Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wilbert Coffin was executed by hanging in Montreal in 1956. His case captivated the public's attention, resembling a true crime ...

Coffin hanged in 1956 for murder his family says he didn't commit The House of Commons has unanimously adopted a motion calling for a swift investigation into the 1956 execution of Wilbert Coffin, who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Advocates say a new federal review process could be the breakthrough they're waiting for. The CBC's Matthew Kupfer explains.

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. On Feb. 10, 1956, a black flag flew over Bordeaux prison in Montreal as Wilbert Coffin walked to the ...

Jim Coffin's mom wouldn't buy newspapers and kept the radio station fixed on the country music channel. She would keep her son away from the small black-and-white TV and sneak him out of the house ...