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    Man pleads guilty to 2 counts of 2nd-degree murder in 2021 James Smith Cree Nation shootings

    A man who killed two people and injured another on the James Smith Cree Nation in 2021 has been sentenced to two concurrent life sentences, and won't be eligible for parole for 16 years.On Monday, Shawn Moostoos, 36, pleaded guilty in Court of King's Bench in Melfort, Sask., to two counts of second-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, a court official confirmed on Tuesday.Moostoos was to stand trial on Monday in the incidents, but he instead pleaded guilty.RCMP say that on Sept. 5, 2

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    McGill requests 'police assistance' to remove pro-Palestinian encampment on campus

    MONTREAL — On the fourth day of a pro-Palestinian encampment on the lower field of McGill University, the school said it called police to dismantle the site and two students went to court to suspend protests at the downtown campus. On Tuesday, a day before summer session classes were scheduled to begin, dozens of tents remained pitched on the muddy ground of McGill's lower field, enclosed by metal fencing erected by the protesters. Banners on the fence carried messages such as, "You are funding

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    Edmonton Public Schools opens the door to return police officers to schools

    Edmonton public school trustees have re-opened the door to stationing police officers in schools, more than three years after suspending the long-standing program.Trustee Marsha Nelson, who put forward the motion, said the results of an academic study, consultations with principals and students and a spring survey made it clear people valued the officers in schools."For those who have doubts about having police play a role in our schools, I hear your concerns, too," Nelson said. "But I'm confide

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    'Our views on Rafah are well-known': Blinken on potential Israeli operation in southern Gaza

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington's views on a Rafah incursion are "very well-known," as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Tuesday it would happen. Netanyahu said Israel would enter Rafah, which Israel says is Hamas' last stronghold, regardless of whether a truce-for-hostages deal is struck.

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    Lawyers for man accused of killing Manitoba women argue publicity creates juror bias

    WINNIPEG — A psychologist who went over hundreds of media stories about the killings of four women in Winnipeg says pretrial publicity creates bias in jurors. Dr. Christine Ruva, a professor and chair of psychology at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus, testified Tuesday in the case of Jeremy Skibicki. Skibicki, 37, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. The partial remains of Rebecca Contois were found in a garbage bin and at a city-run landfill in 20

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    Columbia University’s complex history with student protest echoes into today

    A week-long protest in April, 1968 that included building takeovers left a legacy at Columbia, one that inspired future generations including the current one. And it's a historical connection that many Columbia students involved in this month's protests are acutely aware of. Says one: It's history repeating itself. (AP Video/Noreen Nasir)

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    Man charged with aggravated assault in one of two White Rock, B.C., stabbings: RCMP

    SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia homicide investigators say a man from Surrey has been charged with aggravated assault in relation to one of two stabbings in White Rock, B.C. A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 27-year-old Dimitri Nelson Hyacinth has been charged over the alleged assault of a 28-year-old man along the White Rock pier and promenade on April 21. It's the same area where 26-year-old Kulwinder Singh Sohi was fatally stabbed two days later, though the RCMP

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