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CALGARY — A fatality inquiry into the death of a peace officer in Alberta five years ago focused strongly on the mental health of the killer on its opening day Monday.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The father of an Alberta man who was killed almost two years ago described in court Monday finding his son's lifeless body and his two-year-old granddaughter missing.

Toronto-area police are warning the public about the dangers of climbing construction cranes, noting that the practice has become a dangerous trend.

HALIFAX — A Halifax university student is not a "criminal mastermind" and the Crown has twisted evidence in the case to fit its theory that William Sandeson murdered Taylor Samson during a drug deal, defence lawyer Eugene Tan told the jury Monday.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Ontario's Special Investigations Unit says it's looking into an incident that sent a 28-year-old man from Windsor, Ont., to hospital with injuries from a dog bite.

HUNTER RIVER , P.E.I. — A five-year-old Prince Edward Island girl is in hospital after a trampoline she was playing on was carried about 40 metres by wind gusts and landed on top of her.

HALIFAX — The federal government is considering a NATO request to send police trainers to Afghanistan, but Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada's military focus remains in Iraq.

TORONTO — Ontario is offering public servants a four-year contract extension with 7.5-per-cent raises, which, if ratified, would avoid possibly contentious bargaining before the next provincial election.

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says sick and injured soldiers will be allowed to stay in the military until their pensions and veterans' benefits are in place.

FREDERICTON — The University of New Brunswick has named a head coach for the women's varsity hockey team as the program is reinstated after a lengthy human rights battle.