Four marches in Montreal to call for end to deportations

The Gazette - Saturday 18th May, 2013

MONTREAL -- Four marches gathered hundreds of people in Montreal Saturday afternoon to protest against the detention and deportation of migrants in Canada.Demanding "Status for All," the marches started at various points and unfolded uneventfully. Groups that included Dignidad Migrante, the Immigrant Workers Centre, Mexicans United for Regularization, No One Is Illegal-Montreal and ...

Bomb defuser from FLQ crisis remembered by friends family

CBC News - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Friends and family who gathered to remember the sacrifice of Walter Leja say more should be done to remember the heroes of Quebec's FLQ crisis. In the 1960s, engineer Walter Leja was deployed by the Canadian army to defuse bombs planted by the radical Front de Libration du Qubec. On May 17th, 1963, he defused three bombs planted in Westmount mailboxes. Leja dismantled the first two ...

Quebec apartment fire leaves 3 family members in critical condition

CTV - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Officials check the scene of a fire in Ste-Therese, Que., Saturday morning, May 18, 2013. Five family members, including three children, were found unconscious at the site of a fire in a home north of Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN ...

All-terrain-vehicle accidents claim two lives in Quebec

The Gazette - Saturday 18th May, 2013

MONTREAL -- Two men in their 50s died Friday -- on the eve of the Victoria Day long weekend -- after they lost control of all-terrain vehicles while wheeling down different forestry roads in Quebec back-bush country.The separate incidents took place in the Mauricie district, north of Trois-Rivires.About 6:15 p.m., Yvon Bourgault "was not able to stay in control when rounding a curve" ...

Family found unconscious in Montreal area fire

CTV - Saturday 18th May, 2013

STE-THERESE, Que. - Five family members, including three children, were found unconscious this morning at the site of a fire in a home north of Montreal. A 10-year-old boy and seven-year-old boy, along with their father, are in hospital with life-threatening injuries. The family's mother and a three-old-girl also suffered serious injuries. Fire crews and police arrived at the scene ...

Construction hotspots to avoid on May long weekend

General Sources - Saturday 18th May, 2013

The all-too familiar sounds of construction work will ring in the May long-weekend for Montrealers. Yves Dsaultels, traffic reporter for CBC's French service, Radio-Canada, said May is typically one of the worst months for drivers in the city. "Major construction projects are once again underway and few people are on vacation at this time of year," Dsaultels said. Check out our ...

French president Francois Hollande signs gay marriage into law despite national protests

The Independent - Saturday 18th May, 2013

French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorising gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching ...

Video Time Lapse Montreal by Winter

CBS News - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Check out the mysterious sliding stones of Racetrack Playa, some insane star trails, and pink aurora in this time lapse video of Death Valley. Video courtesy ...

NHL Pittsburgh 4 Ottawa 3

Middle East Times - Friday 17th May, 2013

Brenden Morrow scored the game-winner Friday, lifting Pittsburgh to a 4-3 decision over Ottawa. The Penguins took a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series, which will resume in Ottawa on Sunday. It was the second playoff hat trick of Crosby's career. He has scored 10 times in his last 11 post-season meetings with Ottawa. Crosby opened the scoring 3:16 into the game, tallied ...

How Ottawas plan to foster wireless competition sank

The Globe and Mail - Friday 17th May, 2013

'Today marks a new chapter for wireless in Canada."That was Anthony Lacavera's bold declaration as he launched Wind Mobile on a chilly day in December, 2009. There was a buzz in the air as hundreds of people packed Toronto's waterfront to watch the 35-year-old chairman unveil a six-metre statue of "Joe," a tribute to the average Canadian consumer. Joe was a symbol ...

How Quebecor’s unit attained wireless success

The Globe and Mail - Friday 17th May, 2013

Quebecor Inc.'s controlling shareholder Pierre Karl Pladeau. His Vidotron Lte unit now counts more than 400,000 wireless subscribers in Quebec less than three years after its September, 2010, ...

Ottawa’s five options to solve its wireless dilemma

The Globe and Mail - Friday 17th May, 2013

The race is on for incumbents in the wireless business to buy up the spectrum that was supposed to be set aside for new competitors.Telus Corp. wants to buy Mobilicity, and Rogers Communications Inc. wants to buy the spectrum that Shaw Communications bought to start a wireless provider before deciding it had better ways to spend billions of ...

Ottawa earthquake felt widely because of old bedrock

MSNBC - Friday 17th May, 2013

Quakes on the East Coast are generally more widely felt than out West because of differences in the Earth's crust between the two regions, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). East of the ...