MONTREAL — Jurors at Luka Rocco Magnotta's first-degree murder trial were sequestered on Monday. Here are some numbers from the proceedings:
Days jury heard evidence: 40
Weeks taken to hear evidence: 10
Witnesses heard by jury in total: 66
Crown witnesses: 52
Defence witnesses: 14
Charges accused is facing: 5
Jurors initially selected: 16
Jurors who heard case: 14
Jurors who will decide case: 12
Seats set aside for media and public in main courtroom: 5 each
LONDON, Ont. — Wind turbines are like new neighbours who might drive you to distraction and out of your home because you have no legal way to deal with the situation, a packed Ontario court heard Monday.
Gordie Howe is "not doing well at all" several weeks after suffering a stroke, according to his son Mark. The Hall of Famer known as "Mr. Hockey" had initially been improving better than expected, but that changed recently.
OTTAWA — Canadian home sales in October were up seven per cent compared with a year ago, driven by the markets in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto.
VANCOUVER — A public foundation is raising the roof for a landmark from a genteel era and a century-old villa dubbed the hobbit house.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — When Martha Shepherd answered the phone, the last thing she expected to hear was that someone found her wallet — 35 years after her purse was stolen.
WASHINGTON — The number of foreign exchange students studying at U.S. colleges and universities is at a record high, with nearly one-third coming from China.