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• Palestinians protest Canadian foreign minister's visit by hurling eggs
• Wounded Alberta RCMP officer not expected to survive: Police
• Shooting of auxiliary officer in Alberta raises safety concerns

Palestinians protest Canadian foreign minister's visit by hurling eggs Posted: 18 Jan 2015 10:32 AM PST Dozens of Palestinian protesters in Ramallah have hurled eggs and shoes at the convoy of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird. Baird travelled to the West Bank city today to meet with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki. Activists from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party had earlier called for a boycott of the minister because of the Canadian government's perceived pro-Israel stance. Baird is in the region for four days of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials.

Wounded Alberta RCMP officer not expected to survive: Police Posted: 18 Jan 2015 07:23 PM PST An Alberta Mountie severely wounded on Saturday was not expected to live, the RCMP said Sunday as the force's commissioner expressed dismay over the criminal background of the man police believe responsible for the shooting. David Wynn had not regained consciousness more than a day after the shooting, Asst. Commissioner Marianne Ryan, in charge of the RCMP in Alberta, told a news conference in Edmonton. "He is being treated and looked after in the hospital, but it is not optimistic he'll survive," added Ryan, who was joined by RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson.

Shooting of auxiliary officer in Alberta raises safety concerns Posted: 18 Jan 2015 05:40 PM PST The shooting of an auxiliary RCMP officer in Alberta on Saturday is raising questions about whether more could be done to protect the safety of such officers who don't carry firearms. Derek Walter Bond, 49, was shot in the arm and torso when he and a regular RCMP officer — Const. As an auxiliary officer, Bond did not carry a gun though normally auxiliary officers carry pepper spray and a baton. Rob Creasser, spokesman for the Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada, said there's good reason why auxiliary officers do not carry guns.

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