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The Concordia Student Union’s decision not to consult with the Arts and Science Federation of Associations will cost them.

When the two organizations bought tickets for Youth Action Montreal conference in January, they agreed to sell them for twenty dollars each. However, due to low ticket sales, the CSU decided to give their tickets away for free. They did so without consulting ASFA, rendering them unable to sell their own tickets. However, ASFA’s logo was still on the posters which said the tickets are free.

An online petition to replace the Champlain Bridge has been started by a network of mayors, businessmen and interest groups in the Montreal area.

Canada’s busiest bridge connects the island of Montreal to the South Shore. Recently reports have warned of the need to repair or replace the aging structure within the next ten years.

Due to its importance for many Montrealers, politicians of all stripes have made the bridge a top priority for the upcoming election with Premier Jean Charest naming it as his top wish for the election.

Get out your riot gear, the Habs are headed to the playoffs.

Thanks to an overtime goal by defenceman PK Subban, the Habs eliminated the Blackhawks and nabbed a spot in the playoffs.

The final score was 2-1.

Goalie Carey Price made forty-two saves.

The Canadiens are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference.

The city is considering allowing food vendors back on the streets. Jacques-Alain Lavallée, a spokesman for Ville-Marie borough, says the city is weighing the pros and cons carefully. If given a green a light we would see the vendors hit the streets in the summer. The street meet carts would only by allowed to operate in designated areas. 

In Fukushima Japan engineers were able to stop radioactive water from leaking into the sea. A spokesperson for Tokyo Electric Power says the leaks were stopped after they injected a mixture of liquid rock and hardening agent.

However, due to a lack of storage space Tokyo Electric says they will still have to pump contaminated water into the sea. The water has low levels of radiation and will continue to be released until Friday.

Read by Samah Fadil

Produced by Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo

Stories by Aisha Samu, Dominique Daoust, Sofia Gay and Joel Balsam