Accused in La Loche Shooting Scheduled to Appear in Court Today
The teen charged in Friday's shooting that left four people dead in northern Saskatchewan is due in court today.
The 17-year-old faces four counts of first-degree murder, seven of attempted murder and a weapons charge.
Two teachers were shot dead and seven other people were wounded at the La Loche high school, while the bodies of two teenaged brothers were found at a nearby house.
La Loche residents gathered at a church yesterday morning, then again in the evening for a candlelight vigil.
Premier Brad Wall told residents, "you will not be walking through this alone.''
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Fatal Snowmobile Collision
Two people have died in a head-on snowmobile collision in Manitoba.
RCMP say it happened early yesterday on English Lake, a remote lake northeast of Manigotagan.
They say the victims, aged 14 and 49, were both from West St. Paul.
A female, also involved in the collision, was transported to hospital in stable condition.
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Sexual Assault Victim Encouraging Others to Speak Out
A Saskatchewan man who was sexually assaulted by convicted pedophile Peter Whitmore almost a decade ago is encouraging anyone who's been victimized to speak out.
Zachary Miller was 10 when he and a 14-year-old boy from Manitoba were kidnapped and sexually assaulted by Whitmore in July 2006.
The publication ban on naming Miller was recently lifted following a successful application to Court of Queen's Bench.
Miller says not enough information is available about who pedophiles are, and that he's tired of children being abused over and over while nothing is done.
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MPs Back At It
It's back to work in Ottawa today for Members of Parliament.
Justin Trudeau's majority Liberal government has a long list of promises to honour.
Among the Liberals' many campaign commitments were electoral reform, kickstarting the economy, improving relationships with First Nations, and coming up with doctor-assisted death legislation.
Government House leader Dominic LeBlanc says Canadians can be confident the government will keep the promises it made -- despite the tough economic challenges it faces.
