By Canadian Press

Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of man convicted in Alberta hunters’ deaths

Nov 14, 2024 | 10:12 AM

OTTAWA — Canada’s top court has declined to hear the appeal of one of two men found guilty in the fatal shooting of two Métis hunters in eastern Alberta.

As is usual, the Supreme Court did not give reasons for its dismissal of Anthony Bilodeau’s leave to appeal.

Court heard that in March 2020, Bilodeau and his father had been concerned about a truck parked at the end of their rural property, so they chased down the vehicle and there was a confrontation.

Bilodeau was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Maurice Cardinal and of manslaughter in the death of Cardinal’s nephew Jacob Sansom.

He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years.

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His father, Roger Bilodeau, was convicted of manslaughter in the two killings and handed a 10-year prison sentence.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2024.

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