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Stories by Patrcia Petit Liang, Catlin Spencer, Emeline Vidal

Produced by: Emeline Vidal

LOCAL
by: Patricia Petit Liang

Parti Quebecois leader Pierre Karl Péladeau stood up for anglophone rights in a news conference on Thursday.

According to the Montreal Gazette, the PQ leader criticized the Couillard government for refusing the anglophone and francophone school boards' input on the recently proposed school board reforms in Bill 86.

Pierre Karl Péladeau stated in English that the Liberal government was taking the anglophone community for granted and that they must respect the anglophone community’s rights.

The PQ and the EMSB will continue to protest the school board reforms until all of the parties affected by it have a chance to express their opinions of it.

NATIONAL
by: Catlin Spencer

A Quebec man has been charged with bringing 82 kilograms of pills into the United States on a sled.

According to the Montreal Gazette, Cédrik Bourgault-Morin was apprehended by Border Patrol agents Wednesday morning.

He was wearing camouflage and carried 300 vacuum sealed bags of prescription Xanax in a sled when he triggered a motion sensor.

Prosecutors say that the pills have an estimated street value of 1.6 million dollars US.

INTERNATIONAL
by: Emeline Vidal

Three winning tickets have been issued for the US Powerball jackpot, on Thursday.

According to the BBC, the money will be subjected to a 39.6% federal income tax, as well as other taxes depending on the winner's home state.

 

More people could come forward in the next few days.

LOCAL
by Catlin Spencer

Despite a bylaw that came into effect in October, some Montreal cab drivers are still not accepting credit or debit as forms of payment.

According to CBC News, one Montreal citizen told the news outlet that four cabs in a row told her their card readers weren't working- although when she refused to pay cash, they started to work again.

Director of development for the city of Montreal's taxi bureau, Sylvain Tousignant says the new rules are only three months old and that he's not surprised that there is some resistance.

However, he adds that it's important for customers to report infractions.

So far, inspectors have issued roughly 50 warnings to drivers for not respecting the new bylaw, with fines ranging between 125 and 375 dollars.  

NATIONAL
by Saturn De Los Angeles

Several Canadian cities have chosen to opt-out from the federal government's plan to pursue a national census of homeless people. 

According to The National Post, these cities include Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary- who have chosen instead to take the homeless count into their own hands over the next few years.  

The move will result in the federal government having incomplete data on assessing the Canada's poverty situation, leaving the governing Liberal party in limbo of being able to fulfill their promise of addressing it. 

Pedro Barata of the Toronto non-profit organization United Way, believes that the data collected from individual cities can still be assessed on a national scale, as long as the way they are counted remains consistent.

A Syrian terrorist has murdered 10 people, including eight German tourists, in a suicide bombing in Turkey.

According to BBC News, the terrorist is suspected to have been a member of the Islamic State group and detonated himself near the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan [Ray-sep Tay-yeep Erd-again] said that Turkey has become the top target for terrorist groups in their region.

The President of Turkey offered his condolences to German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the phone following the tragedy.

Coming up, The Starting Rotation's first live show of 2016- in their fresh new time slot: Wednesdays 2-4 PM! The team will be talking Canadiens de Montréal with TSN 690's Amanda Stein. We'll also have kick boxer Emilio Greco who will be fighting on January 18th, and ex-NHL forward Patrick O'Sullivan, the author of Breaking Away: A Harrowing True Story of Resilience, Courage and Triumph, a look into his story of surviving childhood abuse while trying to make his dream of playing hockey a reality. Tune in for all this and more, today 2-4 PM!