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Elchav Phel digs his car out from the snow in Montreal on Friday December 28, 2012. Montreal's all-time record for a one-day snowfall which was set in 1971, was broken on Thursday as 45-50 cm fell in the city and surrounding area.
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The Montreal skyline is shown from Parc de la Cité-du-Havre as a building fire burns in Old Montreal on Nov. 8, 2012.
A major fire broke out in an unoccupied building in the historic district of Old Montreal on Thursday night, The Montreal Gazette reported.
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Daran Lin hugs the urn bearing the remains of his son, Jun Lin, during funeral services Thursday, July 26 in Montreal. Lin's dismembered torso was found on May 29 stuffed in a suitcase outside an apartment building, while other body parts were mailed to Ottawa and Vancouver. Luka Rocco Magnotta has pleaded not guilty to several charges in connection with Lin's death, including a count of first-degree murder.
The family of Jun Lin, a Chinese student who was murdered, laid his remains to rest Thursday, according to Reuters. Canadian authorities allege Luka Magnotta, a Canadian porn actor, killed Lin, dismembered his body and mailed parts to political offices and schools. Lin's father collapsed upon the urn containing his sons remains, and wailed for two minutes, according to the Toronto Sun. Zhi Gui Du, Lin's mother, who was not at the graveside because she was overcome by grief, said she has begun to feel sympathy for Magnotta. According to the Toronto Star:
"I shockingly discovered my other self, who has started to develop sympathy for this person," Du said.
"A troubled young person may bring negative impact to the society later on ... if we can show our care for them and offer them help when it's needed, I think we will be able to sustain a better society with love and harmony."
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Daran Lin touches the urn bearing the remains of his son, Jun Lin, during funeral services Thursday, July 26 in Montreal.
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The urn containing the ashes of Jun Lin sits in a funeral home prior to the funeral services in Montreal, July 26, 2012. According to the police, Porn Actor Luka Magnotta murdered Lin, dismembered his body and posted a gory video of the crime online. Magnotta faces first degree murder charges.
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A student protester in a panda suit confronts a policeman in downtown Montreal on May 17, 2012. The students are striking over a planned tuition hike of 82 percent or over $1,700 as part of the government's efforts to rein in a budget deficit.
Reuters reports — Quebec's government moved late on Wednesday to end a sometimes violent 14-week mass student strike in the Canadian province that officials fear could harm the economy and deter tourists.
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Policemen aim a teargas gun.
Premier Jean Charest said his government would shortly unveil legislation to ensure students could freely attend classes, although he did not give details. He did not address speculation that the bill would allow strikers to be fined.
"It is time calm was restored ... the current situation has gone on for too long," Charest said in a late-night statement to reporters.
Some 155,000 people - more than a third of the college and university students in the predominantly French-speaking province - are striking to protest against a steep rise in what are some of the lowest tuition fees in north America. Read the full story.
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Policemen restrain a student protester.
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