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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Montreal News.net http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/cat/71df8d33cd2a30df/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 06:45:04 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:45:04 -0400 30 A federal court in Ottawa ruled late Thursday to uphold Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing's deportation order, paving the way for his return to China after he stayed here for 12 years.The verdict, made after more than three hours of court hearings, putting an end to all legal proceedings related to the deportation case.According to the law, the deportation should be executed soon after the ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214756048/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:49 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214756048/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df by Mark BourrieA heat dome that has been hovering over parts of Canada several days are setting record highs across Eastern and Central Canada on Thursday, which could be the hottest day of the year.Environment Canada, the federal government agency that monitors weather, released a special weather statement for the region, warning residents that a "sultry tropical air mass" will make ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214755670/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:40 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214755670/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df China on Friday welcomed the Canadian Federal Court's decision to uphold the deportation of Lai Changxing, one of China's most wanted fugitives.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remark in a statement posted on the ministry's website.Ma said Lai is the prime suspect in a smuggling case in the city of Xiamen and has been sought by law enforcement for several ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214755881/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:28 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214755881/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df An Air Canada plane landed safely after being forced to return to Sydney Airport because of smoke in the cabin, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Thursday.The plane landed in Sydney shortly after 12.10 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, an ATSB spokesman said.It had left Sydney Airport at about 10.30 a.m. (local time) for Vancouver and Toronto."Air Canada reported smoke in ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214755615/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:23 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214755615/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df By Julie Gordon, Reuters Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, under pressure to respond to allegations he was filmed using drugs, said on Friday that he does not smoke crack cocaine and could not comment on a video he had not seen or does not exist. "There has been a serious accusation from the Toronto Star that I use crack cocaine. I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine," ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214755502/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 04:12:21 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214755502/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df View of the Toronto skyline. Toronto's embattled Mayor Rob Ford denied that he uses crack cocaine, despite allegations he was seen on a video smoking the ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214755281/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 03:32:07 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214755281/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The power of the Internet was going to shatter the grip that realtors have on house sales in Canada, driving down commissions and empowering consumers.The Internet failed.The Competition Bureau waded in to overcome the industry's stasis, attempting to create a market where consumers pick which services they want and data are more widely ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214754428/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:07 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214754428/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Kyle Turris were the only Senators to generate offence, as Ottawa failed to advance past the conference semis since making the Stanley Cup final in ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214754533/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 02:37:22 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214754533/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Canadian Joey Votto, fresh off his National League player of the week honours, has been a key contributor to the Cincinnati Reds' success this season. The first baseman's .358 batting average and 1.029 OPS have helped his squad catapult up from 15th to fourth in this week's CBCSports.ca MLB Power ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753790/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 01:32:19 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753790/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Senators goalie Craig Anderson is surrounded by teammates Milan Michalek (9), Chris Phillips (4), Sergei Gonchar (55) and Jared Cowen after being eliminated by the Penguins. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753892/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 01:32:18 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753892/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Brenden Morrow opened the scoring in Game 5 and the Pittsburgh Penguins took over to win their Eastern Conference semi-final series, 4-1, over the Ottawa Senators. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753859/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 01:32:18 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753859/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have advised dog owners to be careful in the Vancouver area after a pet was hooked by an unusual trap on a popular trail. Police said the trap consisted of five hooks buried in a piece of meat, The Province reported. It was hung about 5 feet off the ground just off the Baden Powell Trail on Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver. The dog, a labradoodle, lunged for ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753860/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 01:15:23 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753860/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df , Quebec's unions forced the cancellation of a press conference that was to be held on the sidelines of a demonstration protesting against the federal Conservative government's cuts to Employment Insurance (EI), because it was intended to draw attention to the parallel cuts to social assistance (welfare) being made by the provincial Parti Qubcois (PQ) government.This act of political ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753198/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:43:11 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753198/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df First, Toronto FC do some things well. In everything else, they fail.One night in November of 2011, I went to a TFC postseason pub night, a cheerful, friendly event, with a few hundred fans, some players and representatives of TFC management. This is what the club does extremely well. For all the good vibes though, everyone was aware the MLS playoffs were rolling on and, once again, TFC was not ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753199/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:40:42 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753199/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df after being raped twice at a Texas Air Force base says she's been further victimized by military policies about sexual assault. Myah Bilton-Smith is trying to recover from a brain injury and might have permanent brain damage. "Sometimes I have the fear of breaking my family apart just because of how much problems I have," she said during an interview with KATU News. But ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753200/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:02 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753200/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Captain Daniel Alfredsson and his Ottawa Senators dropped a 6-2 decision in Game 5 to the Pittsburgh Penguins, who become the first team to march to the conference finals. But was this Alfredsson's final NHL ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753201/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:23:00 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753201/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Ty Rattie scored the winner in the third period and Mac Carruth made 34 saves as the Portland Winterhawks defeated the London Knights 2-1 Friday night in the semifinal of the MasterCard Memorial Cup. Tyler Wotherspoon also scored for the Winterhawks, who will take on the Halifax Mooseheads in Sunday's final that will determine the Canadian Hockey League champion. Nicolas Petan added two ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753202/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:23:00 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753202/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df It has been more than 125 years since the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven into the ground, instantly making trains the driving force behind the country's economy. Now, with massive pipeline projects mired in controversy, the need to move crude oil to market could mean a big new boost to Canada's rail sector. Chris Brown reports on a Vancouver businessman's ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753002/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:59 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753002/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MIAMI (AP) David West's right hand helped the Indiana Pacers grab home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals. Roy Hibbert scored 29 points, West knocked away two passes by LeBron James for huge turnovers in the final minute, and the Pacers evened the East title series with a 97-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the series on Friday night. Paul George scored 22 points, ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753203/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:59 