A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge is expected to render his decision today on how much prison time a man convicted of killing an off-duty police officer must serve before he can apply for parole. Justice Josh Arnold reserved his decision during a hearing Monday for 30-year-old Christopher Garnier of Halifax.

A Saudi student at Bishop's University who successfully applied for asylum in Canada is urging other students from the Gulf country to follow in his footsteps. Omar Abdulaziz is studying in Sherbrooke, Que., and was granted asylum in 2014 when his outspoken, political Twitter account —  which garnered a huge following — caught the attention of the Saudi authorities, whom he says demanded he return to the country.

Natasha McCarthy said she always wanted to go skydiving, but was "too chicken."

Montague town council has voted to go along with a mediator's plan for the Three Rivers amalgamation. Council voted unanimously in favour of the motion at a town council meeting Monday evening. Jim Bagnall said.

Bobbie Lee Wright and Donnie Robichaud died in the shooting along with Const. Matthew Vincent Raymond, 48, was charged with four counts of first-degree murder. "My city's hurt, and they're grieving, and they're hurt deeply," said Fredericton Mayor Mike O'Brien.