Man serving time for double murder in Yukon dies in Abbotsford
26-06-2026 01:23 via abbynews.com

Man serving time for double murder in Yukon dies in Abbotsford

A man who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 murder of two residents of Faro, Yukon has died while serving his sentence in Abbotsford.
A press release on Thursday afternoon (June 25) from Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said Ralph Bernard Shaw, 65, died while in custody at Pacific Institution and Regional Treatment Centre.
The CSC did not indicate Shaw’s cause of death.
Shaw was sentenced on Nov. 7, 2024 at the Yukon Supreme Court in Whitehorse after pleading guilty to the firs
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