News for Youse: B.C. terrorism suspects named, low ratings for Bollywood awards, and Egypt president in crisis

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      B.C. terrorism suspects named  Terrorism charges have been filed against a Surrey man and woman for allegedly attempting to attack the B.C. legislature in Victoria on Canada Day (July 1). The RCMP has named the accused as John Stewart Nuttall and Amanda Marie Korody. You can read more about this story here.

      Voting begins in Clark byelection  Advanced polling began this morning (July 3) in the Westside-Kelowna byelection where Premier Christy Clark is seeking a seat so she can sit in the legislature. She faces the NDP's Carole Gordon and the Conservatives' Shawn Upshaw. Clark was forced to run in a byelection after losing her riding of Vancouver-Point Grey to the NDP’s David Eby in the May 14 provincial election.

      Study finds bikes popular  A new poll claims that 61 percent of Metro Vancouver residents support the push for bike lanes that began roughly three years ago, while 31 percent remain opposed. The survey, conducted by Insights West, was not all good news for cycling advocates. It also found that 55 percent of respondents believe bike lanes hurt local businesses.

      Coquitlam wants civic byelections  Some Coquitlam residents are calling for civic byelections in order to fill two city council seats left vacant after former councillors Selina Robinson and Linda Reimer were elected to the provincial legislature. The matter is scheduled to go before Coquitlam city council on July 8.

      Low ratings for Bollywood awards  Television ratings for the Times of India Film Awards held at B.C. Place on April 6 were far lower than expected. Premier Christy Clark told the public it was expected some 400 million people would tune in to the Canadian toast to Bollywood. In fact, only 29.7 million people watched the show, according to India’s Tam Media Research. The provincial government spent $11 million on the awards show and related activities.

      Bolivia’s Air Force One grounded  Bolivia has expressed outrage after a government plane carrying President Evo Morales was forced to the ground amid suspicions U.S. leaker Edward Snowden was onboard. The plane was flying from Moscow (where Snowden is believed to be staying in an airport transit terminal) back to Bolivia. Midair, France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal all denied it permission to enter their airspace, forcing it to stop in Vienna. There, it was reportedly searched and Snowden was not found to be onboard. Snowden has applied for political asylum in Bolivia and many other countries. He is wanted by the U.S. government for revealing information about U.S. and British intelligence operations.

      Egypt president in crisis  Hundreds of thousands of people are in the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities calling for the ousting of President Mohamed Morsi. At the time of writing, Egypt’s military was making a show of force on the streets but refraining from explicitly taking a side in the political crisis. The army played a key role in bringing an end to the rule of long-time president Hosni Mubarak in February 2011.

      Madiba condition critical  The family of former South African president Nelson Mandela has for the first time confirmed that the human rights champion is on life support and that concerns for his death are “real and substantial”. Mandela, who often goes by his clan name Madiba, was admitted to a hospital on June 8 struggling with a recurring lung infection. He is 94 years old.

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