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Montreal police make pre-emptive arrests of protesters before Grand Prix
Police in Montreal arrested dozens of protesters ahead of Sunday’s Grand Prix, as Canadian students rallying for months over tuition hikes used the Formula One event to highlight their cause. Police spokeswoman Annie Lemieux said about 30 arrests made on Sunday were pre-emptive in nature, but six people were charged…
‘Canadian Psycho’ likely extradited by the end of June
German prosecutors said Thursday the Canadian porn star accused of the grisly killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student in Montreal last month will likely be extradited by the end of June. “We hope that he can be extradited by the end of the month,” a spokesman for the Berlin…
Thousands protest tuition hikes in Montreal
Thousands of people took to the streets of Montreal Saturday braving driving rain to protest planned tuition hikes after talks between students and the Quebec government broke down. Students, along with parents and their children, marched peacefully, many of them wearing costumes and playing music with trumpets, foghorns and pans. CLASSE, the largest and…
‘Anonymous’ targets Montreal Grand Prix to back students
MONTREAL — The global group of computer hackers known as Anonymous threw its support behind Quebec students protesting hikes in tuition fees by threatening to disrupt the Montreal Grand Prix. The activists, who earlier this month claimed responsibility for downing a dozen Quebec government websites, blasted organizers for intending to…
Canada student protests erupt into political crisis with mass arrests
More than 500 people were arrested in Montreal on Wednesday night as protestors defy controversial new law Bill 78 Protests that began in opposition to tuition fees in Canada have exploded into a political crisis with the mass arrest of hundreds of demonstrators amid a backlash against draconian emergency laws.…
Nearly 700 arrested in Quebec student protests
Nearly 700 people were arrested overnight in rowdy demonstrations in Montreal and Quebec over a planned hike in student tuition fees with rocks being hurled at police, a spokesman said Thursday. Police in Montreal had said the unsanctioned protest would be tolerated if there was no trouble but after some…
Dozens protest William and Kate’s visit to Montreal
MONTREAL — Dozens of anti-monarchists protested the arrival of Britain’s Prince William and his bride Catherine at a Montreal children’s hospital Saturday during the royals’ tour of Canada. The protesters were outnumbered, however, by hundreds of well-wishers at the Sainte-Justine hospital seeking a glimpse of the newlyweds on day three…
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