Alexandre Bissonnette, a French-Canadian political science and anthropology student, appeared at a Quebec City court on Monday, he also faces five counts of attempted murder.
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"Muslim-Canadians are an important part of our national fabric, and these senseless acts have no place in our communities, cities and country," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
The chase to host the 2020 Summer Games was reduced to a three horse race between Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo after Doha and the Azerbaijan capital Baku were dropped from the running by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday.
Former world number one Lindsay Davenport continued her remarkable comeback by crushing third seed Julia Vakulenko of Ukraine 6-4, 6-1 in the Quebec City Challenge final on Sunday.
Shikha and Neha Uberoi were knocked out of the doubles competition at the WTA Bell Challenge.
Shikha and Neha beat the Russian duo of Galina Voskoboeva and Anastassia Rodionova in the first round of the $175,000 Bell Challenge.
The US-based Indian was beaten by Germany's Greta Arn in the final singles qualifying round at the $175,000 Bell Challenge.
The Russian beat France's Tatiana Golovin in the the grass-court DFS Classic tournament in Edgbaston.
Supninder Singh Khehra, an Indian citizen from Patiala and a resident of the Toronto suburb of Brampton, was verbally abused and beaten by a group of men who seemed to be drunk.
Kyrgios did not face a single break point and hit 18 aces, including two to close out the final.
Factbox on Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli, who announced her retirement from tennis at 28 after a second round loss at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati on Wednesday.
India is seen as a good destination to relocate to as expat parents enjoy greater opportunities to make significant financial savings.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Germany was the fourth best place for older people to live.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Recently, The World Bank has come up with the latest figures on the wealthiest countries in the world.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand started his campaign at the Bilbao Final Masters with a crushing win over former FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine in Bilbao, Spain.
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