CANADA IN BRIEF

Shots fired at Abbotsford party

ABBOTSFORD — Four men have been hospitalized after shots were fired at an Abbotsford house party.

Police say they were called to the house late Friday night to find large groups of people leaving the area.

Two men were found with unspecified injuries and police sent them to hospital by ambulance. Two other men arrived at the hospital at the same time police were arriving at the house.

One of the men had gunshot wounds while the other had injuries from blunt force trauma.

Police say the motive behind the incident is unknown, and they are still searching for people involved.

RCMP investigating northern B.C. deaths

CHETWYND — The RCMP are investigating the deaths of three people in the remote northeastern B.C. community of Moberly Lake.

Investigators say Mounties from the Chetwynd detachment discovered the bodies in a home after responding to a report of a disturbance Friday morning. No names or other details concerning the deceased have been made public.

An RCMP release says members of the force’s Victims Assistance Service have been at the scene helping those affected by the incident.

It also says police do not believe there is any further risk to the public.

The RCMP North District Major Crimes Unit is investigating the deaths in co-ordination with the B.C. Coroner’s Service.

Ouellet to lead Bloc Quebecois

MONTREAL — One of the most hardline sovereigntists in Quebec’s legislature was crowned leader of the federal Bloc Quebecois on Saturday after no other candidates emerged to oppose her.

Martine Ouellet is a former Parti Quebecois cabinet minister who now sits in Quebec’s legislature as an independent.

She wasted no time going after Justin Trudeau, telling a rally Saturday that the prime minister is a friend of the oil companies. She also reiterated her commitment to independence.

“Our adversaries say we’re closed, but it’s exactly the opposite,” she said. “It’s because we’re open to the planet that we want to become a country.”

The Bloc Quebecois holds 10 seats in the House of Commons.