YOUR MORNING NEWS FORECAST
A preview of today’s major events likely to make headlines
MARITIMES
HALIFAX — Lawyers are expected to make their closing arguments in the first-degree murder trial of Halifax university student William Sandeson. He is charged with killing Taylor Samson.
ONTARIO
TORONTO — Inquest into the death of Andrew Loku, 45, who died on July 5, 2015, of injuries sustained when he was shot by a Toronto police officer. Through June 23.
TORONTO — The 519 holds a first anniversary memorial and art unveiling to commemorate the lives of the 49 people killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
PRAIRIES
BANFF — The 38th annual Banff World Media Festival. Through June 14.
BANFF — Canadian Heritage Minister Melanie Joly delivers a special keynote presentation at the Banff World Media Festival. Joly will discuss how digital technology is transforming our world, and explore the role of government in supporting innovation and creativity to create new opportunities to bring the best of Canada to the world.
EVANSBERG, Alta. — A 41year-old man to appear in court on nearly two dozen charges for alleged sexual offences against three of his daughters. GRANDE PRAIRIE — Trial date to be set for judge-alone trial for Daniel Goodridge, charged with first- and second-degree murder, interfering with human remains and three counts of assault with a weapon in the deaths of a man and a woman at an oil work camp near Fox Creek in 2015. He was shot by RCMP and survived. LETHBRIDGE — Trial for Derek Saretzky, charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the 2015 deaths of Terry Blanchette, his twoyear-old daughter Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and Hanne Meketech.