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400 Protest Against Alberta Pipeline on Parliament Hill

Flickr: ecom131

117 people were charged with trespassing during a protest in Ottawa against a suggested oilsands pipeline project.

More than 400 people attended the protest on Parliament Hill to demonstrate against TransCanada Keystone's XL pipeline project.

The 7 billion dollar pipeline project would see crude oil transported from Alberta to Texas.


September 26th 2011

Produced By Melissa Mulligan

Read By Sarah Deshaies

Stores By:

Sofia Gay, Esther Viragh, Audrey Folliot & Pauline Mauche


Détenus d’Iran

1 YEAR WEEKEND OF ACTION EVENT in Boulder, CO @FREEtheHikers Après prèsque huit cent jours de détention en Iran, Shane Bauer et Josh Fattal retournent aux Etats Unis.

Les deux randonneurs américains sont arrivés dimanche 25 septembre à New York. Et n’ont fait aucune déclaration. Ils avaient été arrêté le 31 juillet 2009 à la frontière irano-irakienne. Et avaient affirmé avoir franchi la frontière par erreur lors d’une randonnée.


Saudi Arabia Makes Landmark Annoucment

mtt-saudi-arabia-saudi-king-king-abdullahIt’s the start of a new era in Saudi Arabia. Reformist King Abdullah has announced that women will be given the right to vote and to run in future municipal elections as soon as this Thursday.


Confabulation. So the Story Goes...

confabulationmontreal.comThe deepest darkest secrets or the most breathtaking stories. All can be heard at Montreal's own Confabulation. Luciana Gravotta took it all in. Here is her report:

“Hi everybody. The story I'm going to share tonight is about the first and only ultimately night I've spent in Athens"

It’s called confabulation. But no one is making anything up here. These are true-life stories told by everyday people.


Maus Maker Speaks at Concordia

Concordia University opened its doors this weekend, to welcome comic book artist Art Spiegelman. The event was organized by SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art and invited fans of all ages to come and listen to the iconic figure. Esther Viragh has more.

The crowd eagerly clapped for their long awaited guest. Art Spiegelman had finally arrived to give his lecture, on the history of comic books. He was also there to introduce the release of his new creation. Many, like Tracy Hurren, attended the event out of passion for the genre.


Two New Records and a Death at the Oasis Montreal Marathon

The Montreal Oasis Marathon attracted twenty-four thousand runners on Sunday. This was the highest number of runners in the marathon’s history.

Unfortunately, the event also had its lows.

One participant died of a heart attack while running. The thirty-year-old man collapsed with less than two kilometres to finish. An Urgence Sante spokesperson says the weather might have played a role in the man’s death.

Forty runners needed medical attention, with twelve going to the hospital.


News September 23rd 2011

Read by Shaun Malley

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Stories written by Danny Aubry, Joel Balsam and Erica Bridgeman


Protesters Occupy Wall Street

Day 3 Occupy Wall Street 2011 Shankbone 8 Protesters have set up shop on Wall Street in downtown Manhattan. And they don’t plan on leaving anytime soon.

Hundreds of people are protesting the financial sector’s monopoly over the wealth in the United States. They want a more transparent and accountable financial system.

The protest has been taking since September seventeenth.


NDG Ramps Up Anti-Graffiti Laws

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguyendai/399985013/The NDG borough will now fine building owners who don`t get graffiti cleaned up on a specific deadline.

Inspectors have been assigned to provide them with a week`s warning or else they will have to pay.

Business owners of De Maisonneuve boulevard are concerned that vandals will come back once their buildings are cleaned.


September 21, 2011

Read by Joel Balsam

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by Joel Balsam


Air Canada Flight Attendants Agree to Tentative Deal

Air Canada 767If you are a Canadian air traveler, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Air Canada flight attendants will not strike after reaching a tentative deal right before the Wednesday deadline.


Troy Davis to Face Lethal Injection

joelcothran - FlickrThe Georgian Supreme Court has rejected Troy Davis’ final appeal to get off death row. He is set to face lethal injection Wednesday night. 

Davis was sentenced in 1991 for killing police officer Mark MacPhail. But many of the witnesses have changed their testimony or recanted since then. 

