Two men guilty in B.C. polygamy case given conditional sentences

CRANBROOK — Two men convicted of polygamy in British Columbia will not be serving time in jail after a B.C. Supreme Court judge gave them conditional sentences on Tuesday.
Winston Blackmore was convicted of having 24 wives, while the court found James Oler had five wives.
Blackmore’s six-month conditional sentence to be served under house arrest allows him to go to work and attend to medical emergencies, followed by 12 months’ probation.
Oler’s term is three months of hou