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Justin Bourque apologizes for Moncton shootings

Justin Bourque apologized Tuesday to the families of the Mounties he shot in the north end of Moncton on June 4, saying in a quavering voice that the reasons he gave to police for killing three officers and wounding two others were the words of an "arrogant pissant." 7

Military funeral for Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent to be held Saturday

The military funeral for Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent will be held Saturday, Nov. 1, at Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue in Longueuil, Quebec. 1
'You got me.' Magnotta trial hears details of arrest in Berlin Internet cafe

The dramatic search for Luka Rocco Magnotta ended at a Berlin Internet cafe in June 2012 with an abrupt admission from the accused that he was the person authorities were looking for.
Japanese tourist goes missing in Northwest Territories

A Japanese tourist has disappeared while visiting the Northwest Territories. Atsumi Yoshikuko, 45, was last seen in Yellowknife on Oct. 22.
Former homeless addict turned PhD wins national award

Eric Weissman spent 10 years starting in his mid-20s as a booze and cocaine-addicted couch surfer in Toronto who sometimes slept outside. On Tuesday, the 53-year-old sociology professor received a national award for a PhD study on homelessness drawn in part from what he has called his own disaster. 7
Nova Scotia officers seek poachers who killed endangered moose

Nova Scotia wildlife officers are seeking public help in identifying poachers who killed an endangered mainland moose.
Airmen honoured as Second World War plane pulled from Ontario lake

Two young airmen killed during the Second World War were honoured with a moment of silence today as wreckage of their crashed plane was pulled from an Ontario lake. 1
B.C. man finds 4-foot snake hiding in used car

Though he probably hoped for horsepower under the hood of his new car, a B.C. man instead ended up with a four-foot snake hiding in his glove box. 1 1
'Our hearts are broken at his loss': Cpl. Nathan Cirillo laid to rest

The young soldier gunned down as he stood guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa was remembered Tuesday as a 'kid at heart,' deeply devoted to his family and the military. 16 20
Car plunges into icy B.C. lake after pumpkin flies through window

It may be the season of pumpkins, but a driver hardly expected to see one come flying through his car window as he drove along a B.C. highway. 8 1
MI-5 spy who outed Nazi sympathizers retired to quiet life in B.C.

To his neighbours on Saltspring Island, B.C., he was an avid gardener and a history writer who lived a quiet life with his wife and children. But to the British spy agency MI-5, he was a wartime agent who exposed hundreds of Nazi sympathizers. 6
Disciplinary panel doesn't need to see nude photos of judge: lawyer

A lawyer for a senior Manitoba justice who faces removal from the bench because of nude photographs posted on the Internet says a disciplinary panel of judges should not view the intimate photos because it would violate the privacy of an innocent victim.
Entire wing of Toronto-area nursing home destroyed by fire

Firefighters managed to prevent a major blaze from spreading consuming a Whitby, Ont. nursing home, but not before an entire wing was destroyed. 1 4
$Protesters gather outside the Nova Scotia legislature in Halifax to show their opposition to the use of hydraulic fracturing or fracking, on Friday, April 22, 2011. (Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS)$

N.S. approves plan to use fracking waste at cement plant

Another five million litres of treated hydraulic fracturing wastewater will be disposed of at a Nova Scotia cement plant. 2
Canada's child poverty rate decreased during recession: UNICEF

UNICEF is commending the Canadian government and its provincial counterparts after it found the country's overall child poverty rate decreased during the recession five years ago. 3
Couple can't seek damages in language feud with Air Canada: SCC

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Air Canada is not obligated to offer compensation to an Ottawa couple whose rights were violated when the airline was not able to serve them in French. 112 3

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