A day after a sometimes violent Montreal protest ended in a series of street fires, police were criticized for pepper spraying patrons at a nearby bar patio.
MONTREAL - A day after a violent protest ending in a series of street fires, police came under criticism Sunday over an altercation caught on video that shows patrons on a bar patio getting pepper sprayed. link to site add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us.
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The office of Environment Minister Peter Kent responded to media coverage of his department's decision to spurn recycling and buy new furniture for a building under renovations by asking bureaucrats to publicly call the reports "false," newly released internal emails reveal.
MONTREAL, May 20 (UPI) -- Montreal police say about half of the 69 people arrested during a weekend protest over new laws limiting the size of demonstrations will face assault charges. link to site add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us.
A protester holds a sign depicting Premier Jean Charest during a large rally designed as an act of defiance against Quebec's new law restricting protests.
Holiday Inn de Pointe-Claire in Montreal - super lightweight Dierry Jean won a twelve round unanimous decision over tough veteran Lanardo Tyner , who took the fight on late notice, to capture the vacant NABF championship.
Thousands of student protesters received an enthusiastic reception as they streamed down Mont-Royal Avenue late on the evening of May 18, marching against tuition hikes.
Dane Richards scored in the 67th minute with New York playing a man short, and the Red Bulls beat the Montreal Impact 2-1 on Saturday night to extend their Major League Soccer winning streak to five games.
Students will mount a legal challenge against Bill 78, the special law adopted by the National Assembly Friday night in hopes of quelling student unrest.
MONTREAL, May 19 (UPI) -- A protest of an estimated 8,000 over Montreal's emergency law against wearing masks turned ugly when Molotov cocktails were fired at police link to site add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us.
Some of the world's top female cyclists are racing in the Grand Prix de Gatineau this weekend in one of their last opportunities to qualify for the Summer Olympics and local teams are eager for a slice of the action.
The best women cyclists in the world have gathered in Gatineau, QC for the Chrono Gatineau Rona on May 19 and the Grand Prix Cycliste Gatineau presented by Hydro-Quebec on May 21.
Three of four people arrested in connection with last week's Montreal metro smoke bombings have been given bail with dozens of restrictions, including a 9 p.m. curfew.