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A report claims that the Ville Marie tunnel collapse might have been caused by construction work. Transport Minister Sam Hamad confirmed work was being done exactly where the ceiling collapsed on Sunday. 

Laco Construction was awarded a contract of nearly ten million dollars in June to repair the expressway. It has been reported that the company made an error while rebuilding a support wall. No one from the construction company based in Rivière des Prairies is available to comment on the news report. 

Fans of Arcade Fire are in for a special treat. The Montreal-based band will give a free concert during the Pop Montreal Festival. This will be held in the Quartier des spetacles on September 22. It will be the group's first concert since winning a Grammy last winter. The band says they wouldn't exist without Montreal. The concert is their way of saying, "a big thank you to the beautiful city we love so much."

Arcade Fire will give VIP passes to the first 100 people who donate $200 or more to KANPE, a non-profit organization that works in Haiti

Syrian troops in the city of Hama have advanced deeper in to the city taking up new positions. The move comes a day after 24 people were killed by Syrian forces on the first day of Ramadan.

The troop presence is thought to be a preventive measure to stop protests during Ramadan. During the month large crowds of Muslims gather for prayer, the government fears these could turn in to large protests.

Since protests began in March against President Bashar Assad's regime, 1700 civilians have been killed activists say.

The Syrian government disputes the number and blames foreign conspirators for the turmoil.

A slab of concrete fell onto the Ville Marie Expressway on Sunday morning. A beam fell onto the eastbound side of the highway around 9 a.m. No one was injured.

The Ville Marie tunnel is used by more than 100,000 cars every weekday.

The tunnel will remain closed between De La Montagne and Panet streets.

Engineers are studying the structure and need to determine whether emergency repairs are required. They are also trying to figure out what caused the collapse.

The head of the panel mandated to review the psychiatric state of Anders Behring Breivik says the suspect is unlikely to declared insane.

Dr. Tarjei Rygnested is the head of the Norwegian Board of Forensic Medecine. He’s also at the head of the board that will review Breivik’s psychiatric evaluation, the man accused of killing 77 people in Norway on July 22nd.

A fifteen year old boy has been accused of stealing seven cars in ten days.

The boy was arrested after a high-speed chase in Montreal. The chase began with the boy leading the police on Highway forty, across the Charles de Gaule Bridge. The chase ended after the boy crashed into three parked cars near the Place Versailles shopping mall. Fortunately for the Repentigny police, they knew the boy who they chased.

The boy confessed to stealing the cars after he was arrested and faces charges of theft.