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It's a first for Canada, and perhaps the world. 

The Quebec government and Cree people are forming a new joint local administration in the north of the province.

It will give native peoples more say in how natural resources are used. 

The agreement was signed Tuesday in the National Assembly. 

Léo Bureau-Blouin is making the jump from the picket line to the campaign trail. 

The former head of the provincial cegep student union will run for the Parti Québécois in the riding of Laval des Rapides.

He made the announcement wednesday morning after days of speculation. 

Bureau-Blouin became one of the figureheads in the ongoing student fight against rising tuition fees before his term as FECQ president ended in June.

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Supporters and former participants of Katimavik held demonstrations in Montreal, Ottawa, and Winnipeg this weekend in hopes to save the youth program cut in the recent federal budget.

The program, started in 1977 by Jacques Hébert, sends youths between 17 and 21 to live and volunteer in communities across the Canada.

Former member Andrew Murchison stated that the program has helped him in his life, as it foster's civic engagement at a critical age.

Over thirty thousand Canadians have participated in Katimavik, which costs fourteen million dollars a year to run.

Coalition Avenir Québec leader, François Legault, stated on Sunday that Kamal G. Lufti will cease to be the party’s candidate in the Laval riding of Comedey.

According to the Montreal Gazette, Lufti made claims on Twitter that some sovereignists are racist.

Lufti claimed that some of the sovereignists wanted to abolish multiculturalism and that some were even hateful towards other cultures.

Quebec's Human Rights Commission said on Thursday that Bill 78 impedes peoples' fundamental rights.

According to CBC NEws, the commission detailed in a report that Bill 78 doesn't respond to minimum requirements written out in the Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The law was passed this past May at the height of the student protest over tuition increases. It lays out strict rules for protests with 50 more people; they must provide the route to police 8 hours in advance.