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According to CTV Montreal, RBC has settled a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit out of court.

The bank settled to the tune of $17 million with the victims of Earl Jones. Jones was a deceitful financial advisor who conned millions of dollars out of his clients. He ran a classic Ponzi scheme for years before being discovered and arrested three years ago. 

Of the six student associations and organizations who held a General Assembly last week to vote on a five day extendable strike against the Quebec government’s proposed tuition hikes, the Political Science Student Association has had the most confusion regarding a strike mandate. 

At this point, the PSSA will technically be on strike, but its executive along with the CSU recommend that students go to their classes until another GA takes place. 

People with reduced mobility will finally be able to use terrasses in the Plateau.

According to CTV, the borough passes a bylaw requiring terrasses to be wheelchair accessible.

The new law comes after a complaint made to the Human Rights Commission in 2009.

People with disabilities and visual impairment were upset that they could not get around Mont Royal Ave. easily.

Canada has closed its embassy in Syria amid security concerns.

According to the Montreal Gazette, all of the diplomats have already left the embassy located in Damascus.

Rush Limbaugh’s radio show lost nine sponsors over his name-calling of a woman lobbying for greater access to birth control.

According to the BBC Limbaugh called law student Sandra Fluke on-air a slut and a prostitute for testifying before Democrats that employers offering health insurance should cover contraception.

Since companies including AOL have pulled their advertisements from Limbaugh’s right-wing radio show that reaches fifteen million viewers a week.