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Santorum drops out
According to CNN Rick Santorum dropped out of the Republican candidacy race Tuesday.
The move clears the way for long-time favourite Mitt Romney to win.
Apparently the decision comes amidst family health problems. Although it was unlikely Santorum would have been able to win enough delegates to overcome Romney anyways.
Many prominent conservatives congratulated Santorum on his race including fellow candidate Newt Gingrich. He is still in the running but trailing far behind Romney.
While Ron Paul and Gingrich are still campaigning, Romney will almost certainly go on to win the bid. It is unclear how well he will do against President Obama though. Recent polls have shown Americans favour Obama.
Aveos ordered to pay $5.8 million to workers
The flight maintenance company Aveos will have to pay nearly $6 million to its ex-workers.
According to the CBC, a Quebec judge issued a court order forcing the firm to compensate the 2,600 employees who were abruptly terminated last month.
Each former employee will receive up to $2,000 as a back pay.
But the court order also states that no further claims can be made against Aveos.
The Montreal-based company shut down overnight on March 18 and filed for bankruptcy protection.
One of the reasons cited was a decline of business with its principal customer, Air Canada.
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Université de Laval teacher cancels class despite injuction
Laurent Proulx, a University de Laval student, had asked the Court for the entirety of the picketing in front of his University to stop.
On April 4, the Superior Court of Quebec agreed only to grant Proulx with the right to assist his anthropology class.
Yet, upon arriving at his anthropology class last Tuesday, he quickly learned that his teacher had cancelled it.
According to Radio-Canada, teacher Martin Hébert cancelled his class due to an overwhelming media presence.
Hébert had already asked his employer for the media to be absent and added that he couldn’t teach because his classroom was transformed into a circus.
Proulx refused to say if he considered this to be an act that went against his injunction. In the end, the class which was supposed to be held at 3:30pm started at 5:10pm instead.
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University doesn't budge from stance at town hall meeting
Tuesday marked the end of classes for some, but for others it was just another day on the picket lines. Some striking students have been out of the classroom since early March...
The University held a town hall meeting on Tuesday to air student concerns.
Joel Balsam was there...
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Striking students didn't get the response they wanted from Concordia's interim President Fred Lowy at Tuesday's Town Hall meeting. He said he wants more money for the university...and doesn't oppose a tuition hike.
This striking student wanted to know if the university will accommodate those who have missed class time.
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"Students have not had classes for six weeks and their exams start on thursday. And they are expected to complete their exams and their courses. Maybe they won't fail, but they'll get C+'s. To me that's a terrible terrible shame."
It was clear from the start that Concordia will not budge from its refusal to discuss academic amnesty.
It will, however, look into slashing the twenty dollar penalty for an incomplete course.
According to Concordia Student Union President Lex Gill, not only did the meeting lead to nothing, but it made students even more angry.
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"I think people feel more frustrated than they did walking in."
10 departments at Concordia representing about 14 000 students are still on strike.
Joel Balsam, CJLO News
Photo by Joel Balsam
CJLO News - April 10 2012
Read by: Aisha Samu
Stories by: Nikita Smith, Niki Mohrdar, Jordie Yeager and Tara Brockwell
Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Student protesters refuse to back down
Student protesters deny that they are backing down when it comes to the tuition hikes.
In a report by CJAD, student leaders against the hike stated that the fact they are focusing on a freeze instead of free education should not be seen as toning down.
On Monday, hundreds of students gathered for a day-long demonstration against the hikes at Berri Square.
Though there is a chance of the semester being cancelled, students aren't giving up.
The next major protest is scheduled for this Saturday starting at Jeanne Mance park at 1 p.m.
Flickr photo: shahk
Castro slams Harper in web posting
Fidel Castro posted a web message admonishing Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The former leader of the communist regime wrote an editorial on Cuba’s government website called Stephen Harper’s Illusions.
According to the Canadian Press Castro criticized Harper for destroying Canada’s environment by extracting oil to bow down to U.S. needs. He also condemned Canadian mining companies for backing harmful projects in Latin America affecting millions.
Castro ended his piece by expressing the irony in the fact that traditional Cuban-designed shirts will be worn by leaders at the Organization of American States summit next week when Cuba has been denied entry.
Harper’s spokesman refused all requests for comment.
Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin shooting case decides against grand jury
A prosecutor in the case of the Trayvon Martin shooting announced she would not be holding a hearing to decide if the man who shot Martin should be tried.
According to BBC, the prosecutor, named Angela Corey, could either file charges or drop the case.
George Zimmerman, who fatally shot 17-year-old Martin in February, claims it was self-defense.
According to BBC, police haven’t arrested Zimmerman because they have no reason to believe he’s lying. Martin was unarmed.
The case remains under investigation.
Flickr photo by: World Can't Wait
Montreal woman accused of stalking Alec Baldwin
According to CBC, A 40-year-old woman from Montreal has been allegedly charged with aggravated harassment for stalking actor Alec Baldwin
Genevieve Sabourin, an actor, was arrested on Sunday in New York after she allegedly traveled from Quebec to New York to in attempts to meet up with Baldwin.
New York police have reported that the woman allegedly sent the actor texts and e-mails declaring her love. She also followed him around the city.
Baldwin stated that he never wanted any contact with her.
He called police on March 31st shortly after an unknown car pulled into his driveway in East Hampton. It is believed that Sabourin was involved.
Sabourin’s acting career consists of small parts in TV shows and films. In 2002 she stared in The Adventures of Pluto Nash, in which Baldwin had a short cameo.
Flickr photo by: david_shankbone
CSU candidates disqualified
Six councilors and the only senate seat have been disqualified from the CSU 2012 general elections.
This adds to the previous allegations, disqualifications and confusion that characterized this year’s elections.
Acccording to the Link newspaper, CSU Chief Electoral Officer Ismail Holoubi said that the seven candidates were disqualified because they failed to submit their campaigning expense forms.
But Ramy Khoriaty, former CSU VP Finance & Clubs and one of the disqualified councilors, said none of the seven candidates had accumulated any expenses.
Article 222 of the CSU bylaws states that any candidates must submit this form within four days of the closing of polls even if there were no campaigning expenses.
The CEO had sent an email to all candidates with the form, but Khoriaty says the seven candidats felt like they have been misguided and did not know about this law.
Six of the seven disqualified candidates plan to appeal the decision to the Judicial Board, but have not yet met as a group.
The quorum can no longer be met at council meetings because of the disqualifications.
This poses many problems to the CSU, because therefore no decisions made are binding.
More details will be disclosed in the upcoming days, and the disqualified candidates might file complaints against the CEO.
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