NEWS FOR MONDAY, MAY 1ST 2017

Hosted by Patricia Petit Liang

Stories by Karl Knox, Alyosha Nowlin and Michael Foldvari

Produced by Patricia Petit Liang

LOCAL
By Michael Foldvari

Police discovered 19 dead dogs near Quebec City on Saturday.

According to CBC News, the corpses were scattered along the side of Highway 358.

Police are currently searching for more details surrounding the mysterious deaths of these dogs.

NATIONAL
By Karl Knox

Francois Courcy has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for failing to disclose to his partner that he was HIV positive and for repeatedly assaulting a young girl in the 1980's.

According to CBC News, Courcy will be listed on Canada’s sex offenders registry for the rest of his life.

Canada's Criminal Code has no specific provisions relating to the disclosure of one’s HIV status but previous Supreme Court rulings established that HIV carriers are legally required  to inform their partners about their diagnosis.

INTERNATIONAL
By Alyosha Nowlin

36 members of the Yazidi religious group have been reunited with their families after being enslaved by terrorists.

According to BBC News, terrorists tortured and killed thousands of Yazidis after taking over the town of Sinjar in 2014.

The UN estimates that 1500 girls and women are still being held captive.