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Montreal woman gets sixteen years in prison for drugs

January 31 2012 // News

PillsAccording to the CBC, a Montreal woman has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison.

34-year-old Tara Hayes was caught trying to smuggle over seventy thousand ecstasy tablets in to the United States. She was convicted in August but only recently sentenced.

January 31st, 2012

January 31 2012 // News

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Old Age Security will not be cut...yet

January 31 2012 // News

Canadian PM Stephen HarperNo threats to Old Age security yet.

According to the CBC Prime Minister Stephen Harper told parliament Monday that those currently receiving old age security will not see their benefits cut.

Presidential election rules established in Egypt

January 31 2012 // News

Hand in hand, together.Egypt’s governing military council has set out rules for presidential elections.

 

According to the BBC, this will be the country’s first election since the uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak. 

The rules specify that candidates must be born in Egypt to Egyptian parents. They cannot be married to a foreigner either. 

Judith Woodsworth returns to Concordia

January 30 2012 // News

Judith Woodsworth is returning to the halls of Concordia as a teacher.

The Montreal Gazette is reporting the return of the former Concordia president who is currently teaching French translation classes.

Woodsworth stepped down as president in December 2010 after a storm of controversy that caused instability within the university, taking with her a hefty severance package of over $700 000.

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich supports Keystone Pipeline

January 30 2012 // News

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says that, if elected, he’ll authorize the construction of the Keystone Pipeline on his first day in office.

According to The Globe and Mail, Gingrich wants to ensure Canadians that the pipeline won’t have to be built across the Rocky Mountains.

Megaupload's content may be removed by Thursday

January 30 2012 // News

megauploadAccording to BBC, U.S prosecutors have stated that files belonging to Megaupload users may be deleted as early as Februrary 2nd.

Megaupload’s lawyer has told the Associated Press that at least 50 million users are sharing files on their sites. All of their files could be deleted.

This statement was released after the U.S Attorney’s Office filed an official warning letter.

Bob Rae challenges Concordia students to help re-build the Liberals Party

January 30 2012 // News
At the tail end of a five-day tour of Quebec, interim Liberal leader Bob Rae paid a visit to young liberals at Concordia University.
 
About 60 supporters jammed a room in the Hall building at an event organized by Concordia's Political Science Student Association and Liberal
club.
 
The topic of youth engagement came up a few times, as one student asked Rae how the party planned to reach out to students and young people.

January 30th 2012

January 30 2012 // News

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Canadian law prevails

January 30 2012 // News

The Shafia trial is finally over. 

According to the CBC, Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Yahya and their son Hamed were all convicted Sunday of first-degree murder.

They were accused of killing Shafia’s three daughters and his first wife in a polygamous marriage. 

The bodies of the four drowned women were found in a car at the bottom of the Kingston Mills lock.

They have been sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 25 years. 

Afghan President Karzai coming negotiations with the Taliban

January 29 2012 // News

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is planning to meet with the Taliban in Saudi Arabia to engage in peace talks, according to the BBC.

The meeting is scheduled to happen in the coming weeks, before the Taliban office gets erected in Qatar. The Taliban however notified they will only speak with the United-States and other allies of the Afghan government.

Karzai said he was frustrated that the US and Qatar have previously started working on peace treaties with the Taliban without the Afghan government’s full presence.

PQ to lower the voting age if elected

January 29 2012 // News

XVIe congrès national du Parti QuébécoisIf elected to government, the Parti Québecois plans to lower the voting age to sixteen years old.

The PQ also plans to adopt citizen-led referendums in Quebec.

These are just two of a series of plans adopted by the delegates of the provincial opposition party at this weekend’s meeting in Montreal.

Domain names with French characters to be allowed in Canada

January 29 2012 // News

It seems like the internet will become more friendly to francophones. The Canadian Press reports domain names ending in .ca might allow French letters with accents.

A consultation by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority went into its final step last week. They say this change is part of a global movement. Other alphabets have already been approved.

French letters with accents might be approved in nine to eighteen months. France already finished its consultation and will allow letters with accents soon.

News - January 27th 2012

January 27 2012 // News

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Canada seizes a piece of Tunisia's pre-revolutionary pie

January 27 2012 // News

The federal government is set to cash-in on the spoils of Tunisia’s pre-revolutionary regime.

According to the CBC assets of members tied to Tunisia’s deposed dictator in Canada were seized.  This includes the Westmount home of former dictator Zine El Abedine Ben-Ali’s billionaire son-in-law who has since fled to Qatar.

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