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Pope Benedict XVI to step down
Pope Benedict XVI will step down from his position after almost eight years of work as the head of the Catholic Church.
According to BBC News Pope Benedict XVI stated that he felt that his old age was effecting his abilities to fulfill his papal duties.
He also stated that his doctor warned him of how some of his papal duties may further decline his health.
Pope Benedict XVI`s resignation will be the first papal resignation in almost 600 years.
The Vatican stated that a new Pope should be elected sometime before Easter.
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Campus: What's up with Concordia's food cartels? CJLO News is looking in to some social issues in Concordia's food services.
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February 11th, 2013
Hosted by: Aisha Samu
Stories by: Kurt Weiss, Carlo Spiridigliozzi & Natasha Taggart
Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Tanning beds forbidden to minors
Minors under the age of 18 will need to find another way to get a tan.
According to CBC News, a law forbidding the sale of U.V. tanning services comes into effect on Monday.
The P.Q. said the law represents a preventative measure against potential skin diseases from artificial tanning. Dermatologists and other experts agree that U.V. tanning beds can lead to different skin cancers, such as Melanoma.
Salons who allow minors to use their services face fines between $500 and $15 000. Minors also face a maximum $100 fine for breaking the law.
60 000 Quebecers signed the petition in favour of regulating the effects caused by artificial U.V. beds.
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P.Q. reassures youth wing on discussion of free tuition
It looks like free tuition will be on the agenda after all at the upcoming summit on higher education.
According to the Gazette, Premier Pauline Marois promised the P.Q. youth wing that a discussion on free tuition will take place at the higher education summit later this month.
Marois called the discussion of free tuition a "healthy debate" on this issue.
Meanwhile, Marois announced at the gathering of P.Q. delegates that sovereignty is the main goal of her party. She wants to put in place an action plan to revive voter interest in the P.Q.'s sovereignty push.
The Drummondville hotel where the gathering took place was under heavy security.
Flickr Photo by: Montreal metropole culturelle
Protest at Plan Nord conference
The city of Montreal is faced another scene reminiscent of last spring’s student protests.
This time around, the protestors say they are against plans for new mining projects in northern Quebec, reports the Gazette.
On Saturday, the second day of protests against those plans, demonstrators rallied outside a job fair at the city’s convention centre.
Police arrested thirty-six people in relation to the protests.
Thirty-two of them will be charged with unlawful assembly, with nine of those being minors.
And four of them will be charged for assaulting an officer.
Police spokesperson Ian Lafrenière said at least one window was smashed and a flare gun was fired inside the building.
He said the police tolerate protests, but not criminal acts like that.
On Friday, officials declared the get-together illegal as soon as it started because there was no protest route given beforehand.
Lafrenière said no one has been seriously injured.
Central American countries declare agricultural emergencies
Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica have declared states of agricultural emergencies after a fungus called Coffee rust has caused trees to lose their leaves and produce fewer beans.
According to the BBC, coffee is Guatemala's main export meaning that hundreds of thousands of jobs are at stake. So far 70 per cent of the country’s crops have been infected.
Guatemala is releasing over 13-million dollars in emergency aid to help farmers fight the fungus. A rise in temperature and more humidity is said to be the cause of the outbreak.
Flickr Photo by: aaronHwarren
STORY WRITTEN BY: NATASHA TAGGART
Interview With Holy Grail on Grade A Explosives This Sunday
Are you liking the new resurgence of Traditional Heavy Metal that has been going around? Well, maybe you should tune in Sunday from 4-6PM to Grade A Explosives when Andrew talks to some of the fine gentleman in Holy Grail, one of the bands at the forefront. He'll talk with them about touring in Montreal, race in regards to metal, and, of course, Chupacabras.
As if that isn't enough for your Sunday, after listening to another heap of metal offered by Burnt Offerings from 6-8PM, you can listen to a brand new show called The Noisy Loft from 8-9PM. Oh, and yeah, since it's his first show, he'll be giving away a pair of tickets to see Cancer Bats at La Tulipe on February 12th, because he's a good dude like that.
So, listen on Sunday for a great block of metal from 4-9PM and win stuff. What could be better?
February 8, 2013
Hosted by: Saturn De Los Angeles
Stories by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi, Catlin Spencer & Alyssa Tremblay
Produced by: Catlin Spencer
February 7, 2013
Hosted by: Catlin Spencer
Stories by: Alyssa Tremblay, Chloe Deneumoustier & Saturn De Los Angeles
Produced by: Jenna Monney-Lupert
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