Five stories in the news today, Aug. 18

Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press:

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RALLY FOR FIRST NATIONS MAN SHOT ON SASKATCHEWAN FARM

People are expected to rally outside a Saskatchewan court house today, where a farmer accused of fatally shooting a First Nations man is to make an appearance. Gerald Stanley will be in a North Battleford court room to face a charge of second-degree murder in the death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie. Boushie was killed Aug. 9 after the vehicle he was in drove onto a farm in the rural municipality of Glenside, west of Saskatoon. A cousin, who was also in the car, said they were heading home to the Red Pheasant First Nation after an afternoon of swimming when they got a flat tire and turned onto the farm for help. Racial tensions have flared since Boushie was killed.

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DAY SIX OF DELIBERATIONS AT BAIN TRIAL

Today marks the sixth day of deliberations for Quebec jurors weighing the fate of Richard Henry Bain. Bain is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of lighting technician Denis Blanchette outside a Montreal nightclub. He’s also charged with three counts of attempted murder. The charges relate to a shooting at the venue where then-Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois was speaking after her election win on Sept. 4, 2012. Bain has pleaded not guilty and has argued he should be found not criminally responsible by way of mental illness.

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DELINQUENCY RATES UP IN ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN

Delinquency rates in the Alberta and Saskatchewan climbed higher in the second quarter due to the continued fall-out from the drop in the price of oil. Equifax Canada says the delinquency rate for Alberta stood at 1.4 per cent, up 40.3 per cent compared with a year ago. The rate in Saskatchewan climbed to 1.2 per cent, a gain of 22.7 per cent. The national delinquency rate was 1.1 per cent, up 4.1 per cent from a year ago. The rise in delinquency came as the total amount Canadians owe increased in the second quarter to $1.66 trillion, up 6.3 per cent compared with a year ago, according to data compiled by Equifax. The credit monitoring agency says the increase came due to growth in instalment loans, auto loans and mortgages.

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PROMINENT WOMEN STILL WAITING FOR BUILDING 

The Liberal government is expected to unveil its first federal building name today, but it won’t be from a list 29 prominent Canadian women it thinks deserve to have buildings named in their honour. That’s because the international airport in Moncton, N.B., is being renamed in honour of former governor general Romeo LeBlanc, who was born and raised in that province. New Democrat MP Sheila Malcolmson, the critic for status of women, said she is discouraged by the lack of action. “I really feel we need these historic, strong women who changed the country to be recalled to current memory, so that we can inspire the young women and girls growing up now, to reinforce for them that they can have a big impact on the country,” she said.

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CANADA’S DE GRASSE THROUGH TO 200-METRE FINAL 

De Grasse will try to add to his medal total today in the 200 final. He’s already won a bronze from the 100-metre final on Sunday. Damian Warner of London, Ont., also has a chance to win a medal today in the decathlon. He’s in third after the first day of the event, behind American world record-holder Ashton Eaton and Germany’s Kai Kazmirek after five events.

The Canadian Press