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753203/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df An Edmonton woman who reported a drunk driver last November is angry he was acquitted this week after the arresting officer failed to show up at court to testify. Lisa Boersma says she first noticed what appeared to be a drunk man stumble out of a south side restaurant. "He stumbled out to [his truck] -- as he's standing there unlocking his door, he's weaving in and out, ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753204/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:57 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753204/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df During sunset on Saturday, three planets will form a bright cluster in the western sky known as the Dance of the Planets. Venus, Jupiter and Mercury -- the brightest planets visible on Earth -- will move into a triangle only three degrees wide. The triple conjunction of planets is fairly rare. The last time the three bright planets aligned in that formation was on May 9, 2011. According to ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753205/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:56 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753205/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The unofficial start to the cruise ship season kicked off in downtown Vancouver on Friday as more than 11,000 passengers got on or off three ships docked at the terminal at Canada Place. Tourism Vancouver is expecting a 23 per cent increase in cruise ship passengers this year, and to accommodate the rush Port Metro Vancouver worked with city and tourism officials to bring in more cabs and more ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753206/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:56 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753206/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA-More than two dozen senior officials and diplomats in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government monitored information about a Toronto artist over her criticism of the oil and gas industry's environmental performance.This behind the scenes reaction was described in passages from more than 2,000 internal federal emails and other records, featured in a new book - ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753207/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:54 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753207/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Joffrey Reynolds, shown leaving court with lawyer Randi Collins in February after being found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, will likely face deportation to the United States after serving his 90-day ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753208/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:50 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753208/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Summer gives us a much needed break in often gloomy, notoriously pricey Metro Vancouver.With the first sliver of blue sky, we bolt from our cramped condos and sleepy suburbs to soak up the sunshine on local beaches and mountains. But you needn't lace up your hiking boots to take advantage of a summer's worth of free entertainment in the great outdoors.From the extensive free program at ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753209/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:49 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753209/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df File: The terrain can be steep and difficult as seen here at a spot called Windy Point. North American Construction Group is building the TMX anchor loop project for Kinder Morgan. The project is adding capacity to Trans Mountain Pipe Line between Edmonton and Vancouver. It is 158 kms of new 36 inch diameter pipe through Jasper and Mt. Robson ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753010/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:47 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753010/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A dog was caught in a vicious animal trap that consisted of a hunk of meat threaded through a series of five barbed hooks on the Baden Powell Trail in Vancouver on Thursday morning. (Facebook photo) Police in Vancouver have issued a public warning after a dog was hooked in a vicious animal trap on a hiking trail. A dog owner was walking her Labradoodle on the Baden Powell Trail around 10:30 ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752985/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:45 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752985/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A North Vancouver woman was walking her labradoodle near the popular Grouse Grind, shown here, when her dog jaunted off into the woods and bit into a piece of meat hanging five feet off the ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753210/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:42 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753210/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df U.S. officials predict hurricanes in the Atlantic region will range from ';active'; to "extremely active" this season. Above is an image of then-Superstorm Sandy from last ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753161/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:41 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753161/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the Oscar-winning actress so he could protect her, according to court documents.Zhao Han Cong, 23, of Vancouver, British Columbia, was ordered Friday to remain held until he could undergo a psychiatric examination to ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753211/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:37 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214753211/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df To anyone unfamiliar with the personal dynamics, it must seem bizarre.Of all the things the Ontario NDP demanded in return for supporting this spring's budget - more social spending, lower auto insurance rates, efforts to collect more business tax, the appointment of a new budgetary officer - only one was outright denied by the governing Liberals. And it's something that, ostensibly, ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752393/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 23:34:11 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752393/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wood smoked Jerk Chicken with sam's secret island recipe on the rooftop patio of Black & Blue Steakhouse in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752394/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 23:34:09 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752394/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Pittsburgh Penguins' Brenden Morrow (10) celebrates his first-period goal with teammate Jussi Jokinen (36) in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in their NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs series, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752395/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 23:32:20 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752395/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Rachel Maddow reports on the bizarre story of the mayor of Toronto who denies smoking crack even as a purported video of him doing so is being shopped to media outlets, one of which, Gawker, is accepting public donations to raise the $200,000 asking ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752294/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:22 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752294/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Rob Ford has denied accusations of drug use, breaking a week-long silence over a raging media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752221/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:01 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752221/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df It was a rough welcome to the majors for Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Sean Nolin, who gave up seven hits and six earned runs in 1.1 innings of work. (Abelimages/Getty ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752398/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 23:16:00 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752398/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to the Eastern Conference final after a 6-2 victory on Friday over the Ottawa Senators. Pittsburgh won the conference semifinal series ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752397/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 23:16:00 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752397/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Researchers at the University of Alberta have just finished a new study about the effectiveness of using hands-free technology while driving. And, as CBC's Silvana Benolich found out, the results are not what you might have ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752399/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 23:15:58 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752399/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A public hearing will be held into allegations of abuse of authority, deceit and discreditable conduct against a member of B.C.'s Transit Police.The police complaint commissioner announced the hearing for Const. Ken Jansen in connection with an incident in April 2010.The commissioner says Jansen and a member of the RCMP are accused of using unnecessary or excessive force on a person at ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752271/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 23:15:50 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752271/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Play video TORONTO - It hasn’t been a great start to the summer for a young Oshawa man, having had his nose chewed off by a vicious dog while protecting his girlfriend, and then thrown out of his apartment. It was last Saturday night, while kicking back on the front porch of the rooming house he lives in at 140 Brock St., that Jimmy Rogers, a 23-year-old unemployed construction worker, ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752361/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 23:15:49 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752361/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df I had just returned from a rollicking Victoria Day polo match when I received awful news that the "crack-ed