Would I have decided to go to see three pop bands on my own? Not a chance! However, I did what any great mother would do - I decided to take on this task, because my daughter Samantha is a major fan of Allstar Weekend. So this review is a collaborative effort, as Samantha Munroe’s opinions are reflected here too.

If Projet Montreal leader Richard Bergeron has his way Montreal will be the proud owner of a new tramway by 2017. Bergeron wants a 37.5 kilometer tramway system, which would run down St. Laurent and Rene Levesque, to help stop the surge of young families moving out of Montreal and in to suburbs. A problem he says Montreal can’t ignore. Bergeron says that cheap reliable public transportation would help young families a lot.

News read by Jessica MacDonald and produced by Erica Bridgeman

Stories written by Aisha Samu, Samah Fadil and Jessica MacDonald

Dominique Strauss-Kahan has been granted bail. The former head of the International Money Fund was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of criminal sexual act, attempted rape, sexual abuse, unlawful imprisonment and forcible touching.

The judged announced on Thursday that Strauss-Kahn can be released on one million dollar bail. He also has to be placed under 24 hour home detention with electronic monitoring.

He released a letter on Wednesday denying all the charges. He also announced his resignation at the head of IMF. 

The Supreme Court of Canada has decided to hear an appeal by the City of Westmount involving an accidental death. In two thousand and six, Gabriel Rossy was killed by a falling tree while in his car. The coroner concluded that the death was preventable since the one hundred year old poplar tree was ninety percent rotten.