Quebec government hopes to restore order with emergency legislation

Newly appointed Education Minister;Treasury Board President Michelle Courchesne;speaks at a news conference after she was sworn in Monday;May 14;2012 in Quebec City. Quebec Premier Jean Charest;left;looks on.

The Quebec government has announced plans to suspend the current academic session for striking students in an attempt to restore order in a province plagued by unrest.

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Masked protesters take part in an anti-capitalist demonstration in Montreal, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. A federal move to regulate mask-wearing at large gatherings could face a litmus test as early as this week, as events in Montreal help foreshadow whether such a plan will do more good or harm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Montreal bylaw to end mask wearing during protests could test federal ban

A federal move to regulate mask-wearing at large gatherings could face a litmus test as early as thi...

Former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee;Howard Dean;delivers a speech;on July 20;2011 in Paris.

U.S. politician Howard Dean in fender-bender during Montreal radio interview

Former U.S. politician Howard Dean was involved in a fender-bender at a rather improbable moment: in...

Scene at Bleury Street and Parc Avenue where a cascade of bricks fell from a building;critically injuring a Montreal man. Wednesday;May 16;2012.

Man in induced coma after struck by falling bricks in downtown Montreal

A man who was severely injured by bricks that fell from a downtown building late Tuesday remained in...

Blood-filled syringes found in stores' clothes cause concern for Quebec shoppers

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Two students at UQÀM use cellphones to take a picture of an intruder who entered their classroom Wednesday;May 16;2012. Protesters against provincial government plans to increase university tuition prowled the university's hallways;shouting "Scab!" at students attending class.

Protesters storm into Montreal university classes, forcing students out

Masked student protesters, enforcing declared strikes, stormed a Montreal university and disrupted c...

Commuters had a devillish time getting to work on Thursday morning;as the métro's Blue and Orange lines were completely knocked out;and much of the Green Line was closed.

Passengers evacuated and service disrupted on Montreal metro; mischief not suspected

Service was gradually restored after disruptions along two metro lines in Montreal Wednesday morning...

Privacy, quality of StatsCan information could be compromised: report

A new agency the Conservatives created with the intention of strengthening the government's email an...

A police investigator takes photographs of the accident scene in Rougemont in which three bicyclists training for a triathlon were killed when a pickup truck collided with them on Highway 112 in May 2010.

Coroner releases report into tragic accident that killed three cyclists

The driver who killed three bicyclists on Highway 112 in Rougemont in 2010 had worked long hours ove...

At least two people were arrested in Montreal during a daytime demonstration that over the space of three hours saw the Ville Marie Expressway briefly blocked;protesters and police repeatedly confront each other. Tuesday;May 15;2012.

Two arrested during protests against tuition hikes in downtown Montreal

At least two people were arrested during a daytime demonstration that over the space of three hours ...

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