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20 Years After Montreal Massacre, Ottawa Debates Gun Control

New York Times | IAN AUSTEN | Posted 12.07.2009 | World


OTTAWA -- Like public health care, Canada's tight gun-control laws help distinguish the country from its powerful neighbor to the south. But as Canadi...

MLS In Montreal? Major League Soccer Could Be Coming

AP | Posted 11.23.2009 | Sports


SEATTLE — Major League Soccer would like Montreal to become its 19th team in 2012, if it can get a stadium remodeled. MLS commissioner Don Garb...

Hijab For Sports: A New Radical Invention

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

Instead of saying, "that's wrong!" and organizing a protest march, Elham decided to come up with a solution. That's a distinctly New Radical response: positive, constructive, and hopeful.

Readers' Photos of Fall Leaves

Huffington Post | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


Following our slide show of the best places to go for autumn leaves, readers sent in their favorite photos of fall foliage. From Michigan to New Hamp...

NHL Stays Put But Canadian Hockey Migrates South

GlobalPost | Sandro Contenta | Posted 10.08.2009 | World


By Sandro Contenta TORONTO, Canada -- When acclaimed novelist Mordecai Richler was alive, he could often be found in the middle of the afternoon si...

Montreal Inaugurates Continent's Most Ambitious Bike-Sharing Program

nytimes.com | Ian Austen | Posted 06.13.2009 | Green


Bixi is nothing if not ambitious. The service is debuting with 3,000 of the specially designed bicycles distributed among 300 closely-spaced stations ...

Lewis Hamilton Wins F1 Championship; First Black Driver in Sport's History

Steve Parker | Posted 12.03.2008 | Entertainment


Steve Parker

Lewis Hamilton, 23 and the first Black driver in the history of Grand Prix racing, won the World Driving Championship on Sunday, the most coveted title in all of motorsports.

Quebec Says Non to Arts Funding Cuts, Stephen Harper

Kriston Capps | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Kriston Capps

Canadian politician Stephen Harper, who hoped to realize his dream of a legislative majority by roughly doubling his party's standings in Quebec, won the election but lost the majority.

Global Monopoly: Which Prestigious City Got The Boardwalk Spot?

AP | Posted 09.21.2008 | Business


EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. — Bye bye, Boardwalk. The Quebec metropolis of Montreal snagged the most expensive spot on a new global version of Monopo...

Montreal Riot Video: Looting, Fires Break Out After Police Kill Young Man

AP | Posted 09.11.2008 | Home


A riot broke out and an officer was shot in the leg late Sunday in the Monday neighborhood where a young man was shot and killed by police a day earli...

Millions OF Fans Spend Money and Time on Another NASCAR Tire Test

Steve Parker | Posted 02.02.2009 | Entertainment


Steve Parker

Let NASCAR call for bids from other tire-makers for next season for all three of their professional series, and have at least two tire suppliers for each series.