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
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A Kamloops jury has viewed video of a man telling an undercover police officer that he bashed his girlfriend on the head upwards of 60 times with a mallet and sledgehammer before packing her body in a cooler.
WINNIPEG — The mother of a 16-year-old who was viciously attacked, sexually assaulted and left for dead in downtown Winnipeg says the teen is getting better and is anxious to return to school.
VANCOUVER — An online video of a Vancouver homeless man being goaded into setting his hair on fire has sparked outrage, though police are not currently investigating the incident.
TORONTO — Health Canada is repeating its warning that toys containing small, powerful magnets are a health risk to children.
Trudeau says the federal government chose to spend its budget surplus on tax breaks such as income splitting, which benefits only a very small number of Canadians.
TORONTO — Members of Canada's public health community are expressing concern about intended changes to the authority of the country's chief public health officer, changes that strip the office holder of the responsibility of running the Public Health Agency of Canada.