Yesterday's News #264 - August 8th, 2015

Show #264 - August 8th, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
August 2 - 8

- Two dead after brawl on St. Laurent Boulevard
- Taxi driver allegedly runs down two men with his cab
- Man stabbed in Cote-des-Neiges
- Allegations made about former mayor’s involvement in corruption
- First federal leaders debate held
- Montreal to force taxis to accept credit and debit payments


Part 2:

- A few words about the election campaign
- A few words about Windows 10

Yesterday's News #263 - August 1st, 2015

Show #263 - August 1st, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
July 26 - August 1

- Two Quebec men killed in New Zealand avalanche
- Man struck by lightning in Montreal
- UPAC visits Gerald Tremblay’s home
- Richard Henry Bain's trial delayed again
- Man shot in Rosemont-La Petite Patrie
- Two youths stabbed in Montreal North
- Man stabbed downtown
- Woman struck by car in Dollard-des-Ormeaux
- Cote St-Luc fire leads to discovery of marijuana grow-op
- Airplane lands in Montreal because of bomb threat
- Trudeau Airport taxi drivers to have dress code
- Jacques Cartier Bridge to be light up for city’s 375th


Part 2:

- Some baseball-themed old-time radio

Yesterday's News #262 - July 25th, 2015

Show #262 - July 25th, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
July 19 - 25

- UPAC conducts more raids over cancelled water meter contract
- Man stabbed in Montreal North
- Man stabbed downtown
- Two police officers found guilty of abuse of authority by police ethics board
- Mayor Coderre announces Phillipe Pichet as his choice for new police chief
- Boucherville Rona employees split $55 million Lotto Max jackpot
- Lablaws to close 52 stores
- J. Michel Doyon named Quebec’s new Lieutenant-Governor

Part 2:

- Some of the week’s tech news

Yesterday's News #261 - July 18th, 2015

Show #261 - July 18th, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
July 12 - 18

- SQ arrest 22-year-old fiancé of murdered Lasalle woman
- 72-year-old man stabbed inside Jean Talon metro station
- Pair who allegedly planned to leave Canada to join terror group to remain in jail
- Montreal has best spring tourist season in 20 years
- Construction holiday begins
- Mayor Coderre calls for report on state of Caleche horses
- City to change plans for revamped Viger Square

Part 2:

- A few words about LinkedIn
- New poll shows Montrealers want MLB back
- New poll shows Canada the most admired and best reputed country in the world

Yesterday's News #260 - July 11th, 2015

Show #260 - July 11th, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
July 5 - 11

- Body of Lasalle woman found near U.S. border
- Taxi driver killed when car collides with his vehicle
- Man stabbed in St. Michel
- Man shot in Lasalle
- Three women stabbed downtown
- Man stabbed in Rivere-des-Prairies
- Montreal counts number of its homeless
- St. Lambert loses injunction bid to lower volume from Parc Jean drapeau
- STM unveils new gadget to recharge OPUS cards at home
- Montreal Olympic House opens

Part 2:

- Two years since Lac Megantic
- Some tech news
- Broadway star fed up with cell phones

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Yesterday's News #259 - July 4th, 2015

Show #259 - July 4th, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
June 28 - July 4

- Arthur Porter dies in Panama
- Quebec Finance Minister says no question of recession
- Couillard government to invest in maritime infrastructure
- STM names new CEO
- SPCA blames no pet clauses for animal abandonment

Part 2:

- The quest to develop a driverless car
- Canada Day facts and figures

Yesterday's News #241 - February 21st, 2015

Show #241 - February 21st, 2015

Part 1:

News from Montreal and Beyond:
February 15 - 21

- Luka Magnotta decides not to appeal murder conviction
- Arrest made after man murdered in Verdun
- Several injured in downtown fire
- Pedestrian struck by pickup truck
- Quebec to force seniors residences to install sprinkler systems
- Montreal taxi drivers protest Uber
- Strike at CP ends quickly
- More water main breaks cause problems
- Mayor Coderre unhappy with plans to install community mailboxes


Part 2:

- Some classic radio from 1943