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Former Liberal cabinet minister Kathleen Wynne is officially the first woman to be elected premier of Ontario, as reported by The Guardian.

With her victory, Ontario is now the fifth province to be lead by a woman. Wynne is also the first openly gay leader of a Canadian province.

Two University of Laval students in Quebec City are asking the court to invalidate articles in Quebec’s Act Respecting The Accreditation And Financing of Students’ Associations.

According to MEdia Co-Op Montreal, this comes after Laurent Proulx and Miguael Bergeron submitted an application Wednesday to the Superior Court of Quebec opposing the fairness of seven articles in the Act.

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A government meeting regarding the matters of higher education took place between Jan. 17 and 18 at the University of Sherbrooke.

According to the Link the Minister of Science and Technology did not deny that the $124 million cuts would continue for Universities next year.

He stated that as soon as they have figured out what the student contribution will be, then they`ll determine whether further cuts will be made.

In a document obtained by the Globe and Mail, the Assembly of First Nations is asking for reforms that include inclusion during equalization talks, as well as the right to review legislation that harmfully impacts their communities.

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The ``Save our Lachine Hospital`` committee threatened to go to court to prevent the provincial government from taking the institution away from the McGill University Health Centre.

According to the Gazette the Lachine borough mayor stated that he and the committee are more than willing to go to court.

He also stated that he has encouraged Lachine residents to sign their names in an online petition.

The committee was formed after the Quebec Health Minister decided to transform the institution into a local health network of the French language.

Donors have decided to put their contributions to a halt due to the uncertainty of the institution`s future.

Montreal mayor, Michael Applebaum could be the next big name in municipal politics to be investigated by the Charbonneau Commission.

In a report by Le Devoir obtained by The Gazette, Applebaum is under investigation over questionable real estate transactions he may have been involved in while he was mayor of NDG-Cote-des-Neiges.

The report by the French paper goes into detail on real estate deals that required zoning changes in the borough before Applebaum became mayor last November.