According to Kevin Martin of the Calgary Sun, who in all likelihood was actually present in the courtroom when the judgment was handed down and has a lot of experience covering stories in court, Tschetter was convicted on all counts including manslaughter x5. Sentencing is set for August 5. The CBC story posted earlier has been updated to reflect this as well.
There was also this little timbit thrown in there:
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The ruling puts Tschetter in notorious company as the convict with the highest number of homicides in Calgary from one incident.
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Because it is so uncommon to be convicted of manslaughter in Canada for deaths caused by a motor vehicle, I'm guessing there may be an appeal. It will be interesting to see the judge's reasons.