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Arab League asks Syria to end assault on civilians

Syrian RevolutionThe 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.


UNESCO loses funding

After voting to grant full membership to Palestine, UNESCO has lost its funding from the United States.

UNESCO, or, United Nations education scientific and cultural organization receives a large part of its funding from the US.

The vote was passed with a strong majority with the notable exceptions of the US and Israel. The decision means this is the first UN agency Palestine has been recognized as a member in.

A 1990 law prohibits the American government from funding any UN member that recognizes Palestine. This means UNESCO will lose up to one fifth of its current operating budget.


Montreal vaccination campaing begins

VaccinationFlu 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.


Quebec restaurants required to track sales

chefAs of today, every restaurant in Quebec is required to have a machine that keeps track of sales. The machine is called a Sales Recording Module, and its purpose is to reduce tax evasion.

The provincial government estimates that around $150 million in sales goes unreported every year.


October 31st 2011

Produced By Melissa Mulligan

Read By Sarah Deshaies

Articles By Audrey Folliot, Esther Viragh, Daniel J. Rowe, Sofia Gay


Snowstorm hits US East Coast

PC190417A 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.


Wal-Mart is taking over

Wal-Mart blue carriagesWal-Mart will be replacing the longstanding Zellers outlet in the Dorval shopping mall.

When they heard the news, some shoppers were thrilled while others weren’t as happy. 

Some people defend the fact that Wal-Mart is a place where low-income families can buy low-cost products, but others think it crushes competitors. 


Millions for Halloween

HalloweenQuebecers will spend roughly $85-million on Halloween.

The Retail Council of Quebec commissioned a study. It found that over 25 per cent of Quebec households would shop for the holiday.

The CEO of the council said that after Christmas and back-to-school, Halloween is an important time of year for consumers.


Poisoned soldier to go on hunger strike

A former Canadian soldier will begin a hunger strike this Friday in protest. Pascal Lacoste believes that he suffered Uranium poisoning while on duty in Bosnia in the 1990s.

He will protest outside the Minister of veteran's affairs office until he receives treatment.The 38-year-old claims that veteran's affairs has denied his requests for toxicology tests and decontamination treatments. He suffers from a degenerative neurological condition, infertility and chronic pain.

He has chose Friday because he expects his body to start to fail on Remembrance Day.


News October 28th 2011

Read by Joshua Nemeroff

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Stories written by Erica Bridgeman, Tara Brockwell, Joshua Nemeroff and Danny Aubry


30 more MPs for parliament

Eternal flame and ParliamentThe Conservatives tabled legislation to add thirty more seats to parliament.

The Fair Representation Act was tabled in response Canada’s fastest growing provinces.  The lion’s share of new seats would go to Ontario which has experienced the largest population growth.  Following is  Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec.


UN troops set to vacate Libya

United NationsThe United Nations Security Council has decided to take international military forces out of Libya.

They agreed that Monday October 31 will be the day the forces will leave the country.

The council sent armed forces to Libya in March to protect the protesters from Muammar Gadaffi`s violent rampage against them.


October 27, 2011

Read by: Sofia Gay

Stories by: Joel Balsam, Shaun Malley, Brandon Judd and Dominique Daoust.

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


Quebec battles Ottawa over Long Gun Registry

SIG SAUER RIFLESQuebec digs in to fight Ottawa over the scrapping of the long gun registry.

Quebec called the decision to destroy the registry information a 2-billion dollar, ideologically blind bonfire.

The province refused to destroy its own data on the long gun owners.

Ottawa claims the data is federal territory. But Quebec wants to keep it so they can create their own provincial registry


Council rejects academic plan as it stands, pushes by-election back a week

The Concordia Student Union Council meeting got a little hectic last night. Councillors and invited guests battled back and forth for over five hours until past midnight.

Issues of main contention were the proposed academic plan and the legitimacy of the Chief Electoral Officer. 


Unilingual causes a stir

The appointment of a unilingual Anglophone to the role of Canada’s Auditor General has been condemned by the Quebec National Assembly. Every MNA in the house supported the motion on Wednesday.

Michael Ferguson was named to replace federal Auditor General Sheila Fraser. The former Auditor General of New Brunswick was appointed due to Fraser’s retirement.

ADQ MNA Francois Bonnardel deposed the motion which was supported by all other parties.


October 24th 2011

Produced By Melissa Mulligan

Read By Melissa Mulligan

Stories by Audrey Folliet, Esther Viragh and Gregory Wilson


October 26th, 2011

Read by Emily Brass

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by Sarah Moore, Emily brass, Lindsay Briscoe, Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo, Alexa Fay


Air Canada withdraws challenge of pension deal for service workers

Air Canada 777-200LRAir Canada is withdrawing its court challenge of a pension deal for its service workers. The company announced its decision in a statement emailed on Tuesday. It wrote that it was more important to create a climate of stability for unions and employees than to challenge the deal.


Elite panel discusses evolution in conflict coverage

When Senator and former UN General Romeo Dallaire calls this period in history the crux of a revolutionary moment – people listen.

The Concordia-based Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies invited Dallaire to speak at a conference last Thursday and Friday on the media’s role in halting mass atrocities. Other panelists included former Prime Minister Paul Martin and Ric MacInnes Rae of the CBC radio program Dispatches.


October 25, 2011

Read by: Aisha Samu

Stories by: Niki Mohrdar, Michael Lemieux and Brandon Judd

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


Montreal construction workers walk out

Construction in MontrealConstruction workers across Quebec walked off the job yesterday. The move was a result of a dispute between the provincial government and construction unions.

The workers were protesting Bill 33. It was announced last month and goes in to parliamentary hearings this week. If passed it would take away the ability of unions to dictate the workers on job sites. Under the bill, contractors would be able to choose from a list of eligible employees.


Families testify at Pickton Inquiry

The public inquiry into the Robert Pickton investigation has entered a new phase. Family members of the serial killer's victims testified on Monday in Vancouver, B.C.

Victim Marnie Frey's mother Lynn claimed social status was the reason a proper investigation was never launched by Vancouver police or former mayor Philip Owen.

"If Marnie would've been a woman from UBC, SFU or Langara School, somebody in the community who was higher up, or not a low-life prostitute, Philip Owen would've definitely have looked for her," she said. "But because she was an addicted prostitute, he didn't give a damn. And that's the truth of the whole matter. They just didn't give a damn."


Making a statement through art

American artist Julie Ault gave a lecture at Concordia on Friday. She spoke about the multiple roles she undertakes as an artist and the numerous ways of depicting relevant social issues. Esther Viragh reports.

Julie Ault is an artist of many talents. She is an exhibition designer, curator and editor of several publications. Anne Bertrand, one of the organizers of the event, felt it was important to invite the artist to the university.

“She’s a very important figure in contemporary art and I think that it’s really essential that Concordia students be introduced to this standard of artist.”


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