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Headlines from CBC News • Quebec may invoke notwithstanding clause The Quebec government says it may use the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to block students from accessing to English public schools through a legal loophole. • Niqab-wearing woman blocked again from class The Quebec government has intervened again in the case of a Muslim woman who refused to remove her niqab veil during a French-language class. • Seal pups beached in ice-free Gulf An exceptional lack of sea ice on the Gulf of St. Lawrence this winter has left seal mothers with few places to bear their young or to feed their pups. • Gov. Gen. wraps up Haiti visit Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean ended her two-day tour of Haiti with a visit to Jacmel on Tuesday, bringing a message of hope to the shattered city. • Canadiens victorious in critical East matchup Scott Gomez scored a goal and set up two others as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Tuesday night for their fourth win in five games since the Olympic break. Headlines from The Gazette • Mourners send message At the height of Montreal's flu wave last month, Bernard Baril took his 86-year-old aunt to the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital emergency room.
• 30 homeless as fire hits 5 triplexes About 30 people were left homeless by a major, destructive fire early Tuesday in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district, one that police said is suspicious in origin.
• Cop says he had a good reputation in Montreal North The coroner?s inquest into the death of Fredy Villanueva heard two conflicting versions Tuesday as to the constable?s reputation in the troubled neighbourhood of Montreal North.
• "We want to see your face," James tells Muslims Immigration Minister Yolande James said Tuesday that an official in her department informed "Naema" Tuesday she must remove her niqab, or face covering, if she wants to take French courses.
• Quebec might use notwithstanding clause The Charest government is considering using the notwithstanding clause in Canada's 1982 constitution to override the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in plugging a loophoe in Bill 104.
Headlines from CTV Montreal • Man, wife tied up and robbed in Monteregie Police are looking for three men who beat and robbed a couple in Saint-Amable, in the Monteregie region east of Montreal. • Warm weather a grave danger to seal pups An exceptional lack of sea ice on the Gulf of St. Lawrence this winter has left seal mothers with few places to bear their young or to feed their pups. • Habs beat Lightning 5-3 for fourth win in five since Olympics Scott Gomez scored a goal and set up two others as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Tuesday night for their fourth win in five games since the Olympic break. • Penalize NHL head hits: Mtl researcher The vicious elbow hit that's left a hockey player with a concussion has pushed head checking to the top of the agenda at a major NHL meeting. • Punch didn't kill schoolboy, says doctor A heart defect, not a classmate's punch, probably killed a 12-year-old boy who collapsed and died during a schoolyard altercation in 2007, a cardiologist tells CTV News. Headlines from the Ville de Montreal • Highlights from the Saint-Laurent General Council Meeting held Tuesday, March 2, 2010 [Saint-Laurent] Saint-Laurent, March 5, 2010 - Proclamations At the beginning of the meeting, Council proclaimed: March 8, ??International Women?s Day??; The week of March 11 to 21, ??Action Week Against Racism and March 21 ??International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination??; The week of [...] • St. Patrick's Day parade - Verdun Will Be Proudly Represented [Verdun] Verdun, March 5, 2010 ? In keeping with its yearly tradition, the Verdun Borough will be well represented at the St. Patrick's Day parade, which will be held at noon on Sunday, March 14 in downtown Montréal. Claude Trudel, Borough Mayor and member of the Executive Committee responsible for public [...] • Blue-Collar Strike in Verdun on Friday, March 5, 2010 [Verdun] Verdun, March 4, 2010 ? Due to the blue-collar employees' strike planned for Friday, March 5, 2010, please find below the list of Borough services that will remain open and those that will be closed during the day. [...] • Highlights of the Borough Council Meeting on March 2, 2010 [Verdun] Verdun, March 4, 2010 -- Claude Trudel, Verdun Borough Mayor and member of the Executive Committee responsible for public safety and security, reported on the regular Borough Council meeting on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 and, in particular, on the main highlights: During the question period, the [...] • Highlights of CDN?NDG borough council meeting on March 1, 2010 [Côte-des-Neiges?Notre-Dame-de-Grâce] Montreal, Wednesday, March 3, 2010 ? The members of the Côte-des-Neiges?Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (CDN?NDG) borough council held a regular meeting of the council on March 1, chaired by Michael Applebaum, borough mayor. These are the main issues discussed at the meeting: FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] Other sitesHere are the best news sources for Montreal :
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