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The European Union has voted to ban three pesticides linked to bee deaths for two years, in a world’s first continent-wide ban on the chemicals. The insecticides are used to treat seeds, and applied to soil or sprayed on bee-attractive plants and cereals.

15 nations voted in favor of the ban, while 8 voted against, with 4 abstaining. The European Commission said the ban would apply from December 1^st.

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Striking corrections workers have begun returning to work, according to a statement released by Alberta Justice. In addition, “picketing activities have substantially declined throughout the province.” However, Alberta Justice also reports that there are some workers who want to return, but feel “intimidated” by their own union.

The Greek parliament has approved 15-thousand state employee job cuts to guarantee enough bailout money from global creditors.

The BBC is reporting that over 4-thousand civil servants will be jobless by the end of this year. 

Another 11-thousand could lose their jobs by 2015.  

The three parties putting together the ruling coalition support the new bill but critics say the law will only raise Greece’s record 27 percent unemployment rate.

Rescue workers continue to search for survivors after a garment building collapsed in Bangladesh, killing over two hundred people.

Officials announced that two thousand garment workers have been pulled safely from the debris as of Thursday morning.

The Associated Press reported that cries can be heard from people still trapped inside.

The collapse occurred on Wednesday after cracks were discovered in the building’s walls.

However, various clothing factories housed inside the complex ignored orders to evacuate the building on Tuesday.

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The city of Montreal announced yesterday that it will not get a tramway system until at least 2018.

The project’s budget would be over a billion dollars and would link Côte des Neiges, downtown and Old Montreal.

The project is considered a medium term priority said city executive committee member RéalMénard.

The Quebec government is listing an extension to the blue line of the metro as its highest priority according to the Gazette.

Poor European workers will not want to look at the inviting Swiss Alps as a potential place of prosperity.

According to BBC News, Switzerland has extended its restrictions on the number of foreign workers for a year starting in May.

Switzerland is not an European Union Member.

They did however sign up to the bloc’s rules on freedom and movement in 1999.

Brussels is not happy.

It seems the optimism for mining projects in Quebec is rising.