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Education Minister Michelle Courchesne announced on Thursday that next week she will commence negotiations with the tuition strike students

According to the Gazette Courchesne is concerned about the re-occurring mass arrests during protests and the well being of the students.

She has also stated that she remains in contact with student associations and that together they will reach an official decision.

Two student associations will file a lawsuit to challenge the newly adopted Bill 78. According to the Montreal Gazette, FEUQ and FECQ will be aided by a non-profit legal clinic when they go to court next week.

The general manager of the Clinique juridique Juripop Marc Antoine Cloutier stated that the group may ask for an injunction against the law.

The lawyers will use a tactic similar to the one used by the Quebec government to prevent the abolishment of the long gun registry.

A deadly earthquake struck Italy on Sunday morning.

In a report by the BBC, the magnitude 6.0 quake hit the Emilia Romagna region in the northeast. The epicentre was thirty-five kilometres north of Bologna. It was followed by an aftershock measuring 5.1

Seven people have died and fifty people have been injured. The quake also damaged numerous historical buildings in the region.

Facebook has announced their share price ahead of Friday’s opening of the stock market.

According to the BBC, the social networking giant has valued their shares at thirty-eight dollars per share.

Facebook have 421 shares ready to be sold when trading opens on the Friday session of the New York Stock Exchange. With their per-share price the company is valued at one-hundred billion dollars.

The National Assembly is debating a new bill introduced by the Liberals in an effort to end the tuition fee strikes.

According to the Montreal Gazette, Bill 78 imposes heavy fines to student groups and labour federations who prevent a student from attending class. The fines range from one thousand to one-hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.

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Talks to form a governing coalition in Greece have failed once again.

CBC News reports that the inability to form a unity government one week after indecisive national elections has brought Greece closer to new elections and its presence in the euro-zone in serious doubt.

Yahoo has replaced its CEO after only four months on the job due to an embellished resume.

CBC reports that Scott Thompson is being replaced by Yahoo’s global head of media, Ross Levinsohn.

At issue were Thompson’s academic credentials.

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The Surete de Quebec stated on Thursday that their response to the riot in Victoriaville was appropriate.

According to the Montreal Gazette, SQ spokesperson Jean Finet described the actions as appropriate, proportional, disciplined and professional on Thursday.

Parliament Hill witnessed an immense crowd of anti-abortionists who cried out that they expected more from Stephen Harper.

According to the Globe and Mail, Harper broke his promise to pass the anti-abortion bill to the House of Commons.

Christian voters regard Harper`s failure to pass the anti-abortion law as unchristian because he has little regard for human life.

They also feel that as a conservative leader he must enforce this law in order for people to take him seriously.