NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1ST 2017

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LOCAL
By Michael Foldvari

240 recreational Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighters were unable to compete in a Canadian Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu Championship on Friday.

According to CBC News, the event was cancelled because the sport was found to be in violation of criminal code.

However, the event has been rescheduled to March 5th and registration has been re-opened to competitors.

NATIONAL
By Patricia Petit Liang

Abandoned cats in New Brunswick are dying of frostbite and starvation.

According to CTV News, officials with Cat Rescue Maritimes have reported a rise in the number of homeless cats this winter.

Many of the abandoned cats are being amputated and euthanised.

INTERNATIONAL
By Patricia Petit Liang

Jose Torres and Kayla Norton have been found guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against black children at a birthday party in the US state of Georgia.

According to BBC News, the two committed this act of terrorism while they were part of a group of people waving around the Confederate flag and shouting out racial slurs in 2015.

Torres and Norton will spend 6 years each in prison for committing this malicious hate crime