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
TORONTO - Ontario's finance minister is raising objections about how US Steel proposes to finance its Canadian arm while the Hamilton-based subsidiary attempts to forge a court-supervised compromise with its creditors so it can stay in business.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The case of a man charged in the stabbing of an 11-year-old boy on a soccer field in eastern Newfoundland has been adjourned until later this month.
OTTAWA - The Opposition New Democrats say they hope the prime minister provides exact details today about the extent of a proposed combat role for Canada in northern Iraq.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he wants Canada to take part in airstrikes against militants in the Middle East and maintain its special-forces operations in Iraq for a period of up to six months.
At least 32 people, including women and children, died in a stampede Friday evening after the burning of the Ravana effigy at the Gandhi Maidan here, officials said.
The launch of a Canadian satellite, postponed amid tensions in the Ukraine, is finally scheduled for liftoff — one year behind schedule. The M3M communications satellite was originally to be launched aboard a Russian rocket