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While Canadiens fans are focusing on the team’s first round playoff matchup with the Boston Bruins, an ex-Habs is having a legal faceoff of his own.

Former captain Vincent Damphousse was charged yesterday with six counts of assaulting his wife, Allana Henderson. The assaults allegedly took place between 2008 and last month.

Damphousse did not accompany his lawyer to the Montreal courthouse to enter a not-guilty plea.

According to Montreal police, the former Hab is also pressing assault charges against Henderson, who is expected to be arraigned later this month.

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A total of eight people were arrested during an anti-nuclear protest on Wedenesday. 

At the Montreal headquarters of Hydro-Quebec, six activists clad in Hazmat suits were detained. Two others were arrrested at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission public hearings in Becancour. 

Four chained themselves to the doors in protest of plans to keep Quebec’s only nuclear power plant open. Two climbed onto a roof to hang a banner in protest and were taken into custody.

The four major party leaders squared off Tuesday night in the first debate of the campaign.  The atmosphere was feisty with Mr. Harper calmly deflecting criticisms of his leadership. 

Here's news that'll put your summer internships plans to shame: two Canadian men have made the shortlist for a social media marketing internship where the final candidate will work for Hollywood actor and bon vivant Charlie Sheen.

Sheen's Twitter account reached 1 million followers faster than any other account, helped by his erratic behaviour and eccentric sayings.

Eighty-two thousand people from 181 countries applied for an eight-week internship managing the beleaguered star's social media presence. That number was recently whittled down to 50.

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A month after Boston Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara hit another player, the investigation continues, but police wouldn’t say if Chara will be questioned when he comes into town for playoffs this week.

The Bruins’ general manager said the Montreal authorities have been good and nothing “untoward” will happen.

Chara hit Canadiens player Max Pacioretty on March 8 at the Bell centre, leaving him seriously injured. Pacioretty fractured his fourth cervical vertebra and got a concussion.

The investigation began right after the hit, a day after the National Hockey League decided not to suspend Chara.