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Bill C-30 will not pass due to public opposition

Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said the controversial Bill C-30 will not go ahead due to public opposition on Monday.

According to CBC News, The bill was known as the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act. Its role was to enable the authorities to conduct online surveillance and warrantless wiretapping.

Opponents fought against the bill claiming it could potentially strip all Canadians to the right to privacy.


Study shows obstacles students may face while in school

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A new Quebec study was made public on Monday.

The study is called: Les élèves du primaire à risque de décrocher au secondaire: caractéristiques à 12 ans et prédicteurs à 7 ans

According to the Montreal Gazette, the study shows multiple problems that are beyond students’ control can get in the way of their success.


Bangladesh faces difficult future from climate change

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Bangladesh may be facing a difficult future because of climate change.

According to The Star website, climate change will cause a migration unlike anything ever seen. It will leave parts of Asia and Africa uninhabitable.

Bangladesh is expected to absorb the hardest blow. Rising sea levels from melting glaciers could flood seventeen per cent of the country. It is also expected to create twenty to third million refugees and people leave Bangladesh to search for jobs and safety.


Pope Benedict XVI to step down

Pope Benedict XVI will step down from his position after almost eight years of work as the head of the Catholic Church.

According to BBC News Pope Benedict XVI stated that he felt that his old age was effecting his abilities to fulfill his papal duties.

He also stated that his doctor warned him of how some of his papal duties may further decline his health.

Pope Benedict XVI`s resignation will be the first papal resignation in almost 600 years.

The Vatican stated that a new Pope should be elected sometime before Easter.


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Tanning beds forbidden to minors

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Minors under the age of 18 will need to find another way to get a tan.

According to CBC News, a law forbidding the sale of U.V. tanning services comes into effect on Monday.

The P.Q. said the law represents a preventative measure against potential skin diseases from artificial tanning. Dermatologists and other experts agree that U.V. tanning beds can lead to different skin cancers, such as Melanoma.


P.Q. reassures youth wing on discussion of free tuition

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It looks like free tuition will be on the agenda after all at the upcoming summit on higher education.

According to the Gazette, Premier Pauline Marois promised the P.Q. youth wing that a discussion on free tuition will take place at the higher education summit later this month.

Marois called the discussion of free tuition a "healthy debate" on this issue.


Protest at Plan Nord conference

The city of Montreal is faced another scene reminiscent of last spring’s student protests.

This time around, the protestors say they are against plans for new mining projects in northern Quebec, reports the Gazette.

On Saturday, the second day of protests against those plans, demonstrators rallied outside a job fair at the city’s convention centre.

Police arrested thirty-six people in relation to the protests.

Thirty-two of them will be charged with unlawful assembly, with nine of those being minors.

And four of them will be charged for assaulting an officer.


Central American countries declare agricultural emergencies

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Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica have declared states of agricultural emergencies after a fungus called Coffee rust has caused trees to lose their leaves and produce fewer beans.

According to the BBC, coffee is Guatemala's main export meaning that hundreds of thousands of jobs are at stake. So far 70 per cent of the country’s crops have been infected.


February 8, 2013

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February 7, 2013

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China OKs plan to bridge rich/poor

Cabinet officials in China have given the O-K to a new set of economic reforms that will help bridge the income divide between the country’s rich and poor people. 

In a report by The Guardian newspaper, The Chinese government's State Council approved an Income Distribution Plan to ensure that its citizens can get equal footing on earning money.

Proposals in the 35-point reform plan include raising rural worker's wages, tax state-owned enterprises and giving interest rate incentives for bank savings accounts.

The plan also aims to improve China’s education, healthcare and affordable housing conditions. 


Canada needs to review possibility of Tariff reductions

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Canada needs to review its policies on tariffs and import taxes according to a report done by a committee of Canadian senators.

The report’s main focus was why Canadians pay more for the same product than Americans said the CBC.

The report listed transportation costs, a small Canadian market and tariffs as the main reasons for the price discrepancies.


Cegep professors threaten to boycott summit on higher education

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CEGEP professors are threatening to boycott the Quebec government’s higher education summit.

The fédération nationale des enseignantes et des enseignants du Québec announced that it’s fighting with government over $31 million dollars in unpaid wages.


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