5 things to know for Tuesday, May 13 1. Can cyber bullying be stopped? The grieving parents of teenagers who died of suicide after being bullied online will appear at a House committee today, where MPs are discussing legislation to protect children on the Internet. 2. Criminal charges filed 10 months after Lac-Megantic disaster. Three men will appear in a Quebec court today to face charges of criminal negligence causing death in connection with the Lac-Megantic train derailment and explosion that killed 47 people last July. The company responsible for the train, Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway Ltd., is also facing charges. ctvnews.ca/canada/train-conductor-company-face-charges-in-connection-with-deadly-lac-megantic-derailment-1.1818602 3. Canada’s elite soldiers heading to Nigeria. CTV News has learned that Canadian Special Forces operators will be deploying to Nigeria in the coming days as part of Ottawa’s larger commitment to help the Nigerian government. They will join Canadians who are already on the ground in Nigeria, assisting the search for nearly 300 kidnapped schoolgirls. ctvnews.ca/canada/canadians-on-the-ground-in-nigeria-to-help-search-for-kidnapped-girls-baird-1.1818095#ixzz31YkukV6U 4. Eye-opening video: Would you rush to help a homeless person if you saw him collapse in the street? Or would you be more willing to help someone wearing a business suit? A new viral video looks at how the appearance of strangers can prejudice our desire to help. ctvnews.ca/world/viral-video-compares-reaction-to-collapsed-homeless-man-businessman-1.1818623 5. False Flag? After Instagram shut down a Toronto woman’s account over an image of her breastfeeding her daughter, supporters took to Twitter to fight the decision: ctvnews.ca/canada/instagram-shuts-down-toronto-mom-s-account-over-breastfeeding-photo-1.1818238
Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2014 10:36:58 +0000
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