The Cree people of Northern Quebec are signing a deal with the province Friday. The Native American group is regaining control over certain parts of the province.

The deal indicates the creation of a regional Cree governement on their ancestral land of Eeyou Istchee. This will give them control of over 65,000 square kms of land.

Premier Jean Charest is making the announcement Friday, along with Matthew Coon Come, the grand chief of the Crees of Quebec. Negotations began over two years ago, when an independent study revealed Quebec’s failure in honoring its obligations towards the Cree nation. 

It was Wednesday May 18, 2011—just three days before the impending Rapture that would kick off the end of the world (as predicted by Harold Camping). In anticipation for that fateful moment, I made a list of five simple things I wanted to do before death on Saturday: 

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The Canucks are headed to the Stanley Cup Finals! The only Canadian team left in the NHL playoffs took down the San jJse Sharks in a double overtime 3-2 win Tuesday night.

The last time Vancouver made the Stanley Cup final was in 1994. Now that the Canucks have won the Western conference final, they will play either the Boston Bruins or the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Stanley Cup.

In international news,  Ottawa has announced immediate sanctions against Bashar al-Assad’s regime, in an attempt to stop the brutal crackdown on protesters in Syria. The sanctions  were announced by Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird, at a news conference on Parliament Hill on Tuesday. The sanctions include a travel ban for Syrian president and other officials, as well as an asset freeze.