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White House deciding whether to show photos of Bin Laden's body
The White House is considering whether it should release photos of Osama bin Laden’s body. CIA director Leon Panetta said Tuesday he thinks a photo will be revealed eventually. The final decision, however, rests with the White House.
According to a senior U.S. official, the White House received three sets of photographs showing bin Laden’s body. An image currently circulating online and displaying Bin Laden’s bloodied face is reportedly a fake. It is believed that the graphic was made using the lower half of Bin Laden’s face from a photograph published years ago.
U.S. Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman said Tuesday that releasing a real image may help erase any doubts.
Possible lawsuit against Sony
Ontario has filled a lawsuit against Sony Corporation for breach of privacy. The attack came after Sony revealed on Monday that hackers had taken personal information from over one hundred million user accounts worldwide. Personal data included user’s names, addresses, birth dates, passwords and billing information.
The Toronto law firm, McPhadden Samac Tuovi, proposed a class action lawsuit against Sony Japan, Sony USA, Sony Canada and other Sony entities. The dispute claims damages in excess of one billion dollars, which would include Sony paying the costs of credit monitoring services and fraud insurance coverage for two years. Allegations still need to be proven in court by plaintiff representative, Natasha Maksimovic.
Record high number of women elected
Monday’s federal election saw 76 women elected in the House of Commons. This is a historic high for Canada. The previous record was 69. According to the unofficial results posted on Parliament’s website, the NDP elected the most women MPs. 40 of them are among the 102 MPs who make up the new Official Opposition party. 27 of the women MPs are from Quebec.
The preliminary vote turnout has gone up since three years ago. The turnout went up to 61.4% after nearly 15 million Canadians elected a Conservative majority government.
Our country’s two largest provinces saw their voter turnout rates rise. The Conservatives saw their hold on Ontario increase after 62% of registered voters showed up on election Monday. Quebec saw the NDP win 58 of 75 seats with the same percentage of preliminary voter turnout rate as Ontario.
Majority for Harper
Stephen Harper got the majority he was looking for. Canadians voted the Conservative Party into power in 167 of the 308 ridings.A late surge from the New Democratic Party launched the party into becoming the official opposition with 102 seats. They earned most of their seats in Quebec where the Bloc Quebecois once reigned. The Bloc suffered a historic collapse in this province by losing all but 4 of their 49 seats. Adding insult to injury, once popular leader Gilles Duceppe couldn’t hold on to his seat and resigned as party leader.
Similarly, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff failed to win his riding of Etobicoke-Lakeshore. The Liberals earned the lowest seat total in the party’s history with only 34 seats. On Tuesday morning Ignatieff also stepped down as party leader.
The Green Party went home a little happier. Their leader Elizabeth May won a seat for the party giving them a voice in the House of Commons. The Conservatives will begin their four-year mandate on May 23rd.
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It's Election Day!
Canadians are heading to the polls on Monday.
Canada’s 41st Parliament is on the verge of being formed after more than a month of party leaders’ public appearances and rallying events.
The latest Ipsos Reid polls suggest Stephen Harper’s Conservatives will be the party with the most seats, but it remains to be seen if they will be able to form a majority government. The polls also place Jack Layton’s New Democratic Party in second place.
The Michael Ignatieff-led Liberals could have their worst showing in decades, if the surveys end up being accurate.
Layton was in Montreal and Kingston, Ont. on Sunday. For the first time in this election campaign, he said the NDP can defeat Harper’s Conservatives.
Meanwhile, Harper traveled to three time zones just one day before Election Day. He went to an event in P.E.I., followed by appearances in London, Ont. And Abbotsford, B.C.
Ignatieff was in Toronto on Sunday. He pointed to the Liberals’ experience as making his party the ideal choice on Monday.
Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe was in his home riding trying to rally Quebecois votes that polls suggest will go to the NDP.
The results will be announced live on all major Canadian networks on Monday night.
Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan
Al-Quaida leader and wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden is dead. He was found and killed by U.S. Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Sunday night.
President Obama addressed the nation Sunday to confirm the reports of his death. He said the government had been following a trail they hoped would lead to bin Laden since August of last year. On Friday, deeming the amount of information they had collected sufficient, Obama gave the order to strike.
As the news was announced, scores of people gathered in front of the White House. They waved the American flag, cheered and sang the national anthem.
However, Bin Laden's death carries with it a fear of reprisals. Taliban leaders in Afghnistan are already saying they will carry on the jihad and avenge his death.
Abbottabad is about 50 kilometres north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
May 2nd 2011
News read by Sofia Gay
Produced by Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo
Stories by Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo, Chris Hanna, Sofia Gay and Sarah El Fangary.
Two Canadian Men Found Dead in Hong Kong Hotel
Two Canadian men were found dead in Hong Kong over the weekend. They were discovered in their room at a tourist hotel Saturday afternoon. Police say they also found an unidentified white powder near the bodies.
Officials say it was the cleaning staff at the Metropark Hotel who found the bodies, one in the washroom and the other on a bed. Neither man has been identified.
Autopsies will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.
More flood warnings for Quebec
Those affected by the floods last week are not out of the woods yet.
Residents living near Richelieu River and Missisquoi Bay are being warned of more flooding expected this week. The forecast calls for rain from Monday to Thursday.
Residents are being warned to take all necessary precautions and watch out for more warnings.
The flooding from last week broke several records. The water levels of Lake Champlain hit a record high on Sunday.
About 1600 homes have been flooded. But so far, there have been no injuries.
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