cocaine" allegations against me continue unabated. I say it again; the only vapours I would ever dream of imbibing issue from the mouthpiece of my Calabash pipe --or perhaps a fine Cohiba. These spurious allegations are nothing but the libelous musings of a dangerous mob of ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752362/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 23:11:54 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752362/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Penguins' Matt Cooke skates past the Senators' Jared Cowen as he helped set up Brenden Morrow's first-period goal Friday, May 24, 2013, at Consol Energy ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752400/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:24 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214752400/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df When Qatar made a sudden move to take the headquarters of a UN agency from Montreal, Canada launched into a no-delay, no-quarter campaign to beat it back. On Thursday, Qatar cried uncle and called Ottawa to say it was withdrawing its bid to win the seat of the International Civil Aviation ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751637/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:27:34 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751637/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df From "satisfied" to "he should resign," Toronto city councillors had mixed reactions to Mayor Rob Ford's official statement regarding accusations he smoked crack cocaine. Ford broke his silence Friday, denying crack ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751513/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:27:28 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751513/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Don Cherry warned the media about speaking with players immediately after a game. "Smarten up and give them time to calm down," the Coach's Corner commentator said on Friday. This in response to comments made by Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson following a disappointing 7-3 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 on Wednesday night. When asked if the team could ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751702/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:09:06 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751702/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie throws his gloves off after being called out on strikes by home plate umpire Dan Bellino in the bottom of the third inning Friday. (Nathan Denette/Canadian ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751701/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:09:06 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751701/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Pittsburgh Penguins forward Brenden Morrow scores in the first period on goalie Craig Anderson in Game 5 at Consol Energy Center on Friday in Pittsburgh, Penn. (Justin K. Aller/Getty ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751700/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:09:06 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751700/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Now that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has formally denied to allegations of crack cocaine use, it's just Ford's word versus his accusers', unless the video surfaces. "I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict," Ford told reporters Friday. "As for a video: I cannot comment on a video I've never seen or does not exist." The video purportedly shows him ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751519/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:09:04 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751519/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A UBC student says he's happy to be alive after the Skagit River bridge collapsed beneath him on Thursday night. Mount Vernon, Washington resident Bryce Kenning says he was making a trip he had made hundreds of times with no incident. But this time was different. "You never expect anything like that to happen in real life, it was like a movie event," said Kenning in an interview ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751703/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:09:03 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751703/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Vancouver resident Cora Maming spent two years hiding inside her home after arriving from the Philippines in 2008. Help from her neighbourhood house helped her with English lessons and confidence, and now Maming now is happily participating in her ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751704/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:52 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751704/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df FILE: Developer Ender Ilkay walks through park property below his own property where he proposed cabins and lodge would be built above the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail in Victoria. Logging has since begun in the ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751705/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:51 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751705/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto's deputy mayor is urging Mayor Rob Ford to address the raging scandal over an alleged crack cocaine video. Ford called reports of the video "ridiculous" but has said little ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751521/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:41 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751521/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df VANCOUVER -- A Vancouver police inspector who helped develop counter-terrorism plans nationally and target prolific-property offenders locally has earned one of the country's highest honours.Inspector Bob Stewart, a 35-year member of the Vancouver Police Department, has received the Order of Merit of the Police Forces from Governor General David Johnston.The award was created in 2000 and ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751566/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:26 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751566/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Growing up on Montreal's West Island in the 1960s, Bob Plamondon was not immune to the Trudeaumania that swept the nation. "I remember in 1968 having kids going up and down the street, 10-year-old kids on their bicycles with signs behind them saying, 'Vote for Trudeau,' " he recounted this week. When he was old enough to vote in his first federal election in 1979, he ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751671/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:04:51 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751671/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df CALGARY -- Depending on who you ask, and when, fluoride is either one of the top public health initiatives of the 20th century, or a poison artificially injected into the water supply. Fluoridated water is endorsed by virtually every credible health organization in North America, including Health Canada, the Centre for Disease Control and numerous dental associations. Yet, in its 60-year ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751670/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:04:51 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751670/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df After a week of avoiding journalists, Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto on Friday denied accusations that he smoked crack cocaine. "I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine," Mr. Ford, left, said as he read a statement during a brief news conference. He did not take questions. Last week Mr. Ford dismissed as ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751524/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 22:03:03 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751524/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Montreal officials say a boil-water advisory has been lifted and residents can drink their tap water after tests showed the water safe to drink. The boil-water advisory, issued Wednesday when the city began receiving calls about discolored water in Montreal's Sud-Ouest distract, was the largest the city has ever experienced, covering a region with 1.3 million residents, Canadian ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751588/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 21:51:11 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214751588/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A customer sits outside the Mighty Oak neighbourhood grocery store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750946/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 21:19:22 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750946/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tomas Vokoun (L) is congratulated by teammates Sidney Crosby and Paul Martin after they defeated the Ottawa Senators in Game 2 of their NHL Eastern Conference semi-final hockey game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 17, 2013. Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators takes place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 on Friday night with the Penguins looking to finish things off ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750948/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 21:07:02 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750948/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Matt Kuchar was 10-under par on the 16th green when the second round of the Colonial was suspended Friday night because of an impending storm system. There were 18 groups still on the course, three still with eight holes to play, when play was stopped at 6:38 p.m. The second round at Hogan's Alley will be completed Saturday morning. Kuchar had a one-stroke lead over Graham DeLaet. The ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750859/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:37 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750859/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Port Metro Vancouver says "it's all good news this year" on the cruise-ship front."This year, we're seeing an increase of more than 20 per cent for the season from last year," the port's manager of business development, Carmen Ortega, said.That is expected to translate into about 820,000 passengers on 236 sailings. Last season saw 667,000 passengers on 191 ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750697/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:27 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750697/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Mayank Rehani demonstrates the driving simulator used to study the impact of hands-free distraction on drivers at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Centre in Edmonton on May 24, 2013. Dave Lazzarino/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency EDMONTON -- Distracted driving laws enacted in most of Canada means drivers have had to keep their cell phones out of their hands and their eyes on the road. But a recent study by ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750860/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:22 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750860/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Zachary Holland. (File) EDMONTON - An Edmonton man who used a toilet tank lid to attack a transsexual before torching her suite and dragged his girlfriend from a car was sentenced to 15 years Thursday. Zachary Holland, 26, pleaded guilty to several charges including arson causing bodily harm, two counts of aggravated assault, kidnapping and uttering death threats. Provincial Court Judge James ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750861/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:22 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750861/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Uncharitable mockery befell Conservative MP Joan Crockatt earlier this week when she welcomed the resignation of Stephen Harper’s chief of staff Nigel Wright, plus the removal from caucus of senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin, as ';a clear demo[nstration] of accountability.'; The long-time Calgary journalist was chided for honouring the dishonoured, but she was at least ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750862/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 20:56:23 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214750862/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df LIST PRICE $1,698,000SALE PRICE $1.6-millionPREVIOUS SALE PRICE $1,798,000TAXES $6,335 (2012)DAYS ON MARKET 175LISTING AGENT R.V. (Will) McKitka, Macdonald ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749968/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:50 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749968/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toka , a 42 year old African elephant, is photographed on May 1 2012 at the Metro Toronto Zoo. The fate of three elephants is up in the air as they need to be relocated because of lack of space for them at the Toronto zoo. (Fred Lum/The Globe and ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749969/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:49 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749969/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Common wisdom has it that Quebec's favourite sport is hockey. But scratch the surface and you might find that Quebeckers spend more time arguing with each other through summits and public hearings, in the hopes of reaching an elusive consensus, than actual time on an ice rink.The consultations that Environment Minister Yves-Franois Blanchet wants to hold on Enbridge's plans to reverse ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749970/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:42 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749970/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A retired Canadian police officer slain in Mexico is being remembered as a generous and loving woman who dedicated a lot of her time to helping animals.News reports in Mexico say Lynn Earle, 60, was found stabbed to death in her home in Playa del Carmen earlier this week.She retired from the West Vancouver Police Department in ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749745/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:41 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749745/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Rio Tinto Alcan's plant in the Arvida district of Saguenay, 225 km northeast of Quebec City. Wednesday November 10, 2010. After meeting with company officials, the union representing Quebec workers at another subsidiary, Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium, said it fears between 230 and 400 jobs are at risk of being cut as the giant mining company retrenches. (Francis Vachon For The Globe and ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749971/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:41 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749971/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The TELUS Break Away Cam follows the player or camera angle you want to watch during featured Hockey Night in Canada games. Check out tonight's Senators-Penguins game on 2nd Screen and vote for your favourite ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749972/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:07 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749972/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Veteran U.S. college football coach Dan Hawkins spent two years as an analyst with ESPN before deciding to return to the sport as the new head coach of the Montreal Alouettes. (Graham Hughes/Canadian ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749974/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:06 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749974/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist and his teammates will have to crawl out of a 3-1 series hole to the Boston Bruins if they hope to advance. (Bruce Bennett/Getty ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749973/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:06 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749973/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages has been settled, a lawyer for the women said Friday in New York. Lawyer David Jaroslawicz wouldn't comment on the terms of the settlement, saying only that the case had been "resolved and discontinued." Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole had alleged ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749975/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:05 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749975/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Rainfall warnings are still in effect for Calgary, Airdrie, Cochrane, Olds, Sundre, Okotoks, High River, Claresholm, Kananaskis Country, Canmore, Rocky Mountain House, Caroline and Nordegg. "A slow moving weather system continues to bring rain to much of Western Alberta," says the Environment Canada website. "Rainfall from the system will gradually taper off through the weekend as ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749979/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:04 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749979/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Police are investigating a violent attack in northeast Calgary this evening in the community of Huntington Hills. They say a man received serious injuries in an altercation with at least one other person. Other details are not available at this time. However, police say Hunterhorn Gate and Hunterhorn Crescent N.E. are closed to traffic for this investigation. CBC has a reporter en ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749977/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:04 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749977/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said it's "business as usual" at city hall, where he is continuing to "fight for the taxpayers every day." (Chris Young/Canadian ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749976/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:04 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749976/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge is reopening a unit that was closed because of a C. difficile infection. Unit 4C was closed April ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749980/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:03 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749980/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra wraps up its three-part Back at Knox series this weekend. The two remaining shows in the series are Friday and Saturday night at Knox United Church downtown. The performances showcase some of Bach's best works and feature appearances by soprano Nathalie Paulin, tenor Timothy Shantz and baritone Tyler ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749981/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:03 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749981/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A bad business deal between an evangelical pastor and an accused con man has cost the church's congregation its church, school and daycare. On Friday, a judge ordered the final sale of the Victory Christian Center at 11520 Ellerslie Road. The congregation will have to be out by the end of July. The details of the sale, including the buyer, have been sealed pending closure of the deal -- ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749978/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:03 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749978/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Cool and rainy temperatures have had a positive impact on several wildfires that have been burning across the province. The wildfire near Lindale is now "being held," according to an update released by Brazeau County Friday afternoon. The county is also permitting residents to return home in that area. However, the county says a state of local emergency remains in place, and ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749983/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:02 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749983/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df RCMP in North Vancouver have issued a warning after a dog was snared by a cruel trap set with baited hooks near the Grouse Grind Trail yesterday morning. Professional dog walker Hallie Mitchell was out walking her dogs near the Baden Powell trail on Thursday around 10:30 a.m. PT when a labradoodle left the trail and bit into a piece of meat that was hanging about 1 metres off the ground. ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749982/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:02 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749982/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto FC's John Bostock left and Montreal Impact Patrice Bernier battle for the ball during second half MLS action at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal on Saturday March 16, 2013. (Peter McCabe/The Canadian ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749003/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:04:14 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749003/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto-Dominion Bank's second-quarter earnings Thursday showed that a sluggish Canadian economy is indeed affecting our banks. But, as has become increasingly apparent in recent years, not all Canadian banks are the same, and TD's big bold foray into U.S. retail banking leaves the bank in a relatively better position than others. TD has been promising to increase the size of its ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214748792/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 19:04:04 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214748792/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MONTREAL - The spirits of Canadian politicians were soaring Friday with news that the country's only UN agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, will not be flying the coop. Qatar had aggressively courted a move of the agency to Doha, going so far as saying diplomats were fed up with Montreal's bone-chilling winter weather. But Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214748930/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 18:46:00 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214748930/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney signed a long-term contract extension Friday with the NHL-owned team. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Maloney has directed the team for six seasons, leading the franchise to the Western Conference finals last year despite the restrictions of league ownership. The Coyotes missed the playoffs this year, going 21-18-9 in the lockout-shortened ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749004/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:57 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749004/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df FILE - This May 18, 2013 file photo shows Mick Jagger, center, and Keith Richards, of the Rolling Stones performing on the "50 & Counting" tour at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Rolling Stones memorabilia will be displayed in a new exhibit, "Rolling Stones 50 Years of Satisfaction," at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The exhibit opens on Friday, May ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214748856/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:55 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214748856/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Edmonton police are investigating the scene of a serious collision which has landed a man in hospital with life-threatening injuries. The collision occurred around 2:20 p.m. Friday near 135th Avenue and 127th Street. Police have blocked off all lanes of traffic in the area, and say they will likely remain on scene for several more ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749006/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:54 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749006/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df An Edmonton court has ruled that Richard Suter, accused of causing a crash that killed a young boy, will be released on bail. Sage Morin, mother of two-year-old Geo Mounsef, stormed out of the courtroom as the judge read the decision. The rest of the family and many supporters followed her ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749005/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:54 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749005/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df VICTORIA -- Police say 14 boaters are alive today thanks to the quick actions of some Vancouver Island residents, including an off-duty police inspector.Insp. Andy Lacon of the Victoria Police Department and fellow residents of Youbou, B.C., heard cries coming across the water of Lake Cowichan just past midnight Monday.Victoria police say local residents of the town, about 38 kilometres west of ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749007/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:47 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749007/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df You can't help but wish Sigourney Weaver was a friend after spending any time chatting with the affable veteran actress.Despite having an enviable list of film, television and stage work -- so long it literally takes 15 pages to print out her career credits -- two lifetime achievement awards, three Academy Award nominations, two Emmy Awards, a Tony award and two Golden Globe Awards for ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749008/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:42 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214749008/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Gabe Routhier tells me it was "a while ago." But no matter how long ago it was, and it was actually 12 years ago, he will always remember, in great and graphic detail, his first day of classes at the Nova Scotia Community College in Halifax. He was 18, and a kid from Hubbards, an idyllic, seaside village about 40 minutes from the big city. He had never been away from home, or away ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214748976/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 18:41:47 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214748976/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df ROB Insight is The Globe and Mail's exclusive feature led by a team of award-winning editors and writers who provide you with in-depth analysis on breaking business news and the issues that matter most. With additional commentary and coverage from Thomson-Reuters Breaking Views and The Financial Times, ROB Insight is a one-stop shop for time-pressed and global-minded Canadian business ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747624/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:03 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747624/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto officials are trying to keep the silhouette of Queen's Park, alongw with other landmarks, from being interrupted by highrise towers. (Fred Lum/The Globe and ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747968/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:01 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747968/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Last month I wrote an article on the possible future Canadian members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in the post-Rush-induction world. The piece was only half-serious, as all discussions on official hall-of-fame anythings should be.That being said, I was wrong for not mentioning Bob Ezrin, the Toronto-raised producer who this past Wednesday was awarded an honorary fellowship at the Royal ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747733/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:59 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747733/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df , I've been wide-eyed at Canada's animal wonders since moving from Britain in the 1990s. Wildlife watching over there mostly involves hedgehogs and pigeons, so it's no surprise Brits fall so heavily for our menagerie of photogenic ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747899/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:59 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747899/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a rescue boat approaches the scene where a pickup truck and travel trailer, seen at left, and a car fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (Francisco ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747900/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:54 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747900/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Ottawa, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The number of Canadians that favor the abolition of the Senate increased, after they knew of the fraud made by many of its members to receive payments for financial aids, such a scandal has affected the government of the prime minister Stephen Harper, according to a survey published today. The permanent poll carried out by the website Inside Bulletin News shows that ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747969/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:51:55 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747969/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df terms of use , and will be moderated prior to posting. NPR reserves the right to use the comments we receive, in whole or in part, and to use the commenter's name and location, in any medium. See also ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747970/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:31 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747970/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Pierce Brosnan ) who also happens to be the father of the groom and is still blaming the world for the loss of his wife so many years ago and you never known what will happen when two kindred and bruised souls end up encountering one another. An unquestionably sweet movie, it is nice to know that in Denmark they make Julia Roberts style movies just like we do here in North America. Running ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747971/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:44:38 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747971/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df "Million Dollar Listing New York" star Luis Ortiz may be new to the show, but he has already become a lovable character because of his outspoken personality and his high energy level. But on this week's episode, Luis took things a little too far when he decided to edit some pictures to make a property appear prettier and more appealing than it was. And while he thought it was a ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747972/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:44:37 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747972/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df (Esteban Felix/Associated Press) The first ever gay pride march is being held in Abbotsford, B.C., this weekend -- in the heart of the Bible Belt. The Fraser Valley city, which has deep religious roots, has held an annual walk against homophobia for several years. But organizers of the Fraser Valley Pride parade say queer youth in the community should no longer feel like victims. ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747976/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:55 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747976/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Morning cloud cover and showers will make for a grey start to Vancouver's weekend, but look for sunny breaks by Saturday afternoon, says CBC ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747974/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:54 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747974/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The B.C. Coroner has released the identities of the two men found dead in Kalamalka Lake, south of Vernon, on Wednesday. Frederick Marshall, 50, and Albert Castanelli, 47, both of Vernon, were on a camping trip at the time of their deaths. It is not clear exactly how they died. ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747973/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:54 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747973/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df (CBC) Independent MLA and retired surgeon Jim Parrott is calling on the provincial government to stop spending taxpayers' money on a controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis. The Alward government set up a fund in 2010 to match up to $2,500 in community donations for patients who want to travel outside of New Brunswick to get the so-called liberation therapy. But Parrott says the ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747977/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:53 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747977/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The annual Cannes festival on the French Riviera is the grandest platform in the world for the highest ambitions of film, a place where the art form is worshipped with wild passion and adoring ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747912/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:50 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747912/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wildlife officers are sweeping the area on the northeast side of the Banff townsite after receiving an anonymous call about a cougar knocking a person down to the ground.Late Thursday, dispatchers received the report about the cougar encounter around noon in the industrial compound on the northeast end of the town."The person reported being knocked to the ground and then fending off the ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747978/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:44 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747978/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Vancouverites enjoy the sunny weather during the 2011 Vancouver International Jazz Festival at David Lam Park. The event is seeking to consolidate its three beer gardens into one this ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747979/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:16 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747979/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The public's image of Dellen Millard, the first man arrested and charged in the slaying of Hamilton father Tim Bosma, is formed by what is becoming the iconic photo of the high-profile case, that of him sporting a Mohawk haircut dyed bright ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747913/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:39 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747913/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df SANTIAGO (AFP) - Chile's environmental authorities slapped a $16.4 million fine Friday on Canadian mining company Barrick Gold for "serious" violations at its unfinished gold mine near the border with Argentina.Officials here said the fine was levied after a four-month investigation into practices by Nevada Mining Company SpA, a subsidiary of Barrick Gold, which is developing the ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747927/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:23:48 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747927/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A school board in Canada has launched an investigation after school staff strip-searched 28 tenth grade students after a cell phone went missing during a final exam. The students at Cap-Jeunesse high school north of Montreal were told to place their phones on the teacher's desk to prevent cheating during a math test. When one phone went missing, teachers ordered the strip search. ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747982/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:19:19 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747982/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri May 24, 2013 5:08pm EDT * MTS to sell Allstream business for C$520 mln * MTS shares jump more than 5 percent in Toronto * Deal could result in MTS becoming takeover target By Alastair Sharp and Euan Rocha TORONTO, May 24 (Reuters) - Manitoba Telecom Services Inc will sell its Allstream fiber optic network to a company controlled by telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris for C$520 million (US$503 ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747726/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 17:08:55 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747726/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df * TSX ends up 9.13 points, or 0.07 percent, to 12,667.22 * Index gains 0.4 percent in shortened week * Valeant shares surge after reports of $9 billion Bausch & Lomb bid * Manitoba Telecom climbs after deal to sell Allstream * National Bank up 1.4 percent after results By Alastair Sharp TORONTO, May 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index reversed earlier losses on Friday after several ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747916/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:59 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747916/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df (Reuters) - Canadian Graham DeLaet succumbed to the infamous 'Horrible Horseshoe' but rebounded with two closing birdies to move into an early one-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas. In pursuit of his first PGA Tour victory, the 31-year-old from Saskatchewan put a welcome smile back on his face as he carded a three-under-par 67 in ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747904/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:57 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747904/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The federal government is contributing $1-million over the next two years to Culture Days, the annual three-day national celebration of arts and culture that started in 2010. Paul Calandra, Conservative MP and parliamentary secretary to Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore, made the announcement Friday in Toronto before 250 delegates to the 2013 National Congress on Culture. The money will go ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746428/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:40 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746428/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df , I've been wide-eyed at Canada's animal wonders since moving from Britain in the 1990s. Wildlife watching over there mostly involves hedgehogs and pigeons, so it's no surprise Brits fall so heavily for our menagerie of photogenic ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746670/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:28 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746670/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Hockey Canada has decided to make some personnel changes within its Program of Excellence in an attempt to shake its recent downturn in form.At it's annual general meeting in Charlottetown on Friday, Hockey Canada boss Bob Nicholson confirmed head scout Kevin Prendergast and goaltending coach Ron Tugnutt have parted ways with the national governing body. Prendergast, a former assistant ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746671/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:02 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746671/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is swarmed by reporters as he enters his offices at Toronto City Hall May 17, 2013. Ford denies allegations that he smoked crack cocaine, his lawyer told the Toronto Sun on ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746524/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:30:26 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746524/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Police cars sat outside the Shaw Centre in Saskatoon on May 23, 2013. The public facility, along with adjoining high schools Tommy Douglas and Bethlehem, were locked down after a possible gun ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746732/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:57 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746732/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Will newly hired Colorado Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy, left, be more Kevin Dineen, middle, in his first season as an NHL head coach or more Randy Cunneyworth, right. Dineen guided Florida to a 94-point season in 2011-12, while Cunneyworth was a disappointing 18-23-9 in the same campaign. (Canadian Press/Getty ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746733/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:55 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746733/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Denver Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri, left, talks with New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps before a 2012-13 game. (David Zalubowski/Associated ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746734/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:54 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746734/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Philipp Lahm, left, and Thomas Mueller spoke to reporters on the eve of Bayern Munich's final with Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. (UEFA/Getty ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746541/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:53 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746541/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Inter Milan fired coach Andrea Stramaccioni on Friday and hired Walter Mazzarri as his replacement, five days after concluding the Serie A season with a highly disappointing ninth-place finish. Inter bid Stramaccioni goodbye in an official announcement on its website and said it had signed Mazzarri to a two-year deal. Mazzarri stepped down as Napoli manager last weekend. Having never coached ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746735/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:53 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746735/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Every Friday, CBC Montreal's Homerun arts reporter Pierre Landry brings you the top five things to see and do in Montreal this weekend. 1. ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746737/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:51 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746737/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Qatar's decision to drop its bid to bring the International Civil Aviation Organization's headquarters to Doha from Montreal was the result of hard work and intense lobbying on the part of three levels of government, federal Industry Minister Christian Paradis said Friday. The UN agency that regulates international aviation transport has been based in Montreal from its beginnings in ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746681/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:51 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746681/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df RCMP have charged a second woman with first-degree murder in the death of a man from Chilliwack, B.C. Tak Tai Lawrence Leung, 26, died of stab wounds after an altercation last Saturday in Gleichen, about 90 kilometres east of Calgary. An 18-year-old woman from the Siksika First Nation was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder. On Friday RCMP said a second suspect -- a ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746739/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:50 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746739/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Two seniors are in hospital after suffering serious injuries in a home invasion near Wetaskiwin this week. The elderly couple lives in a rural home and were expecting one of their sons to drop in for dinner Tuesday night. The couple answered a knock at the door when a man walked in and attacked them, then stole their vehicle. Their son arrived shortly after the attack, finding his 83-year-old ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746740/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:50 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746740/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Modern-day bridges constructed with cables prevent incidents like the Interstate 5 bridge collapse over the Skagit River on Thursday, a retired B.C. engineer ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746738/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:50 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746738/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Calgary has no shortage of options for Vietnamese cuisine. In every quadrant of the city, you can find a variety of options for pho, vermicelli, spring rolls and more. John GIlchrist visited Balo in the city's southwest recently. It's located at 1238 Eighth Street S.W. in the Beltline and seats about 80 diners in a light, open room. Balo offers tasty, plentiful food that blurs the ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746741/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:49 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746741/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df EDMONTON -- An Edmonton man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for hitting a woman with a toilet tank lid, setting her apartment on fire, and dragging another woman behind his vehicle on a busy roadway. Zachary Holland, who is 25, received his punishment Thursday for several charges including aggravated assault, kidnapping and arson with disregard for human life. Megan Carley, who is 24, ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746683/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:47 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746683/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Breaking a nearly week-long silence, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has denied allegations he smokes crack cocaine or has a drug problem. ';I do not use crack cocaine nor am I an addict of crack cocaine,'; Ford said in a statement Friday afternoon. ';As for a video, I can’t comment on a video I have never seen or does not exist.'; Ford, sporting a new haircut and appearing ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746682/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:47 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746682/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df TORONTO Mayor Rob Ford denies he smokes crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford has not said whether he has ever used crack. He has also declined to take questions from reporters at a Friday news conference at City Hall after close allies released a letter urging him to address the video, which apparently shows him smoking crack. "I ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747981/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:15 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214747981/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MrWallStreet83 caught my eye. If you, like me, are a fan of unabashed chutzpah on the Internet, MrWallStreet83 - the Instagram alias of a 29-year-old Canadian real-estate broker named Martin Lavoie - is a strong contender for the best account on Instagram. Nearly every day, Lavoie (bio: "In the business of not giving a fuck what you think and business is really good") posts photos of ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746685/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:22:11 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746685/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Mining company Barrick Gold Corp. was fined $15.8 million Friday by the Chilean government for allegedly violating environmental controls at its flagship mine. Barrick halted construction last month at the Pascua-Lama mine's Chilean operations after government officials ordered the company to stop work because of "serious violations" of environmental standards that followed ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746728/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:22 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746728/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Amazon.ca's latest tablet, the Kindle Fire HD, is now available for pre-order in Canada - and it also comes at a nifty price tag, starting at less than $300. Coming in at either 7 inches or 8.9 inches, the Kindle Fire HD runs on Android and includes a front-facing HD camera, access to email and a calendar, and access to many games, apps and books. Amazon also has millions of books available ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745401/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:50 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745401/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) launched the CIX Top 20 on Thursdat, opening up the floor for companies to put in entries and be recognized as among the most innovative in Canada's tech scene. Held once a year, the CIX recognizes innovative companies with revenues of under $10 million and helps shine a light on what will be "the next big thing," according to CIX co-chair Chris ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745400/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:47 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745400/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The hospitality industry in Vancouver, British Columbia, is closely watching the effects of the collapsed Interstate 5 bridge in Mount Vernon. Vancouver recorded 475,365 overnight visitors from Washington state in 2012, which accounted for a quarter of the citys overnight visitors from the entire United States, according to data gathered by the Greater Vancouver Visitors and Convention ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746527/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:57 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746527/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The relationship over many decades between the CBC/Radio-Canada and successive federal governments is based on an understanding of how a public broadcaster operates: the government provides most of the funding but the politicians are historically, culturally and legally restricted in how much control they have over what the broadcaster does. This is the case where he who pays the piper does not ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745404/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:44 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745404/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df LIMA, Peru -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday said for the first time that he was "very sorry" about a growing expenses scandal that threatens to derail his Conservative government after seven years in ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745408/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:18 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745408/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MOUNT VERNON, Washington -- v The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge -- more than half a century old -- collapsed about halfway between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. It was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745495/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:11 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745495/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The major link between the US and Canadian sides of the Pacific Northwest region was severed after a bridge collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, police said. All three people who were on the span were rescued and taken to hospitals. The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge more than half a century old collapsed about halfway between Seattle and Vancouver, British ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746328/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:19:35 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214746328/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df "So, you must be really ramping up your training now that the Olympics are coming, right? You must be working hard these days?" Throughout my speed skating career, I was asked this question frequently in the months leading