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February 25th 2011

February 25 2011 // News

Read by Jason Rouah

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Stories Erica Fisher, Jaqueline Di Bartolomeo, Samah Fadil

Flight leaves Libya without Canadian Passengers

February 25 2011 // News

An airplane that was intended to take Canadians out of Libya Friday reportedly left without any passenger. A Canadian Government official says that no Canadians were at the airport at the time. The aircraft could not stay. 

It is unclear why there were no Canadians at the airport. As many as two-hundred Canadians have left Libya on flights so far. But the Canadian Government has struggled to get its citizens out. A previous flight had to be cancelled due to security reasons. 

Montreal storm warning called off

February 25 2011 // News

A winter storm expected to dump fifteen centimeters of snow has given Montreal a break. 

Environment Canada has lifted the storm warning it issued Thursday.

Montrealers can now expect Friday to be a cloudy day with around five centimeters of snow.

The temperature will remain around minus fur with winds up to sixty kilometres an hour. 

Saturday will be sunny, but colder. 

Quebec police found sleeping on the job

February 25 2011 // News

Two Quebec provincial police officers were caught sleeping in their cruiser on Thursday morning. A passerby noticed their naptime session and started filming them. One policeman woke up to find the camera rolling. He then fined the cameraman for parking in a restricted area.

February 24, 2011

February 24 2011 // News

News read by AJ Cordeiro

Produced by Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo

Stories written by Erica Fisher, AJ Cordeiro, Alina Gotcherian

Montreal prepares for more snow

February 24 2011 // News

Get ready for more snow.

A winter storm warning has been issued for Montreal and Laval.

Environment Canada is predicting about 15 centimetres of snow Friday, with winds up to eighty kilometres an hour. The snow is likely to start in the morning, with the temperature around freezing for most of the day.

Drivers are being asked to drive with caution as the high winds will cause blowing snow.

The storm should be over by the evening and Saturday should be sunny.

Gas prices soar

February 24 2011 // News

Montreal drivers are waking up to a big jump in gas prices. A litre of gas rose to a dollar-thirty-per-litre Thursday morning. Oil prices have hit a two and a half year peak.

The increase is being blamed on the unrest in Libya. Some major oil companies have shut down their operations.

In Libya, Colonel Gaddafi has blamed the current unrest on Osama Bin Laden and Al Quaeda. He says they are exploiting Libya's youth, claiming they are telling them to attack after giving them pills.

Twitter for Catholics

February 24 2011 // News

It’s definitely a sign of modern times when you can follow the Catholic Church on Twitter.

The newly appointed archbishop of Quebec City and top Catholic official in Canada now tweets on the microblogging website.  53-year-old Bishop Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, pictured here, was formally promoted to archbishop by the Vatican earlier this week.

Rescuers still working in New Zealand after quake

February 23 2011 // News

Photo courtest of NYDailyNews

Rescuers worked to free survivors from the rubble in New Zealand on Wednesday. The historic town of Christchurch was hit with a six-point-three magnitude earthquake during lunchtime on Tuesday. Seventy-five people have died. The death toll is expected to rise.

February 23, 2011

February 23 2011 // News

Read by Emily Brass

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by Alina Gotcherian, Michael Moore, Emily Brass, Sarah Deshaies

Truck Recall

February 23 2011 // News

Ford F-150

Drivers beware.

Ford Motor Company plans to recall about 144.000 pickup trucks.

Ford said there's a risk of airbags deploying in 2005 and 2006 models of the F-150.

The company is taking action after receiving complaints from drivers across North America.

Written by: Emily Brass

Stranded Canadians to get lift out of Libya

February 23 2011 // News

Photo courtesy of CBC

The federal government announced yesterday that it is sending planes to rescue Canadians stranded in the chaos in Libya.

According to Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon, there are over three hundred Canadians currently registered at the embassy in the capital city of Tripoli. Of those, Cannon says ninety-one  have indicated that they want to leave the country.

Canada would share the planes with other “like-minded” countries to evacuate their citizens to cities in Europe. The first plane is expected to land in Tripoli on Thursday.

Concordia professor wins Governor General's Award

February 22 2011 // News

Concordia Fine Arts professor Geneviève Cadieux has won the 2011 Governor General’s Award in Visual & Media Arts. The eight winners were announced on Tuesday in Toronto.

Cadieux is a Montreal photographer and the only Quebec recipient of the award this year.

Concordia President Fred Lowy praised Cadieux and said the recognition of her work is well deserved. Lowy also mentioned Cadieux’s instrumental role in developing the University’s highly regarded photography program.

February 22, 2011

February 22 2011 // News

News read by Samah Fadil and produced by Erica Fisher.

Stories written by Sofia Gay, Aisha Samu, Joel Balsam, Dominique Daoust and Erica Fisher.

City Still Waiting for Investigation Report on Auditor General

February 22 2011 // News

Photo courtesy of CBCMayor Tremblay was unable to answer many questions about the investigation report on auditor general Jacques Bergeron at Monday’s council meeting. He said the city is still waiting on the report that city comptroller Pierre Reid is putting together.

Leaders of Vision Montreal and Projet Montreal said they were against this report. They say it should not be submitted to council because of the way the information was obtained.

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