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'Pierre Poutine' suspected of giving false information to voters

According to CBC, a phone number used to give false information during last year’s election has been determined. The name registered is Pierre Poutine.

Apparently people in Guelph received calls from this number during last May. They were then told that their polling location had changed and given the location of a “new” one. The location had not changed however.


Charest announces another $55 million for Plan Nord

Jean CharestQuebec Prime Minister Jean Charest announced Tuesday that an additional 55 million dollars will be invested in the Plan Nord.

The plan’s goal is to develop the northern region of Quebec in order to efficiently extract its natural resources. More specifically, they want to build Route 167 that will connect the city of Chibougamau to the Renard mine site which will become the first diamond mine in Quebec.


February 28th, 2012

Read by: Aisha Samu

Stories by: Aisha Samu, Esther Viragh, Jordie Yeager and Tara Brockwell

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


A sleep-in against tuition hikes

If you are planning to pull an all nighter at the library, you will not be alone. The CSU is organizing a weeklong sleep-in as a protest against tuition hikes.

VP Chad Walcott says the choice of location was intentional. “As everyone knows, the library is the centre of knowledge and whether you are studying business or women’s studies, you have to come to the library at some point.”


Harper distances his party from robocall scandal

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces federal funding for the rejuvenation of the Diefenbaker BuildingPrime Minister Stephen Harper denied that robocalls were a fixture in the Conservative party’s election campaign.


New campaign and polling dates for ASFA elections

The Arts and Science Federation of Associations has announced new campaign and polling dates for the ASFA Executive Council Elections.

Campaigning will run as of today until Sunday March 4. 

Elections will take place from March 5 till March 7 from 9am to 8pm each day at both the Sir George William Campus and Loyola Campus.


Daycare workers in Quebec to make agreement with government

DaycarePublic daycare workers in Quebec are on strike, but will soon be reaching a tentative deal with the government.

According to CBC, union representatives from 360 Centres de petite enface have already approved the agreement.

The deal will provide an increase in wages, vacation hours, and benefits for daycare employees.

The new contract will be effective until March 31, 2015.


Watch out for the wealthy

Rich Vs PoorAccording to the Globe and Mail, studies have recently shown that wealthier people are more likely to break the law, lie and cheat.


February 27th 2012

Produced By Melissa Mulligan

Read By Melissa Mulligan

Stories By Sofia Gay, Daniel J. Rowe & Audrey Folliot


The Artist sweeps the Oscars

Jean DujardinThe Artist took home several awards at last night’s Oscars, including best picture and best director.

According to CTV, it is the first win for a silent film since 1929. The film’s star Jean Dujardin also won for best actor.

Meryl Streep took home the statue for best actress, marking her third win and seventeenth nomination. 


G20 reaches no consensus

Secretary Clinton Holds Press Availability During G-20 Meeting in MexicoThe G20 has not come up with a consensus on Europe’s Debt Crisis at its meeting in Mexico City.

According to the CBC, the representatives from the world’s leading economies have been working on a second global rescue package in order to stop the crisis from spreading.


February 24, 2012

Read by Shaun Malley

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Stories written by Tara Brockwell, Katie McGroarty, Judy-Ann Mitchel-Turgeon and Danny Aubry


Students amass another anti-tuition protest

Student protesters blocking Jacques Cartier Bridge at rush hour yesterday were shut down by police.

According to the Montreal Gazette three hundred students were blocking a main bridge connecting Montreal to the South Shore for almost an hour yesterday.

Montreal Police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd after warnings to leave weren’t observed. One arrest was confirmed.

Students were protesting the almost two thousand dollar increase in tuition fees expected to take place over the next five years.


French journalist Edith Bouvier asked to leave Syria.

The French journalist Edith Bouvier has asked to leave Syria as soon as possible stating that she needs an operation.

According to BBC News Bouvier was injured on Wednesday in the Baba Amr suburb where two other French journalists were killed.

Her thigh bone is broken in two separate areas.

She appreciates what the Syrian doctors have done, but believes their medical technology lacks what`s needed to treat her injury.


Truth and Reconciliation Commission's interim report leaked

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s interim report leaked on Thursday, a day before the actual report was to be released in Vancouver.

It is composed of 20 recommendations that include some about health, education, and commemoration, among others.

The report calls on material about residential schools in aboriginal communities to be included in the jurisdiction of public schools to inform kids about the history.


February 23rd, 2012

Read by: Katie McGroarty

Stories by: Katie McGroarty, Dominique Daoust, Esther Viragh and Alexa Fay

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


Estimated costs for lawful access bill released

Premier Stelmach and federal Public Safety Minister Vic ToewsBill C-30 now has an estimated price tag.

According to the CBC, the online surveillance bill will cost at least $80 million to implement. 

The bill would update Canadian law when it comes to crimes committed online. 


Violence in Syria

Marie ColvinRémi OchlikTwo Western journalists were killed Wednesday in the Syrian city of Homs during bombings that left approximately sixty dead.


Montreal says no to photo radars

Photo RadarMunicipalities will be allowed to set up more photo radars. Bill fifty-seven will allow more of them in high risk areas like school zones and roadwork areas.


February 22, 2012

Read by: Greg Wilson

Stories by: Joel Balsam, Alyssa Tremblay, William Pelletier and Michael Lemieux

Produced by: Jamie-Lee Gordon


New type of planet

According to Al Jazeera, US Scientists have identified a new type of planet. It is a planet composed not of rock or gas, but of water.

The planet in question GJ1214b was discovered in 2009. It was initially believed to be covered mostly in water with a temperature far higher than our own.

Hubble telescope information helped validate that claim. Scientists say that the high pressure high temperature of the planet would likely create some interesting scenarios.


Gas prices rise from European economic instability

Traffic Jam in BangkokGasoline prices reached their highest levels in nine months last Tuesday according to the CBC.

A two point five percent increase in the price of a barrel of regular gas has been noticed in New York.

This is due to European leaders lending the equivalent of 172 million Canadian Dollars to Greece.

This way, Greece can avoid a debt default after Iran has clarified the conditions in which it would export gas to the European Union.


ASFA to redo polling

Polling for the Arts and Science Federation of Associations will be sometime in the next couple weeks.

According to ASFA President Alex Gordon, new polling dates will be announced as soon as possible, and will likely be two or three weeks after reading week. 

ASFA chose to redo polling after too many violations were committed in the first two days of polling. The biggest error being that students with a minor in Arts and Science could not vote.


February 21st, 2012

Read by: Aisha Samu

Stories by: Niki Mohrdar, Tara Brockwell, Jordie Yeager and Nikita Smith

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


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