up to an Olympic Games, and I came to expect it every four years. The first time I heard it, I stared blankly back at the interested individual, blinking slowly, ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745496/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:46 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745496/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money. The bank updated its code of conduct on Friday, after facing intense criticism last month for its hiring ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745100/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:45 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745100/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Brampton resident Shane Garry, 45, has been charged with sexual assault for an alleged crime that took place more than 20 years ago. (Toronto ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745497/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:45 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745497/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The jury of a coroner's inquest into the drowning of a Chinese student in Saint John is calling for province-wide safety standards at all public pools and increased minimum training for paramedics. Yifan (Jason) Wang, 17, died in hospital on Sept. 20, 2011, two days after being pulled unresponsive from the pool at the Canada Games Aquatic ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745500/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:44 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745500/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The western tent caterpillar population is peaking this year, engulfing fruit trees in parts of B.C. and down the western U.S. coast. Western tent caterpillars are easily identified by their black and orange markings and their wispy silk tents woven around tree branches. Tent caterpillars will leave the tent late in June and pupate in cocoons before emerging as adult brown-coloured moths. ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745498/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:44 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745498/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df NDP MP Tyrone Benskin, pictured in the House of Commons, was stripped of his deputy critic duties Friday after it was revealed that he owes more than $58,000 in taxes. (Tyrone ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745502/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:44 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745502/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says she's confident that Toronto city council will be able to carry on its work in spite of the crisis surrounding the mayor. Speaking in London, Wynne says it's unfortunate when there are issues that make it a tumultuous situation for a local government. But she says councillors are "stepping up to their responsibilities" amid the raging ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745503/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:44 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745503/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The B.C. Lions on Friday announced the signing of free agent quarterback Joey Elliott. The 26-year-old Franklin, Ind., native spent the past three seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. During that time, he dressed for 33 games, including nine as the team's starter. Last season, the Purdue grad had his most productive year as a pro as he threw for 2,101 yards and five touchdowns. Elliott ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745501/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:44 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745501/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Scientists working with developers on St. Patrick's Island are holding a 24-hour BioBlitz to make a record of every living thing on the island. Researchers will catalogue everything from bats, birds and bumblebees to balsam poplarsand weeds to create a baseline of biodiversity before the island becomes an urban park. Volunteers and scientists will head to the park Friday night and stay ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745505/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:42 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745505/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Police said Carissa Stephenson, 12, has light brown skin and short black hair with long bangs. She is five-foot-five, weighs 100 pounds and has braces. She was last seen wearing an Aéropostale aqua-green hoodie and white-and-blue skinny jeans. Police said ‘There are concerns for her well-being as she has some mental ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745148/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:42 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745148/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df In the wake of the Wildrose Party's fine for improper robocalls, the Alberta Tories say they followed the rules and do not expect any similar reprimand. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745504/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:42 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745504/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Washington State police say an Alberta trucker was responsible for hitting a steel beam precipitating a bridge collapse on one of the busiest routes in the American northwest. William Scott, 41, was driving an oversized load on the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River when it struck the beam Thursday, said State Patrol Sgt. Kirk Rudeen. Scott's wife told CBC News that while his load ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745506/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:41 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745506/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Vito Rizzuto. (QMI file photo) MONTREAL -- Alessandro Taloni, a former jet-setting Mafia associate who ran a $1 billion cross-border drug ring, pleaded guilty to cocaine trafficking in a New York court. Taloni, 39, faces 10 years to life in prison plus a fine that could reach $2 million, after admitting to his crimes on Thursday. Following his arrest in 2011, the Montrealer made headlines for ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745415/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:30 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745415/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MONTREAL -- The NDP has suspended a member from its shadow cabinet because of his chronic, long-term failure to pay taxes. Tyrone Benskin has been stripped of his role as official-languages critic until he pays the taxes he owes. The announcement follows a report that Quebec's revenue agency has contacted the House of Commons to seize part of his salary because of more than $58,000 he owes ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745416/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:27 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745416/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MONTREAL -- Canada will keep its only UN agency now that Qatar has abandoned a bid to get the International Civil Aviation Organization to move its headquarters to the Middle Eastern country. ICAO confirmed the news Friday morning as did Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, who announced it on Twitter. Qatar has offered no explanation for its decision to back off. ICAO Secretary General ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745417/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:26 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745417/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df United States . We can't have them high on crack.The spangers Gawker has deployed outside New York subway stops to raise money to buy a video purportedly showing Ford crack-smoking, however, smell bad and obstruct pedestrian flow. We exaggerate; Gawker has not deployed spangers. But the website is begging for money from the public to supplement its news gathering budget, so it can afford to ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745331/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:42 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745331/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df With technology growing every day, many things are becoming a lot easier. Finding a nearby restaurant on your smartphone, for example. Or, cheating on a test. For that reason, a Canada high school issued statements to parents recently after school staff conducted a strip-search to find a missing cell phone. The incident happened during Cap-Jeunesse High School’s final exams; each student ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745419/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:20 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745419/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A Canadian teen and his dog are recovering from wounds after he rescued the dog from a cougar in what he called "the most terrifying thing I've ever endured." Levi Sadler, 16, said he was at home in Belcarra, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday night when he heard his black Labrador, Daisy, screaming outside of his window, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Friday. ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745462/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:13 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214745462/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Canadian Hurricane Centre is telling residents in the Atlantic provinces they should prepare for an active hurricane season. The centre's program supervisor says la Nina conditions could spark more storms than ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214744117/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:19 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214744117/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Knights needing a win to stay alive in the fight to hoist The Cup. They lost. They were hammered, thrashed, thumped, crushed, routed, banged-up and generally embarrassed by the Knights, losing by a final score of 6 to 1. The Blades scored their only goal of the game after London had pumped 6 shots into the Saskatoon net. Now, the tourney is a three team affair, with the Portland (Oregon) ... http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214744214/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12:49 -0400 http://www.montrealnews.net/index.php/sid/214744214/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df