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Riot in Blainville leads to mass arrests

August 19 2013 // News

A night of celebration turned to rioting Saturday night in Blainville, leading to the arrest of almost 20 people.

According to CTV News, the riot started shortly after about 200 people refused to leave after an outdoor performance by Les Trois Accords at the Blainville en fete festival.

Rioters tossed objects at police, including bottles, and flipped a police car and set it on fire.

Local police, along with the SQ and other nearby local forces, arrested 19 people, 10 of which were minors between the ages of 14 and 22.

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QS joins campaign against Russian anti-gay legislation

August 19 2013 // News

Quebec Solidaire is joining the campaign against Russia’s controversial anti-gay legislation.

The Gazette is reporting the political party made their presence felt on the streets during Pride community day supporting sexual diversity.

They hope to put pressure on the Canadian government and the country’s Olympic committees to make a move announcing their disapproval of the law passed in June.

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North Korea agrees to resume family reunifications with South Korea

August 19 2013 // News

North Korea has reached an agreement with South Korea to resume family reunions of those separated in the Korean War.

The reunions will take place in a North Korean tourist resort on September 19^th. South Korea’s President Park Geun-Hye had urged for the continuation of the family reunifications last week.

North Korea's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea stated, “the reunion of separated families and their relatives shall be made in Mount Kumgang resort on the occasion of the upcoming Harvest Moon Day."

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CJLO News - August 16 2013

August 16 2013 // News

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CJLO News - August 14 2013

August 14 2013 // News

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MMA to cease operations in Canada

August 14 2013 // News

The Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway’s operations in Canada have been halted.

CBC News reports that the Canadian Transportation Agency pulled the MMA’s certificate of fitness to conduct business in Canada.

The agency stated that the railway company doesn’t have a sufficient amount of third party liability insurance or to pay the self-imposed insurance.

These two measures are necessary for a railway company to conduct business in Canada.

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Toronto Plaza Hotel strike on 11th week, still waiting for results

August 14 2013 // News

This week marks week 11 of the Toronto Plaza Hotel's employee strike.

On May 30, about forty workers at the 200-room hotel walked off the job. They have been protesting wage and benefit cuts ever since.

According to the Toronto Star, employees accepted a wage freeze and cuts to their benefits in 2011. Benefits were supposed to be reinstated in spring of 2013, but never were.

Hotel owner Rehan Chaudary said he would like to give his employees "a very good package", but is unable to because the hotel is struggling.

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North Carolina signs Photo I.D. law

August 14 2013 // News

North Carolina has signed in to law a contentious bill requiring voters to show photo IDs at polls.

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed the bill into law despite the controversy of the bill’s potential discrimination against marginal communities.

The bill was enacted as a means to eliminate voting fraud, a crime which has been reported as being relatively uncommon throughout the country.

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CJLO News - August 12 2013

August 12 2013 // News

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Israel announces new settlements despite ongoing peace negotiations with Palestine

August 12 2013 // News

As Israel and Palestine undergo peace talks, several Palestinian negotiators are calling out Israel, saying that as long as Israel continues with settlement expansion, it is not looking for peace.

Al-Jazeera News is reporting Israel’s housing minister announced Sunday that it plans to build 12-hundred homes for settlers along annexed East Jerusalem and West Bank.

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Treaty being blocked by B.C. First Nation community

August 12 2013 // News

An investment treaty between Canada and China is being blocked by the Hupacasath First Nation in B.C.

According to CBC News , the small BC First Nations community said in federal court in June that the federal government must consult with First Nations before signing agreements such as the investment treaty in question.

Federal Government lawyers have argued that any duty to consult First Nations does not apply in this case.