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February 15 2011 =Canadian killed in Honduras plane crash=

A small commercial airliner crashed in Honduras on Monday. The crash killed all 14 people on the plane. There was 2 pilots and 12 passengers. One of the pilots survived the crash but died on the way to a hospital. There has been at least 10 planes that have crashed in and around the Toncontin airport since 1989. The crash is being investigated to find out why they crashed, but there was fog in the area at the time. One of the people was a Canadian citizen. The Tincontin airport is considered dangerous because of its short runway and surrounding hills.

I don't really like planes and when i hear about stuff like this it doesn't help. I think that if there was at least 10 planes that have crashed in and around then Toncontin airport since 1989 they would try to make it more safe. If there was fog they shouldn't of let them fly, because an airport should make sure everything is okay before letting people take off. It really makes me think what happened to make the plane crash. There's so many ways that could of happened to them. There was two good pilots on the plane so something most of not been right to make the plane go down.

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March 2 2011

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Gold bars worth $1.9M sought by police =====

Toronto police want the public to help them find $1.9 million in gold bars. The bars were bought sometime between February 9 and February 11 to Montreal. It cost $1895751 to purchase the gold bars. The purchase was for included 75 gold bars weighing 10 ounces each. Police said someone attempted to sell the bars in Toronto on Valentine's Day. There is a $50,000 reward for anyone who can provide information that leads to the recovery of the bars, and the arrest and conviction of anyone involved.

I think that who ever took the gold bars are crazy. I really hope the police can find whoever did it because people shouldn't be able to do that and get away with it. Everyone works for there money and to know that people can just take it makes me mad. It cost $1895751 to get the gold bars if someone took them from me i would be so upset. It can't be that hard to find out who took them. the people will want to take them in for money and the cops should be waiting for them. There is even a reward for anyone who can help find the gold bars. I think it's really bad that some \one can do it.

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March 10 2011

=Van swerved into truck, leaving 4 dead in Que.=

A van swerved into a truck on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. On the edge of Saint-Victor on Highway 108, the main street in the town about 100 kilometres south of Quebec City in the Beauce region. The van had 6 people inside. The accident killed two adults and two children. The transport truck couldn't do anything to stop the accident. Someone said that there was no brakes on the van and they just swerved into the truck.

i hate hear about people that die. i know everyone dies but kids shouldn't. People should always make sure there is nothing wrong with there cars. I feel so bad for the people that died, but i feel bad for the people that didn't too. One of the people that lived was a little kid of four-year-old had serious injuries, but is expected to survive. The driver of the transport truck was treated for minor injuries and i also feel bad for him too. To think that the accident that you were in killed 4 people. i would feel bad every when i couldn't do anything to stop it.

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April 3 2011

=Teens hide in closet during Calgary home invasion=

Monday night two teenagers were home alone when people broke into there house. One of the teens was a 17 year old girl with her little brother that was 13. The burglars kicked in the front door and went right in. The girl and her brother hid in an upstairs closet and called 911. At one point the burglars were searching the room the children were in but didn't look in the closet. The house in the 10300 block of Hamptons Boulevard N.W. The people broke into the house at about 6:25 pm. The burglars were gone by the time the police got there. The Teenagers were unhurt and safe.

The bravery of the teens is crazy. For the teenagers to sit there without the burglars hearing them. They knew just what to do, most people wouldn't know what to do. The teens stayed cool and did what they needed to. if that was me i wouldn't know what to do. i would find somewhere to hid but to would be hard not to talk or try not to flip out. And if it was me i would try to get the people out of my house. but if the teens did that they could of been hurt or even killed.

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April 7 2011

=Missing Calgary boy returns home unharmed=

On Friday a boy returns home after being missing. The boy was 12 years old and he came home unharmed. The boys name was Christopher Patles was last seen at Marlborough Mall by an acquaintance at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and returned home on Friday at 8:15 p.m. Police said that Christopher had a history of wandering away from home. When the boy was missing one of the big things were that he is on medication and didn't have any with him when he was missing.

I'm happy to know he's home safe and that nothing bad happened to him. It most be hard for his mom to have a kid like that. If i was a mom and my kid took off like that i wouldn't know what to do. And who knows what could of happened to his if he didn't go home. He takes medication and is only 12 years old he shouldn't be able to just take off for a night and come home the next day. I'm still happy to know he's safe.

April 14 2011 =How should we respond to globalization's impact on the environment?=

Part A

1. what headlines do you find? Rising Food Prices "Martter of Life and Death" for Global Poor, Food security guru says global crisis inevitable

2. what do these headlines say about the world's food supply? that the food prices are rising so some people can't buy them.

3. what is causing the food emergency? prices are rising.

4. what is the impact? people are dying because they can't get food because of the prices.

5. what is anyone doing about it? no one is doing anything to help them.

6. is there cause for hope? nope.

Part 2

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April 15

=Man killed after car hits Tim Hortons sign=

In Edmonton a man died early Saturday morning after hitting the Tim Hortons sign. It was on Argyll Road and 86th Street N.W. The man that died was not driving he was the passenger in the car. He died in hospital and the driver was treated for injuries that are not considered life-threatening. The people that worked at Tim Hortons said that this was the second time in two weeks that someone has driven there cars into the sign. On March 31, a man was severely burned when his car hit the sign and burst into flames.

I think that if someone is dead because of this sign they should do something about it. One man was severly burned because of hitting that sign. That sign must be in bad place or something because people keep hitting it. They dont say if there was drinking but i dont know how someone could hit a sign. If there wasn't drinking then it must be because the signs in a bad place. Two people hit that sign in two weeks how knows how many people have hit that sign.

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Diamonds.
May 12 2011

Diamonds are mined throughout the world, including major mines in Australia, Africa, Russia and Canada. Conflict diamonds are diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments and are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the Security Council. Laser etching inclusions are surface blemishes and imperfections that are created when careless or inadvertent marking or inscriptions are made while laser etching, marking, or inscribing the external surface of a cut diamonds. Blue Nile, Kay, and People's have conflict-free diamonds. They also all use laser etching.

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May 16 2011

====1 dead after oil truck hits train, explodes ====

At a rural level crossing about 40 kilometres southeast of the city of Calgary on Thursday one person died after an oil truck hit a train. The oil truck hit a Pacific Railway train at 9:40a.m. The truck hit the train near Brooks and exploded. When the truck exploded it sent up huge plumes of smoke that you could see from kilometres away. One person was found dead on the scene but the crew members on the train were not hurt. The crew members were still taken to the hospital as a precaution. RCMP are still investigating but that alcohol did not appear to be a factor.

I feel bad about the person that died but Im happy that more people didn't die. It's kinda crazy only one person died from an oil truck hitting a train. There are 37,000 level crossings in Canada but only about half have flashing lights and crossing arms. I think all of them should to stop things like this from happening. The truck must have been going fast to have hit the train and exploded. Your current events report cannot be marked as it has not been completed in your own words. You are also missing one. Please correct this mistake as you currently have a mark of 0/20