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LOCAL
by Catlin Spencer

A new registry may help see that 85 per cent of Quebecers have a family doctor by the end of December, 2017.

According to CBC News, the provincial government is launching an online database to help connect patients with family doctors.

The promise to have the majority of Quebec have family doctors was made in an agreement with the Federation de medecins omnipraticiens du Quebec last May.

While people in other databases will still keep their priority, the new registry will replace those that were put in place before Bill 20 abolished the other various services and health centres.

The registry can be found at gamf.gouv.qc.ca

NATIONAL

Despite being part of the European Union since 2007, Bulgarians and Romanians are still facing difficulties when travelling to Canada.

According to CTV News, Canadian officials are currently discussing with the European Commission, Bulgaria and Romania about the possibility of changing the country’s entry visa requirements.

Immigration Minister John McCallum stated that Ottawa has not offered to remove any requirements for Bulgarians and Romanians to obtain entry visas, but will try to find a way to for regular travellers to have easier access to Canada.

This issue has been met with the possibility of Canadians and Americans having to obtain visas to travel to certain EU countries, including Bulgaria and Romania.

INTERNATIONAL 
By Saturn De Los Angeles

The United Nations says that Boko Haram's use of child suicide bombers is rising, as they are forcing children as young as eight years old, and mostly girls, to die for their cause.

According to The Globe and Mail, the tactic comes as the extremist terror group tries to regain territory in Nigeria.

Known for its religious fear-mongering campaign, the group has been raiding schools and kidnapping children to use as soldiers.

A recent UN report says that one-fifth of the 150 suicide bombings recorded last year involved children.

The report also noted that this tactic has been one of the most horrific aspects of violence in Nigeria and West Africa.

LOCAL
By Sam Obrand

A crane near UQAM flipped over in Montreal on Sunday killing one and injuring another.

The incident occurred at 10:00am, killing a 53-year old man and putting his 19-year old son in the hospital.

The man’s son is in stable but serious condition after suffering a head injury.

Directed by Dan Trachtenberg

The original Cloverfield film, produced by J.J. Abrams, dabbled in found-footage alien invasion horror films, from what I can remember of it. So it comes as a surprise that 10 Cloverfield Lane, from Dan Trachtenberg in his directorial debut, is less of a sequel to its predecessor, and more of a stand-alone series revival of a live-action thriller, that might be sequel material. First it must prove itself, and it certainly does. The acting and the suspenseful nature of the film, carry this film the mile long to make this a great revival. Also it should be noted that the marketing and the trailer to this film are a prime example of how to sell a movie without giving anything away. Before carrying on with this review, take a look at the teaser trailer and let it entice you into possibly reading further or going to see the film. Sadly this review will contain the basic plot summaries in order to represent the magic of the film and the way it was marketed. 

The films starts out with the central protagonist Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in a state of distraught, as she is packing up all her belongings from an apartment she shared with her partner, as the Bear McCreary score is the only thing heard. Michelle is involved in a car crash and ends up chained to a bed that is located in a bunker. This is where she meets Howard (John Goodman), who claims he is there to help her, but has a temper that might explode at any minute in this claustrophobic setting. Also under Howard's care is Emmett (John Gallagher Jr.), who has a care-free spirit about him that keeps things light amidst being in a bunker with the temperamental Howard. Everyone is in the bunker due to it not being safe outside, and the claustrophobia and the temperamental nature of Howard create most of the atmospheric sense of paranoia and horror for the most part of the film. 

Where the original Cloverfield dabbled with the notions of creating horror out of found footage, 10 Cloverfield Lane creates the horror due to the intense and character-driven performance of John Goodman's Howard. Many are calling it a career performance for Goodman, and they are right. My only criticism is that the score sometimes overstays its welcome, especially when Howard and Michelle are delivering a monologue. Seriously, don't drown out John Goodman while he's delivering his lines! Not cool. When it comes down to it, 10 Cloverfield Lane is a great example of a standalone sequel that no one expected, and the marketing should be the staple on how to sell a film. 

Rating: 4/5

--Remi hosts At the Movies (with Iconic Sounds) every Tuesday at 8 AM, only on CJLO.

Tonight at 6pm on Champions of the Local Scene- we preview Rap Battle 4 Gender Freedom, happening this Saturday at Reggie's (1455 de Maisonneuve W.). Lucas Charlie Rose, a QTPOC multidisciplinary Hip Hop artist who is very active in the trans and anti-racist activist scenes, will come by to tell us more about the event (which is the 5th in a series of Rap Battles for Social Justice.) 

"The Rap Battle 4 Gender Freedom is a space where rap and spoken word artists who are trans people of colour, femme-identified people, as well queer and some cis allies will rap and speak about gender issues. Since gender oppression is prevalent in most communities, gender freedom represents the release from the shackles and the violence of the gender binary."

Performers include Lucas Charlie Rose, Strange Froots, Marshia Celina, Hua Li, Moe Clark, and Tshizimba, and Urban Science of the weekly #LECYPHER will bring their live hip hop jams. CJLO is stoked to co-present this event.

Tune in at 6pm, to hear tracks by performers and an interview with Lucas Charlie Rose.