Canada's last witch trial? Woman charged 2 days before law erased from books
A northern Ontario woman was charged with fake witchcraft just two days before the archaic offence was removed from the Criminal Code. Timmins police charged 33-year-old Tiffany Butch on Dec. 11, accusing her of demanding money in return for lifting a curse. Two days later, Section 365 of the Criminal Code — which prohibits "pretending to practise witchcraft" — was formally repealed.
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