Four stories in the news today, Dec. 15, from The Canadian Press:

FINAL TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION REPORT DUE THIS MORNING

When Justice Murray Sinclair formally ends the six-year Truth and Reconciliation Commission later this morning with the release of its final report, he’ll be setting a high bar for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Last June, when Sinclair released the damning preliminary report on the legacy of Canada’s residential school system, the former Conservative government said it would await the final document before committing to any of the commission’s 94 recommendations.

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TINA FONTAINE’S ACCUSED KILLER HAD HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

Parole board documents show a man accused of killing 15-year-old Manitoba teenager Tina Fontaine has a long history of violent crime. Fifty-three-year-old Raymond Cormier, who was arrested last week in Vancouver and charged with second-degree murder, is to appear in court today in Winnipeg. Cormier’s lawyer has been quoted as saying her client will be “contesting the charges.”

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DONALD TRUMP MAY BE LOSING THE SUPPORT OR CONSERVATIVE RADIO

Conservative radio has been rather kind to Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump — but the indulgence may be softening. Trump’s recent attacks on Republican rival Ted Cruz and one of the most conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court led to strong words from two of the biggest names in conservative talk radio. Trump and Cruz face off today in a Republican primary debate.

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KEEPING NOVA SCOTIA BRIDGES GOING ON A BUDGET

Jon Welch stands beneath the crumbling concrete arch on a bridge spanning a river behind his coffee-roasting business and wonders aloud how much longer the structure can last.”When you get underneath and have a look, it makes you think twice about running a car over it,” he says as the water rushes into the community of Bear River in southwestern Nova Scotia.

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