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Concordia's Arts and Science Federation of Associations passes a motion to strike Novemeber 10th.

The strike will allow students to join in province-wide protests against tuition hikes.

Liberal MP Justin Trudeau is upset that a Tory MP publicly questioned his Catholic faith. He even went as far as to indicate that he might not be suitable to speak to Catholic school students.

Financial fraudsters will have to face longer sentences now that the federal government has passed part of its tough-on-crime legislation. Bill C-21 stipulates that white-collar criminals who commit financial fraud of more than $1 million face tougher sentencing.

Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson was in Montreal on Tuesday to announce the legislative change. 

Judges now also have the power to consider aggravating factors in cases of fraud. For example, they can the age of the victims and the amount of money stolen. 

That is welcome news to people like Joey Davis. His parents were defrauded by West Island fraudster Earl Jones.

The Arab League is asking Syria to strat a talk between its officials and members of the country's opposition for Wednesday.

This comes after the league asked the Syrian government to put a stop to all brutality against its people, as well as having all military vehicules return to their bases and political prisoners set free.

Flu season is here and public health officials are reminding people to get their flu shots. The annual flu vaccination campaign begins today with the goal to get more Montrealers vaccinated.

One in six Montrealers are expected to contract the flu this season.

A snowstorm is passing through the US East Coast, killing at least nine people.

More than three million homes from Maryland to Massachusetts have lost electricity. Some houses may not have power for many days.

New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and other parts of New York have declared emergency states. The Connecticut governor says citizens would still feel the effects of the storm even after it stopped.