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A fatal crash has lead Montreal police to warn drivers that they can be charged even if they have consumed legal drugs.

This new law took action after a 19 year old woman was killed in a car accident in Riviere des Prairies.

A 28 year old male driver of the other car was arrested on Thursday for suspected drug use.

Rwandan politician Léon Mugesera’s deportation is being delayed with the intervention of the Quebec Superior Court.

According to the Canadian Press, he was supposed to be sent back to the African nation on Thursday to face criminal charges.

Charges against him are related to the 1994 killing of more than 800,000 Rwandans.

Despite relentless dedication by the Quebec Liberal government, the Concordia Student Union has far from given up on the fight against tuition hikes. At Wednesday’s CSU council meeting, councilors voted in support of a winter semester mobilization plan meant to combat the proposed tuition hike of $325 per semester for students who are Quebec residents over the next five years.

On the agenda is a March 7 special general assembly to vote for a weeklong Concordia-wide strike. 

The CSU has already booked three locations on campus to gather enough students for a significant mandate.

An award winning French journalist is dead after an attack in the city of Homs in Syria. According to the BBC Gilles Jacquier had just finished interviewing people at a pro-government rally when grenades exploded. The exact number of deaths has yet to be confirmed but Syrian TV said eight were killed.

Jacquier was in Syria preparing a documentary about the recent protests. He was part of a group of 15 journalists who were visiting the city of Homs. They were being escorted around the by Syrian soldiers and police when the grenades hit.

Its back to the political grind for Concordia’s student union.

Council is meeting tonight for the first time of 2012. They will be planning what to do this semester and reflecting on the last. 

According to a report in The Link Newspaper, President Lex Gill admitted that that they could have handled the reform of the Board of Governors better. And that they should have been more aggressive.

Volunteering is tried, tested and true as a great way for University students to dedicate their free time to a good cause.

A group of Concordia students lent a helping hand this Tuesday at Accueil Bonneau in Old Montreal where they prepared and served a meal for the homeless.

The Concordia LIVE Centre connected students with this opportunity. It is the place to go for students looking to volunteer with a cause that they are interested in.