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by Emeline Vidal

No decision has been made yet as to whether or not Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be sentenced to death or life in prison for the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

According to Reuters, the same jurors who found Tsarnaev guilty of killing three people and wounding 264 finished their first day of deliberations on Thursday without reaching a verdict.

By Catlin Spencer

A report by Russian opposition says that hundreds of Russian troops have died fighting in Ukraine and that it has cost Russia roughly one billion in US dollars.

According to The National Post, the report was published Tuesday by opposition activist Ilya Yashin, who completed the research after the death of the original author Boris Nemtsov in February.

Entitled “Putin War,” the 64 page report draws on media accounts, testimonies from relatives and other representatives of dead soldiers as well as confidential sources.

However, the Russian Defence Ministry denies that any of their soldiers have fought in Ukraine, those who have joined the armed separatists were only volunteers.

By Saturn De Los Angeles

192 forest fires have been recorded so far this year in Quebec, according to the province's forest fire prevention agency, SOPFEU.

In a report by CBC News, SOPFEU representative Eloise Richard says that humans are to blame for burning dead leaves and other waste.

The report comes as a fire destroyed the scale of two football fields worth of vegetation last week in a town near Sept-Îles.

Most of Gaspésie and the Lower St. Lawrence is under high risk, while Southern Quebec is under an open fire ban.

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By Catlin Spencer

Medics are denouncing Liberal Health Minister Gaetan Barrette’s legislation which would impose patient quotas on doctors.

“It was ok” is a self-produced stand-up special, originally released independently by David Heti, and now available through Stand Up! Records. It is available as an audio recording and also with video; the special was filmed in front of a live audience at Grumpy’s here in Montreal, that fact alone makes me counsel you to buy it. It is also quite funny. 

Hosted by Julian McKenzie

Stories written by Catlin Spencer + Emeline Vidal + Julian McKenzie

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by Tom Matukala

Dozens drowned after a boat with an estimated 137 migrants deflated in the Mediterranean.

The incident occurred south of Sicily according to aid group, Save the Children. 

In a report by BBC, they also stated that some survivors believe that up to 40 individuals were taken by the sea. 

Over the course of the recent weeks, the number of migrants has increased, as smugglers take advantage of the good weather. 

The Italian coastguard says that approximately 7000 people have been rescued in the past three days, and there have been 10 recovered bodies. 

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by Patricia Petit Liang

There is something to be said about our culture being addicted to true stories. Especially when they involve scandals and murders. From Dateline NBC, Nancy Grace and most recently The Jinx: The Life And Deaths of Robert Durst. There are also the made for TV Movies that Lifetime produces. Even though True Story would have been great as a Lifetime movie of the month, it is on the big screen. The film stars Jonah Hill (Superbad, Moneyball, The Wolf of Wall Street) and James Franco (This is The End, 127 Hours, Spring Breakers, Instagram feeds), as well It is the Directorial Debut for Rupert Goold for this true story. 

CJLO is pleased to be collaborating with Weird Canada, Eastern Bloc and La Passe to bring National Drone Day to the airwaves! Today at 4pm, Beyond the Black Rainbow will be doing a full on preview- chatting with members of Aim Low in studio to get pumped for DRONE! 

Hosted by: Danny Aubry

Stories by: Patricia Petit Liang, Tom Matukala, Saturn De Los Angeles & Catlin Spencer

Produced by: Catlin Spencer

by Catlin Spencer

After fourteen years, NASAs Messenger spacecraft ran out of fuel and crashed into Mercury on Thursday.

According to BBC, Messenger slammed into a region of the planets north pole at roughly 14,000 kilometers per hour, most probably obliterating the spacecraft.

During its mission, Messenger sent more than 270,000 images and 10 terabytes of scientific measurements back to Earth.

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Stories by Tom Matukala and Catlin Spencer

Produced by Tom Matukala