Concordia, McGill to take Quebec to court over tuition hikes for out-of-province students. US targets Russia with hundreds of sanctions over Ukraine war, Navalny death.

McGill and Concordia University, English universities in Montreal, are both launching separate lawsuits against the Quebec government. Due to tuition hikes for out-of-province students and now requiring at least 80% French proficiency for them, both universities have seen a significant decrease in applications and student diversity. Quebec justifies this as preservation of the French language. (CBC)

The U.S. and UK imposed extensive sanctions Friday against Russia, targeting more than 500 people and entities to mark the second anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and retaliate for Russian opposition leader Navalny. Entities based in China, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, and Liechtenstein are facing tougher export restrictions for backfilling and evasion of Western sanctions on Russia. (Reuters)