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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 19, 2012, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A4 A 4 WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012 TOP NEWS winnipegfreepress. com 620 KING EDWARD ST. ( AT ELLICE) 885- 0155 . 942- 1630 TUESDAY - SATURDAY 10- 5 www. changesbydesign. ca 25- 50% off Lampe Berger Fragrances & Bottles Easy Scent 60% off Wildly Delicious 60% off Accessories 60% off W E O V I N G F I N A L W E E K S A L E SRP: 1680 NOW $ 600 CHAIR SRP: 965 NOW $ 250 CHAIR DINING TABLE SRP: 3500 NOW $ 999 Reclaimed Railway ties SRP: 1099 NOW $ 450 CHAIR DINING CHAIRS L A M P S L A M L A BOOKCASES NG T Rail BARSTOOLS L AMPS DESKS DINING TABLE ( as is) $ 200 Solid wood M ONTREAL - Luka Rocco Magnotta quietly left Canada last month as a little- known porn actor and prostitute with a penchant for self- promotion on the Internet. He returned in a military plane Monday, his hands and feet shackled during the flight. Armed guards watched as he disembarked, a media helicopter buzzing overhead. He was escorted down into a police convoy and whisked away to face charges including first- degree murder. During his month- long European sojourn, Magnotta became the suspect in a crime so brutal it made him the target of an international manhunt; the longtime attention- seeker was apparently reading news stories about himself when arrested in a German Internet caf�. He arrived back in Canada just before 7 p. m. Monday. A convoy of vehicles with flashing lights rolled out to meet the 29- yearold suspect at Mirabel airport, north of Montreal. A half- dozen men escorted him down the stairs off the plane, onto the tarmac, and into a minivan at the centre of a convoy that included motorcycles and police vehicles. Armed guards monitored the transfer, at least one of whom carried an assault weapon. Magnotta was seen wearing handcuffs when he landed, and his feet had also been bound during the flight. His fellow passengers on the military transport aircraft included officials and law enforcement from Canada and Germany. Police said there was no trouble at all from the passenger wearing running shoes, a pale green T- shirt and shackles. Authorities said they were grateful the federal government had made a military plane available for the extradition. " How can we bring him back to Montreal on a commercial flight with other people sitting on board?" said Montreal police Cmdr. Ian Lafreni�re, when asked about the use of a federal transport plane. " For very extraordinary cases, we do have to take some extraordinary measures." Police said Magnotta could face a judge as early as today. It was unclear whether his Montreal court appearance would be in person or by teleconference, they added. Local investigators were planning to start interrogating him Monday night. As the gory case moved back to Canada, authorities in Germany were breathing a sigh of relief. " We are glad that he's gone," said Martin Steltner, a spokesman for Berlin's prosecutor's office, on Monday. "( There's) a lot of trouble in this case." The stomach- churning details of the Montreal slaying, and the subsequent international police search, whipped up a storm of media interest around the world. Magnotta was arrested in a Berlin Internet caf� after Montreal police issued a warrant for his alleged connection to last month's killing and dismemberment of Montreal university student Jun Lin. - The Canadian Press Accused killer Magnotta back on Canadian soil By Andy Blatchford OTTAWA - Canada's top doctor says he has a " summer of rehab" ahead of him as he eases back to work following a stroke. Dr. David Butler- Jones, head of the Public Health Agency of Canada ( PHAC) and the face of the government during public health emergencies, said he was " never completely off" work after suffering a small stroke in early May because his judgment and reasoning were never compromised. But he's now ramping up his hours at the office - and feeling very lucky as he gets set to juggle work with physical rehabilitation. " I've been increasing the amount of time over last couple of weeks to get into a more regular routine. I still have some leftsided weakness, so I use a cane, which helps a lot, and good thing I didn't choose dance as a career," Butler- Jones, 58, said in an exclusive interview Monday. " I feel incredibly fortunate, actually, that it wasn't worse." A professor at the University of Manitoba's faculty of medicine, Butler- Jones was appointed Canada's first chief public health officer in September 2004 in the wake of the deadly SARS outbreak. He is the government's chief spokesman and key co- ordinator during any national foodborne disease emergency and infectious- disease outbreak. Had such an emergency flared up in the early weeks after his stroke - when he was " quite limited" in his time and energy - he would have had to abdicate to senior agency executives. Such an internal protocol is in place if