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
The decision by Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk follows an October vote by the B.C. Law Society not to recognize graduates of Trinity Western University.
VANCOUVER — Residents in the British Columbia municipality of Delta breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday as their homes remained free of flooding, even as the public was warned to stay away from the shoreline.
TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says one of its star giant pandas isn't pregnant after a breeding attempt wasn't successful.
Canadian prison authorities on Thursday rejected core recommendations made by the inquest into the horrific choking death of troubled teen Ashley Smith. Here are some facts:
TORONTO — Canadian prison authorities are still looking at ways to cut the use of segregation and the time prisoners are forced to spend in isolation, the government said Thursday in responding to the Ashley Smith inquest.
OTTAWA — Security officers who guard the House of Commons were given a rousing tribute in the chamber they are there to protect.