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Justice for Oscar Bartholomew

Grenada ViewsAccording 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.


January 3, 2012

Read by: Aisha Samu

Stories by: Jordie Yeager, Katie McGroarty, Tara Brockwell, Aisha Samu and Nikita Smith

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


German national arrested in connection with Hollywood New Year's fires

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.


Rosemont residents forced to evacuate after fire

Montréal, 06 oct. 2010. Boul. Rosemont >Est, depuis rue Chabot.

Several dozen residents of Rosemont were forced to evacuate their homes Monday morning.

According to CTV, a fire within a three-story apartment complex caused evacuation of all twenty-six units.


Tribal conflicts in South Sudan force many to flee

South Sudan Airplane on AirstripTribal 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.


December 23, 2011 (2011 Year in Review)

Read by: Aisha Samu

Stories by: Chris Hanna, Audrey Folliot, Esther Viragh and Aisha Samu

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


December 22, 2011 (2011 Year in Review)

Read by: Aisha Samu

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

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


YEAR IN REVIEW 2011: Middle East rises up in the Arab Spring

Hundreds of Thousands in Tahrir Square

One of this year’s international highlights is none other than the highly publicized Arab Spring.

The spirit of revolution began in Tunisia. After a month of violent protests, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali resigned and fled to Saudi Arabia.


December 21, 2011 (2011 Year in Review)

Read by: Joel Balsam

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

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


December 20, 2011 (2011 Year in Review)

Read by: Joel Balsam

Stories by: Joel Balsam, Brandon Judd, Gregory Wilson and Luciana Gravotta

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


December 19, 2011 Year in Review 2011

Read by: Joel Balsam

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

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


Canadians urged to leave Syria

The Face of a Tyrant

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced on Thursday voluntary evacuation of Canadian in Syria. 

The department has been urging Canadians to leave since October.

An uprising began against President Bashar Assad this spring. More than five thousand Canadians have been experiencing violence in the country since then.

The United Nations’ Security Council held an emergency meeting this month to consider a draft resolution on Syria.


News - December 16th 2011

Read by Joshua Nemeroff

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Stories written by Joel Balsam, Danny Aubry and Lucianna Gravotta


Montreal`s crowded emergency rooms

Winter is a busy time for Ste. Justine`s and Montreal Children`s hospital while they care for children with fevers, coughs, and colds.

Montreal Doctor`s have stated that most of the children who are taken into the emergency room do not need to be there.

They feel that children who are sufferring from the flu or influenza should be taken to the ER.

They have also suggested that parents call Info-sante at 811 to confirm their children`s condition before sending them to the ER.


Montreal planning new centre for stray animals

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.


Mcgill releases report on November 10 incident

The investigation into the clash between police and protesters on November 10th at Mcgill University is now complete. 

November 10th was Quebec’s province-wide day of action against proposed tuition hikes. Around 30 thousand people protested on the streets of Montreal peacefully. But as the protest wound down riot police were deployed on McGill campus. They were responding to a call from the University to bring in police.


Trudeau swears in Commons, apologizes

McMun 2010 - Opening Ceremonies-3Justin Trudeau came under fire yesterday for using foul language in the House of Commons.

The Liberal MP was heard calling Environment Minister Peter Kent a piece of **** during an especially raucous question period.

Kent was being berated by critics in the House for his role in Canada’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol.


News December 15 2011

Read by Tara Brockwell.

Produced by Sofia Gay.

Stories by Esther Viragh, Shaun Malley and Cynthia Othieno.

 


Transgender student gets full support from CSU

The CSU held its final Council Meeting for 2011 yesterday. 

It included a motion to support transgender students in their fight to have whatever name they feel comfortable with on their transcript. 

Students who are uncomfortable with their birth name are stuck with it in the current system at Concordia. They must legally change their name and/or undergo invasive medical procedures to physically appear their desired gender. 


YEAR IN REVIEW 2011: Tuition Hike Protest

As soon as the Quebec government announced higher education fees, student mobilization began.

The fee increase meant an extra $325 a year for the next five years. Making tuition sixteen hundred and twenty five dollars higher in twenty sixteen.

A red fabric square pin has became the symbol of the anti-tuition hike movement.

On November 10th, students from across the province went on strike for the day and marched downtown against the proposed hike.


YEAR IN REVIEW 2011: Canada votes blue and orange

Kinda matches our living room colorsCanada’s voters dramatically changed the makeup of their Parliament this year.

2011’s federal election ushered in a Conservative majority while the NDP gained its largest share of seats in its fifty year history. This made Canada’s leftmost major party the Official Opposition to Harper’s right-leaning government.

The most monumental political shift was seen in Quebec, as Bloc blue was swept away by an orange wave of NDP support.


YEAR IN REVIEW 2011: Canada loses Jack

Jack Layton

This year Canada lost one of its favourite sons. On August 22nd the Official Leader of the Opposition Jack Layton died at 61 years of age.

He had been battling prostate cancer for months, but had apparently gone into remission before the 2011 Federal election.

Fashioning a cane during the debates, Layton was seen as a feisty and inspirational leader to many. Being voted in the CBC election poll as most favourable leader to Canadians.


YEAR IN REVIEW 2011: Your Concordia wins CSU election

This year saw another highly contentious Student Union election.

Mostly composed of newcomers, the Your Concordia slate took on the Action-Vision-Fusion dynasty and came out on top.

Before the campaign, VP Morgan Pudwell created chaos in the CSU with her resignation. She said the CSU she ran with was corrupt. So it was not a surprise to many when she showed up just a few weeks later on the challenging slate.

Nothing seemed to go right from there on in. Illegal campaigning and general misconduct were some of the many election violations.  


YEAR IN REVIEW 2011: Wintery Hot Accessible Love-in for Education is a success

Up sixteen hundred and twenty-five dollars for Quebec residents in five years.

So by joining forces with anti-tuition groups, the Concordia Student Union called a special general meeting to organize a Day of Action.

But there was a dilemma. No area on campus is large enough to house the twelve hundred students needed to reach quorum.

On Valentine’s Day, the Reggies terrace was crammed past capacity.

The Wintery Hot Accessible Love-in for Education or WHALE was a success.

Students also voted to lower the quorum to prevent the same capacity problem from happening in the future.


YEAR IN REVIEW 2011: Judith Woodsworth "resigns"

Twenty-eleven began with Concordia finding itself leaderless. Again.

President Judith Woodsworth was pressured to resign less than two years into her term. But not before agreeing to a huge severance package of nearly a quarter million dollars.

Which is equivalent to less than two years pay.

News came out in January that the Board of Governors had given Woods- worth an ultimatum. Resign and collect, or face an embarrassing public dismissal.

Concordia’s previous President Claude Lajeunesse was also told to leave by the Board before finishing his term in 2007.


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