NEWS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH 2018

Hosted by Luca Caruso-Moro

Stories by Jeremiah Ho and Luca Caruso-Moro

Produced by Luca Caruso-Moro

 

 

 

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LOCAL
By Jeremiah Ho

The future for Lucy Granados in Canada will be decided on Thursday.

According to CTV News, Granados fled from Guatemala to Canada in 2009.

Her claim to refugee status was denied.

Nine years later, she faces deportation.

Various protests have been held in Montreal, pressuring authorities to “Let Lucy Stay."

 

NATIONAL
By Luca Caruso-Moro

In a recent interview with the Vancouver star, Health Minister Adrian Dix said BC residents have been overcharged 3 quarters of a million dollars since 2002.

The overcharges come from from clinics and physicians charging patients for services that are covered by provincial health care.

Dix said fines from overcharging are costing the province up to hundreds of thousands of dollars annually

 

INTERNATIONAL
By Luca Caruso-Moro

An Algerian military plane crashed near Algiers this week.

According to the BBC, 257 people died in the crash, mostly army personnel and their families.

An inquiry into the cause of the crash is underway.