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2012 Conservative budget highlights

March 30 2012 // News

The Conservative government released its 2012 budget yesterday.

According to the Canadian Press over nineteen thousand jobs will be cut from the public service. The Department of National Defence will be one of the hardest hit.

Eligibility for old age security will rise from sixty-five to sixty-seven come 2023 and the CBC will lose ten per cent of its annual funding.

Research and development will get a billion dollar boost while 50 million will be put towards job skills training for youth.

Gauthier fired by Habs

March 29 2012 // News

Pierre Gauthier was dismissed from his duties as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

According to CBC News Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson has stated that there is a deadline to hire a new general manager.

Molson has not revealed any potential candidates for the GM position, but rumours speculate that Patrick Roy is a potential candidate.

Molson explained that his reason for firing Gauthier was that the Habs did not win enough games under Gauthier`s management.

March 29th, 2012

March 29 2012 // News

Read by: Katie McGroarty

Stories by: Joel Ashak, Dominique Daoust, Luciana Gravotta and Sabrina Daniel

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi

Student protesters get more creative

March 28 2012 // News

Student protesters are not just intensifying the movement against tuition hikes. They are also coming up with creative ways to make the life in the city more difficult.

According to the CBC, hundreds of protesters were playing cat and mouse with the Montreal police on Wednesday.

Leading the march with a route that was kept secret, the students kept changing directions at the corner of every block. The Montreal police could only try to catch up with the protesters.

Father of Toulouse gunman said to sue France

March 28 2012 // News

The father of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah is looking to sue the French police after his son's death.

Merah killed seven people last week, including three children and a teacher at a Jewish school.

He was later shot by police after they raided his apartment. Merah was 23.

His father hired an Algerian lawyer to sue the special police because he considers his son a murder victim, BBC News reported.

Monkland Village restaurant catches fire

March 28 2012 // News

A fire broke out at Lucille’s Oyster Dive in the early afternoon on Wednesday. The fire on Monkland Avenue was brought under control after ninety firefighters fought it for three hours. Ten people were forced out of their homes once the fire started in the restaurant’s kitchen.

New budget cuts for Canada

March 28 2012 // News

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will present the new federal budget on Thursday. According to the CBC, he says cuts will go nowhere near health care, education, or social services. The cuts are estimated to be around 4-billion dollars, or 5 percent of spending.

The new budget will show how much each department will need to cut but it will not specify which services will be affected. This means that the specifics of the budget will remain unclear for the next several months.

March 28th, 2012

March 28 2012 // News

Read by: Greg Wilson

Stories By: William D. Pelletier, Jamie-Lee Gordon and Alyssa Tremblay

Produced by: Jamie-Lee Gordon

 

109 cases of misdiagnosed breast cancer

March 27 2012 // News

AIT's Holographic Ultrasound System at KadlecTwo years ago, Health Minister Yves Bolduc ordered a review 22,000 breast exams conducted between 2008 and 2010.

These tests were originally administered by Dr. Raymond Bergeron in three clinics in Montreal and Laval.

According to CTV Montreal, this resulted in finding 109 missed cases of breast cancer.

March 27th, 2012

March 27 2012 // News

Read by: Aisha Samu

Stories by: Aisha Samu, Niki Mohrdar, Micheal Lemieux and Tara Brockwell

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi

CSU general assembly ends early, unable to meet quorum

March 27 2012 // News

The CSU general assembly held yesterday ended early after being unable to meet quorum.

Around 300 students attended Monday's GA at Reggie's terrace compared to the 2000 students that attended the first GA.

The GA would've held a vote on extending the student strike.

Some students placed blame on the CSU for not properly advertising the GA and for lack of organization.

Upcoming federal budget skins bureaucracy surrounding natural resource industry

March 27 2012 // News

Premier Christy Clark with federal minister of Natural ResourcesThe Conservative Party is set to introduce their next federal budget this Thursday.

Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver confirmed the budget will lighten the regulatory load surrounding Canada’s resource industry.

University of Montreal expansion announced

March 26 2012 // News

Université de MontréalAccording to the CTV, the University of Montreal will be beginning new construction.

Finance minister Raymond Bachand announced Monday that the federal government would fund the $350 million project. The new campus would be located in the abandoned CP rail yard in Outremont.

Quebec student strikers take on new tactic

March 26 2012 // News

Student Protest - March 22 2012Quebec students plan on continuing with their strike against the recent tuition hikes with a new strategy.

Protests will continue, however instead of massive groups of student protests, such as the one on March 22, smaller protests will occur. These demonstrations will be targeting Liberal politicians who just barely won the 2008 elections.

Student video captures security guard violation

March 26 2012 // News

A video captured by Amber Gross, a Mcgill student at a tuition hike protest in Concordia's Faubourg building, shows a Concordia security guard knocking the camera out of her hand. 

The guard quickly leaves the scene before giving his name or license.

Watch the video here courtesy of CUTV.

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