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1.3 million Montrealers are in the second day of a boil-water advisory, and are hoping to get the green light to open the taps Thursday night. 25 6

Montreal police are asking for possible victims of an alleged child sex predator to come forward.

PQ Premier Pauline Marois has declared that the province will not do business with companies that are exempt from Quebec's language laws unless they opt to apply them on their own. 1

In explosive testimony corrupt businessmen say Laval was a hotbed of corruption and price-fixing that involved, but did not necessarily need politicians. 2

In recent years, concerns over questionable drinking water have forced residents in several Canadian cities to take to boiling their water prior to consumption.

Boy Scouts of America has lifted a ban on gay children.

Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco is denying a woman's claim that he sexually assaulted her, calling the allegations 'laughable.'

After more false endings than an 80s ska tune, the Patrick Roy signing story has finally come to a close, as the former Habs great has inked a deal to coach the Avalanche.

A woman delivering newspapers in Trois-Rivieres has been injured after being run over three times, by her own car. 1

Quebec is threatening major fines on provincially-subsidized private daycares in retaliation for a one-day strike. 1

Three employees at the Canada Revenue Agency offices in Montreal were arrested in an RCMP raid Thursday. 1

The city of Montreal has a new Chief of the Fire Department: Francois Massé.

The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a Lieutenant-Governor's arguments that she should be immune to prosecution. 4 1

Four policemen – two from the Montreal police force and two from Longueuil police -- were arrested Wednesday and will face various offences, including drug trafficking. 7

When an intruder invades a school in Canada, the usual protocol is to move into lockdown mode, with teachers telling students to hide inside classrooms. But a pair of U.S. experts is suggesting that it might be time to rethink that approach, arguing that lockdowns might actually be turning students and school staff into “sitting ducks.” 11 1

Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. 11

Quebec's anti-corruption unit has raided three locations in Montreal. 3 1

A woman has been injured after falling on the tracks at Plamondon metro Wednesday evening. 18

A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London.

A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday. 2

As many as 1.3 million people do not have safe, clean drinking water after the city of Montreal issued a boil water advisory until at least midday Thursday. 101 2

About half of Quebec's private, subsidized daycares closed their doors Wednesday for a one-day walkout to protest proposed $15 million in cuts by the Parti Quebecois. 20 1

The Parti Quebecois is taking a hard line on religious accommodation and it has commissioned a poll to back up its views. 24 1

A suspect was brought to hospital with wounds to the hand and abdomen after being shot at by police Tuesday. 4 1

The Charbonneau Commission has set its gaze on cities on the north shore, as retired engineer Roger Desbois continued to talk about his years of illegal financing of municipal politicians on the stand Wednesday. 1 1

The 23-year-old woman was surfing on the standing waves near the rapids in LaSalle when she fell under the water. 1

Health Canada is lifting the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have had sex with other men. 12

Sexual assault victims in Quebec now have up to 30 years to make a case against their alleged abusers.

The new cocktail is fresh and light and surprising. No more store-bought syrups and packaged pina colada mixes. 1

The maker of Ski-Doo snowmobiles says its initial public offering has been priced at $21.50 per share -- giving the company a market value of about $2.5 billion.

Canada's housing market is slowing dramatically in terms of both sales and construction, dragging down economic growth and putting some 150,000 jobs at risk in coming years, a mortgage industry association warns in its spring report. 2

The arson squad is investigating a failed Molotov cocktail attack at a car rental agency on Langelier Blvd.

Tears flowed Tuesday as fans recalled Gary "The Kid" Carter who lit up the city with his baseball prowess for a decade and is now commemorated with a street bearing his name. 5 1

Canadian mining companies hope that Stephen Harper's visit to Peru will lead to better use of the billions in royalties and taxes that are sitting idle in a country where poverty is still a large problem. 47 13

The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday. 2 9

The wife of a man who was killed after going on a test drive says he was a regular guy who did regular things -- and it cost him his life. 7 3

Daniel Ratthé, who represents the riding of Blainville for the Coalition Avenir Quebec, was asked to leave the party on Tuesday until his name is cleared. 5 1

Roger Desbois continued his blockbuster testimony at the Charbonneau Commission Tuesday, implicating many of his former colleagues in allegations of bid ridding. 2 1

A near-fatal attack on a child in L'Assomption Monday was the result of an ignored order to improve a fence, according to local police. 8 2

Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he was contacted by police in 2011 because of a possible bribe offered many years earlier by a now-controversial mayor.

The preliminary hearing for the man accused of shooting several people on election night has been cancelled.

Liberal senators are trying to force key players in the scandal involving Sen. Mike Duffy’s expense repayment to testify before special parliamentary hearings. 14

When the town initially put the contract up for bids, two companies - one which has been mentioned at the Charbonneau Commission -- came forward with very different estimates for the cost. On a second tender the prices changed dramatically. 1 1

The U.S. Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes. 12

A retired engineer who spent decades working for an engineering firm in Laval took the stand Tuesday at the Charbonneau commission. 1 1

The fire began at 10:20 p.m. Monday on 62nd Ave. near 4th St. in Riviere-des-Prairies.

