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The CSU gave a resounding 'NO' to plans for the faubourg.

The student union voted down a potential student centre at a special council meeting Tuesday night.

Concordia University may still pursue the plan.

Students have already contributed millions to a future student centre with nothing to show for it.

The CSU promised to fight for a fair deal on the student centre during last year's election.

The Israeli government gave the green light to a new housing project in East Jerusalem. Construction there means peace talks between Palestine and Israel are still out of reach.

Palestinians claim East Jerusalem will be their future capital. Palestine petitioned for UN membership last week. It wants to be recognized as an independent state.

Quebec City could be looking at a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The mayor of Quebec City and the Quebec premier will be meeting with officials to discuss a possible future bid.

 The mayor was skeptical of a bid if the South Korean city of Pyeongchang won the 2018 Games. After an Asian city, a European city would most likely win the next bid.

 If a 2022 bid is not possible, officials might aim for either 2026 or 2030.

Quebec Finance Minister Raymond Bachand said the province doesn’t need a stimulus. The Canadian and Quebec economies are in strong enough condition that a stimulus is unnecessary. 

A Montreal man in his twenties was arrested Monday after hitting a fifteen year-old boy with his car.

The boy and his friend were walking through a back alley when a car came at them. 

One boy is now in the hospital with several injuries while his friend was able to get out of the way of the speeding car.

Police say that the collision may not have been an accident.

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It’s the start of a new era in Saudi Arabia. Reformist King Abdullah has announced that women will be given the right to vote and to run in future municipal elections as soon as this Thursday.