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Cracks appear in McGill architecture department - Montreal Gazette
The department, said one professor who refused to be named, had become "like a cult - and Michael wanted to be the visionary at the head of it. But it excluded everyone else." Even some who disliked Jemtrud said they told Pierre that Jemtrud could ...
November 1, 2011


Cracks appear in McGill architecture department - Montreal Gazette
The department, said one professor who refused to be named, had become “like a cult – and Michael wanted to be the visionary at the head of it. But it excluded everyone else.” Even some who disliked Jemtrud said they told Pierre that Jemtrud could ...
November 1, 2011


High unemployment, struggling economy make unions an easy target - Montreal Gazette
A former garment workers' organizer, who asked to remain anonymous, agrees. “It used to be that if an employee made a complaint, he would just disappear, be fired, that was it. But once the unions came in, employers had to deal with employees in a more ...
October 21, 2011


Are Unions the scapegoats? - Montreal Gazette
A former garment workers' organizer, who asked to remain anonymous, agrees. "It used to be that if an employee made a complaint, he would just disappear, be fired, that was it. But once the unions came in, employers had to deal with employees in a more ...
October 15, 2011


Canadiens doing some bonding - Montreal Gazette
"It's the usual stuff," said one player who insisted on anonymity. The secrecy has even spilled over to the on-ice portion of the camp. In past years, the Canadiens have contributed to the truancy problem in places like Mont Tremblant and the ...
October 4, 2011


Striking McGill union say scabs are filling in - Montreal Gazette
An employee at a McGill student residence, who refused to be named, said a student comes in every night to help a McGill security guard who is replacing the striking night stewards. “No manager wants to be up all night, so this is how they're doing it ...
September 21, 2011


McGill using scabs, says union head - Montreal Gazette
An employee at a McGill student residence, who refused to be named, said a student comes in every night to help a McGill security guard who is replacing the striking night stewards. "No manager wants to be up all night, so this is how they're doing it ...
September 16, 2011


New hybrid shuttle could take man to Mars - Montreal Gazette
A senior administration official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, said NASA had not picked where it planned to send either the unmanned capsule in 2017 or the crewed capsule in 2021. Previously, administration sources had hinted the ...
September 15, 2011


Metro eyes Adonis's ethnic market for growth - Montreal Gazette
Reached by phone at the Adonis store on Sauvé St. W., a manager – who declined to give her name to a reporter – confirmed the company is in negotiations with Metro to form a partnership. “We're not talking about it,” she said, adding that the company ...
September 2, 2011


Metro eyes Adonis' ethnic market for growth - Montreal Gazette
Reached by phone at the Adonis store on Sauvé St. W., a manager – who declined to give her name to a reporter – confirmed the company is in negotiations with Metro to form a partnership. “We're not talking about it,” she said, adding that the company ...
September 1, 2011


'Racial profiling' pub St. Sulpice already faced licensing board hearing - Montreal Gazette
A bartender, who wouldn't give his name, recently told The Gazette that before the bar had a dress code, fights broke out almost every night. He said the bar asks patrons to remove ball caps and chains before entering but if they argue or show a ...
August 31, 2011


'Profiling' pub already faced licensing board hearing - Montreal Gazette
A bartender, who wouldn't give his name, recently told The Gazette that before the bar had a dress code, fights broke out almost every night. He said the bar asks patrons to remove ball caps and chains before entering but if they argue or show a ...
August 31, 2011


Acting ATF chief steps down in wake of Mexican gun debacle - Montreal Gazette
The announcements Tuesday that Acting ATF Director Kenneth E. Melson and US Attorney Dennis K. Burke were leaving their posts came after Obama administration officials said they had received a series of messages from ATF employees expressing a deep ...
August 30, 2011


Domestic surveillance a key legacy of 9/11 - Montreal Gazette
"Zazi is a very good example of the melding of intelligence authorities and criminal authorities," said a senior law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We needed to move quickly, and we never could have done it like that" before ...
August 30, 2011


The high cost of war - Montreal Gazette
One military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said when US investigators checked the vehicle identification numbers on the SUVs leased for the military they discovered many had been stolen in the United States. ...
August 27, 2011


Afghanistan: The high cost of war - Montreal Gazette
One military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said when US investigators checked the vehicle identification numbers on the SUVs leased for the military they discovered many had been stolen in the United States. ...
August 27, 2011


Clients confident Apple will stay on track - Montreal Gazette
One fan, who did not wish to be identified, said the departure of Jobs wouldn't change his relationship with Apple. Still, he conceded that it would be difficult for any successor to attempt to live up to Jobs's legendary role at the firm. ...
August 26, 2011


Valérie Leblanc murder probe widened by Gatineau police - Montreal Gazette
One, who declined to give her name, said they noticed something strange when they saw traces of smoke coming from a trail that connects the path to the CEGEP. The body wasn't visible from the main path, she said, but they came across it only about five ...
August 25, 2011


Que. student found beaten to death and burned - Montreal Gazette
One, who declined to give her name, said they noticed something strange when they saw traces of smoke coming from a trail. The body wasn't visible from the main path, she said, but they came across it about five seconds down the trail. ...
August 25, 2011


Villanueva march rallies for truth and justice - Montreal Gazette
It's so sad," said one social worker who asked not to be named, because she works in the Montreal North community. "I hear what these kids are yelling and I find that we should be teaching them the opposite, because both the community and authorities ...
August 8, 2011


March marks 3 years since Villanueva death - Montreal Gazette
It's so sad,” said one social worker who asked not to be named, because she works in the Montreal North community. “I hear what these kids are yelling and I find that we should be teaching them the opposite, because both the community and authorities ...
August 8, 2011


NY fire dept in hot seat - Montreal Gazette
"A lot of times, the firefighters who are already on the job, they have their family and grand kids around so that it's almost passed on generation to generation," the firefighter said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "Their kids are exposed to it. ...
August 7, 2011


'The court will not go to' Mubarak, judge rules - Montreal Gazette
A source close to the president, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters: "His health condition will not allow him to attend the first session, and his lawyer will present the court with documents proving that Mubarak is unable to attend. ...
July 29, 2011


Slain Afghan teacher among unknown dead of Afghan war - Montreal Gazette
It is funded primarily by western charitable organizations, according to its director, who declined to be named for fear of her life. Reena's job was to visit the rural districts Dand and Daman in Kandahar province to raise awareness about good health ...
July 28, 2011


Maple will extend TMX bid deadline - Montreal Gazette
"We will extend the deadline as many times as we have to until the point where we have sufficient regulatory approvals for shareholders to be able to tender into a bid with certainty of the regulatory process," the source said on condition of anonymity ...
July 27, 2011


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