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After voting to grant full membership to Palestine, UNESCO has lost its funding from the United States.

UNESCO, or, United Nations education scientific and cultural organization receives a large part of its funding from the US.

The vote was passed with a strong majority with the notable exceptions of the US and Israel. The decision means this is the first UN agency Palestine has been recognized as a member in.

A 1990 law prohibits the American government from funding any UN member that recognizes Palestine. This means UNESCO will lose up to one fifth of its current operating budget.

As of today, every restaurant in Quebec is required to have a machine that keeps track of sales. The machine is called a Sales Recording Module, and its purpose is to reduce tax evasion.

The provincial government estimates that around $150 million in sales goes unreported every year.

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Wal-Mart will be replacing the longstanding Zellers outlet in the Dorval shopping mall.

When they heard the news, some shoppers were thrilled while others weren’t as happy. 

Some people defend the fact that Wal-Mart is a place where low-income families can buy low-cost products, but others think it crushes competitors. 

A former Canadian soldier will begin a hunger strike this Friday in protest. Pascal Lacoste believes that he suffered Uranium poisoning while on duty in Bosnia in the 1990s.

He will protest outside the Minister of veteran's affairs office until he receives treatment.The 38-year-old claims that veteran's affairs has denied his requests for toxicology tests and decontamination treatments. He suffers from a degenerative neurological condition, infertility and chronic pain.

He has chose Friday because he expects his body to start to fail on Remembrance Day.

The Conservatives tabled legislation to add thirty more seats to parliament.

The Fair Representation Act was tabled in response Canada’s fastest growing provinces.  The lion’s share of new seats would go to Ontario which has experienced the largest population growth.  Following is  Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec.