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Justin Bourque : Suspect Arrested in Fatal Police Shootings

Justin Bourque : Suspect Arrested in Fatal Police Shootings

Justin Bourque, the suspect who is believed to have killed three police officers and injured two in the east coast Canadian province of New Brunswick on Wednesday, was arrested early on Friday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or RCMP, said. RCMP in New Brunswick wrote on its Twitter account that Bourque was arrested just after midnight in Moncton, ending the …

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Canada : 3 RCMP officers dead, 2 wounded in Moncton shooting

Canada : 3 RCMP officers dead, 2 wounded in Moncton shooting

Police in New Brunswick, Canada, are sweeping the area of Moncton in a manhunt for a lone gunman who has killed three Royal Mounted police officers and wounded another two. The killer has been identified as 24-year-old Justin Bourque, who is believed to be armed with an automatic weapon. It is one of the worst losses of life in the …

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Dogs poisoned on northside : Police

Dogs poisoned on northside : Police

Lethbridge Regional Police Service is investigating a case of animal cruelty, after two small dogs died of strychnine poisoning. Earlier today, police responded to a report from a local vet clinic that two miniature schnauzers had died as a result of ingesting strychnine.

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Mutilated black bear carcass found in North Vancouver park

Mutilated black bear carcass found in North Vancouver park

Conservation officers are investigating after a dead and mutilated bear was apparently dumped in Capilano River Regional Park. Park users first found the carcass on Monday at the edge of a parking lot in Camp Capilano and contacted the Ministry of Environment and North Shore Black Bear Society.

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RCMP : Arrest made in historical Manitoba homicide

RCMP : Arrest made in historical Manitoba homicide

A man serving a life sentence for slaying and dismembering his wife in B.C. has now been charged with killing a Winnipeg woman who went missing in October 2006. Traigo Ehkid Andretti, 38, was arrested by Winnipeg police on May 30 in British Columbia and has been moved to Manitoba where he faces a second-degree murder charge in the death …

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Quebec : Two dead in train, car collision

Quebec : Two dead in train, car collision

A one-year-old boy and a man in his 40s were killed after their car collided with a Quebec City-bound Via Rail passenger train east of Montreal this morning, Quebec provincial police say. A spokesperson from Via Rail said Train #20 was heading from Montreal to Quebec, and said when high-speed trains are involved the chances of survival are slim to …

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