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 Big Montreal march marks 100 days of student anger
Thousands of people marched through central Montreal on Tuesday to mark the 100th day of student protests over tuition increases, a campaign that is turning into a broader movement against the Quebec government and aspects of the capitalist system.
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 Helmets to Hardhats: from toting rifles to handling hammers
After years of bureaucratic wrangling, a new program for retiring Canadian soldiers will be putting veterans to work in the construction industry as early as this fall. Joe Maloney, who helped found the Helmets to Hardhats program in 2003 for returning American soldiers, said he’s pleased to finally be moving ahead on adopting it for veterans in his native Canada.
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 Pregnant women: flu shots may be beneficial to baby: study
Pregnancy is no time for women to refuse a flu shot since it may bring unexpected benefits to their babies before they are even born, says a new study that analysed vaccination rates during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. In addition to protecting pregnant women from the flu, the vaccine also lowers the risk of premature births, stillbirths and underweight babies, according to the study by an Ottawa research team.
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 No explosives found on diverted US Airways flight
The crowded US Airways flight from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., had just reached the northeastern tip of Canada when one of the passengers, a French citizen who was born in Cameroon, handed a flight attendant a cryptic note that said she had something hidden inside her body.
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 Tories ask court to throw out robocalls challenge
The Conservative Party has asked a court to toss out a series of legal challenges that attempted to overturn the results in seven ridings last election, saying the litigation offers no solid evidence anyone was denied the right to vote.
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 PRESTO and OC Transpo can have more information on its riders
PRESTO smart cards are going to tell OC Transpo a lot more about you than it ever has known before. A study by Canadian engineers compares the data from transit smart cards to loyalty points and other methods that retailers use to track their customers.
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 Black mulls dropping his bid to reclaim citizenship
Former media baron Conrad Black is hinting he might not try to obtain Canadian citizenship if it whips up unfair public criticism of his character, saying he is tired of the “gratuitous controversy” that has surrounded him.
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 Ottawa man shows how to make it to Vegas
On the blue felt of the table in front of Carlos Nahas are hundreds of thousands of dollars in tournament chips, a glass of ice water and an absolutely worthless pair of cards.
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 Greyhound bus beheader says: 'I don't hear voices'
Vince Li granted a full interview over the weekend for the first time in the nearly four years since he made international headlines for the horrifying psychosis-induced beheading of fellow Greyhound passenger Tim McLean.
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 Internal RCMP investigation uncovers disturbing behaviour
An internal RCMP investigation into a series of sex and drinking escapades in a staff sergeant’s office revealed a pattern of sexual harassment so disturbing that senior Ottawa Mounties say it will take “considerable effort to rebuild the damaged trust of our organization.”
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 Ottawa man wins poker tournament, off to Las Vegas
After two long days of poker play, Ottawa’s Carlos Nahas has won a $1-million ticket to Las Vegas. Nahas was one of 55 people who competed in the Grand Loto-Québec Poker tournament, which ended late Sunday at the Casino du Lac-Leamy.
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