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REGINA — A Saskatchewan man has been found guilty of uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Christopher Hayes has been fined $500, given nine months probation, which includes not attending Trudeau events, and is prohibited from owning firearms for three years.

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Hayes said on Facebook on March 6 that he was going to shoot Trudeau and in another post on July 8, Hayes wrote that he wouldn’t physically harm Trudeau, but said the PM should be shot dead.

Court heard that Hayes wasn’t charged by RCMP after the first post because the investigating officer believed Hayes understood the mistake he had made and would not do it again.