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It’s been a horrifying weekend on the streets as six people died in car accidents, one possibly as part of a murder-suicide.

32 year-old Mathieu Cleary died last Friday after his car crashed right into the pick-up truck transporting his ex-wife, two children and his former in-laws.

A Quebec family will receive more than $340-thousand in damages for the loss of their son. François-Jacques Roussin was a student at Champlain-St-Lawrence College in Sainte Foy, Quebec. He died in 2004 while doing humanitarian work on an internship in the Dominican Republic. He was 18-years-old. The tragedy occurred when a wall collapsed during construction work at a school in the Dominican.

Stephen Lewis concluded his People vs. Cancer speaking tour at Concordia last night. The former politician and UN ambassadorsaid students must join the fight against cancer.

One in three Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer. Half of these cases could be prevented. But as Stephen Lewis said the fight against cancer has met with “astonishing indifference.

Current Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty seems unlikely to be ousted in Thursday’s provincial elections.  That’s despite predictions early on in the campaign that Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak would swoop in and defeat McGuinty. Analysts say Hudak did not offer disgruntled voters a credible alternative to McGuinty. 

Political science professors Lydia Miljan summed up it up by saying Hudak squandered his opportunity for change.

Occupy Wall Street now has the backing of reputable American unions. Demonstrations against the American financial system are now in their third week.  

Thousands were out to protest on Wednesday with students and union-workers standing side-by-side. But the protesters are citing many different motives for protesting.

Social networks erupted last night when the world found out one of technology's heroes had died. Apple Chairman Steve Jobs lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at 56.

Jobs co-founded Apple from his garage in 1976. The high-tech company has since exploded, shooting to the top as one of the world’s most valuable brands.

He surprised many when he resigned as CEO on August twenty-fourth. Tim Cook has replaced Jobs as Apple’s CEO. 

You can stop holding your breath Apple fans. The iPhone 5 will not be released. Yet.

Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook did unveil a new iPhone. But with the same physical appearance as the current model.

The 4S will be faster, more powerful and have a better camera. It will also come with a brand new operating system that features an instant messaging service similar to Black Berry Messenger.

The new software will be open to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch holders on October 12^th.

Activists across the country are advocating for safe injection sites after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of allowing it under provincial jurisdiction.

A group of Quebec activists want the government to open a supervised drug injection site in multiple locations throughout the province. 

They hope by doing so they will stop the spread of disease caused by used needles.

Daniel Paillé entered the Bloc Quebecois leadership race last night. The former Parti Quebecois Cabinet Minister won a seat for the Bloc in 2009. But he was unseated this year by a member of the NDP. The 61-year old initially ruled out running for the job. But he changed his mind after party members asked him to reconsider.

Breast Cancer Montreal will use the room of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 bed-in for a campaign. They will occupy the room in the Queen Elizabeth hotel Thursday morning.

The group is asking for mandatory labeling of products that can cause cancer. They want warning labels on products with links to cancer like cosmetics and processed foods. They hope to get enough signatures from the public for a petition.

Lennon and Ono famously stayed in the hotel room for seven days to protest the Vietnam war. They recorded “Give Peace a Chance” during their stay.

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