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Pierre Gauthier was dismissed from his duties as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

According to CBC News Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson has stated that there is a deadline to hire a new general manager.

Molson has not revealed any potential candidates for the GM position, but rumours speculate that Patrick Roy is a potential candidate.

Molson explained that his reason for firing Gauthier was that the Habs did not win enough games under Gauthier`s management.

Student protesters are not just intensifying the movement against tuition hikes. They are also coming up with creative ways to make the life in the city more difficult.

According to the CBC, hundreds of protesters were playing cat and mouse with the Montreal police on Wednesday.

Leading the march with a route that was kept secret, the students kept changing directions at the corner of every block. The Montreal police could only try to catch up with the protesters.

A fire broke out at Lucille’s Oyster Dive in the early afternoon on Wednesday. The fire on Monkland Avenue was brought under control after ninety firefighters fought it for three hours. Ten people were forced out of their homes once the fire started in the restaurant’s kitchen.

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Two years ago, Health Minister Yves Bolduc ordered a review 22,000 breast exams conducted between 2008 and 2010.

These tests were originally administered by Dr. Raymond Bergeron in three clinics in Montreal and Laval.

According to CTV Montreal, this resulted in finding 109 missed cases of breast cancer.

The CSU general assembly held yesterday ended early after being unable to meet quorum.

Around 300 students attended Monday's GA at Reggie's terrace compared to the 2000 students that attended the first GA.

The GA would've held a vote on extending the student strike.

Some students placed blame on the CSU for not properly advertising the GA and for lack of organization.

According to the CTV, the University of Montreal will be beginning new construction.

Finance minister Raymond Bachand announced Monday that the federal government would fund the $350 million project. The new campus would be located in the abandoned CP rail yard in Outremont.

A video captured by Amber Gross, a Mcgill student at a tuition hike protest in Concordia's Faubourg building, shows a Concordia security guard knocking the camera out of her hand. 

The guard quickly leaves the scene before giving his name or license.

Watch the video here courtesy of CUTV.

It seems that Thomas Mulcair’s first move is to go for the young ones. CTV reports the newly-appointed NDP leader wants to target young voters in the next election.

He says the NDP’s biggest challenge is to draw in people who believe in the NDP ideals but who don’t vote.

Over 200 000 protesters gathering at Place du Canada for Thursday's blockbuster day of action against tuition increases.

A commission backed by multiple political party members recommended the legalization of doctor-assisted euthanasia.

The Dying with Dignity report was presented in the National Assembly yesterday according to the Montreal Gazette.  It recommended legalizing doctor-assisted suicide in cases where adults are suffering from terminal illnesses linked to unbearable physical and psychological pain.