Hopefully her case will serve as a reminder to pet owners that it's never safe to leave one locked in a vehicle, windows up tightly, before walking away even briefly, let alone on a two-hour hike

It was a crime without forethought which had tragic consequences.

No doubt Calgary mom Kaitlyn Rose Folkins didn’t set out on the afternoon of Canada Day 2024 with the intention of ending the life of her four-year-old Alaskan Malamute/German Shepard cross, but that was still the result of her foolish conduct.

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Not surprisingly, in the aftermath of Lucky’s untimely death, Folkins found herself the target of what Justice Mark Tyndale called “the virtual pitchforks and torches of social media.”

Vigilantism is alive and well in Alberta, and the convenience of the Internet makes

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