Did cyber attacks take down websites of Liberal party and ministry of education? :: ***UPDATE***May 19, 2012. 6:45 p.m.*** QMI news agency reports the ministry of education website as well as the website belonging to the province's loans and bursaries program were taken down as a pre…Sat, 19 May 2012, 06:56 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Did cyber attacks take down websites of Liberal party and ministry of education?
Explainer: The first 24 hours of Bill 78 :: After a rare nighttime debate at the National Assembly, Bill 78 was approved by a vote of 68-48 on Friday afternoon with the nearly full support of the Liberal caucus and the right-wing Coalition Aven…Sat, 19 May 2012, 05:14 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Explainer: The first 24 hours of Bill 78
Coast to Coast: 'Vomiting penis' in Halifax, sex scandal in Ottawa, Rob Ford's rainbow experience :: Here’s a roundup of OpenFile stories from across Canada. Enjoy! HALIFAX This week OpenFile Halifax took a look at public art installations decorating the city. Including the Dalhousie Art Centre’s “Ma…Sat, 19 May 2012, 03:59 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Coast to Coast: 'Vomiting penis' in Halifax, sex scandal in Ottawa, Rob Ford's rainbow experience
The furs will sing no more :: A year after their last album was released, Handsome Furs announced on Thursday that the Montreal-based indie rock duo is no more. A seven-year project of Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner and his wife, writ…Sat, 19 May 2012, 02:55 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">The furs will sing no more
A botched retreat in the chaos of a protest :: Like so many clashes, it started with the sounding of a trumpet charge. Marching against the newly adopted Bill 78, a Quebec law that makes spontaneous protest all but illegal, a slowly thinning crowd…Sat, 19 May 2012, 01:20 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">A botched retreat in the chaos of a protest
MorningFile: Bill 78 passes, protests marred by violence, city bans masks :: Charest Liberals pass bill curtailing protest rights Bill 78 was passed by Quebec’s National Assembly on Friday afternoon, severely curtailing the right to spontaneous demonstration in the province.…Sat, 19 May 2012, 10:47 AM // montreal.openfile.ca ">MorningFile: Bill 78 passes, protests marred by violence, city bans masks
Saturday Reads: Pakistan’s civil service, naked Harper, keeping the Internet free :: A look at some of the week’s best long-form journalism. The general in his labyrinth Tariq Ali looks into the state of Pakistan’s governance after the coup by General Pervez Musharraf and the country’…Sat, 19 May 2012, 10:23 AM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Saturday Reads: Pakistan’s civil service, naked Harper, keeping the Internet free
Gazette copy editor's Facebook comment out of line: Quebec Press Council :: ***UPDATE*** May 19, 2012 9:20 a.m.*** Please scroll down to the comments section to read Peter Wheeland's response to the Quebec Press Council's decision. A Facebook comment written by a Montreal Gaz…Sat, 19 May 2012, 09:20 AM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Gazette copy editor's Facebook comment out of line: Quebec Press Council
Bill 78: reaction to Charest's special law to end student crisis pours in :: ***UPDATE May 18, 2012 7:05 p.m.*** Earlier today an amended version of Bill 78 was passed in the National Assembly by a vote of 68 to 48. The bill is expected to receive assent from Quebec's lieutena…Fri, 18 May 2012, 07:02 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Bill 78: reaction to Charest's special law to end student crisis pours in
Controversial sex exhibit barely made waves in Montreal :: Apparently what's good for the goose isn't always so great for the gander. Critics have labelled the Canada Science and Technology Museum's latest exhibit soft pornography, leading the centre to impos…Fri, 18 May 2012, 05:17 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Controversial sex exhibit barely made waves in Montreal
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PhotoFile: Welcome to construction season :: It's said that Canada has two seasons: Winter and construction season. Now that the fluffy white stuff is behind us for good (did it ever really arrive)? We're eagerly awaiting the start of summer — o…Fri, 18 May 2012, 02:06 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">PhotoFile: Welcome to construction season
Quebec student strikes, special law make headlines in international media :: As tensions rise over the tuition crisis, more and more international media are paying attention to what is going on in Quebec. France Info reports on Charest’s special law, saying the premier decided…Fri, 18 May 2012, 01:32 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Quebec student strikes, special law make headlines in international media
