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Things are really not looking good in Egypt these days.

According to Al Jazeera, thousands of protesters demonstrated outside the presidential palace to protest against the proposed constitution.

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A group of Quebec private daycare centres are not feeling the love over the P.Q.'s decision to create new public daycare spaces.

According to CBC News, a coalition of Quebec private daycare centres said the new public spaces are a waste of taxpayers' money.

The coalition has revealed that there is immediate space in their daycares, however, customers think twice of the 33 to 35 dollar a day price they would pay. The 7-dollar-a-day daycare centres have a waiting list for prospective clients.

There won't be a repeat of the "winter that wasn't."

In a report by Environment Canada, obtained by CBC News, the upcoming Canadian winter forecast will be chilly and not as record-breaking as the last.

It will be milder in Ontario with normal temperatures affecting the east. Normal to below-normal temperatures will affect the west of the country. Precipitation levels are expected to remain at normal levels from East to West.

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Public Security Minister, Stéphane Bergeron, presented a bill Thursday to create the "Quebec model" of investigations where a citizen review of deaths and serious injuries at the hands of the police is the law.

According to the Gazette, in the case of death or injury involving a police officer in Quebec, another police force is called in to investigate, which was always criticized by many people, including the human rights commission.

A new bill in the House of Commons has drawn fury and anger by labour unions.

According to a report provided by rabble.ca, Bill C-377 would force unions to reveal their financial information in a very public way.

The Bill was introduced in the House by Conservative MP, Ross Hiebert. It is facing a third and final reading before voting is to begin whether or not to accept it into law.

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Two former high-end SNC-Lavelin officials are facing time in prison over the MUHC Super-Hospital contract.

According to CBC News, former CEO Pierre Duhaime and former construction head Riadh Ben Aissa are facing numerous charges related to the awarding of the contract to build the hospital.

Duhaime resigned from his post last March after a finding led to the discovery that he allowed $56 million in improper payments.

Four self-immolations were reported on Monday during a protest in Tibet, which allegedly started by the contents of a book.

According to BBC News, 1000 students took part in the protest activists say started peacefully. Reports of events after police arrived are less clear. Twenty protesters are now allegedly in hospital, four requiring emergency treatment.

The four self-immolations occurred in three different provinces of Tibet on Monday. Three of the four have died.

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