Arcade Fire performs a free show at the Place des Spectacles on Thursday night. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/09/22/arcade-fire.html?cmp=rss

The NDP’s leadership race officially began Thursday, as MPs started to express their support for expected rival leadership bids. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/09/15/pol-ndp-caucus-day-2.html?cmp=rss

A 27-year-old woman is dead after a stabbing Thursday in Dollard-des-Ormeaux on Montreal’s West Island. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/09/08/montreal-ddo-stabbing.html?cmp=rss

A prominent researcher with the Montreal Heart Institute has been stripped of his lab, privileges and status following an investigation into scientific misconduct. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/09/02/heart-researcher-investigation.html?cmp=rss