News

April 1st 2011

Read by Jessica MacDonald

Produced by Gareth Sloan

Stories by Erica Fisher, Jaqueline Di Bartolomeo and Samah Fadil


Your Concordia wins CSU elections

The results are in: Your Concordia has won the Concordia Student Union elections. CEO Oliver Cohen sent out the unofficial results early Friday morning. The results were close, with the Your Concordia executive winning by just under three-hundred-and-fifty votes. 

Your Concordia took nearly a clean sweep of councilors, Board of Governors members and senate representatives. JMSB councilors will be made up of Action candidates and ENCS will be split. There will also be only one Action member on senate.


5 arrested during tuition hike protest

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest against higher tuition fees turned Ugly on Thursday. Montreal riot police used stun grenades and pepper spray to break up a loud group of students. This came after a scuffle outside a government building.

Five people were also arrested during the march. They face charges for assault, mischief and uttering threats.


Green Party challenging debate decision

The Green Party of Canada is challenging a decision not to include Elizabeth May in the upcoming broadcasted leaders’ debates. On Tuesday, a consortium of broadcasters decided to exclude May from the April 12 and 14 debates. That consortium includes CBC and Radio-Canada. The NDP, Conservatives, Liberals, and the Bloc Quebecois were invited. 

The party submitted a complaint to the Federal Court of Appeal. They’re asking that the court review the regulations that say the broadcasters do not have to include every party leader. 


March 31st 2011

Read by Joel Balsam 

Produced by Dominique Daoust and Melissa Mulligan 

Stories by Melissa Mulligan, Jessica MacDonald,A.J. Cordeiro and Alina Gotcherian 


Al-Hassad ruins Syria's hopes of reform

In a recent public address, Syrian president Bashar al-Hassad has decided not to give in to protesters’ demands for reform. In a highly anticipated speech, the president did not announce any significant political reforms, disappointing protesters and international observers alike.


Toronto police arrest alleged future terrorist

A Canadian man was arrested at Toronto's Pearson International Airport Tuesday evening in what's being called a new kind of terrorist case. The man, 25-year-old Mohamed Hersi, is being accused of attempting to participate in terrorist activity.

Although his boarding pass said he was bound for Egypt, police allege that the young Muslim man was actually headed to Somalia. Officials say Hersi quit his job in order to enlist with a group of Somalian insurgents linked to al-Qaeda.


March 30th, 2011

Read by Sarah Deshaies

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by Joel Balsam, Cassandra Keating, Sarah Deshaies


Elizabeth May Not Wanted

Green party leader, Elizabeth May, has not been invited to the election debate. The broadcast consortium that hosts the debate decided May is not welcomed. Marco Dube, consortium spokesperson, said the five broadcasters wanted to invite only the four parties in the House of Commons. With the support  of  a million Canadians across the country, the Green party has yet to elect an MP.


Ignatieff rolls out campaign promise that benefits students

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has made his first big campaign promise, and it's a policy that could benefit students.


Quebec City Takes Another Step Towards Possible Olympic Bid

The Quebec government has taken a big step towards the possibility of submitting a bid for the Winter Olympics. The government has hired the architecture and design firm Populous to help prepare a prep bid.

Sam Hamad - the minister for Quebec City- says Populous knows what to do as they are very specialized in sports infrastructure. Populous has worked on the planning and design of almost every Olympics since ninety ninety six.

Hamad says the province is proceeding with the bid even though Quebec City has not made an official decision on whether they want to host the games.


Concordia Trade Union Workers Protest

MetallosTrade union workers rallied outside of Concordia University Tuesday during their lunch hour. They are angry about a contract proposal from the university that offered little raise in salary.

The Metallos union local 9538 represents carpenters, steelworkers and other tradesmen that uphold the buildings on Concordia’s two campuses. One member called out the university for raising tuition fees for students while executive’s wages stay high. He doesn't feel that union workers can survive on these low wages.


March 29th 2011

Read and produced by Gareth Sloan

Stories by Joel Balsam, Sofia Gay, Aisha Samu and Dominique Daost.


Plutonium found outside Japan's nuclear plant

Low-risk levels of plutonium have been found in the soil at the Fukushima power plant in Japan. Experts believe that the source may be from fuel rods or from damage from one of the reactors. Plutonium is a by-product of atomic reactions also used in nuclear bombs.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) says that the plutonium is not at the level that’s harmful to human health. Despite this reassurance, Japan’s nuclear safety agency was not optimistic, calling the situation worrisome.


Government: Quebecers Consume Too Much Water

Residents of Quebec will soon be encouraged to turn off their water taps. Quebecers use more water than any other province in Canada.

On Monday, the provincial government announced new rules to control this overconsumption. Towns in the province will have to measure their water consumption and come up with a plan to cut back.

The rules include installing equipment to detect and fix water leaks, using water meters, and submitting a yearly water report.

The Quebec government estimates this will reduce water production by 20 percent. This will save $2 billion over 20 years.


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