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
WASHINGTON — A United States Senate panel has delivered a scathing indictment of the Central Intelligence Agency's counter-terrorism practices during the Bush era.
OTTAWA — The official Opposition pointed to a new U.S. report that discredits torture in renewing a call for the Conservative government to rescind its information-sharing policy.
EDMONTON — Premier Jim Prentice says his government will be dealing with a $6-billion to $7-billion hole in Alberta's $40-billion provincial budget if low oil prices persist.
Companies would be forced to justify why their prices are higher in Canada than in the United States or face naming and shaming under federal legislation introduced Tuesday — a move some critics called misguided.
B.C.'s workers safety authority has introduced a new investigation model that improves the chances of criminal prosecutions for job site incidents.
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds have hired Blake Nill to be the head coach of their football team.