To follow Jim Flaherty's job edict is 'to betray our own calling,' writes laid-off Postmedia editor :: Earlier this month, Postmedia announced that it would be eliminating its wire service and rejoining The Canadian Press, laying off 25 employees in the process. One of the journalists who lost his job…Fri, 18 May 2012, 12:55 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">To follow Jim Flaherty's job edict is 'to betray our own calling,' writes laid-off Postmedia editor
Nude painting of Stephen Harper raises eyebrows :: Today in things you can't unsee: a nude painting of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is raising eyebrows—and hopefully nothing else—in an eastern Ontario city. The oil-on-canvas painting, by artist Marga…Fri, 18 May 2012, 12:36 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Nude painting of Stephen Harper raises eyebrows
Quebec singer Ariane Moffatt releases song against Bill 78 :: Quebec singer Ariane Moffatt is against Bill 78 and yesterday, she posted a song letting everybody know. Entitled Jeudi 17 mai 2012, the song covers the range of news being reported in Quebec, from th…Fri, 18 May 2012, 12:18 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Quebec singer Ariane Moffatt releases song against Bill 78
Roundup of today's front pages: 'special law' and Zampino arrest :: The debate is ongoing in the National Assembly concerning Bill 78 but Premier Jean Charest made waves last night when it emerged that the special law would include strict fines for those who block acc…Fri, 18 May 2012, 10:50 AM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Roundup of today's front pages: 'special law' and Zampino arrest
Bill 78: special law to deal with student strikes :: Bill 78, the special law announced by Jean Charest on Wednesday night, includes not only the suspension of the semester but stiff fines for blocking access to classes once the semester resumes in Augu…Fri, 18 May 2012, 10:25 AM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Bill 78: special law to deal with student strikes
MorningFile: Bill 78 debate ongoing, Mtl police cleared in pedestrian shooting :: Thursday evening it was revealed that Bill 78, the special law announced by Jean Charest on Wednesday night, includes not only the suspension of the semester but stiff fines for blocking access to cl…Fri, 18 May 2012, 07:59 AM // montreal.openfile.ca ">MorningFile: Bill 78 debate ongoing, Mtl police cleared in pedestrian shooting
The latest hot media trend: hating young journalists :: Whether it's Margaret Wente in the Globe and Mail, Bert Archer in the Toronto Standard, Tim Knight at the Huffington Post or the deluge of abuse hurled Daniel Dale's way post-fencegate, our media over…Thu, 17 May 2012, 04:41 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">The latest hot media trend: hating young journalists
Massive underground neutrino observatory opens :: By Sarah Leavitt and Trevor Pritchard Université de Montréal researchers are taking a bit of a break from the ongoing news about the student strike to celebrate something a bit more out there. They ar…Thu, 17 May 2012, 03:03 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Massive underground neutrino observatory opens
After city runs low on red felt, now Maalox in short supply :: A report in La Presse this morning reveals that Montreal pharmacies are suffering from a shortage of Maalox – an antacid used mainly to relieve symptoms of indigestion and heartburn. But Montrealers a…Thu, 17 May 2012, 12:52 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">After city runs low on red felt, now Maalox in short supply
Student journalists escape arrest thanks to Twitter :: ***Update: 12:30 p.m. OpenFile Montreal spoke to Riley Sparks, a reporter with Concordia's student newspaper The Link, about last night’s events. “We got caught up in a kettle and it was pretty surpri…Thu, 17 May 2012, 12:30 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Student journalists escape arrest thanks to Twitter
G20 police watchdog report: From Quebec? That'll be a strip search for you :: A 300-page report looking at police conduct during the G20 summit also explores claims that French-speaking individuals from Quebec were targeted for arrest and strip searches. The report, released ye…Thu, 17 May 2012, 11:51 AM // montreal.openfile.ca ">G20 police watchdog report: From Quebec? That'll be a strip search for you
MorningFile: Zampino arrested, Charest to suspend classes, anti-mask bylaw draws ire :: The former right-hand-man to Montreal mayor Gérald Tremblay was arrested this morning by Quebec's anti-corruption squad. Frank Zampino was the head of the city's executive committee until he quit in…Thu, 17 May 2012, 07:59 AM // montreal.openfile.ca ">MorningFile: Zampino arrested, Charest to suspend classes, anti-mask bylaw draws ire
Jean Charest announces special law to suspend semester until August :: ***UPDATE*** May 16, 2012. 10:00 p.m.: Jeanne Reynolds and Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois of CLASSE have denounced the government's decision to pass a special law, calling it repressive, and accusing the gover…Wed, 16 May 2012, 09:59 PM // montreal.openfile.ca ">Jean Charest announces special law to suspend semester until August