NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH 2017

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NATIONAL
By Michael Foldvari

An advocacy group for the families of missing and murdered indigenous women released a statement on Tuesday calling Canada’s national inquiry into their disappearances  a failure.

According to CTV News, the advocacy group states that the federal government's current methods for investigating missing and murdered indigenous women are disorganized and ineffective.

The advocacy group stresses that the federal government desperately needs to collaborate with the aboriginal community to put an end to these tragic hate crimes.

NATIONAL
By Patricia Petit Liang

More than 200 people are stranded on a ferry after leaving Nova Scotia for Newfoundland on Tuesday.

According to CTV News, icy weather and strong winds trapped the ferry during its regular route.

Another ferry from Newfoundland has been sent to save the passengers.

INTERNATIONAL
By Patricia Petit Liang

14 people were killed and 50 were injured in an explosion in St Petersburg on Monday.

According to Reuters, Russian investigators suspect that the explosion was a suicide bombing caused by Kyrgyzstan-born Russian citizen Akbarzhon Jalilov.

A second, undetonated bomb was discovered at the crime scene and no groups have claimed responsibility for the bombing.