Suicide Bombers Kill Dozens, Wound Dozens More in Turkey
Surveillance video shows a huge ball of fire and airport passengers fleeing in terror.
Officials in Turkey say three suicide bombers attacked the international airport in Istanbul yesterday with guns and bombs, killing at least 41 people and wounding many dozens more.
A Turkish official says the victims include 23 Turkish citizens and 13 foreign nationals, but there was no immediate word on the victims' nationalities.
Workers have been removing debris from a destroyed terminal and the airport has partially reopened.
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First-Degree Murder Conviction in Winnipeg
A man has been found guilty in the first-degree murder of a drug dealer who was shot and killed inside a popular Winnipeg restaurant.
A jury deliberated for several hours before convicting Devin Hall in the death of 23-year-old Jeffrey Lau at Salisbury House in September 2012.
The case hinged largely on DNA evidence found on gloves and a shirt left near the crime scene.
Surveillance footage showed a masked gunman walking into the restaurant and opening fire.
Hall's lawyer argued that there was no way to prove Hall was the shooter, while the Crown pointed to papers that showed Hall was listed as a driver on a rental car used to flee the scene.
Hall, who is 40, pleaded not guilty and never confessed to the crime.
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Mexico to Lift Ban on Some Canadian Cattle Imports
Canada's beef industry is applauding yesterday's announcement that Mexico will lift a 13-year-long ban on some Canadian cattle imports this October.
The Canadian Cattlemen's Association says the move could lead to tens of millions of dollars in additional beef exports.
Mexico imposed a ban on Canadian beef imports in 2003 over fears of mad cow disease -- and while some restrictions were lifted a year later, a ban on cattle over 30 months old is still in place.
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Cessation of Midwifery Course at U of M Prompts Protest
Midwifery students have staged a protest at the provincial legislature after learning their program will no longer be offered at the University of Manitoba.
The 14 students say the move is costing them time, money and their dream careers, and comes at a time when there is a greater need than ever for midwives.
According to the Midwives Association of Manitoba, the demand in the province calls for 200 midwives, but only 52 are currently working.
The move by the university comes because the program is no longer accredited by the College of Midwives of Manitoba.
Education Minister Ian Wishart says the funding is still there and the province recognizes the need for midwives and is trying to develop a sustainable program "that will get recognized.''
The 14 midwifery students were offered spots in the university's nursing program, but all of them declined.
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Second Grad Held for Chemawawin Students Evacuated Last Week
Their graduation was cut short by an emergency evacuation order last week, but students from the Chemawawin First Nation have been given a do-over.
Last night, the Red Cross, MKO and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs put on a second grad night for the students at a Winnipeg hotel.
Their ceremony had just started last Thursday when the school received word of an approaching wildfire.
The students, along with two thousand other residents, were brought to Winnipeg while crews battled the blaze near their home.
