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In a Thursday Pentagon briefing President Barack Obama said he plans to roll back the cost on the bloated military. The new plan will cut thousands of jobs and save the country at least four hundred and fifty billion dollars. The defense budget could decrease another five hundred billion by the end of the year.

A missing Canadian citizen was found dead Wednesday in Mexico according to CBC News. Ximena Osegueda was studying her doctorate in Hispanic studies in the town of Huatulco. 

She was found stabbed and with her hands tied behind her back at a beach near the town. Local news media are saying the murder could be linked to organized crime.

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Stories written by Joel Balsam

The results of the Iowa caucuses lead to the end of Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign. The BBC reported that six Republicans are still in the running after the Minnesota congresswoman’s exit.

According to the CBC, the family of a Canadian man who was beaten to death by police in Grenada will seek justice.

Oscar Bartholomew, 39, was visiting family in Grenada when he was killed. He allegedly mistook a female police officer for a friend whom he hugged. He was beaten in to a coma and died of brain trauma.

A German man was arrested in connection with the arson attacks that set Hollywood ablaze this New Year’s weekend.  The man’s description and vehicle were linked to footage retrieved from surveillance video.

It is speculated that the man was embroiled in his mother’s immigration conflict with U.S. authorities.  Those details have yet to be confirmed.

Fifty two fires were deliberately set in Hollywood and surrounding neighbourhoods last weekend causing three million dollars worth of damage.  No one was killed.

Tribal conflicts in South Sudan have left thousands of villagers waiting for help from UN and government troops. Tensions escalated over the weekend as armed youth from the Lou Nuer tribe attacked the rival Murle tribe.

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Stories by: Katie McGroarty, Cynthia Othieno, Shaun Malley and Dominique Daoust

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Read by: Joel Balsam

Stories by: Joel Balsam (1st two stories), Emily Brass and Mike Lemieux

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Stories by: Joel Balsam, Niki Mohrdar, Joel Ashak and Sofia Gay

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Read by Joshua Nemeroff

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Stories written by Joel Balsam, Danny Aubry and Lucianna Gravotta

Montreal plans to open a municipal centre for stray animals. The decision comes eight months after Radio-Canada exposed the inhumane treatment animals were receiving at the Berger Blanc. The private pound had been contracted by 10 of the city’s boroughs.

The new municipal facility will offer adoption services and education. It will also ensure that all procedures are carried out by certified veterinarians.