Kevin McGran Sports Reporter The Montreal Canadiens reached into the front office of their historic rivals — the Toronto Maple Leafs — on Friday to help them rebuild. Rick Dudley, who spent one year under GM Brian Burke as an assistant, is rejoining his old friend, Marc Bergevin, as one of Montreal’s two assistant general managers. “Rick has been actively involved at the management level in the NHL for many years and is one of the league’s most respected executives,” Bergevin said in a release issued by the team. “An outstanding talent evaluator, he has extensive experience as a scout. The success he enjoyed at all levels throughout his career speaks volume of his expertise.” Bergevin, who was recently hired by Montreal as GM, and ... Continue reading →
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION UBC student union condemns Quebec's Bill 78, rejects motion to send money By: Brian Platt, The Canadian Press Posted: 3:02 AM | Comments: 0 (including replies) VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia student union will write to Quebec Premier Jean Charest, formally condemning Quebec's special law that puts restrictions on the tuition protests that have rocked that province for months. The UBC student council passed a resolution earlier this week committing to call on Charest's government to respect the financial, legal and intellectual autonomy of Quebec student unions. However, an amendment that would have sent money to a legal fund for the Quebec protesters was voted down. "At this point in time, what was immediately needed was a ... Continue reading →
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Percussive pot-and-pan protest plays out in various Quebec towns By: Nelson Wyatt, The Canadian Press Posted: 3:02 AM | Comments: 0 (including replies) | Last Modified: 6:19 AM Enlarge Image Protesters opposing Quebec student tuition fee hikes bang on casseroles during a demonstration in Montreal, Thursday, May 24, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes MONTREAL - The clanging pots of student unrest that have rattled Montreal and Quebec City for several nights are coming noisily to life in other parts of the province. People took up the percussive protest Thursday night in several towns and cities including Sorel, Longueuil, Chambly, Repentigny, Trois-Rivieres and even in Abitibi — several hundred kilometres away from the hot spot of Montreal. They were still ... Continue reading →
Enlarge Image Police make an arrest during a protest against tuition fee hikes in Montreal on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz MONTREAL - The staggering number of student protest-related arrests in Quebec — 2,500 and counting — is about to add costs and delays to an already overburdened justice system. The historic number has prompted two questions: what is the short-term impact on the system and what is the long-term impact on those rounded up? Some of the accused will face lengthy waits to actually get to trial, while others will encounter similar delays fighting their fines. Constitutional challenges are inevitable against some of the laws used to end protests, and some people will face the prospect of a criminal record that ... Continue reading →
