NEWS FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH 2018

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LOCAL

Québec Solidaire unveiled it’s plan to expand Montreal’s transit system this week.

The CBC reports an investment of $25 billion would fund the construction of 38 new metro stations by 2030.

The plan includes provincial support for Mayor Valerie Plante’s pink line, which is estimated to cost $5.9 billion.

NATIONAL

The federal government will invest $68 million into first nations healthcare services in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

CBC News reports the investment will be spread over the next three years.

The plan is part of Trudeau’s $3.4 billion budget to improve education, health and infrastructure for Indigenous communities.

INTERNATIONAL

Gay sex is now legal in India.

Global news reports the Indian Supreme Court overturned a law this week which criminalized gay sex with maximum jail sentence of 10 years.

The law, prohibiting activities “against the order of nature,” was created in 1861 under British colonial rule.