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2 people were found dead after an explosion ignited an inferno at an Eastern Townships plant.

According to the Gazette, the explosion occurred at 1:30pm on Thursday afternoon at the Neptune Technologies and Bioressources Inc. plant in the Sherbrooke industrial area. The resultant fire which followed sent black toxic smoke in the sky that was visible from many kilometres away.

Opponents of the ban on plastic bags in Toronto hope to overturn the ban by defeating the bylaw needed to pass it later this month.

In June, Toronto city council approved a plan to stop retailers from supplying plastic bags to customers beginning January 1st, 2013.

A number of Concordia students demonstrated at a rally on Wednesday i light of recent concerns on the university's international recruiting practices for Chinese students.

According to the Gazette, the issue was first revealed in an article from The Link roughly a month ago. Students said that Concordia's recruiting agent for Chinese students, Peter Low, dupes them into paying large fees for homestays that don't deliver. Two students interview by the Gazette say they were underfed, and one didn't even have a desk or chair for studying.

A medal belonging to a World War 1 veteran was returned to his great-niece Lyn Beauvais.

According to CBC News, the veteran, James Beauvais who was sent back to Canada after getting injured in the chest and arm was awarded with this medal by the Royal Canadian Legion branch in Kahnawake, Quebec in 1918.

Beauvais, after being discharged from the army and upon  his return to Canada, abandoned his family to travel where shortly after he died was buried more than 2000 KM away.

Canada's parliamentary budget officer, Kevin Page, says the vast majority of cuts outlined in last March's budget will directly affect government programs.

According to CBC News, Page said that only 15 percent of cuts will affect internal services, while the remaining 85 percent affect programs and services that many Canadians depend on.

Details surrounding cuts to services such as Health Canada and Aboriginal Affairs are not yet known, despite the budget being passed seven months ago.

According to the Globe and Mail, Canada will now be able to ship nuclear hardware to India for the first time in roughly four decades.