 | New Brunswick's highest court says it had no choice but to reduce the sentence of Justin Bourque, a man who used a semi-automatic rifle to murder three Mounties in cold blood in Moncton in 2014. Bourque's parole ineligibility period is now 25 years, down from the 75 years imposed by a lower court judge. The ruling was based on a Supreme Court of Canada decision involving Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette. It struck down a 2011 federal law that allowed judges to extend parole ineligibility. | 
The killer, 24 at the time of the murders, might be able to apply for parole when he is 49.
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