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A Quebec man accused of molesting three girls at his wife's daycare on Montreal's west island laughed out loud when a video interview with one of his alleged victims was played at his trial on Monday.

The United Nations offered few comments Monday on an exclusive CBC News story about the 2005 killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. The CBC investigation, relying on interviews with multiple sources within a UN inquiry into the killing, along with some of the inquiry's own records, found examples of timidity, bureaucratic inertia and incompetence bordering on gross negligence in the UN probe.

Alberta's deficit is projected to be $5 billion by the end of the current fiscal year, according to figures released Monday by Finance Minister Ted Morton. That's a half billion dollars more than projected in the spring budget.

It was a deadly weekend on Saskatchewan highways, with nine people losing their lives in two separate accidents. Six people died in a head-on collision on the east side of the province near Moosomin Sunday afternoon, the RCMP said.

Taxpayers aren't the only ones who are eager to see people move into the Millennium Water condo development, formerly known as the Olympic Village. Slow condo sales have also delayed the opening of several on-site businesses. So, as it turns out, receivership may be the best thing that could have happened to the village, as the CBC's Leah Hendry reports.

"Getting your goat" is more than just an expression for a farmer in Chilliwack, B.C., who had seven goats stolen last week, police say. Seven does were taken Thursday from a property in the 46000 block of Ballam Road and all were pregnant and valued between $500 and $800 each, said RCMP Const. Tracy Wolbeck.

Vancouver police are appealing for witnesses in a fatal collision between a bicyclist and an 80-year-old man. The Vancouver man was crossing mid-block in the 3500 block of Main Street about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday when he was hit by the bike, which was being ridden by man in the northbound curb lane, said Const. Lindsey Houghton.

A blast of Arctic air is barrelling down on the West Coast of B.C., dumping snow on the streets of Victoria and shutting down some ferry routes between the islands. Police in Victoria are asking people to keep their vehicles off the street after a dump of snow made some routes impassable and led to a rash of traffic accidents.

High winds have forced BC Ferries to cancel some trips to Galiano, Hornby, and Denman Islands on Monday, and the company is warning more cancellations or delays could be in the works. The Queen of Burnaby's 11:15 a.m. PT stop at Sturdies Bay on Galiano Island has already been cancelled and BC Ferries recommends that customers plan ahead and choose to travel via Swartz Bay to the Southern Gulf Islands.

Vancouver-based Potash One Inc. announced Monday it has agreed to be taken over by Germany's K+S Aktiengesellschaft in a deal worth $434 million. The firm's board — which is headed by well-known mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland — has recommended the deal to shareholders.

Vancouver-Langara MLA and cabinet minister Dr. Moira Stilwell has announced plans to run for the leadership of the B.C. Liberal party on Monday morning. Stilwell told Premier Gordon Campbell over the weekend she is resigning from her position as Minister of Regional Economic and Skills Development in order to focus on the leadership race.

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP Police are again warning businesses, and the public of more PIN Pad  fraud attempts within the city. There have been three documented attempts at PIN Pad replacements at local businesses. These occurred within the last week and, fortunately, none were successful at gaining any banking information.

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP Applying the same tactic used in the recent fraudulent Canada Revenue Agency email scam, fraudsters are plying the unsuspecting public with fake Bank emails. These email "notifications" or "alerts" will appear to be from Major Banking institutions, and will even feature proper website addresses for these banks. The emails will state that the account has had irregular activity and needs to be "verified" by the account holder or it will say that the bank has accidentally deposited and withdrawn money from an account and, again, needs to be verified.

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP A 24 year old male, of no fixed residence, was bruised and sore after being attacked by two thugs at a park on Bernard St. on April 11th. The attack occurred at 11:30 p.m. while the victim was sitting on a park bench at Knowles Heritage Park situated at the corner of Bernard and Ethel Streets.

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP An elderly driver mistakenly selected the wrong gear and accidentally bounced her car off the front of a drug store this morning. The incident happened at 11:10 a.m. when the woman, who was returning from a doctor's appointment, put her 2009 Audi into "Drive" instead of "Reverse" when she attempted to back out of her parking stall in front of the Pharmasave Drug store on Main St. in West Kelowna.

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP A Kelowna area male, who was caught in a stolen vehicle last month, is facing many charges in connection with a rash of Break and Enters in Kelowna and area. On March 16, 2010, 37 year old David Johnson was observed, by RCMP Target Team members, getting into a vehicle that had been reported stolen the previous day in Lake Country.

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP A female suffered non life threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle, in the intersection of Rutland Rd. and Hwy 33. The incident happened at around 3:45 p.m. today when some pedestrians were crossing Rutland Rd North, at a flashing Pedestrian crosswalk. Cars were stopped, as all but one of the pedestrians crossed. According to witnesses, it looked as if the last pedestrian crossed as a blue Dodge pickup started moving. The pedestrian stepped in front the moving pickup, which slammed on it's brakes but still struck the 19 year old female, knocking her to the ground.