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An Ontario judge struck down a mandatory minimum sentence foreshadowing trouble for the Conservative’s tough on crime bill.

According to the Huffington Post Leroy Smickle was sentenced to serve his community for one year rather than serve a three-year mandatory minimum jail sentence for possessing an illegal firearm.

Greece’s recent economic frugality has affected Greeks in Montreal, but according to CBC, that’s not what upsets them most.

The Greek community of 80,000 is reportedly more troubled by the riots occurring in their homeland. According to CBC, hundreds of rioters robbed stores and set fires in Athens this weekend after new laws were passed in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy.

For centuries artists have attempted to capture an ideal beauty dependent on prevailing cultural values, perpetuating a single standard of beauty. Black beauty, often ignored and underrepresented, comes to light in an enlightening discourse on beauty in African American culture.

New regulations will be in place following the peaceful departure of protesters from the McGill staff member’s office, according to the McGill Daily.

The McGill administration issued a temporary protocol yesterday producing an outline of the students’ rights to protest on campus.

The Quebec government is getting tough on school bullying. CBC reports Jean Charest introduced new anti-bullying methods on Sunday.

The measures will tackle media platforms. They include a television and Internet ad campaign and a website with tips for victims. There will also be an anti-bullying declaration people can sign.

Three student governors walked out of a Board of Governors meeting in protest this morning to prevent the board from voting on an issue raised in closed session.

Their departure meant that the board, Concordia’s most powerful governing body, was left with too few people to be able to call a vote on anything, forcing the meeting to end prematurely.