Butler- Jones, who travels extensively as head of PHAC, is unreachable when a public- health emergency erupts in Canada. " I would have been really frustrated. When something like that happens, for better or worse, I want to be in the middle of it. Watching it happen would really frustrate me," said Butler- Jones, who emphasized he's always watched his risk factors but has a " bad family history." His father, who, like him, never smoked, had his first stroke in his early 50s. His grandfather, a smoker, died of a heart attack at age 49. " So it's not the best family history and all the more important in watching risk factors and for people to pay attention," said Butler- Jones. " It's a humbling reminder, once more, how mortal I am and how quickly a small infarct in the brain can make a big difference in people's lives." - Postmedia News Butler- Jones ready for rehab after minor stroke By Sarah Schmidt TORONTO - Police are searching for a suspect after a fatal daylight shooting outside a gelato shop in Toronto's Little Italy neighbourhood, where dozens of soccer fans had gathered to watch a European Championship game. Toronto EMS confirmed one person was pronounced dead at the scene and another was sent to a nearby hospital with non- life- threatening injuries. Toronto police Const. Wendy Drummond said reports of gunshots came in at about 3: 30 p. m. Monday at the Sicilian Sidewalk Cafe. Police are looking for a suspect described as six feet tall with blond hair. He was wearing a white hard hat, a safety vest and a white filter mask and was seen running north from the scene. The shots rang out as soccer fans had gathered to watch Italy play Ireland in a game that sent the Italian team into the Euro 2012 quarter- finals. Drummond urged the crowds of soccer fans spilling out of the area caf�s following the game to respect the crime scene. A woman who lives in an apartment above the caf� said she heard the shots and ran to the window. From there, she watched as throngs of people fled while a woman and her son - a young man somewhere between 16 and 24 years old - stood in front of the patio and frantically called out to someone inside. " They were clearly yelling to whoever was in there," said Louisa, who did not want her last name used. " The son was pretty hysterical, yelling ' Dad,' over and over again. There was a guy screaming down there as well, but I couldn't see him because he was under the awning." Local television images showed one injured man being transported on a stretcher to a nearby ambulance. Meanwhile, just a few streets away, soccer fans - unaware a shooting had occurred - continued to party, coming out of bars and onto the street as music blared. Nadine Tyshynski, who works at a nearby pet store, said she heard the shots and then saw a woman fleeing down the street while screaming in distress. She was being escorted by another person. " It's a real family neighbourhood," said Tyshynski. " In the middle of the day. It's shocking." - The Canadian Press Fatal daylight shooting in T. O. Amid festive gathering to watch soccer game David Butler- Jones Cold front blows in at G20 Summit THEY may have been in Mexico, but there was an evident chill between U. S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Monday at the G20 Summit in Los Cabos. While both leaders agreed Syrians should choose their next government, the unending bloodshed in the Mideast country - and Putin's refusal to call for the ouster of President Bashar Assad - hung over the talks. Temperature rises over Europe's crisis EUROPE'S debt crisis remained front and centre at the G20 talks, even after Greek voters elected a government that intends to keep Greece in the 17- member bloc of countries that use the euro. One of Europe's most important politicians lashed out at world leaders - including Harper - who have been lecturing the continent on how to get its economic house in order. " Frankly, we are not coming here to receive lessons ( on) how to run an economy because the European Union has a model that we may be very proud of," European Commission President Jos� Manuel Barroso said at a news conference. Canada hot for trade talks PRIME Minister Stephen Harper was in a good mood at the G20 talks Monday. Harper gave a vague answer when asked if Canada will join the Trans- Pacific Partnership, a deal many believe will have more economic strength than the North American Free Trade Agreement. " We're delighted that Americans and others have indicated an interest in seeing Canada join the Trans- Pacific Partnership. I think for now I'll just leave it at that." - from the news services THE CANADIAN PRESS / HANDOUT Luka Magnotta is taken by police from a plane to a van in Mirabel, Que., Monday. CAROLYN KASTER / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Does his face say it all? Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin speak to the media in Los Cabos, Mexico, Monday, during the G20 Summit. A_ 04_ Jun- 19- 12_ FP_ 01. indd A4 6/ 18/ 12 10: 20: 09 PM ;