5 things to know for Tuesday March 18, 2014 1. Taking another in a flurry of steps to formally take over Crimea overnight, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a draft bill to annex the Black Sea peninsula. The move comes after Canada joined the U.S. and European Union in announcing a range of sanctions and other measures intended to underscore their opposition to Russian involvement. Follow developments here: ctvnews.ca/world/putin-approves-draft-bill-for-annexation-of-crimea-1.1734014 2. NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has repeatedly criticized the federal Conservatives Fair Elections Act, suggesting its name may be ironic. But his own party faces a complaint over letters mailed during a byelection in Bourassa, Que. CTV News has the exclusive details. ctvnews.ca/politics/ndp-faces-complaint-over-letters-mailed-during-byelection-1.1733939 3. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 continues, with Chinese officials now saying background checks of its nationals aboard the plane have not uncovered any links to terrorism. (you may want to include this link, or not? ctvnews.ca/world/no-terror-links-among-chinese-nationals-on-missing-malaysian-jetliner-officials-say-1.1734019 ) In a bizarre development, Courtney Love found herself embroiled in the story after tweeting that shed spotted the plane. Heres where Love said she saw a plane and an oil slick: ctvnews.ca/entertainment/courtney-love-tweets-she-may-have-found-flight-mh370-1.1733842 4. Micro-condos may be looking like a good idea, after all. The national average for the cost of a house in Canada has climbed above $400,000. Weve mapped out the price in cities across Canada, as compared to one year ago: ctvnews.ca/canada/average-canadian-home-prices-year-over-year 5. Wondering if those cold cuts in your fridge are still safe to eat? In the near future, a colour-coded tag may make it easy to keep track of your food before it spoils. And the technology could have other uses too, including in the field of medicine. ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/no-more-smell-test-colour-coded-tags-detect-spoiled-food-1.1733603
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:58:47 +0000
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