Faint hope hearing approved for woman who murdered flea market-loving senior

Calgary authorities have approved a faint hope hearing for Tosha Hubler, a woman convicted in 2011 of first-degree murder and indignity to a body for the 2009 death of Ray Johnson, a flea market regular. Hubler, then 29, has served 17 years and could seek early parole under the faint hope process, which allows parole applications for life sentences with early eligibility when crimes occurred before a 2011 parliamentary change. The Crown and judge noted that Hubler has shown rehabilitation, while acknowledging her role in the murder alongside her former husband Jason Hubler, who died earlier this year in prison. Johnson’s killing involved luring him to a home under pretenses, assault, and body disposal.