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McGill strike negotiations back on

McGill UniversityNegotiations between McGill support staff and the administration are back on. After calling talks off last week, the two groups will meet with a conciliator on Friday.

Members of the McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association (MUNACA) have been on strike since September 1.


November 22, 2011

Read by: Aisha Samu

Stories by: Katie McGroarty, Aisha Samu, Niki Mohrdar and Jordie Yeager

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


Montreal teen allowed to return to English school

A Montreal teenager won the right to return to his English high school Monday after months of fighting. Sixteen-year-old Emilio Morales-Espinosa was forced to attend a French school after his father applied for permanent residency. 

Quebec language laws allow children of parents who have temporary residency to attend English school. The exception no longer applies once the family applies for permanent residency.The family emigrated from Mexico eleven years ago. The government reversed its decision in this case on humanitarian grounds.


Angus cries Conservative conspiracy

NDP MP Charlie Angus accused Conservatives of squandering funds in preparation for the G8 summit.

Over 50 million dollars were spent in Treasury Board President Tony Clement’s Muskoka riding prior to it hosting the G8 Summit in June 2010.  Expenditures included a 2 million dollar renovation fund for Deerhurst Resort which was later sold-off at a large profit.


Obama blâme les Républicans pour l'échec de la commission du dette américaine

Obama In Columbus 2010Suite à l'échec de la commission visant à réduire l'endettement des États-Unis, Barack Obama s'est dit déçu et blâme les Républicains pour le résultat. Rappellons que cette commission était composé de 12 membres dont 6 républicains. 

Afin de remédier à la situation les démocrates ont proposé une hausse d'impôts pour les plus aisés alors que les Républicains ont proposé de couper dans certains programmes sociaux.


Canada, the US, and the UK to place sanctions against Iran

Nuclear Power Plant Doel AntwerpThe UN has given a report with strong evidence saying that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, but Iran denies these allegations.


Mammograms not needed as frequently

25 cents for breast cancerA study done by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care says that most Canadian women under 50 do not need regular mammograms. It also says that woman over 50 can go three years between their scans.


November 21st 2011

Produced By Melissa Mulligan

Read By Melissa Mulligan

Stories By Sofia Gay, Daniel J. Rowe, Audrey Folliot, Esther Viragh and Gregory Wilson


Renewed violence in Tahrir Square

CSF vehicle on fire - Tahrir BattleThe death toll in Cairo’s Tahrir Square has risen over the weekend. 13 people were killed and hundreds injured following clashes between Egyptian authorities and demonstrators.

The European Union has strongly condemned the violence. Clashes have taken place in other cities as well.


Disagreement over crime bill

CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSSConservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu and Quebec’s lawyers do not agree on the Conservative Government’s crime bill.

Senator Boisvenu argued that the Quebec Bar Association is made up of 80 percent of defense lawyers who defend criminals, not victims.

Debora de Thomasis, president of the Defence Lawyers Association, replied that defense lawyers make up only five percent of the Bar.


The real big love

The TV series Big Love may had its final episode, but real life polygamy is still on the air and on trial. The multi-wived faithful will soon learn whether their polygamous way of life is legal in Canada. A B.C. judge will rule Wednesday if Canada’s anti-polygamy laws are unconstitutional.

The polygamous commune in Bountiful, B.C. has lived in defiance of this hundred and twenty one year old law since 1946. The courts have failed to prosecute two of the community’s leaders thus far.


Montrealers drown in Dominican Republic

Two Montrealers drowned during a trip to Dominican Republic on Tuesday.

They were staying in Cabarete, a tourist town. The two men were best friends and were there for vacation.

The family says they don’t know many details about the deaths yet.

A woman saw the men swimming in the ocean and got help. She didn’t help them because she was afraid she would drown.


Concordia business students keep it green

We in the mass media love giving shorthands. One percenter. 99 percenter. These particular terms highlight the split between the owners and the owned. The selfish and the selfless.

But an organization at Concordia’s John Molson School of Business is proving that there doesn’t have to be a division at all. Reporter Shaun Malley found out more.


News, November 18th 2011

Read by Joshua Nemeroff

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Stories written by Luciana Gravotta, Danny Aubry and Joshua Nemeroff


After 28 years, postal workers win equity pay battle

After 28 years of waiting, postal workers won in court yesterday. The supreme court of Canada ruled in their favor in a pay equity case. It could mean up to 250 million dollars in damages awarded to about six-thousand current and former workers.

A case like this might not be seen again for a while. In 2009 conservatives passed a measure that forces workers to deal with pay equity disputes through collective bargaining agreements. It was meant to keep pay equity disputes out of the courts.


At least 250 arrested in latest Occupy Wall Street demo

Occupy Wall Street: Why I can't be a photojournalistOccupy Wall Street demonstrators left their mark on Thursday evening when they crossed the Brooklyn Bridge.

The demonstrators began their day by making their voices heard at the city`s financial district and at subway stations.

Approximately three hundred protesters were arrested in New York throughout the day.


November 17, 2011

Read by: Kevin Gascoigne

Stories by: Lindsey Briscoe, Shaun Malley, Brandon Judd, Cynthia Othieno and Sabrina Daniel

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


Quebec under fire for customizing Google searches

Google Main SearchQuebec’s Education Ministry is under fire for allegedly hiring a company to rig Google searches on tuition hikes.

The president of the Quebec Federation of University students claims the government paid a company to buy keywords to tweak Google search results on the tuition increases.


Possible changes ahead for crime bill

The amendments proposed on Tuesday by Quebec’s justice minister will be supported by federal Liberals. Jean-Marc Fournier, Quebec’s justice minister, brought up three changes regarding young offenders in parts of the C-10 bill.


News: November 16, 2011

Read by Joel Balsam

Stories written by Joel Balsam, Lindsay Briscoe and Sarah Moore

Produced by Michael Lemieux


AMT vows $16.8B plan to improve public transit

End of the lineThe Agence Metropolitaine de Transport unveiled an ambitious 16.8 billion dollar plan to improve public transit. They want transit ridership to increase 33 per cent by 2020. This is part of the city of Montreal's ongoing plan to get more cars off the road.

10 billion dollars of the new plan will go towards developing new services. Studies are underway to expand the metro east, south, and north.


Facebook gets spammed

FacebookEven the almighty Facebook is susceptible to viruses. The worldwide social networking site was attacked by spam over the past few days.

Thousands of users complained of seeing pornography on their newsfeeds. Facebook has an idea of who is responsible, and its not the hacktivist group Anonymous.


November 15, 2011

Read by: Aisha Samu

Stories by: Katie McGroarty, Jordie Yeager, Tara Brockwell, Aisha Samu, and Niki Mohrdar

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi


MUNUCA strike negotiations suspended

Negotiations between the McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association and senior administration have reached a stalemate.

During a Friday night meeting, the conciliator postponed talks after stating that the two groups’ views on wages were too extreme from each other.

Union members want a three percent wage increase, while the administration is only willing to raise it by 1.2 percent.


Former family minister charged

MNA Tony Tomassi was officially charged for fraud and breach of contract.

He is accused of using a credit card from a private security firm for his own personal uses.  That same firm received millions of dollars in provincial contracts and loans.

The scandal broke out in May 2010 when Tomassi was still family minister for the Liberal party.  He has since been asked to leave Charest’s party and now represents the east-end Montreal riding of Lafontaine independently. 

Tomassi says he will fight the charges that could result in a five year prison sentence.


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