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33 Canadian deaths linked with swine flu

Ontario is now reporting 12 deaths associated with the swine flu for a national total of 33.

A 37-year-old Toronto man who had underlying medical conditions tested positive for the virus.

Ontario now has more than 3,150 confirmed cases of H1N1.

Quebec also reported another death related to swine flu Friday, although that province's health department gave no information about its 14th victim.

Twenty-one new cases of swine flu have been confirmed by the department in Quebec, bringing the provincial total to 2,129.

There have been 12 deaths in Ontario, four in Manitoba, two in Saskatchewan and one in Alberta.

Across Canada, there have been nearly 8,000 cases of the H1N1 since the outbreak began, and most have been mild.

6 people killed as blaze rips through high-rise

LONDON - Six people, including a 3-week-old baby, were killed and 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London on Friday, emergency services said.

The London Fire Brigade and police said the dead were three adults and three children - a 3-week old baby, a 6-year-old and a 7-year-old.

The brigade said 18 fire engines and more than 100 firefighters were called to the blaze in the Camberwell area of south London.

The fire started on the fourth floor and spread quickly to seven floors of the 12-story building, part of a large 1960s public-housing project.

The brigade said 30 residents had been rescued from the building "in extremely difficult circumstances."

Man fined $40K for publishing sex videos

LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec judge has fined a man more than $40,000 for publishing photos and videos online of himself and his ex-girlfriend engaging in sexual acts.

Superior Court Justice Sylviane Borenstein said in her ruling the man's actions were vile and the court was outraged.

Borenstein said she understands why the 20-year-old woman would feel betrayed and humiliated by her ex-boyfriend's actions.

The man had promised not to publish the videos and photos.

A seizure had to be conducted without warning at the man's apartment to remove the material from his computer.

The man is also not allowed to contact the woman in any way or come within a kilometre of her work or home.

He is also forbidden to publish photos or videos of the woman or talk about her online.

Barkeeper sentenced for drinking match that killed teenager

BERLIN - A German court has sentenced a Berlin barkeeper to three years and five months in prison after he was convicted of bodily harm with fatal consequences for a drinking match that left his teenage opponent dead.

Aytac Guzelarslan apologized ahead of the trial Friday to the family of 16-year-old Lukas Wels who died after the barkeeper served him more than 45 shots of tequila while filling his own glass mostly with water.

Sources: The Canadian Press, The Associated Press