Last Updated: Monday, March 15, 2010 | 2:34 PM ET
- Police brutality protest march set for Monday
- Montreal police are preparing for the controversial annual anti-police brutality march scheduled for Monday, while organizers call for calm from both demonstrators and police. more »
- Aboriginal Peoples, Muslims face discrimination most: poll
- One in three Canadians believe that Aboriginal Peoples and Muslims are the frequent targets of discrimination, a CBC-commissioned poll suggests. more »
- Rochette pulls out of skating worlds
- Joannie Rochette has withdrawn from next week's figure-skating world championships, citing the emotional toll taken by winning Olympic bronze shortly after her mother's death. more »
- Man dies at St. Patrick's Day parade
- A 20-year-old man has died in Montreal at the annual St. Patrick's Day parade. more »
- Investigation into Longueuil man's death reopened
- Police have set up a command post on a residential street in Longueuil, Que. in an attempt to solve the May 2008 death of Yvon Leblanc. more »
- The Trotsky makes U.S. debut at Tribeca
- The Trotksy, directed and written by Montreal's Jacob Tierney, will make its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. more »
- PQ kicks out pro-union wing
- The Parti Quebecois has expelled a wing of its party that promotes labour rights, and left-wing social policy. more »
- Montreal drive-by shooting hurts 4
- A drive-by shooting left four people injured early Sunday morning in Montreal. more »
- Vandals hit 11 Montreal police cars
- Eleven cruisers were vandalized overnight at the Montreal police traffic and road safety division's building in the city's St. Henri district, police said Saturday. more »
News Headlines and Features
Canada »
- Aboriginal Peoples, Muslims face discrimination most: poll
- One in three Canadians believe that Aboriginal Peoples and Muslims are the frequent targets of discrimination, a CBC-commissioned poll suggests.
- Revelstoke avalanche investigation continues
- Police and avalanche experts have returned to Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke, B.C., to wrap up their search and investigation into a weekend avalanche that killed two Alberta men.
- Bar probed for serving murder suspect, 18
- Ontario's Alcohol and Gaming Commission is investigating allegations that the 18-year-old charged with murdering two women on Friday was served alcohol in a Belleville bar the night before the shooting.
World »
- Thai PM rejects call for dissolution
- Thailand's prime minister has rejected the demand of tens of thousands of protestors that his government dissolve Parliament by noon on Monday.
- Obama pitches health-care bill in Ohio
- U.S. President Barack Obama took his push for health-care reform to Ohio on Monday, calling on Congress to move beyond partisan politics and pass the controversial reforms.
- Pope's old diocese suspends priest
- Pope Benedict XVI's former diocese in Germany says it has suspended a priest convicted of sexually abusing minors and accepting the resignation of his superior.
Health »
- Heart valve clip safer than surgery: study
- A tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as open-heart surgery for leaky mitral valves, a U.S. study suggests.
- Senior drivers need more options: MDs
- A senior's licence to drive shouldn't trump public safety, say doctors advocating better transportation programs for an aging population.
- National emergency plan adopted
- Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says the federal government has formally adopted its emergency response plan, months after the auditor general accused Ottawa of being unprepared to co-ordinate emergency measures.
Arts & Entertainment »
- The Trotsky makes U.S. debut at Tribeca
- The Trotksy, directed and written by Montreal's Jacob Tierney, will make its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
- Burton, Cotillard get France's highest cultural honour
- American director Tim Burton and Oscar winner Marion Cotillard have been inducted into France's National Order of Arts and Letters.
- Genies to be webcast on CBC.ca
- The Genie Awards, the annual celebration of the best in Canadian film, will be livestreamed April 12 on CBC.ca.
Technology & Science »
- Canada seeing 'failure' on digital strategy
- U.S. policy makers are set to unveil an ambitious new broadband plan on Tuesday, but Canada still fails to understand the importance of the digital economy, says University of Waterloo president David Johnston.
- Shrimp-like creature found deep below Antarctic ice
- In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time have found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.
- Tigers nearly extinct in wild: UN group
- The world has failed miserably at protecting tigers in the wild, bringing an animal that is a symbol for many cultures and religions to the verge of extinction, a UN official says.
Money »
- Greece seeks help as debt grows
- Greece has made another request for support from European finance ministers, as the Mediterranean country struggles to get its ballooning debt load under control.
- Home sales slow in February
- The number of listings sold through the Multiple Listing Service Systems (MLS) dropped slightly in February, signaling a more balanced national resale housing market, says the CREA.
- New vehicle sales flat in January
- Lower sales of North American-built passenger cars were offset by higher sales of trucks and overseas-built passenger cars as the number of new vehicles sold remained unchanged, according to Statistics Canada.
Consumer Life »
- Home sales slow in February
- The number of listings sold through the Multiple Listing Service Systems (MLS) dropped slightly in February, signaling a more balanced national resale housing market, says the CREA.
- Seeking Canada's best bathroom
- Nominations are being accepted for Canada's Best Restroom Award, which honours the best public washroom across Canada.
- Runaway Prius hard to explain: investigators
- The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it cannot explain last week's case of sudden acceleration of a Toyota Prius in California, and "we may never know exactly what happened."
Sports »
- Beckham hopes for 'swift and full recovery'
- David Beckham successfully underwent surgery Monday in Finland, hoping for a full recovery from an injury that will likely keep him out of the World Cup.
- Flames need to fly on Wings again
- It's déjà vu all over again for the Calgary Flames, who for the second straight week head into a big game with Detroit just behind the Red Wings for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot.
- Watch at 9 p.m.: Hockeyville's Top 12 communities revealed
- Find out which communities make the cut for Kraft Hockeyville 2010. Watch the Top 12 show on CBC on Monday, March 15 at 9 PM/9:30 PM NT.
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