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A small block of concrete smashed a car windshield in Papineau street on Thursday afternoon, injuring a passenger. The male passenger who is in his late twenties obtained deep cuts on his arms.

It is unknown whether it was thrown off the overpass or caused by the CP rail freight trains.

The mishap is regarded by some as an example of the Montreal road network falling apart. In July, a concrete beam collapsed on the road in the Ville-Marie Expressway Tunnel.

North American stock markets rebounded from the week’s massive drop late Thursday after traders put cash in to markets by buying stocks that had sunk to attractive lows.

A trading practice known as short selling was also banned for certain shares by four European countries. The practice is believed to have been responsible for the sharp decline in shares of French Banks on Wednesday.

The S&P plummeted 1100 points in three days last week including a 520 point single day loss on Wednesday. 

The US market welcomed the news that less Americans were joining the unemployed than predicted.

Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs will get life in prison for sexually assaulting two underage followers. A Texas jury took less than half an hour to come to the decision. 

The prosecution says that Jeffs took two teenage members of his Church as brides. DNA evidence proved that he fathered a child with a fifteen-year old. 

He is the head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints, a radical branch of the Mormon religion. The group's ten thousand followers believe in polygamy and that Jeffs is God's spokesperson on Earth.

According to his former manager, Arturo Gatti’s death wasn’t a suicide. Pat Lynch said the result of a ten month private investigation will be released at the end of the month.

Montreal’s late boxing champion was found dead in July 2009. He was vacationing with his family in Brazil at the time. Gatti’s widow was initially arrested for his murder but later released. Police concluded he hung himself from a wooden staircase column in their rented apartment.

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Stories written by Chris Hanna, Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo and Sofia Gay.

Hardcore Canadian rockers Alexisonfire have called it quits almost ten years after the release of their first album in 2002.

Frontman George Pettit announced the split on their website. He cited the need to replace two band members as a main reason why they parted ways.

Singer-guitarist Dallas Green has gathered acclaim in recent years with his side project City and Colour. As a result, Pettit wrote, Green had announced his intention to leave the band a year ago.

Warren Jeffs, the leader of a Texas polygamist sect has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two young girls. 

Jeffs made news when in 2008 Texas police raided his compound and took away over 450 children. The move came after allegations of sexual and physical abuse. He was put on the FBI’s top 10 most wanted list for a separate crime in May 2006. 

Quebec’s transport minister has dismissed concerns that the Ville-Marie Tunnel is still at risk of collapsing. 

Sam Hamad confirmed that additional safety measures have been installed for now while the engineers carry out their work. Hamad says the Ville-Marie tunnel could be opened as soon as Monday. He promises not to open it without a guarantee from an expert engineer.

A report claims that the Ville Marie tunnel collapse might have been caused by construction work. Transport Minister Sam Hamad confirmed work was being done exactly where the ceiling collapsed on Sunday. 

Laco Construction was awarded a contract of nearly ten million dollars in June to repair the expressway. It has been reported that the company made an error while rebuilding a support wall. No one from the construction company based in Rivière des Prairies is available to comment on the news report. 

Fans of Arcade Fire are in for a special treat. The Montreal-based band will give a free concert during the Pop Montreal Festival. This will be held in the Quartier des spetacles on September 22. It will be the group's first concert since winning a Grammy last winter. The band says they wouldn't exist without Montreal. The concert is their way of saying, "a big thank you to the beautiful city we love so much."

Arcade Fire will give VIP passes to the first 100 people who donate $200 or more to KANPE, a non-profit organization that works in Haiti

Directed by Joseph Kahn
Written by Joseph Kahn, Mark Palermo
Cast Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Jesse Heiman
Produced by Ricahrd Weager, Mary Ann Tanedo, Bob Abramoff