ONLY IN CANADA YOU SAY?

"I am certain that reasonable and informed Nunavummiut would conclude as I did that the Crown sentencing recommendation for a 'brutal sexual assault' was unhinged," said Nunavut Justice Paul Bychok.

Joe Algiak, 56, has a lengthy criminal record dating back to 1983, including two prior sexual assault convictions.

MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH:

The Edmonton Police Service’s homicide unit has taken over the investigation into the death of a 25-year-old Efriem Abebe Alatah. The body was found inside a burnt vehicle in Sturgeon County at around 12:10 a.m. Tuesday.