NEWS FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH 2018

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LOCAL
By Luca Caruso-Moro

10 year old Ariel Kouakou, the boy who went missing on Monday, has still not been found.

CTV News reports Ariel was last seen on Gouin Blvd. in Parc des Bataliers around 2pm.

Ariel is 4'7", 88 lbs, has black hair, dark eyes, dark brown skin and speaks French.

He was last seen black hooded coat, grey pants, and yellow shoes

NATIONAL
By Jeremiah Ho

Quebec’s Viens Commission has come under criticism for its lack of diversity.

According to CBC News, roughly 21 percent of the inquiry’s staffers are Indigenous, but none are on the legal team.

The commission says it was difficult to recruit Indigenous and non-Indigenous lawyers to participate.

INTERNATIONAL
By Luca Caruso-Moro

Thousands took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday to protest the murder of activist councilwoman Marielle Franco.

According to Reuters, investigators, prosecutors, and drug gang leaders are saying Franco appears to have been the target of a political assassination

Franco was a critic of the federal government’s use of the military and advocate for the right of those living in poverty.