubt and Dissent Revival Band, Cobra & Vulture and a rare reunion of Holy Moly in what remains one of the best rooms in the city, Petit Campus.

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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18
- Classes begin at Dawson College.
- The Supreme Court of Canada hears an appeal in Quebec’s “Lola” vs. “Eric” case, in which a woman wants financial support from a Quebec billionaire she lived with but did not marry.
- The Impact travel to Guadalajara, Mexico, to continue its training camp.
- The Canadiens play the Washington Capitals for the first time this season, at the Bell Centre at 7: 30 p.m. The visiting team includes former Canadiens Jeff Halpern and Roman Hamrlik (above).
- American Idol premieres its 11th season.
THURSDAY JANUARY 19
- The Supreme Court of Canada hears a case over whether Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society has standing to challenge the constitutionality of criminal laws against prostitution and bawdy houses.

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If she were to be judged based solely on the company she kept, Marilyn Béliveau would be in deep trouble.Perhaps the most troubling aspect of her ongoing trial is the fact that while she was under investigation, the Canada Border Services Agency inspector associated with a variety of known criminals.While testifying during her trial in December, Béliveau, 32, explained that a few of those men were people she has known since high school. As part of her defence, she also claims most of them manipulated and used her.Much of the evidence presented during the trial has involved wiretapped conversations between the men Béliveau knew. By listening to the hundreds of conversations, she has learned what some of them really thought of her. They referred to her in degrading terms like “booze,” a Haitian term for a prostitute, or “that broad.”"It was very painful, especially on the part of those I considered my friends,” she said.Here is a short list of some of the people Béliveau associated w …

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