Global National: October 14

Ten years after B.C. teenager Amanda Todd died by suicide, a Canadian judge has sentenced the Dutch man convicted in her cyberbullying and extortion. Aydin Coban was sentenced to 13 years in prison, to be served after another sentence for similar crimes in the Netherlands. Plus, the first day of testimony has wrapped up in the public inquiry into the federal government’s controversial use of the Emergencies Act. Day One was all about hearing from those in Ottawa directly affected by the protest. Meanwhile, a new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is sounding the alarm about the potential economic problems in this country. The warning comes as Canada’s deputy prime minister spent the week in Washington, D.C., discussing ways to protect the global economy. And in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is promising victory over Russia as the country marks its first Defenders Day since the war began – a day for reflecting on the collective fight for freedom.
Quebec provincial police are making a public appeal to anyone who recognizes an accused killer. Marc-André Grenon was arrested this week and charged with the first-degree murder of a young student 22 years ago. He’s also been linked to another crime, and now police are wondering if there may be more. And finally, A Canadian director whose work changed the conversation about Indigenous filmmaking has died.