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Nadeau-Dubois sentenced

December 6 2012 // News

Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois has been sentenced to 120 hours of community service in a Quebec court on Wednesday.

According to the Gazette, the former CLASSE spokesperson was accused of encouraging students to block access to their classes during last spring’s tuition dispute.

Nadeau-Dubois was convicted for contempt of court in November.

He sought an appeal to his conviction and won the right to make his case.

The sentence will not officially be applied until after Nadeau-Dubois’ appeal on January 22 of next year.

December 5th, 2012

December 5 2012 // News

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Stories by: Sarah Deshaies, Hannah Besseau, Jamie-Lee Gordon, Gregory Wilson & Audrey Folliot

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi

Quebec has second best hospital wait time in Canada, says study

December 5 2012 // News

The Waiting Room

The province of Quebec has ranked second best for surgical wait times according to an annual report by the Fraser Institute.

Despite a slight fall in times, the average Canadian waits approximately four months before being able to receive necessary medical treatment.

In Quebec, the average wait time for patients is 16.6 weeks, second behind Ontario at 14.9. According to a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, even the least worst wait times are unacceptable.

C.P. Rail to cut jobs

December 5 2012 // News

DM&E Trains in South Dakota

Canadian Pacific Railway announced on Tuesday it plans to cut 4,500 jobs by 2016 in the recent wave of changes it’s been going through.

According to CBC, CP expects to eliminate 1,700 jobs this year. Both employees and contractors will be affected. CEO Hunter Harrison claims the move will ‘‘greatly improve service, increase the railway’s efficiency, lower costs and grow the business.’’

Canadian flag will remain in the red room at the National Assembly

December 5 2012 // News

The debate over whether to keep the Maple Leaf in the provincial legislature has been resolved.

According to CBC News, the PQ set a motion forward on removing the Canadian flag from the Red Room. However Tuesday this motion was defeated by 12 votes.

Both the Liberals and the CAQ voted against the motion. With support of the CAQ, moving the motion forward was difficult for the PQ.

The PQ's minority status also contributed to the motions defeat.

 

STORY WRITTEN BY: HANNAH BESSEAU

Egyptians protest against referendum

December 4 2012 // News

Thousands of Egyptians protest against the policies of President Mohamed Morsi. The offices of the Freedom and Justice Party were also attacked.

Things are really not looking good in Egypt these days.

According to Al Jazeera, thousands of protesters demonstrated outside the presidential palace to protest against the proposed constitution.

CJLO NEWS Presents: Podcast Premiere!

December 4 2012 // News

 

CJLO News Presents our first podcast!

This month's podcast features:

The NHL-Lockout: The View of an Indifferent Die-Hard

December 4 2012 // News

Anyone who knows me well knows I am a die-hard hockey fan. I breathe, eat, and sleep hockey, no matter the time of year: preseason, regular season, postseason, offseason. It doesn’t matter. Hockey websites are bookmarked and frequently visited; hockey articles are devoured, and it’s with keener eyes and closer attention that I watch or listen to any form of broadcast media reporting or debating anything hockey related.

EA Sports provides the magic of getting as close to an NHL roster as possible for most of us: creating oneself in the game and controlling the player as you pave your way through an illustrious NHL career.

December 4th, 2012

December 4 2012 // News

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Stories by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi & Saturn De Los Angeles

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi

Private daycares want subsidies

December 4 2012 // News

A group of Quebec private daycare centres are not feeling the love over the P.Q.'s decision to create new public daycare spaces.

According to CBC News, a coalition of Quebec private daycare centres said the new public spaces are a waste of taxpayers' money.

The coalition has revealed that there is immediate space in their daycares, however, customers think twice of the 33 to 35 dollar a day price they would pay. The 7-dollar-a-day daycare centres have a waiting list for prospective clients.

Schools reach out for mental health

December 4 2012 // News

Canadian universities are reaching out to students to deal with end-of-semester stress.

In a report by the Globe and Mail, Canadian Mental Health Commission chairman David Goldbloom says there's been progress with how schools accommodate the mental health needs of their students.

He adds that the need for students - especially for freshmen - to stay competitive, is pressuring them, when they should be instead coping to university life.

Same winter, may feel worse

December 4 2012 // News

Snow Storms...

There won't be a repeat of the "winter that wasn't."

In a report by Environment Canada, obtained by CBC News, the upcoming Canadian winter forecast will be chilly and not as record-breaking as the last.

It will be milder in Ontario with normal temperatures affecting the east. Normal to below-normal temperatures will affect the west of the country. Precipitation levels are expected to remain at normal levels from East to West.

C.N. mystery train trips uncovered

December 4 2012 // News

straight to CANADA !!

Questions have arisen over why shipments of biodiesel tanker cars that took numerous trips between Canada & the U.S. were never unloaded.

According to CBC News, C.N. trains took multiple trips from Sarnia, Ontario to Port Huron, Michegan, claiming to deliver biodiesel between June 15th & 28th, 2010.

December 3rd, 2012

December 3 2012 // News

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Stories by: Alyssa Tremblay, Hannah Besseau, Aisha Samu & Daniel J. Rowe

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi

Montreal man faces deportation to Pakistan

December 2 2012 // News

The lawyer for a Dubai-born man says his life is in danger if he is deported to his parents’ native country of Pakistan.

According to CBC News, 24-year-old Sami Sheikh was 12 when he first came to Montreal.

His parents’ refugee application was denied in 2009 for not mentioning that they lived in Dubai for 20 years before coming to Canada. Sheik and his sisters were given a stay in Canada.

His father claimed that his past involvement with the Pakistan People’s Party put them in danger of their political opponents.

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