| Terror-linked attack in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu gives security experts new tactics to consider Posted: 21 Oct 2014 01:32 PM PDT  A fatal vehicle collision and the death of a member of the Canadian Forces which were quickly linked to terrorism could spark some significant changes in the way Canadians consider domestic terrorism, and the way officials handle potential threats inside the country. One day after the death of Warrant officer Patrice Vincent in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., was identified by the federal government as a "possible terror attack," details continued to emerge about what led to Vincent and another member of the military being struck by a suspect who has been identified as a "radicalized" supporter of a terrorist ideology. Several media reports identified the man driving the car that struck two members of the military in a parking garage on Monday as Martin Rouleau, one of about 90 potential terrorist sympathizers placed under security surveillance after travelling to terrorist hotspots.
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| Suspect in terror-linked attack had been arrested in summer, say RCMP Posted: 21 Oct 2014 09:41 PM PDT  MONTREAL - The man police say deliberately drove a car into two soldiers in a "despicable act" the government linked to terrorist ideology had been arrested by RCMP this summer as he was getting ready to leave the country, a spokeswoman for the federal police force said Tuesday.
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| Grade 1 student uses Skype to join the classroom Posted: 21 Oct 2014 07:53 PM PDT  Six-year-old Enna Lohin was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a degenerative condition that causes muscular wasting and mobility impairment. "Her muscles just keep eating the protein away and her muscles just keep wasting away, so that affects all muscles – her tongue, her respiratory, her sitting up," said Enna's mother, Lisa Lohin. For the past three years, Enna has relied on a computer set up next to her bed to Skype into her classes and interact with her fellow students.
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| Canada police talked to militant suspect, couldn't stop attack Posted: 21 Oct 2014 05:02 PM PDT  By Allison Lampert SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU Quebec (Reuters) - Canadian police said on Tuesday they had arrested a suspected militant as he was leaving the country, took away his passport and talked to him several times but had no chance of preventing him from killing a soldier. Martin Rouleau, a 25-year-old who converted to Islam last year, rammed his car into two soldiers in the Quebec town of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu on Monday and was shot dead by police. A 53-year-old adjutant died in the attack. ...
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| Bodies of four infants believed found in Canadian storage locker Posted: 21 Oct 2014 03:58 PM PDT  By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG Manitoba (Reuters) - The remains of four infants were discovered in a storage locker in the Canadian prairie city of Winnipeg, police said on Tuesday, though they said the number of bodies found was not certain. Police discovered the remains on Monday afternoon after being notified by the storage company, Constable Eric Hofley of Winnipeg Police Service said. Police described the deaths as "suspicious circumstances," and said they will be investigated initially by the force's child abuse unit. ...
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