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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test
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The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today. That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a test alert on their cellphones, as well as through TV and radio broadcasts. The sole exception is Ontario, where the test will take place on May 15. Provincial and territorial emergency management organizations already conduct regular tests of the system, but this is the first time the federal government will test its capacity to issue alerts.
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Drake mansion shooting investigation continues
Toronto police are seeking help from the public as they continue to investigate a shooting that seriously injured a security guard outside rapper Drake’s mansion. The shooting took place shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday in the affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood, and police were searching for suspects who fled in a vehicle. Police said the security guard, who remains in hospital, was standing outside the gates at the front of Drake’s residence when he was shot from the vehicle. Insp. Paul Krawczyk said Tuesday he could not confirm if Drake was home at the time of the shooting, but he said the rapper’s team was co-operating with investigators.
Trial begins for Winnipeg serial killer
The trial of a man who has admitted to killing four women in Winnipeg is expected to begin in front of a judge this morning. Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki told the court this week their client killed the women, but should be found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder. Brandon Trask, an associate professor of law at the University of Manitoba, says the case will hinge upon the defence’s ability to prove Skibicki was incapable of understanding the killings were wrong. Skibicki is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, and a fourth unidentified woman Indigenous leaders have named Buffalo Woman.