Nine dead in western Canadian city from linked homicides

Nine people have been killed in three related incidents in the western Canadian city of Edmonton, Canadian media reported on Tuesday.

CBC TV said seven people were killed in a home in the Albertan city while two others were killed in two separate homes. The Edmonton Journal newspaper said some of the victims are believed to be children.

Edmonton police said they were investigating "a multiple homicide scene." Police did not state the number of people killed nor whether the incidents were connected. (Reuters)