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
VANCOUVER — Another rainfall warning has been issued for Metro Vancouver, just two days after torrential rains caused flooding and evacuations in the District of North Vancouver.
QUEBEC — A new bridge in Montreal will not bear the name of hockey great Maurice Richard.
VICTORIA - In just 24 hours, British Columbia's government went from supporting to sinking a proposal from BC Ferries to stop rising fares by cutting routes and closing terminals in Nanaimo and Horseshoe Bay.
A New Democrat MP's bid to make Remembrance Day a national statutory holiday is now one step closer to reality.
OTTAWA — It began as a visceral response to the terrible death toll of the First World War, but for Canadians, Remembrance Day has evolved into a tribute to all military dead and a celebration of the Canadian Forces in general.
OTTAWA — Two female New Democrat MPs have been victimized a second time by Justin Trudeau's decision to publicize their complaints of inappropriate behaviour against two Liberal MPs, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says.