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
MONTREAL — A Crown witness says evidence presented at Luka Rocco Magnotta's murder trial suggests his actions after Jun Lin's slaying in May 2012 were highly organized.
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A Nova Scotia fisherman who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder told police he wanted to protect his son-in-law from prosecution when he gave them a false statement about who was driving the boat that rammed the victim's vessel.
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government is scrapping a section of a contentious regulation that restricted access to abortion for decades and set the province apart for its unique policies on the procedure.
EDMONTON — Alberta is slashing its oil forecasts for this budget year as the world price remains mired in a trough around $75 a barrel, Finance Minister Robin Campbell announced Wednesday.
EDMONTON — New government research is confirming that the oilsands tailings ponds are releasing toxic chemicals into the air.
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