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Research In Motion presented its new operating on Tuesday at their software developers’ conference in San Francisco. The BBX system is an expanded version of the software currently used, and will be installed on the next generation of BlackBerry smartphones and Playbook tablets. 

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Mediterranean operators illegally harvesting Bluefin tuna are threatening the international supply of the valuable fish.

A recent study shows that trading of Atlantic Bluefin tuna surpassed the international quota by 141 percent. That does not include the amount of black-market Bluefin that is not included in national and international databases.

A man living in Pierrefonds has no complaints about the area he lives in other than the neighbours across the street. The reason is that he lives across from Locapro Inc., a local company that rents out heavy machinery.

Borough bylaws state that no noise should be made before 7 am, but the man says Locapro isn’t following these laws, and he has videos to prove it.

Occupy Wall Street turns one month old today. It has taken the world by force, driving other cities worldwide to protest, including Montreal.

On Sunday, Square Victoria looked nothing like it used to. Tents sprawled everywhere, a makeshift kitchen, a children’s area and even a media center were installed.

Phillips Square, in downtown Montreal, was crowded on Sunday morning. It was the starting point for this year’s Montreal Walks for mental health with Margaret Trudeau as one of its honorary chairs. Esther Viragh reports. 

The event united those struck by a mental illness and those who were there to offer their support. The 5 km walk was in its third consecutive year. Its aim was to sensitize the public and to raise awareness on mental health issues. Margaret Trudeau has been part of the event from the beginning.

La liste des 477 prisonniers Palestiniens libérés en échange du soldat Israélien Gilad Shalit a été publiée dimanche.

Les prisonniers dont 450 hommes et 27 femmes, devraient être libérés mardi. Parmi les prisonniers sur la liste se trouvent :

Ahlam Tamimi, connue pour avoir participer au choix du lieu de plusieurs attentats suicides et pour y avoir acheminé des kamikazes. Elle a été condamnée 16 fois à la prison à vie.

Mohammed al Sharatha, arrêté pour l'enlèvement de deux militaires israéliens en 1989. Il a été condamné deux fois à perpétuité et une fois à 30 ans de réclusion.

The Occupy movement loomed over QPIRG’s latest edition of its Lounge Speakers series.

On hand were community and public affairs professor Anna Kruzynski, Concordia Student Union president Lex Gill, and activist Jaggi Singh.

Doctor Kruzynski made a case for the empowering nature of grassroots action. 

"When you participate int hese street actions often times you end up feeling a sense of power which is very important when you a break with these feelings that things are too large to change

Shriners has recently revealed that they will have a new hospital built in Montreal sometime in the near future.

The entire project which adds up approximately $127 million will all be paid by the Shriners.

It will be twice the size of the current hospital and will consist of twenty-two single patient rooms.

Former Shriners patients have stated that the new hospital will shed light on the future of families.

Construction of the hospital will commence in spring 2013 and it will officially open in summer 2015.

Montreal infrastructure continues its downward decline.  Firemen created a roadblock downtown on University between Cathcart and Palace Streets.  A chunk of concrete appears to be at risk of falling from the 10^th floor of a commercial highrise.

A window washer has since reported noticing more loose concrete blocks on the seventh and eight floor of that building.  It is unclear when the high rise was last inspected.    

It could be days before the security perimeter is lifted.