Canada

Saint John East MLA-elect Gary Keating has announced he will be “unable to assume the responsibility of being an MLA,” citing the negative impact it would have on his family and health.

Police in Prince Albert are looking for any information after a body found in the North Saskatchewan River on the Thanksgiving long weekend.

Mercy for Animals Canada has recorded inhumane treatment of pigs at a Canadian processing facility. Workers at Western Hog Exchange in Red Deer, Alberta were forcing animals to walk with electric prods and using bats to force pigs to move through crowded pens.

Southeast District Commander Chief Superintendent Frank Smart confirmed in a news conference Monday evening in Kelowna that 45-year-old Peter DeGroot of Slocan was killed in a police interaction in a cabin west of the village of Slocan.

RCMP continue to search for Peter DeGroot and are urging residents to remain indoors, respect the restrictions, and to stay vigilant. Last night, police issued a direct appeal to 45-year-old Peter DeGroot, asking him to surrender and talk to them to resolve the standoff peacefully.

Peel Police confirm that three adults were found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Brampton on Sunday. The deceased are reportedly two males and one female.

A hunter being mauled by a grizzly was shot as his partner tried to stop the attack.

Calgarians have dealt with floods, wind storms and a crippling September snowfall. Now they can add a downtown power outage to their list of unforeseen calamities.

Residents and businesses near nuclear plants must be given radiation protection pills as a precautionary measure, says Canada’s nuclear regulator. The pills must be pre-distributed, before any accident occurs, in co-operation with government authorities.

Thousands of downtown Calgary residents will have to get through the Thanksgiving weekend without power following an underground fire in the core. At media briefing early Sunday, the city said some 5,000 Enmax customers will be in the dark for between four and seven days after an an electrical fire led to an explosion Saturday night.

A woman is dead after being struck by a bus near Lawrence West subway station at around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Paramedics said the pedestrian died on scene.