NEWS FOR MONDAY, MAY 14TH 2018

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LOCAL
By Patricia Petit Liang

The family and friends of 10 year old Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou held a prayer vigil on Sunday to mark the two month anniversary of his disappearance.

According to CTV News, Kouakou has been missing since March 12th.

His family launched a new billboard and leafleting campaign in the hopes of gaining new information about his disappearance.

They are offering a $100,000 reward to anyone who can help bring Kouakou home alive.

 

NATIONAL
By Karl Knox

Flood waters are continuing to rise in British Columbia with 4,000 people being forced to evacuate their homes and 2,700 others preparing to leave.

According to CBC News, officials believe that the flooding will worsen this week due to warm weather.

The flooding so far has been limited to the British Columbia interior but B.C.'s Minister of Public Safety said the province is closely keeping an eye on the Fraser River Valley and on B.C.'s South Coast for more potential flooding.

 

INTERNATIONAL
By Patricia Petit Liang

Investigators have found that a family of six were responsible for the wave of suicide attacks targeting churches in Surabaya, Indonesia on Sunday.

According to BBC News, two daughters, aged 9 and 12, two sons, aged 16 and 18, and their parents exploded themselves, killing 13 people and injuring dozens.

This has been the deadliest terrorist attack in Indonesia since 2005.