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Charest unveils 3 new candidates

Although no election has officially been called yet, Premier Jean Charest announced 3 new Liberal candidates on Sunday.

In a report by CBC News, all of the candidates are former ADQ MPs. Charest also unveiled the PLQ candidates in the northern Quebec ridings of Duplessis and Ungava dubbing them his "Plan Nord Team".


Empty seats at the Summer Olympics

London Olympics - Riverbank ArenaAlthough the events were supposedly sold-out, rows of seats were empty on the first full day of competition at the London Summer Olympics. Olympics organizers have now begun investigating the cause.

Empty seats filled the stadiums of swimming heats, volleyball and gymnastic equestrian events.


Jun Lin laid to rest

Slain Concordia student Jun Lin was laid to rest on Thursday morning at a public funeral.

About 50 people came to pay their respects at Cote-des-Neiges Funeral Complex.

A brief service was led by Father Henry Rodriguez, who read Bible excerpts and spoke highly of Lin, who was brutally dismembered and killed last May.

"His death was cruel, horrible and indignant. He was a victim. It has been a difficult time for his family, and society," said Rodriguez.


Suspicious package received in Colorado

A suspicious package was delivered to the University of Colorado-Denver earlier this week.

In a report by the Associated Press, the package turned over to authorities is believed to have been sent by shooting suspect James Holmes.

Multiple sources have reported that the package includes a notebook with drawings and descriptions of a mass attack. The package was addressed to a school psychiatrist.


Security headaches at the games

Olympic flag flying outside Eland HouseSecurity has become front and centre as the 2012 Summer Olympics Games have kicked off in London.

In a report by CNN issued on Thursday, the biggest assignment will be to protect to more than 100 heads of state and dignitaries present.


Financial donors to meet Concordia University administration

A Touch of BronzeConcordia University executives will soon meet former professors Jack and Judith Kornblatt regarding their previous financial donations to the school.

According to CTV News the Kornblatts have decided to stop donating money to the school after over forty years.

They stated that their reason to cease their donations is because the administration uses the money for illegitimate causes.


Cree leaders and province announce new northern regional authority

It's a first for Canada, and perhaps the world. 

The Quebec government and Cree people are forming a new joint local administration in the north of the province.

It will give native peoples more say in how natural resources are used. 

The agreement was signed Tuesday in the National Assembly. 


July 25th, 2012

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Léo Bureau-Blouin throws his hat in the ring for PQ

Léo Bureau-Blouin is making the jump from the picket line to the campaign trail. 

The former head of the provincial cegep student union will run for the Parti Québécois in the riding of Laval des Rapides.

He made the announcement wednesday morning after days of speculation. 

Bureau-Blouin became one of the figureheads in the ongoing student fight against rising tuition fees before his term as FECQ president ended in June.


Suporters of suspended doctor rally at Quebec College of Physicians office

About 30 children, parents and grandparents rallied outside the Quebec College of Physicians office on Tuesday morning to protest against their decision to suspend a popular gynecologist.

The Gazette reports that The College suspended Doctor Gilles Mercier, a seventy-one year-old obstetrician-gynecologist, for a period of two months as of July 17 because he failed to complete his paperwork in a timely manner.


July 23rd, 2012

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Penn State hit hard by sanctions

The NCAA came down with an iron fist on Penn State University on Monday morning.

In a report by CNN, the NCAA fined the school 60 million dollars and banned its football team from the postseason for the next 4 years.

The school has also been ordered to forfeit all of their wins from the 1998 football season. This decision strips the late Joe Paterno's title as winningest coach in major football college history.


Katimavik supporters hold demonstrations across Canada

Supporters and former participants of Katimavik held demonstrations in Montreal, Ottawa, and Winnipeg this weekend in hopes to save the youth program cut in the recent federal budget.

The program, started in 1977 by Jacques Hébert, sends youths between 17 and 21 to live and volunteer in communities across the Canada.

Former member Andrew Murchison stated that the program has helped him in his life, as it foster's civic engagement at a critical age.

Over thirty thousand Canadians have participated in Katimavik, which costs fourteen million dollars a year to run.


Quebec students protest amid speculation of a fall election

Youth of tomorrow

Thousands of students took to the streets Sunday in anticipation of a possible provincial election.

The big turnout for the event, which began at Emile Gamelin Park, showed that many remain passionate in the movement despite calming down during the summer.


Comments on Twitter end Lufti's role in the CAQ

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Coalition Avenir Québec leader, François Legault, stated on Sunday that Kamal G. Lufti will cease to be the party’s candidate in the Laval riding of Comedey.

According to the Montreal Gazette, Lufti made claims on Twitter that some sovereignists are racist.

Lufti claimed that some of the sovereignists wanted to abolish multiculturalism and that some were even hateful towards other cultures.


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