Research in Motion CEO Mike Lazaridis announced service on the Blackberry network had been restored worldwide on Thursday. Blackberry users across Canada had been grinding their teeth in frustration on Wednesday after a network failure in Europe early in the week led to a worldwide Blackberry service disruption. An unknown number of Canadians were left without access to their messaging service and to internet on their smartphones.

Police arrested Muammar Gaddafi’s son Mutassim in Libya yesterday. 

He was detained in Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte. 

Libya’s National Transitional Council said they are holding him in Benghazi.  

Fighters in Sirte reportedly celebrated the news of his arrest.

The Concordia chapter of journalists for human rights hosted its second Speak4Rights event this Tuesday. It featured Felix von Geyer, a Concordia professor and sustainable development journalist. Luciana Gravotta reports.

Felix von Geyer attracted an audience of around 50 people that packed the small upstairs room of the Bishop street Burritoville.

With a Socratic flair, Von Geyer’s talk encouraged the audience not just to listen but to think.

No controversy this time at Concordia’s second Student Council meeting of the year.

All the by-law reforms proposed were passed. And students at large were elected to standing committees.

Wednesday’s meeting featured a presentation by a member of Concordia’s Centre for Gender Advocacy, which earned support for the creation of an official CSU policy on gender equity. A directory for those affected by sexual assault will also be composed.