B.C. Teen Killers Given Adult Sentences

Months after pleading guilty, the teen killers behind Kimberly Proctor’s death in BC were sentenced as adults on Monday. Cameron Moffatt and Kruse Wellwood received life sentences, with no chance of parole for 10 years.

The publication ban on the teens’ identities was lifted at the time of the sentencing.

The judge says because the crime was so brutal, the boys should be jailed as long as possible. He says both teens tried laying the blame on each other, so it’s impossible to sort out the truth.

The teens raped and murdered 16-year-old Proctor in a Victoria home last summer. They were 16 and 17 when they committed the crime.


Carnival Musician Michel Martelly Elected President of Haiti

Results of last month’s Haiti presidential runoff show that carnival musician Michel Martelly has the upper hand over former first lady Mirlande Manigat. According to a spokesman for Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council, Martelly took sixty-seven percent of the vote while Manigat received thirty-one percent.The preliminary results were delayed by a week due to fraud problems.

 


April 4th 2011

Read by Sofia Gay.

Produced by Gareth Sloan.

Stories by Sarah El Fangary, Chris Hanna and Corentine Rivoire.


Elections 2011: Weekend Round-Up

With less than a month before Canadians head to the polls, party leaders were on the campaign trail this weekend. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff was in Ottawa on Sunday. He unveiled his party’s $8 billion plan for Canadian families. The plan includes a $1.2 billion pledge for provinces to create new child care spaces. But Finance Minister Jim Flaherty believes the Liberals’ promises are not affordable. 


Students protest tuition hikes in Boucherville

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