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Impact tops Red Bulls 1-0 on Di Vaio goal for fourth straight MLS win(2)

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have pushed their MLS season-opening winning streak to four.

Coalition Avenir Québec has big plans for the St. Lawrence River

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

François Legault kicked off a two-day general council meeting of Coalition Avenir Québec Saturday by unwrapping a new economic development plan that he says will produce the quality jobs Quebec needs for the future.

Mental health group to appeal to Parliament to change mentally-ill law revisions

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The Conservative government's tough stand on mentally ill offenders likely won't reduce crime and could have just the opposite result, say leaders of the country's forensic mental health organizations who are drafting a letter to express their concerns.

War chests suggest fight for second between Murray and Hall Findlay

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

If money talks, then it's saying Justin Trudeau has a lock on the federal Liberal leadership while Joyce Murray and Martha Hall Findlay are fighting over who'll finish second.

Montreal bodybuilder Joe Weider dies at 93

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

Montreal native Joe Weider, who along with his brother Ben, a legendary figure in bodybuilding who helped popularize the sport worldwide and played a key role in introducing a charismatic young weightlifter named Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world, died Saturday. He was 93.

Vote splitting a key topic during final Liberal leadership debate

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The final debate of the federal Liberal leadership race was a mostly sedate affair that only saw some sparks fly toward the end over the issue of strategic voting.

PQ ministers call the federal budget a 'frontal attack' on Quebec

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

Parties at the National Assembly are speaking with one voice against yesterday's federal budget.

Police swiftly stop anniversary protest in Montreal; arrest over 200

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

A march to mark an anniversary in Quebec's protest movement was swiftly broken up Friday by a police force that has shown increasing strictness in applying municipal bylaws.

St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season kicks off

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The St. Lawrence Seaway's 55th navigation season began Friday with the transit of Canada Steamship Lines' newly built Baie St. Paul through the St. Lambert Lock.

To fill or not to fill: Montreal mayor asks public what to do about pothole dilemma

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The City of Montreal has just launched a quickie survey to figure out where Montrealers stand on a hot topic dear to all of our hearts and hubcaps.

Quebec government wants out of new federal skills program

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The Quebec government has formally requested to be excluded from the new federal skills-training program that has attracted a range of reactions in provincial capitals.

Fresh details surface from five-year-old unsolved murder case

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

It appears more than one person was involved in the mysterious 2008 murder of Laval resident Jeremy Brick, Laval police said Friday.

Four-year-old girl dies in Montreal apartment fire

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

A four-year-old girl was declared dead Friday morning following a fire in a basement apartment in Montreal North, fire operations chief Denis Roy said.

Details of Magnotta case a secret to all Canadians - except these people

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

They make up the tiny segment of the population that has heard the disturbing evidence at the high-profile case of alleged killer Luka Rocco Magnotta.

Sen. Brazeau to appear in court in June to face assault charges

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

A dispute over the disclosure of evidence has forced a delay in a hearing for a senator accused of assault and sexual assault.

Kit Kats recalled due to possible plastic pieces in product

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people not to consume certain Nestle Kit Kat Chunky bars because they may contain pieces of plastic.

Quebec daycares under fire after PQ announces $56 million in cuts

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

Even the opposition parties in Quebec City were shocked when Pauline Marois' government announced its plan to slash a total of $56 million from the coffers of the province's popular daycare system.

Voice of English-Speaking Quebec critical of PQ 'impact study'

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The Voice of English-Speaking Quebec (VEQ) is critical of an "impact study," released by the province's Language Minister, Diane de Courcy, during Wednesday's public hearings, suggesting it is incomplete.

Cost of coming to Canada likely to rise

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The cost of coming to Canada — and becoming a Canadian citizen — is set to rise. Thursday's federal budget suggests the government is eyeing fee hikes to cover the ballooning cost of processing hundreds of thousands of visa and citizenship applications each year.

Budget promises billions in back-ended infrastructure money

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The coffers of Canadian provinces and municipalities will get a long-awaited boost when it comes to federal infrastructure money, but its scale and impact depends on who is counting.

Flaherty pledges $15,000 per-person job grant in bid to end labour shortages

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

When Matt Savanh returned to school a few months ago to train as a heavy machine operator it cost $13,000 – a hefty sum for a laid-off 23-year-old father.

Highlights of 2013 federal budget

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

Highlights from the federal budget tabled Thursday by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.

Antonino Catania arrested by Quebec’s anti-corruption squad

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

Quebec’s anti-corruption squad has arrested Antonino Catania.

Montreal's transit agency may take over Bixi bike-sharing service

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The agency that operates Montreal’s bus and metro network may take over Bixi, but it wants nothing to do with the bike-sharing service’s deficit.

Jeffrey Lindor not guilty of first-degree murder in road rage case

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

In the minutes after he was acquitted of first-degree murder, Jeffrey Lindor had advice for anyone who might find themselves in a similar situation involving road rage.

Top Harper confidante testified at prelim hearing for accused killer Magnotta

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

A top confidante to Prime Minister Stephen Harper testified at a preliminary hearing for accused killer Luka Rocco Magnotta as it wrapped up Thursday before a two-week break.

Language Minister charges military exemption is back door into English schools

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

Quebec's Language Minister has delivered a knock-out blow to the Central Quebec School Board.

Influential pediatricians group backs gay marriage; says kids raised that way do just as well(2)

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

CHICAGO - The nation's most influential pediatrician's group has endorsed gay marriage, saying a stable relationship between parents regardless of sexual orientation contributes to a child's health and well-being.

Retired professor accuses Quebec's anglophones of sensationalizing language debate

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

Charles Castonguay, a retired professor from University of Ottawa, believes anglophones are bluffing when they say they would leave the province if the Parti Quebecois adopted Bill 14.

Two Catanias in legal spotlight

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

Two people named Paolo Catania were in the legal spotlight in Quebec on Wednesday — with both facing fraud charges in separate cases.

Magnotta preliminary hearing resumes after suspect collapses Tuesday

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

Luka Rocco Magnotta is back in court this morning after collapsing yesterday.

West Island parents hoping for good news about local daycares

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

Parents on the West Island are hoping for some much needed good news about daycares.

Study launched to see how badly Montrealers want baseball back

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

Former Expos outfielder and head of the Montreal Baseball Project, a group whose aim is to bring the major leagues back to the city, says he'll know soon whether fans and the business community really want it.

Montreal police confirm no sensitive information was leaked in apparent cyberattack

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The Montreal police are investigating an alleged computer hack which leaked a number of confidential SPVM files, including names and pictures of undercover agents.

Quebec corruption inquiry goes federal

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The steady drumbeat of details about illegal political financing in Quebec has suddenly echoed beyond the province's politics and into the nation's capital.

Quebec Anti-corruption squad arrests two men on charges of defrauding government

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

Two men have been arrested in Quebec on numerous charges — including abuse of power by a public official and defrauding the government.

Lester B. Pearson School Board presents its case at Bill 14 Hearings

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

The Chair of the Lester B. Pearson School Board told a parliamentary committee late Tuesday she fears English schools in this province may be forced to close.

Train service delayed along eastern Ontario corridor due to derailed train at Smith Falls

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:11:42 GMT

VIA's train service on the Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto route has been interrupted due to a CP train derailment at Smith Falls, according to a travel advisory released by the company Wednesday afternoon. More to come as this story develops.