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By Catlin Spencer
While a second day of tornadoes seems unlikely, Oklahoma declared a state of emergency on Thursday.
According to CNN, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Texas are all recovering from tornadoes, heavy winds and dangerous amounts of rain.
The National Weather Service had 50 reports of tornadoes in all four states, nearly 9 inches of rain fell in parts of Nebraska and 3 inches fell in parts of north Texas every hour.
At least thirty people were injured.

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By Emeline Vidal
Omar Khadr was freed on Friday after spending ten tears in Guantanamo Bay for throwing a grenade in Afghanistan, killing American soldier Christopher Speer.
In a report by CBC News, Khadr had been granted an appeal last month but the federal government appealed the decision.
Khadr is still appealing his convictions for war crimes in the United States.
As of early Friday the American state department has not commented on Khadr's release.

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By Julian McKenzie 
The Olympic House will be launched in downtown Montreal this coming July.
According to CTV, the facility will offer Olympic-related attractions at the corner of Robert Bourassa and Rene Levesque Boulevard. 
The new facility is aimed at boosting interest in athletics. 
The federal, provincial, and municipal government will be contributing a total of eight point five million dollars to the project.
Private donations will make up forty five per cent of financial support for the Olympic House. 

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By Catlin Spencer
The McDonalds Corporation is working on its junk food image- by introducing Kale to its Canadian menu.
According to the Globe and Mail, the McDonalds Caesar, Greek, and harvest garden salads will soon have kale as an extra ingredient. 
CEO Steve Easterbrook says he wants to turn the chain into a modern, progressive burger company.

Tonight on a special edition of Champions of the Local Scene, we will be talking to Pouzza Fest Programmer Jonathan Juneau! We will preview this year's Pouzza, and talk 5 years of Montreal's very own punk festival- playing tracks by this year's line-up! Pouzza Fest is taking place May 15-17th, featuring The Dwarves, Municipal Waste, 88 Fingers Louie, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Bruce Lee Band, Knapsack, Drag the River, Koji, Solids, Punchline 13 and more! Tune in at 6pm to get pumped! 

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

A recent online poll paid by the Canadian Women’s Foundation has found that most Canadians know very little about sexual consent.

According to CTV News, the online poll had a sample of 1,500 Canadians - and although 96% of them believed that sex should always be consensual, 67% had poor knowledge about the definition of sexual consent.

One in 10 Canadians didn't know or believe that consent is required between long-time partners, and only one third knew that consent can be revoked during a sexual encounter.

These poll findings were released to coincide with the Canadian Women’s Foundation’s annual Campaign to End Violence, which will run throughout the entire month of May.

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by Saturn De Los Angeles

A young Montrealer is crying foul for unwanted police brutality.

In a report by C-B-C News, Xavier Amodeo [ZAY-vier / Ahmoh-day-yoh] says Montreal Police beat him up during last Friday's anti-austerity demonstrations.

An online video uploaded by an eyewitness shows the 20-year-old peacefully walking towards the protest happening downtown before three officers surround him, grapple his arms, and repeatedly punch his face.

S-P-V-M Commander Ian Lafrenière says the force has the right to use such force while making an arrest in certain situations.

He adds that it is too soon to decide whether the officers should be disciplined based on the video alone, and that he would like to get more information about what happened.

An investigation regarding the incident is underway.

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. 

Based on a true story, the films opens up with booth characters at their low points in life. Christian Longo (James Franco) is on the run from the law, is then captured and put in police custody. Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill) is a New Yorks Times reporter that has written an article, which the truth of the story is called into question, because Finkel has created a fabricated story. He is than fired from his job and decides to take some time off to find himself. He finds himself and his next story about a prisoner who has taken on his identity, Michael Finkel AKA Christian Longo. This is when these two men meet and Michael Finkel decides to write Christian Longo's story. As much as the story wants to be the whole truth, Longo sets up Finkel in an emotional game of web of lies. There are many versions to the story of Longo's murders pre-trial, trail and post trail. When the film concludes we have a sense of what to believe and what has been fabricated in a powerful final confrontation between Finkel and Longo. Some audience members might be left to question what if Finkel's judgement about Longo is wrong, because after all Finkel has embellished stories in the past. 

Now for the hard hitting truth after the evidence has been presented. Rupert Goold directorial debut plays more like a Lifetime movie of the month, seen on the big screen due to it's Hollywood actors. Some of the camera work is jarring due to a shaky cam aesthetic that Paul Greengrass is known for in his movies. Yes it gives a somewhat atmospheric  sense of reality but this is not a true story of a plane or boat hijacking. There is no need for this camera work during a office meeting. James Franco  eases himself into the role of Christian Longo because for Franco, playing another shady character is a leisure stroll in the park. As for Jonah Hill taking on the dramatic roll, he tries his best to be the serious reporter instead of the funny character, but  overkills some of the scenes with over dramatizations of physical outbursts, that accompany his fake glasses. 

2 Fake Jonah Hill Glasses/ 5 Shady James Franco Characters.