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Métro pimp granted day parole, but must stay out of bars
A former métro security officer, who had been serving a five-year prison term for luring young women into prostitution, has been granted day parole
Canada.com  –  Dec 26, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Ottawa in talks to save Montrealer from beheading
Officials in this country say efforts are underway to help a young Canadian man who's facing execution by decapitation for his role in a fatal schoolyard brawl in Saudi Arabia.
Canada.com  –  Dec 26, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Human rights crusader Fairweather dies at 85
As the first head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission Gordon Fairweather argued that “so long as there is discrimination against any member of our society, we break the promises about equality and fairness that we have made to our children, to our fellow citizens and to the world at large ... more »
Canada.com  –  Dec 26, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Boxing Day crowds buy, buy, buy
Recession talk disappeared as Montreal shoppers in their thousands clogged downtown and suburban stores to buy, buy buy on Boxing Day.
Canada.com  –  Dec 26, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Welcome Hall Mission offers hope, courage
One bright spot at the Welcome Hall Mission for the homeless on St. Antoine St. is the new four-bed respite centre. It’s the only place in the city for men who’ve been banned from other shelters for being violent or too drunk.
Canada.com  –  Dec 25, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Man, set to become a woman, poses problem for Quebec prison authorities
A federal prisoner serving a 40-month term in a Quebec jail is posing a problem because the man wants to become a woman.
CBC.ca  –  Dec 24, 2008 8:09 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Quebec City widower follows in late wife's political footsteps
Marc Boucher, widower of late Quebec City mayor Andrée Boucher, wants to continue the family tradition and run for political office himself.
CBC.ca  –  Dec 24, 2008 6:35 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Laval waives bus fares as holiday gift
Transit riders in Laval can get on buses and subways for free Wednesday as part of a holiday gift from the city. The Laval Transit Corporation will also waive fares on New Year's Eve.
CBC.ca  –  Dec 24, 2008 4:04 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Police search for leads in 2 Montreal shooting deaths
Montreal police are investigating a pair of shootings that left two men dead just days before Christmas.
CBC.ca  –  Dec 24, 2008 3:46 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Man found dead in St. Henri
A man in his early 20s was in critical condition in ahospital last night after being found lying on a sidewalk onRichmond St. in St. Henri about 7 p.m., with what may be gunshotwounds to his upper body, police said. A passer-by saw the manoutside an apartment building, Constable Raphaël Bergero ... more »
Canada.com  –  Dec 24, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?