Lance Blanchard dangerous offender hearing set to begin

A dangerous offender hearing will begin Monday in Court of Queen’s Bench for a man convicted in 2016 of violent sexual assault against a 28-year-old Indigenous woman.
Lance David Blanchard, 60, was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault, kidnapping, unlawful confinement, possession of a weapon and making a death threat in the 2014 attack.
Proceedings against Blanchard have already been lengthy and complicated: following the 2016 trial, a 28-day hearing was