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A new world record has been set in the men’s wheelchair race at the Boston Marathon.

According to CBC, Canadian Joshua Cassidy beat the previous record by two seconds.

Despite the 30 degree temperature, Cassidy finished three minutes before the runner-up.

The government has stuck a wedge in the already shakey partnership between the Federation étudiante universitaire dd Quebec (FEUQ) and the Coalition large de l’association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante (CLASSE).

Education Minister Line Beauchamp's proposal for an independent committee on university governance was welcomed by the FEUQ, but was condemned for the fact that it excluded the larger student coalition CLASSE.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama’s views clashed with those of Latin American countries on two issues – Cuba and on the war on drugs, during Saturday’s summit in Colombia.

According to the CBC, Harper and Obama represented the only countries who still did not want to lobby to invite Cuba to the Organization of American States.

Drivers under twenty-one are facing a new alcohol restriction. A ban from drinking any amount of alcohol before driving started on Saturday, CTV reports.

A Quebec road safety expert says when it comes to young driver accidents, half the time there is alcohol involved.

Young drivers caught with even a drop of alcohol will lose their license for ninety days. They will also be fined from three hundred to six hundred dollars and lose four demerit points.

Hearings on whether the province can extend its injunction on the long-gun registry continue in Quebec Superior Court today.

According to CTV lawyers for the federal government attempted to squash Quebec’s injunction on the long-gun registry in court yesterday.  The injunction which expires today requires Quebecers to continue to register their long-guns and prevents the feds from destroying its portion of the data.

Police dispersed a student protest held outside Concordia’s Hall building Thursday morning. According to The Link, students blocked the entrance to the building. The CBC reports that 75 protestors were able to delay exams. The university did not announce any cancelations saying it had a responsibility to students who wanted to take their exams.

Meanwhile picket lines at Collège de Valleyfield forced the school to cancel its plan to resume classes.

Just the day before students had organized 12-hour protest marathon that disrupted much of downtown Montreal.