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Prime Minister Stephen Harper has won over German Chancellor Angela Merkel in his attempt to conclude one of the biggest trade deals since NAFTA.

In a report by the Globe & Mail, Merkel promised to quickly complete talks on an ambitious Canada-European Union trade deal.

Everytime I hear the tune “it’s the most, wonderful time…of the year!” play during a commercial for school supplies, I tend to agree; it is, in fact, a wonderful time, but not because school is around the corner.

It’s a wonderful time because the NFL, NBA, and (hopefully) NHL seasons are around the corner. Today, we stick to football, as preseason slooooowly trickles by, while anticipation for opening night continues to build.

Organizers of an event in Montreal were left scrambling after Immigration Canada denied temporary visas to 35 women from Haiti.

The art exibit, organized by members of Montreal's Haitian Community, was forced to cancel.

Member of Women in Action for Haiti Caroline Telemaque stated that they carefully examined each woman. The federal government wanted more proof that the women would return home after the event.

Three more CEGEP student associations voted to end the strike and return to class on Thursday.

According to The Gazette, students at Ahuntsic, Bois de Boulogne and Rosemont CEGEPs voted to go back to class. In all three cases the option to end the strike passed by large margins.

There was one exception as two departments at the Universite de Montreal voted to continue their strike. So far ten university student associations have voted to continue their strikes.

Democracy Watch insisted that changes should be made on Quebec`s political system regarding last elections low voter turnout.

According to Rabble, Democracy Watch stated that Premier Charest`s decision to hold the election on September 4 benefits nobody but himself.

Their reason for stating this is because early September is a time where most people are on holiday.

Democracy Watch feels that`s time for the Quebec government to establish fixed election dates in order to increase voters.

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