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Montreal Student Protests

It's Not Over Yet

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 08.21.2012 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - Large daytime protests are being held in Quebec today, just as they have for each of the last four months, on the 22nd of each month.Thousa...

Pillow Fights And Protests

CP | Benjamin Shingler, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.17.2012 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - With barbecues and beachfronts beckoning, Quebec students fighting tuition increases are turning to election-style campaign tactics and mor...

Student Group Apologizes For Nazi Salutes

CBC | Posted 08.13.2012 | Canada

Quebec's federation of university students has apologized for the appearance of Nazi salutes at recent demonstrations after prominent Jew...

Montreal Police Accused Of Political Profiling

CP | Jonathan Montpetit, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.11.2012 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - Montreal police are being accused of political profiling — of searching and detaining people wearing the red square, the symbol of Quebec...

Riot Police Keep Quebec Students Away From Economic Forum

CBC | Posted 08.11.2012 | Canada Business

Quebec riot police monitored entrances to a Montreal convention centre where a major international economic conference opened on Monday ...

Protesters And Police Scuffle Amid Montreal Grand Prix Festivities

CP | Benjamin Shingler, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.09.2012 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - Droves of tourists will be returning from Montreal's Grand Prix weekend with unconventional vacation videos that include rowdy and occasion...

Police Keep Protesters Away From Grand Prix Parties

CP | Jonathan Montpetit, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.08.2012 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - Several dozen people condemned the Formula One racing circuit at a human-rights demonstration being held in Montreal, just a few metres awa...

Grand Prix Opening Day Cancelled After Protests Threats

CP | Benjamin Shingler, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.03.2012 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - Faced with public threats of protests and disruption, the Canadian Grand Prix has cancelled the event's free opening day, a major tourist d...

Bill 78 Must Be On Negotiation Table: Montreal Student Group

CBC | Posted 07.26.2012 | Canada Politics

The clanging of pots and pans sounded throughout Montreal's downtown core Saturday night and into early Sunday morning, as thousands of p...

Quebec Protesters Take Their Plight International

The Huffington Post Canada | Lauren Strapagiel | Posted 05.25.2012 | Canada Politics

It has now been 102 days since the Quebec student strike began, and the province's turmoil is spilling across borders as protest supporters take their...

Police Bring Hammer Down On Montreal Protesters

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 07.22.2012 | Canada Politics

QUEBEC - The Quebec government has set strict conditions for any resumption of negotiations with student strike leaders: there will be no talk of a tu...

Charest Makes Protesting Students An Offer

CP | Alexander Panetta, The Canadian Press | Posted 06.27.2012 | Canada Politics

Jean Charest has offered to slightly soften the blow of controversial tuition hikes in a series of proposals with two aims in mind: calming his provin...

Dozens Arrested In Montreal Student Protests

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 06.04.2012 | Canada

MONTREAL - Almost 80 student protesters were arrested after a group of the demonstrators stormed Montreal's upscale Queen Elizabeth Hotel and a downto...

Student Asks For Injunction To Stop Quebec Protests

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 06.02.2012 | Canada Politics

QUEBEC - The battle between the Quebec government and student protesters is playing out this week on multiple fronts — in the streets, courtrooms, b...

Quebec Schools Emptied, Thousands Protest

CBC | Posted 01.10.2012 | Canada

More than 20,000 students marched on Premier Jean Charest's Montreal office Thursday, in a massive protest against increases in tuition f...