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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

Directed by Joseph Kahn
Written by Joseph Kahn, Mark Palermo
Cast Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Jesse Heiman
Produced by Ricahrd Weager, Mary Ann Tanedo, Bob Abramoff

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.

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Montreal’s largest private breast cancer treatment clinic has cut one quarter of its staff. Ville Marie Medical and Women's Health Centre says the decision was necessary because it was unable to recover nearly $1.5 million it lost in fraud.

Ben Driss, the clinics former Chief Financial Officer is accused of siphoning the money since he was hired in 2005.

The centre’s managing director has said service to patients will not be affected by the cuts. Most of the cuts were to support staff, not doctors.

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Montreal wants Quebec's help in dealing with the city's homeless. Mayor Gerald Tremblay wrote to Premier Jean charest asking for more money and resources to deal with the growing number of homeless people in the city. 

The request comes after a homeless man was shot to death by police after wielding a knife downtown in June. Members of social services programs say the tragedy highlights the need for health services to provide care for the homeless. 

The province's wriiten response to the city said it will consider the request.

Don't know what to do with your old iphones and outdated electronics? The city of Montreal has a solution for you. 

It's launching a three-day blitz where old electronics can be safely recycled. Organizers want to keep hazardous materials from landfill sites on the island. 

People have until July 30th to drop off old cellphones, computers, televisions, and other devices at the 19 collection points across the island. Information on where to find a collection site near you can be found on the city's website.

Jack Layton has stepped down as leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. He made the announcement yesterday in a public address.

His voice was substantially more weary and raspy than during the election campaign that saw the NDP improve their seat total from 37 to 102.

The reason is because doctors have diagnosed him with a new form of cancer. They recommended that he step down until he it better.

In the mean-time the NDP will elect an interim leader. Hull/Aylmer MP Nycole Turmel is recommended by Layton to lead the party until he returns.

Marriage bureaus in the state of New York were in high demand Sunday, as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples lined up on the first day the legalization of same-sex marriage came into effect in the state.

Two grandmothers were the first same-sex couple to be legally wed in the state. The couple said their vows against the backdrop of the Niagara Falls in western New York.