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Did you have trouble going anywhere between six and seven, last night?

Chances were, you’re not the only one.

The Montreal Metro was suddenly shut-down for an hour, due to a computer glitch, according to the C-B-C.

Shuttle buses outside the stations were out to help stranded passengers get around town.

S-T-M president Michel Labrecque (ME-SHELL, LA-BREK) spoke with Radio-Canada.

Minority students are suspended at higher rates than white students according to statistics from public schools in Portland, Oregon.

The Oregonian reports African American students were four times more likely to be suspended or expelled than white students.

American Indian students and Latino students were also disciplined at higher rates while Asian students recorded lower rates.

The results echo a broader trend in the U.S. that civil rights advocates say contributes to the achievement gap.

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Lack of drinking water and extremely cold temperatures are the latest efforts being used by prison guards to force prisoners to end their hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay.

According to a report by Rabble.ca, the strikers’ lawyers have filed an emergency motion in federal court in Washington in response to the treatment of prisoners’ by the guards.

Their lawyers stated that the lack of drinking water has caused additional health risks along those that go with a hunger strike, including kidneys, urinary and stomach problems.

The McGill University student campaign, known as Demilitarize McGill, claims that the links on their new website exposes the university’s involvement in military research and weapon development.

According the Montreal Gazette, this is something that McGill has been denying for a while.

Kenya is bringing in more police force to contain violent outbreaks sparked by the results of Kenya’s presidential election.

Aljazeera is reporting that at least 3 people have been shot dead by police in Nairobi’s Dandora slum. This brings the total number of post-election deaths to 5. 

It looks like food trucks will make a cautious return to Montreal streets in the near future.

According to the Gazette, Montreal’s commission on economic and urban development has decided to allow street vendors to conduct business on city streets.

The city is proceeding cautiously with this ruling, as restaurant owners oppose the presence of food trucks.

They claim that it is their right to remain the only ones selling a meal since they pay taxes on the revenue they take in.