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Concordia goes to court over changing grade

October 23 2012 // News

Concordia University

By: Mr. Kaya

October 23, 2012

October 23 2012 // News

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Stories by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi, Catlin Spencer & Saturn de Los Angeles

Produced by: Catlin Spencer

Former Montreal engineer admits to meeting Mob boss

October 23 2012 // News

Gilles Surprenant has testified that he has met Mob boss Vito Rizzuto twice before.

According to CBC News, the former Montreal engineer met Rizzuto twice over the time he was accepting kickbacks on construction contracts.

They crossed paths in 1997 and 2002 both times while playing golf in the Dominican Republic and Terrebonne a suburb on Montreal’s north shore.

Surprenant testified last week that he accepted $600 000 in bribes over a period of ten years. In return for giving more money to construction companies through the contracts they won.

Quebec high-school students are unhealthy, study says

October 23 2012 // News

Junk Food

A recent study paints a gloomy picture on the health of Quebec high-school students.

The study released by the Gazette on Monday shows Quebec teenagers don’t get enough exercise, eat poorly and one in seven face serious health risks from being overweight.

October 22nd, 2012

October 22 2012 // News

Hosted by: Hannah Besseau

Stories by: Aisha Samu, Carlo Spiridigliozzi, Alyssa Tremblay & Daniel J. Rowe

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi

Student loses thousands to cheque scam

October 22 2012 // News

Fourth Google cheque

A Concordia international student claims he's lost thousands of dollars in a well-documented scam.

According to CBC News, Abdul Ghaffar lost the money to a scam involving bogus cheques.

Kateri Tekakwitha becomes first North American aboriginal saint

October 21 2012 // News

Kateri TekakwithaMohawk Kateri Tekakwitha has become the first North American aboriginal to ascend to sainthood.

Pope Benedict XVI conducted the canonization ceremony of Tekakwitha and six other individuals at the Vatican’s St-Peter Basilica Sunday morning.

New urban plan unveiled for Griffintown

October 19 2012 // News

The city of Montreal has introduced a new urban plan for Griffintown.

According to the Gazette, the plan for the former Irish working-class neighbourhood will include six new public green spaces and $93 million in infrastructure spending over the next 4 years.

The goal is to create a neighbourhood with a mix of residential units and a street scape that favours cyclists and pedestrians.

80 000 residential units and 150 000 square metres of commercial and offices spaces are to be built in Griffintown.

Executive committee president, Michael Applebaum said that when finished in 25 years the area will add $4.4 billion in value.

October 18th, 2012

October 18 2012 // News

Read by: Catlin Spencer

Stories by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi, Chloe Deneumoustier, Emilie Pirson, Alyssa Tremblay

Produced by: Alyssa Tremblay

October 17, 2012

October 17 2012 // News

Hosted and produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by Jamie-Lee Gordon, Niki Mohrdar, Audrey Folliot, Grégory Wilson

Chinese companies can sue BC

October 16 2012 // News

Picture from Vancouver Observer

The Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act, known as FIPPA,will come into effect at the end of October.

It is Canada’s biggest foreign trade treaty since NAFTA, reports the Vancouver Observer.

This treaty will penalize BC from negotiating a greater share of profits and creating regulations related to the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline for the next thirty-one years.

Accurso quits the construction business

October 16 2012 // News

montreal constructionAccording to CBC’s French-language service, Tony Accurso, Quebec’s construction magnate is leaving the business.

Accurso wrote to his employees and stated that it’s time to leave the company in the hands of younger and more energetic people and also apologized for the public controversy related to the company.

October 16th, 2012

October 16 2012 // News

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Produced by: Catlin Spencer

 

Concordia president's salary going up

October 16 2012 // News

Concordia

ConU’s presidential salary will be rising.

According to a report by The Link, Alan Shepard’s salary will be $ 357 000 a year. This rise is $7 000 more per year than the last three presidents.

According to his contract which was obtained by The Link, Shepard will also receive $4 200 per month as a housing allowance.

France revamps neutral policy of Quebec seperatism

October 15 2012 // News

Quebec Premier Pauline Marois visited France and met President Francois Hollande at the Elysee palace in Paris.

According to CBC News Hollande stated that he is neither for or against the idea of an independent Quebec.

France`s neutral policy on the seperation of Quebec was introduced in the 1970`s, but was frozen during the Sarkozy era.

Quebec seperatists have always sought support from France, believing that obtaining support from a foreign country would help them become independent.

With or without France`s support Quebec will not seperate anytime soon with recent surveys indicating a miniscule amount of Quebecers favouring seperatism.

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