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Condo construction could affect train entrance

October 26 2012 // News

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The main walkway to an AMT train station will soon become a condo construction zone.

According to the Gazette, the new Tour des Canadiens will be built on the walkway that is the main entrance to the Lucien L'Allier train station. The site is now known as Centennial Plaza located next door to the Bell Centre.

October 25th, 2012

October 25 2012 // News

Read by: Catlin Spencer

Stories by: Patrick Miller, Nikita Smith, Emilie Pirson and Chloe Deneumoustier

Produced by: Alyssa Tremblay

October 24th, 2012

October 24 2012 // News

Hosted by: Sarah Deshaies

Stories by: Niki Mohrdar, Gregory Wilson & Jamie-Lee Gordon

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi

Nanotechnology revolution

October 23 2012 // News

Concordia goes to court over changing grade

October 23 2012 // News

Concordia University

By: Mr. Kaya

October 23, 2012

October 23 2012 // News

Hosted by: Kurt Weiss

Stories by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi, Catlin Spencer & Saturn de Los Angeles

Produced by: Catlin Spencer

Former Montreal engineer admits to meeting Mob boss

October 23 2012 // News

Gilles Surprenant has testified that he has met Mob boss Vito Rizzuto twice before.

According to CBC News, the former Montreal engineer met Rizzuto twice over the time he was accepting kickbacks on construction contracts.

They crossed paths in 1997 and 2002 both times while playing golf in the Dominican Republic and Terrebonne a suburb on Montreal’s north shore.

Surprenant testified last week that he accepted $600 000 in bribes over a period of ten years. In return for giving more money to construction companies through the contracts they won.

Quebec high-school students are unhealthy, study says

October 23 2012 // News

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A recent study paints a gloomy picture on the health of Quebec high-school students.

The study released by the Gazette on Monday shows Quebec teenagers don’t get enough exercise, eat poorly and one in seven face serious health risks from being overweight.

October 22nd, 2012

October 22 2012 // News

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Stories by: Aisha Samu, Carlo Spiridigliozzi, Alyssa Tremblay & Daniel J. Rowe

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi

Student loses thousands to cheque scam

October 22 2012 // News

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A Concordia international student claims he's lost thousands of dollars in a well-documented scam.

According to CBC News, Abdul Ghaffar lost the money to a scam involving bogus cheques.

Kateri Tekakwitha becomes first North American aboriginal saint

October 21 2012 // News

Kateri TekakwithaMohawk Kateri Tekakwitha has become the first North American aboriginal to ascend to sainthood.

Pope Benedict XVI conducted the canonization ceremony of Tekakwitha and six other individuals at the Vatican’s St-Peter Basilica Sunday morning.

New urban plan unveiled for Griffintown

October 19 2012 // News

The city of Montreal has introduced a new urban plan for Griffintown.

According to the Gazette, the plan for the former Irish working-class neighbourhood will include six new public green spaces and $93 million in infrastructure spending over the next 4 years.

The goal is to create a neighbourhood with a mix of residential units and a street scape that favours cyclists and pedestrians.

80 000 residential units and 150 000 square metres of commercial and offices spaces are to be built in Griffintown.

Executive committee president, Michael Applebaum said that when finished in 25 years the area will add $4.4 billion in value.

October 18th, 2012

October 18 2012 // News

Read by: Catlin Spencer

Stories by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi, Chloe Deneumoustier, Emilie Pirson, Alyssa Tremblay

Produced by: Alyssa Tremblay

October 17, 2012

October 17 2012 // News

Hosted and produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by Jamie-Lee Gordon, Niki Mohrdar, Audrey Folliot, Grégory Wilson

Chinese companies can sue BC

October 16 2012 // News

Picture from Vancouver Observer

The Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act, known as FIPPA,will come into effect at the end of October.

It is Canada’s biggest foreign trade treaty since NAFTA, reports the Vancouver Observer.

This treaty will penalize BC from negotiating a greater share of profits and creating regulations related to the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline for the next thirty-one years.

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