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Two explosions occurred near the finish line of the prestigious Boston Marathon yesterday around 2:50pm, injuring at least one hundred-and-forty people and killing at least three, including an eight-year-old boy.

Blood and glass littered the sidewalks in the aftermath of the explosions as dozens lay injured, some whose limbs had been torn off by the blasts.

Dr. Peter Fagenholz, a trauma surgeon at Boston General Hospital said “several” people had to have limbs amputated.

President Obama vowed, “Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice.”

The Alberta Medical Association has stated that they have come up with a potential seven year deal between doctors and the provincial government.

According to CBC News the deal aims to have doctors participate more in making decisions on the health care system.

Unfortunately doctors will not see a pay increase until the fourth and fifth year of the seven year deal.

The AMA President stated that doctors will be thrilled to hear about the several benefits the deal offers despite the late pay increase.

The deal must come to a conclusion by Monday before doctors participate in an approval vote.

The race having ended on Sunday, Justin Trudeau starts his role as Liberal Party leader with a faceoff in the House of Commons.

According to CBC News, Trudeau will appear in the House during question period where he expected to faceoff with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

The two first faced each other in last month when Trudeau replaced interim leader Bob Rae in the during the question period.

Giant pandas can be found in bamboo forests mainly in China, but one can also be found protesting in the Montreal streets. 

The Montreal student protest mascot Anarchopanda has launched a campaign called Pandaction.

It is making its mark on a controversial bylaw that bans masks and also requires an advanced schedule.

It has raised over eleven thousand dollars so far through the popular website Indiegogo.

According to the campaign website, the money will be used to fight bylaw P-6 and a section of the Quebec Highway Safety Code.

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Anarchopanda's head has returned to its rightful owner.

According to CBC News, the CEGEP Philosophy professor turned mascot of the student movement, got his head back on Wednesday morning from Montreal Police.

Anarchopanda had his head confiscated last Friday to be used as evidence after police enforced municipal bylaw P-6. This resulted in more than 200 arrests and brought a swift end to another march that night.

Municipal bylaw P-6 prohibits the wearing of masks during street marches.

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The upcoming changes to Quebec’s welfare system are being met with some controversy.

The Parti Quebecois’Labour Minister Agnes Maltaishas been under fire for revealing the planned cuts to the reform.

The cuts will affect families with young children, people over 55 and people accessing drug and alcohol treatment reports CBC News.

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Officials in Cyprus believe it could be only a matter of weeks before the island runs out of money.

They say it is crucial that a controversial 10 billion euro bailout be approved with international lenders by April 24.

Without the bailout, the government’s administration could be unable to pay state salaries and pensions.

The government will have little time to increase taxes, and spending cuts so that aid money can begin to flow into Cyprus.

The Royal Bank of Canada is under investigation by the federal government after former employees explained that they had been fired so that foreign workers could come to Canada and take over their jobs.