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Publication Date: May 30, 2026 - 09:00
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Remembering Andy Williams, 'one of the great glacier pilots of the Yukon'
May 30, 2026
Andy Williams, who lived a storied life flying among some of Canada's highest and most remote mountains and glaciers, died earlier this month. "He carried an old-school mountain pilot ethic — you know, no bravado, no drama, no ego," recalled one friend.
A much-convicted, 71-year-old schizophrenic man now free after brutally strangling a cellmate remains “a significant threat to the safety of the public,” according to a new ruling that singles out his unauthorized use of marijuana for concern. George Veerman of Hamilton, Ont., was released in 2015, seven years after being found not criminally responsible for the murder, and now lives with his brother. But Veerman “remains incapable of consenting to psychiatric treatment. He is treated with a long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication every 14 days and 350 mg of Clozapine nightly...
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