A Calgary man accused of killing two people nearly 30 years ago saw his murder charges dropped on Friday due to what the Crown described as "a significant issue with the evidence."

Stuart Douglass MacGregor, 55, was facing two counts of first-degree murder for the killings of Barry Christian Buchart, 26, and Trevor Thomas Deakins, 25, who were fatally shot in 1994.

Defence lawyers Rebecca Snukal and Michael Bates have been in pre-trial hearings dealing with the admissibility of certain evidence leading up to the trial which was set to take place in November.

On Friday, Snukal confirmed she'd received a letter from the Crown announcing the charges had been stayed.

"Our client has always maintained his innocence in relation to these charges and is extremely relieved and grateful to retur

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