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
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered a broadcast address on the shootings in Ottawa on Wednesday. Here is the text of his remarks:
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has shut the door on a Calgary psychiatrist's request to appeal three convictions for sexually assaulting his court-appointed patients.
CALGARY - A prominent Muslim cleric says he intends to reach out to other imams to make sure that new converts to Islam are watched closely for signs of radical beliefs.
OTTAWA - A national security expert is urging the Harper government to reflect calmly on the shooting incident in Ottawa before changing counter-terrorism laws.
OTTAWA - Heavy hearts and high security were on full display this morning at the National War Memorial as Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived to pay tribute to the Canadian soldier killed in Wednesday's shooting.
HALIFAX - Police arrested a man in Halifax today and recovered a firearm on a nearby public transit bus after receiving a report of a man carrying what appeared to be a gun wrapped in fabric in the city's downtown.