Bail hearing for sisters claiming wrongful conviction continues in Saskatchewan 
Bail hearing for sisters claiming wrongful conviction continues in Saskatchewan 

By Kelly Geraldine Malone THE CANADIAN PRESS YORKTON, Sask.-Lawyers for two women who have spent nearly 30 years in prison continued to argue Wednesday why the sisters should be released on bail while they await the results of a federal conviction review.   Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance were convicted of second-degree murder in the 1993 stabbing death of 70-year-old Anthony Dolff.   Odelia Quewezance turned 51 years old Wednesday and said that between her time in prison and boarding school she’s spent most of her life confined.   “I honestly believe in my heart that it’s going to be a good outcome,” she said outside court.   “I’m praying to be free so I can live my life now.”   The federal Justice Department started a review last year, saying

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