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Today is the first day that support workers at MCGill University head back to work after more that three months of strike.

Monday saw 71.5 per cent of MUNACA workers voted yes to the new contract.

Workers will now have a 2.6 to 3.2 per cent wage increase a year. Initially, they were offered an increase of 1.2 per cent. This pay rise will now allow workers to get the maximum pay in 12 years instead of 37.

The MUNACA strike affected many services on campus, such as laboratory and clerical support, registration, and student residence management.

Canada is standing firm on its decision not to sign on to a second phase of the Kyoto Protocol. China’s compromise to start cutting its greenhouse gas emissions hasn’t swayed Environment Minister Peter Kent. Kent wants more details on China’s proposal to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in 2020.

A University of Toronto professor who claims to be an expert on honour killings told the courtroom of the Shafia murder trials that in some cultures, honour is more valuable than human life.

The professor, named Shahrzad Mojab, said that it’s almost expected for male family members to kill female family members if they threaten the family’s honour.

He said that this belief is strongest in the Middle East.

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The NDP leadership debates have officially begun. The first of six debates took place in Ottawa on Sunday.

Candidates were invited to talk about Canada’s economy. The debate was organized in groups of three for the nine candidates.

The ability to speak French of the candidates was tested as questions were made in both of Canada’s official languages.

Victor Bourdeau is the president of Responsible Solidarity Missions International also known as MSR, a non profit volunteer organization. Wednesday night Bourdeau spoke at Unicef Concordia’s first Humanity Talk about his organization and the work that they do.

The death toll in Syria has risen to four thousand. The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights announced the figure at a special emergency meeting Thursday.

He called the conflict a civil war. President Bashar al-Assad has refused to give in even after the Arab League suspended Syria’s membership.

The League made clear Thursday that they do not want foreign intervention.

A police officer was hit by a truck in the eastern township of Bromont Thursday. The 37 year old former RCMP officer died from injuries.

Vincent Roy was struck while giving out a ticket on the side of the road to another vehicle. But police say alcohol and speeding were not involved. And they are treating it as an accident.

All twenty officers in the Bromont force are being treated for shock and took the day off.

Provincial police will take over in the meantime.

Tories are getting tough on crime, but Canadians say they’ve been feeling safe for years. A Statistics Canada Survey shows that 93 percent are not worried about crime, and that figure hasn’t changed much since the last survey seven years ago. The survey was released yesterday, just a day before two measures from the conservative crime bill went into effect. 

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Foreign Secretary William Hague announced that the UK will expel Iranian diplomats from their embassy.This is following the storming of its embassy in Tehran.

Tuesday’s attack comes after Britain applied further sanctions on Iran for their nuclear programme. This also caused Iran to reduce their diplomatic ties with the UK.

The native reserve of Attawapiskat is still in a housing crisis. Many of the James Bay area residents are still living in tents and uninsulated shacks even as winter sets in. Steven Harper is not happy about it.

He says that over 90 million dollars has been spent since coming to office on  the issue in 2006.

The audit of federal funds from last year suggests that government officials haven't been keeping tabs on the housing projects.