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 — A B.C. judge has ruled the Conservative government's changes to the dangerous-offender regime violate the charter, but it's not yet clear whether the law will be struck down.
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Coroners Service has identified a man who was fatally shot during an encounter with Vancouver police.
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A government progress report into a voluminous wastewater spill at a south-central B.C. gold and copper mine calls for quick completion of human health and environmental risk assessments.
On the ice, behind the bench and behind his desk, Pat Quinn was an imposing figure.
OTTAWA — A statement posted online says attacks on the Ottawa police website are in retaliation for what it claims are police efforts to frame an innocent teen.
TORONTO — The small American company developing a made-in-Canada Ebola vaccine has just received some major league help.