Montreal police are investigating a vicious attack that happened overnight in Lafontaine Park. 7

Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is leaving Canada with some parting advice -- seize the country's natural advantages. 1 1

Teenagers who had a classmate die by suicide are significantly more likely to think about or attempt suicide themselves over the following two years, according to a new study. 18 2

Anyone who wants to use public office for their own benefit should find a new line of work, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday -- for the first time addressing a deepening scandal related to Sen. Mike Duffy's repayment of improperly filed expenses. 317 14

Provincial police are reporting that not a single death has been recorded on Quebec roads this Victoria Day weekend, a time when several deaths generally occur. 5 1

Dozens of people rallied in NDG on Monday to protesting Bill 14, and to call for Montreal to be given official bilingual status. 25 1

In the glare of an intense media spotlight, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has yet to address the media regarding reports that he was recorded on video allegedly smoking crack cocaine. 5

Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy is reportedly on the verge of being the next head coach of the Colorado Avalanche. 3

Residents of St. Eustache dressed in 19th century clothing on Monday to celebrate the Lower Canada Rebellion -- better known in Quebec as the Journée Nationale des Patriotes. 8 1

A U.S. weather agency confirmed on Tuesday that the tornado that swept through an Oklahoma City suburb, killing 24 people, was an EF-5 twister, the fiercest and most destructive possible. 17 28

A four-year-old girl was rushed to hospital after being attacked by a large dog in L'Assomption Monday morning. 29 1

Golf's governing bodies approved a new rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two major golf organizations that argued long putters are not hurting the game. 4

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will be back at City Hall Tuesday morning for a special meeting on a proposed downtown casino, but is expected to face questions from the media and some councillors about allegations that he was recorded on video allegedly smoking crack cocaine. 25 2

The Old Brewery Mission has opened a new facility specifically to help the homeless get treated for Hepatitis C. 1

A family that adopted and raised two special needs children is shocked by a department of youth protection decision to remove them from their home. 15 1

A woman in her 40s, who allegedly stabbed a 21-year-old in defence of her son in Lasalle early Monday morning, may face charges related to the event. 7

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74. 1

Julien Villeneuve, who teaches philosophy at a local CEGEP, says his costume-wearing alter-ego has collected $31,000 to help protesters fight fines. 31

Several tornadoes ravaged parts of the American heartland, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing two elderly men. The storms concentrated damage Wichita, Kansas and in Oklahoma. 4 13

Police are trying to determine if a fire that destroyed a 19th-century church in the Eastern Townships early Sunday morning was criminally set. 1

The three children caught in a house fire north of Montreal Saturday appear to be out of danger, their stepbrother told CTV Montreal. 2 2

As of Monday, work to repair parts of Highway 20 between Highway 13 and 32nd Ave. in Lachine will begin -- and won't end until November. 1

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease. 4

A New Brunswick community is “broken” after the bodies of three missing fishermen were recovered this weekend, the latest tragedy to hit the region’s fishing industry, a local minister said. 4 1

The Prime Minister's chief of staff has resigned in the midst of the most serious scandal to hit Stephen Harper in his seven years in office. 5

An arrest has been made in connect with a series of fires in the Lanaudiere town of L'Epiphanie. 3

A pilot flying an ultralight aircraft died Saturday night after a late afternoon crash in Lavaltrie, 50 kilometres northeast of Montreal.

After 10 months, a Montreal public transit user has settled his language dispute with the Société de transport de Montréal. 39 1

It was one year ago, on May 18, 2012, that the Charest government’s controversial Bill 78 was adopted by the National Assembly after a 21-hour marathon debate. 16

While Bill 14 has revived many tensions between Quebec's francophone and anglophone communities, an English high school in Quebec City is offering a fresh perspective on the debate. 10 1

Prime Minister Stephen Harper forced Sen. Pamela Wallin out of the Conservative caucus after learning the preliminary findings of an audit looking into her travel expenses, a source has told CTV News. 5

The letter penned by Minister for Montreal Jean-Francois Lisée and Language Minister Diane De Courcy lists amendments to Bill 14, the revision to Quebec's Language Charter. 52 2

A blitz of highway repairs, most notably along the Champlain Bridge, is likely to slow traffic considerably this weekend and beyond. 1

Jean-Francois Lisée and Language Minister Diane de Courcy are imploring Anglos to chill out. They write that it was never their intention to reduce our rights. 15 1

A coroner's report into a deadly train-car collision concludes that the accident could have been prevented, but the family of the deceased says the report still raises significant questions. 12 1

Sen. Mike Duffy attempted to influence the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission’s upcoming decision involving the right-leaning Sun News Network, a source has told CTV News. 8

Sen. Mike Duffy has left the Conservative caucus amid a growing scandal over his expense claims, CTV’s Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife reports. 8

A Laval administrator is delivering firsthand testimony about how corruption worked in that city, and said it was all done with the knowledge of mayor Gilles Vaillancourt. 1 2

Astronaut Chris Hadfield is finding it tough to readjust after returning to earth.

The fallout from Quebec's corruption scandals has reached the epicentre of Canada's Parliament, with the federal Opposition leader revealing Thursday he once spoke to police about someone trying to pass him a suspicious-looking envelope. 1

One block of Amherst St. below Sherbrooke is off-limits to cars while crews uncover a stinky sewer. 3 1

One person was seriously injured and as many as four others were also hurt in a multi-car pile-up on Route 138 northeast of Quebec City on Thursday. 6

"I call it the valley of death." 4 1