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In local news, getting around by car this summer is about to become an even bigger challenge in Montreal. That's because, starting Wednesday, Transport Quebec is closing lanes along one span of the Ville-Marie expressway.

The lane closures will affect both directions and are due to more roadwork scheduled for the next four months. Transport Quebec announced the lane closures on Tuesday.

One lane heading west will be closed  between Panet St. and the University St. exit. One lane, and in some areas two lanes, heading east will be closed between the entrance of the Ville Marie tunnel and Panet St.

The Laval police have launched an inquiry into the behavior of their officers. Photos of two of their officers sleeping in their police cruiser were sent to local media. The patrol car was parked under some trees behind Tourism Laval on Saint Martin Boulevard on Saturday morning. 

The department’s spokesperson said sleeping in a patrol car outside work hours does not violate the code of conduct. But it does go against the department’s work ethic. 

The inquiry was announced in a news release issued Tuesday evening. 

Stephen Harper can now add honourary tribal chief to his resume. The prime minister was given the title of Chief Speaker at a ceremony in Stand Off, Alberta on Monday. There he posed for photos donning a massive feathery Aboriginal hat and yellow face paint.

Canada is expected to boycott the United Nations conference on disarmament in protest of the UN’s choice of North Korea as conference chair. A senior government official says Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will announce the decision on Monday.

So Se Pyong is North Korea's ambassador. Baird was a vocal critic of the ambassador’s appointment as chair last week. He called the appointment ‘‘unacceptable’’ given North Korea’s track record with regards to disarmament. North Korea pulled out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2003 and has threatened South Korea with military action.

This week we're going to be doing things a little differently. The DJ of the Week spot is going to CJLO's new Station Manager; Stephanie Saretsky. Stephanie would like to introduce herself and thought it would be nice to do it by filling out the CJLO DJ questionnaire. So take a minute and get to know the new person in charge and this week's "DJ" of the Week - Stephanie Saretsky.

What is your DJ alias? & what are its origins?

El Capitane, because I’m the boss.

What is your station's name?

CJLO !!

What genre?

Manning the board – full steam ahead!

How long have you been at CJLO?

3 WHOLE WEEKS

A controversial verdict has aroused some discontent for some Quebec citizens. After Guy Turcotte was found not responsible for his crimes, protests sprang up on Facebook.

Turcotte admitted to stabbing his two children to death in February 2009. Earlier this week a jury found he was not criminally responsible for the deaths due to mental illness.

The protests are set for Aug. 6, exactly one month and one day after the verdict was passed.

Turcotte will remain in an institution until he is fit to be released.

Read by Danny Aubry

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by AJ Cordeiro, Dominique Daoust, Alina Gotcherian

A Canadian ship attempting to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza was seized Monday night by the Greek Coast Guard. The ship, the Tahrir, had at least 30 Canadian activists on board.

The Tahrir was part of a flotilla of aid intended to penetrate the Gaza sea blockade and bring help to people in Gaza. Last week Greece banned all boats in the flotilla from leaving port, fearing that an incident similar to last year when a different aid mission ended in tragedy after nine Turkish activists were killed by Israeli forces, could happen again.

Montreal police have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the 2005 shooting death of Mohammed Anas Bennis. The long-delayed coroner's inquest says that Montreal police officer Yannick Bernier was acting in self defence when he shot and killed Bennis.

According to the report, Bennis attacked Bernier with a knife, wrestling him to the ground. Witnesses say they heard him scream that he had been struck. When he got up again he pulled out his gun. Bernier said Bennis refused multiple requests to drop his knife. When he allegedly lunged at him, the officer fired two shots. 

The NBA will gradually head towards a lockout if a deal isn’t reached between the players and owners. 

A recent three hour meeting this week could not close the divide between the two sides. At stake is everything from salaries, salary caps, to revenue sharing. Players currently receive fifty seven percent of the league’s revenue. Owners want to implement a hard salary cap, which the players oppose.

If a lockout happens, all official league business will be put on hold. 

Read by Danny Aubry

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories written by Alina Gotcherian, AJ Cordeiro, Domique Daoust, Corentine Rivard

Marc Dos Santos resigned as head coach of the Montreal Impact on Tuesday. He will be replaced on an interim basis by sporting director Nick De Santis.

The Impact are in their final season in the North American Soccer League before progressing to Major League Soccer next year.