NEWS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 13TH 2017

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LOCAL
By Patricia Petit Liang

A giant fire destroyed a building in Kahnawake on Thursday morning.

According to CBC News, 50 firefighters from Kahnawake, Mercier, Saint-Isidore, Châteauguay and Saint-Rémi came to help.

The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are currently working with provincial police technicians to determine the source of the flames.

 

NATIONAL
By Patricia Petit Liang

British Columbian chief and champion of indigenous rights, Arthur Manuel, has passed away at the age of 66.

According to CTV News, Manuel was a survivor of the residential school system and was a passionate defender of indigenous rights.

Manuel will be remembered fondly for his environmental activism and work to improve Canada’s land-claim policies.

 

INTERNATIONAL
By Patricia Petit Liang

Hungarian camerawoman, Petra Laszlo, has been sentenced to three years of probation after kicking refugees who were fleeing from police at the Hungarian-Serbian border.

According to BBC News, Laszlo kicked a young girl and tripped a man who was holding a child in his arms.

Right-wing television network, N1TV, fired Lazlo after footage of her harming the refugees surfaced on the internet.