— Disgraced former junior hockey coach Graham James has been granted full parole. The decision was handed down today by the National Parole Board following a hearing at a federal penitentiary in Laval, north of Montreal. James is serving a federal sentence for sexually assaulting players he coached in the late 1980s and early ’90s with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League. RelatedJames was granted day parole in January and the board members agreed he’d shown progress over the past months. Under full parole, James will now serve the remainder of his sentence in the community.

Source: National Post September 15, 2016 15:09 UTC