Round Table topics:

- Justin Trudeau's comments following the death of Fidel Castro.

- Donald Trump.

- Court upholds Montreal’s ban on pitbulls.

- Air Miles has backs off plan to void points.

- The unemployment rate in Quebec now at lowest level since 1976.

- Only around 10% of Syrian refugees who arrived in Canada since November of 2015 have been able to find jobs.

- Trudeau Liberals to undo previous government's moves to identify those who vote.

- The two largest English school boards in Quebec will be investigated by a provincial auditor and the anti-corruption squad.

- Old Montreal Children’s Hospital site will no become ballpark.

Part 1:

- Federal Finance Minister thinks people should get used to the "job churn" economy.

- CRTC data indicates Canadians are consuming more media, but are watching less TV.

- Queens casino refuses to pay out millions after they claim slot machine malfunctions.

Part 2:

The Round Table convenes to discuss:

- Donald Trump and the American election.

- A possible Muslim housing project in Brossard.

- The possible religious house of worship ban in Outremont,

- A piper fined $220 for carrying a Scottish traditional knife in his sock.

- The plight of the contract worker.

- Metro conductors playing with their cell phones.

- Snow on the way...

Originally aired: 2011.

Show #305 - May 21, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond:

May 15 - 21

- Montreal imposes year-long moratorium on horse-drawn carriages

- Former interim mayor Applebaum asks to have criminal case against him dismissed

- Montreal municipal engineers walked off the job

- Montreal Auditor General claims recommendations have been ignored

- AMT cancels $100 million contract it had signed with Bombardier

- Montreal police unveil body cameras

Part 2:

- A few words about space travel

- A few words about automobiles and the smartphone

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Show #304 - May 14, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond:

May 7 - 14

- Three die as fire ravages apartment building in Longueuil

- Police ask for help in finding hit-and-run driver

- Molotov Cocktail thrown at STM bus

- Man was shot in St. Michel

- West island high school threatened

- Quebec sends group of firefighters to Alberta

- Quebec unveils legislation to deal with Uber

- Quebec's birth rate continues to decline

- Number of fatalities in road accidents in Quebec increases

- New international wing opened at Trudeau Airport

Part 2:

- A few words about moving

- Census web site crashes

- Government upholds rights of small ISPs

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Show #303 - May 7th, 2016

Some old time radio from the 1950s.

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Show #301 - April 23th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond:

April 17 - 23

- Two Quebecers die in massive earthquake in Equador

- Man dies after losing control of car in Lachine

- Father and son drown at hotel pool

- Fire breaks out at the Hotel Dieu Hospital

- Caisse and city of Montreal unveil light rail plan

Part 2:

- A few words about prescription drug advertising

- A few words about local news in Canada

- CRTC claims public already happy with skinny cable

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Show #300 - April 16th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond:

April 10 - 16

- Woman murdered inside grocery store

- Three men arrested after intrusion inside Montreal's Metro system

- Trudeau Liberals release details of assisted suicide law

- Thomas Mulcair loses NDP confidence vote

- Montreal records $145 million surplus

- Sinkhole in Griffintown leads to demolition of parts of co-op

- Bixi returns for another season

Part 2:

- It’s the 300th edition of Yesterday’s News

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Show #299 - April 9th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond:

April 3 - 9

- Violence erupts after police brutality protest in Montreal North

- Plateau bar firebombed

- Three people arrested after high-speed chase

- Woman injured in three car crash on Champlain Bridge

- SUV collides with STM bus

- City, province and federal government announce infrastructure spending

- Hospital to be built in Vaudreuil-Dorion

- Montreal to spend $18 million to fight emerald ash borer beetle infestation

Part 2:

- A brief history of the subway

- Quebec wants to block gambling-related web sites

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Show #298 - April 2nd, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond:

March 27 - April 2

- Jean Lapierre and 4 family members killed in plane crash

- Man arrested after bomb scare on West Island

- St. Hubert chain sold to Ontario-based Cara Operations

- Man was shot in Riviere des Prairies

- Intruders access Metro system

- Over 100,000 fans attend annual MLB exhibition games

Part 2:

- A few more words about the mainstream media

- Some tech news

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