Alleged Mafia kingpin sent home from Canada
Gaetano Amodeo an Italian crime figure sought in Europe for two murders was ordered deported from Canada after a hearing where he said he would return to Italy of his own accord. He refuses to admit guilt and claimed innocence, but an immigration adjudicator ruled he would likely disappear if released and must be flown back to Italy. The case sparked political controversy over his wife’s immigration status.
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Rights group seeks amnesty for Quebec Summit detainees
The Quebec league for human rights and liberty urged amnesty for about 450 people detained during last April's Summit of the Americas in Quebec City. It called for destruction of police files, criticized Orsainville jail conditions, and condemned tear gas use and the perimeter fence.
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Five Quebec teens buried after deadly quarry crash
In Quebec the first of five funerals for youths who drowned when their car plummeted into a water filled quarry was held. Steve Gravel aged 18 and Marie-France Morin 16 were mourned in separate services in the Eastern Townships. Burials planned Friday for Sebastien Poulin 17 and Karl Benoit 16 with Patricia Strauss 15 of Montreal remaining unscheduled. The driver Steve Rousseau survived and faces five counts of dangerous driving causing death.
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