Concrete slab collapses in Ville-Marie tunnel

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.


Harper condemns Syrian raids

Stephen Harper has spoken out about the raids that killed a hundred and forty people in Syria on Sunday. 
He says the Canadian government condemns the actions of the Syrian security forces. He says the Syrian president has to choose between giving the citizens reform or stepping out of the way.
The Syrian army raided cities across the country on Sunday, leaving civilian bodies scattered on the roads. Their target was protestors who are trying to oust the Syrian president.

Insanity ruling not likely for Breivik

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.


Fantasia: The Divide

Directed by Xavier Gens
Written by Karl Mueller
Cast Michael Biehn, Lauren German, Milo Ventimiglia, Rosanna Arquette, Courtney B. Vance
Produced by Ross M. Dinerstein, Juliette Hagopian, Darryn Welch


Nuits D'Afrique: Emeline Michel

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