News for Youse: Homeless protest, ex-TV reporter appeals sentence, and Justin Bieber on Anne Frank

Protest moves to old cop shop  Supporters of "Formerly Homeless Dave"—a wheelchair-bound man who's calling for more social housing—will hold a demonstration at noon today at the old police station at 312 Main Street. "Formerly Homeless Dave" hasn't revealed his surname; he is in the 23rd day of a hunger strike to press his demands.

Ron Bencze appeals sentence  The B.C. Court of Appeal is scheduled to hear a sentence appeal on Monday (April 15) by former Global TV reporter Ron Bencze. He was given a four-year prison term after pleading guilty to sexual assault on a boy.

Premier prepares to go on TV  The B.C. Liberals have bought a half hour of television time on Global TV this evening so Premier Christy Clark can make a pitch for the party's reelection.

Auditor general fires four employees  Six weeks before leaving office, B.C. auditor general John Doyle has dumped four staff members, including two assistant auditors general.

Vaisakhi draws huge crowd  A celebration and parade commemorating the birth of the Khalsa in 1699 drew tens of thousands of people to South Vancouver yesterday. To learn more about the Khalsa, go here.

Liberals choose new leader  Later today, Papineau MP Justin Trudeau is expected to be elected as the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. His chief competitor is Vancouver Quadra MP Joyce Murray, who has pushed for a one-time cooperative arrangement with the NDP and the Greens to defeat the federal Conservatives.

John Kerry ends trip in Japan  U.S. secretary of state John Kerry has wound up his trip to East Asia with a stop in Japan. It's part of a campaign by the U.S. to persuade North Korea not to launch a missile attack.  

Al-Shabab attacks courthouse  An Islamist militant group, al-Shabab, has taken credit for a car bomb going off outside the main court building in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 19 people.

Canucks lose in Denver  With eight seconds remaining, Jan Hejda of the Colorado Avalanche fired the puck past Cory Schneider, helping the home team defeat the Canucks 4-3.

Justin Bieber comments on Anne Frank  TMZ.com has reported that Canadian pop star Justin Bieber visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam on Saturday, which commemorates the teenage diarist who was murdered by the Nazis. He left the following message in the guestbook: "Truly inspiring to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber."