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A fifteen year old boy has been accused of stealing seven cars in ten days.

The boy was arrested after a high-speed chase in Montreal. The chase began with the boy leading the police on Highway forty, across the Charles de Gaule Bridge. The chase ended after the boy crashed into three parked cars near the Place Versailles shopping mall. Fortunately for the Repentigny police, they knew the boy who they chased.

The boy confessed to stealing the cars after he was arrested and faces charges of theft.

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Montreal wants Quebec's help in dealing with the city's homeless. Mayor Gerald Tremblay wrote to Premier Jean charest asking for more money and resources to deal with the growing number of homeless people in the city. 

The request comes after a homeless man was shot to death by police after wielding a knife downtown in June. Members of social services programs say the tragedy highlights the need for health services to provide care for the homeless. 

The province's wriiten response to the city said it will consider the request.

Don't know what to do with your old iphones and outdated electronics? The city of Montreal has a solution for you. 

It's launching a three-day blitz where old electronics can be safely recycled. Organizers want to keep hazardous materials from landfill sites on the island. 

People have until July 30th to drop off old cellphones, computers, televisions, and other devices at the 19 collection points across the island. Information on where to find a collection site near you can be found on the city's website.

Jack Layton has stepped down as leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. He made the announcement yesterday in a public address.

His voice was substantially more weary and raspy than during the election campaign that saw the NDP improve their seat total from 37 to 102.

The reason is because doctors have diagnosed him with a new form of cancer. They recommended that he step down until he it better.

In the mean-time the NDP will elect an interim leader. Hull/Aylmer MP Nycole Turmel is recommended by Layton to lead the party until he returns.

Marriage bureaus in the state of New York were in high demand Sunday, as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples lined up on the first day the legalization of same-sex marriage came into effect in the state.

Two grandmothers were the first same-sex couple to be legally wed in the state. The couple said their vows against the backdrop of the Niagara Falls in western New York.

A Canadian diver is in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in China. Twenty-seven-year-old Kevin Greyson was on his way back to his hotel room from the Oriental Sports Venue. Greyson was competing in the world aquatics championship. 

Diving Canada spokesperson Samuel Larochelle said Greyson would remain in hospital for up to one week. The Winnipeg native suffered a concussion and a deep cut to his left knee, and minor cuts and bruises.

China’s streets are some of the most dangerous in the world. In 2010, more than 65,000 people died in Chinese road accidents.