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Winnipeg - People suspected of belonging to criminal gangs will have to prove their innocence in order to get their seized property back when the Manitoba government proclaims a new law this week. "This new law goes after what really matters to organized crime, and what it's all about ? the profits of organized crime," said Gord Mackintosh, the province's minister of justice and attorney general. The law is being hailed as one of the toughest of its kind in Canada. It puts the onus on suspected gang members to prove they obtained their cars, homes or boats through legitimate means, even if they haven't been convicted of any crime. Ottawa - Canada will send up to 500 election observers for the Dec. 26 Ukraine election, Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew said Monday. "It will be the largest number of election observers in the history of our country," Pettigrew told reporters, adding that Canada's contribution will surpass that of any other country. Montreal - A woman whose daughter was murdered in the 1989 massacre at Montreal's École Polytechnique says she believes the tragedy has actually strengthened the protection of women. "There's so much action and awareness to violence against women," said Suzanne Laplante-Edward whose daughter, Anne Marie, was killed by gunman Marc Lepine. "[Lepine] has not accomplished his mission. It's precisely the opposite."
