Daily Headlines: July 4, 2012

* Colombia: Former Mauricio Santoyo turned himself in to U.S. authorities and awaits trial over allegedly helping paramilitaries smuggle cocaine.

* Latin America: At least three people died in clashes between Peruvian police and demonstrators opposed to a gold mining project, while fifty people were injured in Nicaragua during protests against education reforms.

* Canada: Is there a link between the suspected arson of a Montreal radio station and the station’s criticism of Haitian President Michel Martelly and ex-dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier?

* Nicaragua: The country’s legislature overwhelming approved a government-backed plan for the constructing of a transoceanic canal aimed at being an alternative to the Panama Canal.

Video Source – YouTube via canalNTN24

Online Sources- CNN, BBC News, Fox News Latino, Montreal Gazette, Tico Times

Today’s Video: Arde Montreal

The Canadian neighborhood of Montreal Nord continues to be shaken after a Honduran teen was shot and killed by police on Saturday. Family and friends of 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva laid him to rest on Wednesday. Local police have promised to investigate the shooting as some in the community have blamed police for racial profiling.

Unfortunately, some disturbances took place after a peaceful protest over Villanueva’s death. Villanueva’s family has appealed for calm though tensions remain in the mostly immigrant neighborhood north.

Sources- YouTube, Canada.com, Globe and Mail, Canadian Press