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Stories by Joel Balsam, Cassandra Keating, Sarah Deshaies

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has made his first big campaign promise, and it's a policy that could benefit students.

When Brennan Richer came to CJLO, the station was a very different place. Some DJs hosted for themselves, using the air time as an outlet to express themselves. Others hosted for their community, as a means to promote the culture of their musical taste. Lastly some hosted with all that and more in mind. Not only to promote their show, their genre but for everyone. Brennan Richer has always been one of those DJs and has paved the way for a generation of DJs who approach their shows in that manner. As the host of The Almighty Riff, he has been a staple of the Sunday line and has been a key to building its popularity.

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Stories by Joel Balsam, Sofia Gay, Aisha Samu and Dominique Daost.

Residents of Quebec will soon be encouraged to turn off their water taps. Quebecers use more water than any other province in Canada.

On Monday, the provincial government announced new rules to control this overconsumption. Towns in the province will have to measure their water consumption and come up with a plan to cut back.

The rules include installing equipment to detect and fix water leaks, using water meters, and submitting a yearly water report.

The Quebec government estimates this will reduce water production by 20 percent. This will save $2 billion over 20 years.

A plane crash was averted when the landing gear was deployed at the very last second Sunday. The front landing gear of a Bombardier aircraft did not deploy on the first landing. It was forced to try again. This time it worked. Only moments before the plane would have teetered on its nose in a crash.

Similar incidents have become alarmingly frequent with Bombardier airplanes across several continents. Incidents have multiplied over the last few months. Bombardier is investigating the developing landing-gear problems.

Erica Fisher and Joel Balsam spoke to both VP External hopefuls about the campaign so far and plans for next year. 

Georges Alexandar is the VP External & Campaigns candidate for the Action slate.

Chad Walcott is the VP External candidate for the Your Concordia slate.

Click below to hear from each candidate.

The Junos wrapped up this weekend, with Arcade Fire taking home four awards, including best album and group of the year.

Neil Young won Artist of the Year.

In Hip-Hop, Shad beat out Drake for best Hip-Hop recording.

And Justin Beiber won Fan Choice and Pop album of the year.

Attack ads are normally reserved for American politics. But students up early in the Hall building got their own taste of an attack on a CSU slate. 

Poorly photoshopped posters with the slogan "It's your money. Do you want them to run the CSU like a fraternity?" appeared Monday morning. Those posters feature members of this year's ASFA council running on the Action slate. Another poster features JMSB students and asks "Do you want to be represented by corporate whores?".

Team Action was quick to post photos of the posters on facebook and accuse the Your Concordia slate of posting them. However, Action candidate Georges Alexander pointed out that the posters are hurtful to both teams.

Erica Fisher spoke to VP Sustainability hopefuls about their strategies for next year.

Rasim Hafiz is the VP Services & Sustainability candidate on the Action slate.

Laura Glover is the VP Student Life & Sustainability candidate on the Your Concordia slate.

Click below to hear from both candidates.

Erica Fisher spoke to Teresa Seminara, candidate for VP University Affairs on Team Action, about mobilizing students and university governance.

Click below to hear from Teresa.

Joel Balsam spoke to VP Clubs hopefuls about student space and their plans for clubs next year.

Leslie Reifer is the VP Clubs & Promotions candidate for the Action slate.

Gonzo Nieto is the VP Clubs & Student Space candidate for the Your Concordia slate.

Click below to hear from each candidate.