The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Dec. 13
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HOSTAGE TAKING AT ONTARIO BANK LEAVES GUNMAN DEAD: Police shot and killed a gunman during a hostage taking at a bank north of Toronto on Wednesday. Police say nobody else was injured but those inside the Royal Bank in Maple, Ont., were definitely traumatized. Police arrived at the scene to find a gunman and several others inside and say they had to use “lethal force” to gain control of the situation.
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