An extreme lack of evidence has caused many worldwide to oppose the ruling. Pope Benedict and former US President Jimmy Carter are among those that insist that he is innocent. 


Hockey Montreal Retracts Unusual Ruling

hockey mineurMinor hockey players in Montreal were suspended when they chose not to try out for elite teams. Now Hockey Montreal is reversing the decision. The suspension affected about two hundred children aged nine to sixteen.


Federal Government Prepared to Pass Back-to-Work Legislation

The Federal government will force Air Canada flight attendants to return to work if they choose to strike. The decision was announced Monday by the minister of Labour.
 
Flight attendants from Air Canada have planned strikes across the country on Tuesday and are legally able to walk out on Wednesday.
 
The Federal government defended its choice citing the economy as its reasoning.
 

September 19th 2011

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Read by Sarah Deshaies

Stories written by Joel Balsam, Sofia Gay and Aisha Samu


Five Hundred Dogs Seized from Quebec Puppy Mill

 More than five hundred dogs have been seized in what could be the largest animal cruelty case in Quebec’s history.

 The dogs were found in a puppy farm in southwestern Quebec. They had been living in poor conditions with many suffering from skin and respiratory problems. The dogs have been placed in the care of Humane Society International, with several hundred already at a treatment centre.


Man stabbed in Cote-des-Neiges

A man died overnight on Saturday after being stabbed in the neck in Cote-des-Neiges.

Residents found him unconscious in the corner of Barclay and Decelles. They tried to help him with his wound while the police was called.

There are no eyewitnesses to the stabbing so far. Police have no suspects and will go door-to-door to find out more.

The borough has seen many acts of violence in the past weeks. This is the city’s twenty-seventh murder of the year.


Mulcair preaches to Concordia students

While the question of when and not if Federal Deputy Leader of the NDP Thomas Mulcair will run for party leadership floats around, he took the time to stop by and convince some Concordia students that the NDP is still a contender even after Jack Layton’s gone.

Joel Balsam reports:

When Thomas Mulcair walked into the small conference hall at the Maritime Hotel in downtown Montreal Friday, he took the time to shake the hands of everyone in the room.

He asked them all their names, but really, he wants them to know his.


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Read by Joshua Nemeroff

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Stories written by Joel Balsam and Erica Bridgeman


Froshies paint themselves in blackface

Photos by Anthony Morgan, GazetteA frosh event created a stir Thursday as students from Université de Montréal were filmed in blackface while dressed in the colours of the Jamaican flag. They chanted about marijuana and Rastafarianism. Playing up well-known stereotypes of the Central-American nation.

The costumes were in honour of the annual athletic week to promote student involvement in sports. But one Mcgill law student was deeply offended. He is considering filing a human rights complaint.


Stars shine on CSU Orientation

Mother Mother plays CSU Concert - photo credit Arwen SweetThousands of beers, burgers and buns later the Concordia Student Union Orientation comes to a close this weekend.

Expect VP Finance Jordan Lindsay to be counting pennies to see if the CSU stayed with their ambitious two hundred and seventy thousand dollar budget. A hundred-and fifty thousand of which coming from student fees. Previous CSUs have spent nearly twice as much. But they also had more popular and expensive concert headliners.


Cecil Di Ioia

What is your DJ alias? & what are its origins?
Cecil. It's honestly just a misunderstanding of my real name.

What is your show name?
Burnt Offerings

What genre?
The metal-est!

How long have you been at CJLO?
Probably 4 or 5 years now.

What is the best thing about working at CJLO?
It's a lot of fun and I enjoy the people I work with!


September 14th, 2011

Read by Emily Brass

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by Emily Brass, Sarah Deshaies

 


Air Canada Flight Attendants May Strike

 Air Canada flight attendants voted almost unanimously in favour of a strike. The employees could walk out as soon as September 21st.

Jeff Taylor is president of the flight attendants' union. He said union members are unsatisfied after ten years of making sacrifices to help the airline's financial situation.

Taylor said members would prefer to reach an agreement with Air Canada, but they are prepared to strike if necessary. The union overwhelmingly rejected a tentative deal with the airline in late August.


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