http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/home.aspxCJAD Local News en-usCopyright 2012, CJAD-AMThu, 17 May 2012 08:32:52 GMTThu, 17 May 2012 07:46:32 GMT1http://emmisinteractive.comIt was another roudy night on the streets of downtown Montreal. About 3,000 protesters marched for hours, some involved threw trashcans smashing bank store-front windows. Others threw projectiles at police and screamed profanities. Police declared the protest illegal at 12:25 a.m. In all, police confirmed 122 arrests for illegal gatherings, various criminal offences and mischief. Three police officers were injured. Many students say the government's "special law" won't end the unrest - and that their "revolution will go on." Police were on scene for hours after the protesters dispersed arresting individuals rounded up and held on downtown streets. Police constable Simon Delorme confirmed that things returned to normal just after 2 a.m.   http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384200mboyer@astral.com (Michel Boyer)http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384200Thu, 17 May 2012 07:46:32 GMTThere was a stabbing downtown in the midst of the student demonstration but unrelated to the ongoing unrest. A man was stabbed at least once in the upper body. He's in critical condition. Police suspect it's drug relatedhttp://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384189news@cjad.com (CJAD)http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384189Thu, 17 May 2012 03:35:14 GMTStriking students returned to the streets tonight for their nightly march, it is the 23rd consecutive protest downtown. Earlier tonight, hundreds turned out for a nearly naked march. The demonstration was rowdy but peaceful. Thousands are expected at a late night protest scheduled for 11pm. CJAD News will be there.http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384179news@cjad.com (CJAD)http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384179Thu, 17 May 2012 02:22:08 GMTTHE CANADIAN PRESS After 14 weeks of unrest, the Quebec government has announced plans for emergency legislation aimed at restoring order.    Premier Jean Charest has announced plans to table a bill, expected this week.    The legislation would suspend the spring semester for the faculties affected, schedule an early summer holiday, and completethe spring session as of August.    There have been reports the legislation will also impose stiff fines on picketers blocking access to classrooms, but the premier did not address that issue in a public statement tonight.http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384175http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384175Thu, 17 May 2012 01:36:21 GMTEducation Minister Michelle Courchesne and Premier Jean Charest will address the media in just a matter of minutes. There is speculation the announcement will include special legislation to deal with the student crisis. CJAD's political analyst Jean Lapierre says one part will deal with the school calendar and says the bill will likely bet tabled tomorrow. Another part of the bill is said to include some kind of crackdown on civil disobedience.  http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384167news@cjad.com (CJAD)http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384167Thu, 17 May 2012 00:27:22 GMTWords such as anti-democratic, putting oil on the fire, arbitrary and dangerous stood out during presentations before the public security commission, as speakers opposed and criticized the proposed anti-mask bylaw while over 40 spectators, mostly students sporting little red squares, applauded and cheered, watching the hearing on a big screen outside council chambers.  With a couple police officers also watching, standing guard nearby. Dominique Peschard, President of the Rights and Freedoms said they're concerned the bylaw will lead to abuse by police and racial profiling. "We think it's a bad idea.  It'll lead to more confrontation, rather than solving the problems it pretends to solve." A special city council meeting is scheduled this Friday to speed up adoption of the bylaw. Photo:  Margoe Edwardshttp://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384139slee@astral.com (Shuyee Lee)http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384139Wed, 16 May 2012 21:51:53 GMTThey voted to return to class, but on Wednesday protesting students did everything they could to make sure law students at the University of Quebec in Montreal would not have class. A few hundred students, many of them wearing masks, stormed into two UQAM buildings, the first on St. Catherine St east, the other on De Maisonneuve at around 9:30 this morning. The protesters disrupted the ongoing classes. Students inside say they were threatened and chairs were thrown around. "They say there is no violence, there is violence," says law student Christina Macedo, who was very shaken after the incident. But protesters say they were not violent. "Nothing happened, no one was pushed," says one man among the protesters. In the end, classes were cancelled. Videos courtesy: Christina Macedo Related Tactical squad clears way for return to school at Lionel Groulx http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384009lcasella@astral.com (Laura Casella)http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384009Wed, 16 May 2012 21:22:48 GMTEnvironment Canada released a severe thunderstorm warning in Quebec earlier this afternoon. The warning has now been lifted but the severe thunderstorm watch is still in effect until 8 p.m. and could be extended. The heavy rain and hail have now moved over the North shore  toward Laval and progressing along the Richelieu River. There are still possibilities of storms coming across Montreal until mid-evening with thunder showers still present west of Montreal. Andre Cantin, meteorologist at Environment Canada, warns drivers of the risk of reduced visibility and hydroplaning. Photos:  Twitter usershttp://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384097news@cjad.com (CJAD)http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384097Wed, 16 May 2012 20:40:18 GMTNot a single car has yet been driven onto the almost-completed overpass on autoroute 15 through Saint-Mathieu-de-Laprairie in the Monteregie, and the province is having to examine the possibility of knocking it down and starting over. Transport Quebec says there was a first problem detected last December when the support beams at the overpass-under-construction on autoroute 15 through St-Mathieu were found to be deficient.  A new problem then cropped up when Transport Quebec engineers took a closer look.  They detected a design flaw such that the structure, built at a cost of five-million dollars, didn't meet provincial specifications for resistance to earthquakes. Transport Quebec spokesperson Claudia Goulet says engineers are studying all options, including the possible demolition of the overpass.  In the meantime, the town of st-mathieu, straddling autoroute 15, is cut in two.  The mayor of St-Mathieu says Transport Minister Pierre Moreau has apologized to her and assured her that ...http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384048cbeaulieu@astral.com (Claude Beaulieu)http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384048Wed, 16 May 2012 19:21:43 GMTStudents who are opposed to the strikes say it's too early for the Charest government to introduce special legislation to try to end the dispute. They are pointing to a new offer that the CEGEP student group, the FECQ, has presented to the province. "My concern is that this will create more tension, more violence," says leader Léo Bureau-Blouin, who's imploring the Liberals to look at it, instead of a special law. Offer's contents The offer, that has already been leaked to La Presse newspaper, involves giving the students a moratorium, and more power on a council that would oversee possible cuts to university spending. According to the offer, extra money found by cutting university budgets would first apply to course fees, but once student's fees have fallen to zero, it would then reduce their tuition fees. In return, two student groups would recommend the agreement to their members, though ...http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384050news@cjad.com (CJAD)http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10384050Wed, 16 May 2012 19:05:39 GMT