Friday, December 19, 2014

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9-year-old girl loses arms, legs after severe strep throat infection

Fundraising efforts are underway for a nine-year-old New Brunswick girl whose arms and legs were amputated after she became gravely ill in November. 1 1

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Travis Vader charged with murder of senior couple

First-degree murder charges has been re-activated against Travis Vader in the case of two Alberta seniors who went missing during a motorhome expedition more than four years ago. 2
3 Quebec helicopter escapees get lengthy prison terms

The three men who spectacularly broke out of a Quebec jail by helicopter last June were sentenced Friday to between 16 and 22 years in prison on drug charges.
Divers find body of young man whose rowboat capsized in B.C.

The RCMP say divers have recovered the body of a young man who disappeared when a rowboat he was in capsized in B.C.'s southern Gulf Islands.
Oilsands breach fouls water east of Edmonton, well is shut down

A breach at a Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. oilsands operation east of Edmonton has fouled a groundwater aquifer. The regulator says operations will cease until the well meets regulatory requirements.
Jurors at Luka Rocco Magnotta trial to deliberate on weekend

Jurors at Luka Rocco Magnotta's murder trial will be working on the weekend after failing to reach a verdict on Friday, their fourth day of deliberations. 2
Protesters demand male dentistry students be expelled over Facebook posts

A group of about 200 people marched to the office of Dalhousie University's president Friday to demand the school expel dentistry students accused of posting misogynistic messages online about their female peers. 4
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Edmonton police cancels Amber Alert for 3 children

Edmonton police have cancelled an Amber Alert issued earlier Friday after three children were found safe and unharmed.
Fetuses found in Winnipeg storage locker may have been there 10 years: lawyer

The lawyer for a woman accused of concealing the remains of six fetuses or babies in a storage locker says they may have been there for eight to 10 years. 1
101-year-old Second World War vet eager for arrest in home invasion

Ottawa police say a 101-year-old, decorated Second World War veteran, who was the victim of home invasion on Thursday, is doing well but is eager to see an arrest made. 2 3
Canada sending HMCS Fredericton to Mediterranean Sea over Ukraine crisis

Canada is sending HMCS Fredericton to help a NATO maritime force aiming to provide reassurance to eastern European allies that are jittery over the crisis in Ukraine.
Majority of Canadians still have holiday shopping to do this weekend: poll

According to CIBC, 64 per cent of those recently surveyed said they had yet to finish shopping for holiday gifts this year. 2
Ottawa to buy 5th C-17 aircraft

Ottawa has procured another C-17 military transport aircraft, bringing the total number of C-17s in the Royal Canadian Air Force's fleet to five. 22 2
No bail for suspected Quebec election night shooter

A judge denied bail Friday to the man charged in Quebec's 2012 election shooting, telling him political violence is unacceptable in a democracy such as Canada. 4 1
Woman who stopped for ducks, caused fatal crash, gets 90 days behind bars

A widow whose husband and daughter died when their motorcycle crashed into a woman's car as she helped ducks on a highway is satisfied with the 90-day jail term the accused received Thursday. 153 4
Dispute between Christian university, B.C. law society now court bound

A Christian university embroiled in a debate about religious freedoms and same-sex equality rights will challenge in court a Law Society of British Columbia decision not to accredit graduates from its proposed law school. 23

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