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Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was admitted to a hospital Tuesday. According to Egyptian state television, Mubarak suffered a  heart attack during questioning over possible corruption charges. Egypt's chief prosecutor had been questioning Mubarak for two days.

The former Egyptian ruler maintained his innocence throughout the interrogation. He decried accusations, saying the probe was aimed at tarnishing his and his family's reputation.

Both the Your Concordia and Action slates have been disqualified from the CSU elections. Despite not issuing any violations during the election period, CEO Oliver Cohen sent an email to all members of both teams Tuesday night informing them of their disqualification. 

He listed “numerous” violations of campaign rules as constituting the disqualification of both teams. These violations include the campaign period and materials, procedures at the polling stations, and election expenses. 

The mayor of Montreal has fired the city’s comptroller amid revelations of a spying scheme involving a city council chairman.

City comptroller Pierre Reid led an investigation aimed at Lachine borough mayor Claude Dauphin. The investigation revealed troublesome details of alleged dealings between Dauphin and a Lachine demolition company.

France’s ban on wearing Islamic face veils in public officially came into effect Monday. This is the first ban of its kind in the world. Those wearing the religious niqab or burka in public will have to pay a fine of 150 euros, which amounts to about 200 Canadian.

Police have said enforcing the ban will be difficult. The French government believes that the law is to protect the fundamental principles of secularism and gender equality. Meanwhile, many are denouncing the law as Islamophobic and racist.

It was another weekend of fierce campaigning for Canada’s party leaders. 

NDP leader Jack Layton was in Toronto Sunday to unveil his party’s platform. Layton’s plans include a 3 per cent hike in corporate tax rates. This would bring in an estimate $10 billion by 2015. Other NDP platform points include the hiring of doctors and nurses, and tax cuts for job-creating small businesses. Conservative candidate James Moore said the platform would hurt Canadians. He said all the NDP wants is a coalition government and higher taxes.

Colonel Moammar Gadhafi has accepted a roadmap for ending the civil war in Libya.
This announcement came from South African President Jacob Zuma after leading a delegation of African leaders at talks in Tripoli.
                             
The African Union's road map calls for an immediate cease-fire, co-operation in opening channels for humanitarian aid and starting a dialogue between the rebels and the government.