from CBC,

Former junior hockey coach and convicted sex offender Graham James has been granted full parole.

James, who was serving a seven-year sentence for sexually assaulting young players he coached in the 1990s, has been on day parole and living in a halfway house in the Montreal area since January.

His hearing was held in Laval, Que., on Thursday morning.

In its decision, the board told James he has "made observable and measurable progress during your period of day parole."

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