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.

Trade union workers rallied outside of Concordia University Tuesday during their lunch hour. They are angry about a contract proposal from the university that offered little raise in salary.

The Metallos union local 9538 represents carpenters, steelworkers and other tradesmen that uphold the buildings on Concordia’s two campuses. One member called out the university for raising tuition fees for students while executive’s wages stay high. He doesn't feel that union workers can survive on these low wages.

Read and produced by Gareth Sloan

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

Low-risk levels of plutonium have been found in the soil at the Fukushima power plant in Japan. Experts believe that the source may be from fuel rods or from damage from one of the reactors. Plutonium is a by-product of atomic reactions also used in nuclear bombs.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) says that the plutonium is not at the level that’s harmful to human health. Despite this reassurance, Japan’s nuclear safety agency was not optimistic, calling the situation worrisome.