Quebec health minister sorry for comments in reaction to PQ shooter verdict
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The Canadian Press
Posted August 24, 2016 3:54 pm EST
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WATCH ABOVE: The jury in Richard Henry Bain's trial has found him guilty of second-degree murder in the 2012 Quebec election-night shooting. Global's Matt Grillo reports – Aug 23, 2016
Quebec’s health minister is apologizing after suggesting the convicted election-night shooter acted partly out of frustration with the political rhetoric in the province.
Barrette offered his apologies later in the day to anyone who might have been offended by his comments.
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The Crown submitted hundreds of photos as evidence as part of a plan to prove Richard Henry Bain knew what he was doing the night of the election shooting. The trial is in its second day, Friday, June 10, 2016.
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The Crown submitted hundreds of photos as evidence as part of a plan to prove Richard Henry Bain knew what he was doing the night of the election shooting. The trial is in its second day, Friday, June 10, 2016.
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The Crown submitted hundreds of photos as evidence as part of a plan to prove Richard Henry Bain knew what he was doing the night of the election shooting. The trial is in its second day, Friday, June 10, 2016.
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The Crown submitted hundreds of photos as evidence as part of a plan to prove Richard Henry Bain knew what he was doing the night of the election shooting. The trial is in its second day, Friday, June 10, 2016.
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The Crown submitted hundreds of photos as evidence as part of a plan to prove Richard Henry Bain knew what he was doing the night of the election shooting. The trial is in its second day, Friday, June 10, 2016.
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A photo of a gun released as evidence at the Richard Henry Bain trial in Montreal is shown in a court exhibit photo.
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