CBC News Online - Montreal Digest - 2015-02-18

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Jessie Quannaaluk, 55, charged in Verdun stabbing death Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:18:06 EST Jessie Quannaaluk, 55, charged in Verdun stabbing death Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:18:06 EST A 55-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with second degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of a 57-year-old man. Read More Quebec's education minister backtracks on school strip search policy Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:15:05 EST Quebec Education Minister Yves Bolduc says he will re-examine the policy allowing high school staff to strip search students after being criticized for saying the practice is permissible. Read More Drone video captures 'inspiring' life in freezing Montreal, says filmmaker Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:32:34 EST Michael James Murray, co-founder of Philadelphia-based Out of Town Films and a freelance director of photography for VICE, says he was surprised by the amount of life he captured in a 40 second drone video of Montreal. Read More Montreal man accused of defrauding 10 Albertans in grandparent scam Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:56:00 EST Police have charged a 28-year-old Montreal man with defrauding Albertans of tens of thousands of dollars in the so-called grandparent scam. Read More John Dore, Concordia Stingers basketball coach, ends 26-year career Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:45:47 EST First as a player and then as a coach, John Dore has won a lot of basketball games in the gym on Concordia's Loyola campus. Read More More Headlines Shawn Morency, plow driver, describes clearing Highway 138 Luka Magnotta withdraws appeal of 1st-degree murder conviction Khalif Mitchell signs 3-year, free-agent deal with Alouettes How many homeless in Montreal? A new survey aims to find out Quebec man crashes into bridge construction site on P.E.I. François Legault says all mosques should be investigated prior to opening Varennes fire under investigation by police Ferry travelling from Quebec to P.E.I. was stuck in ice Strip searches allowed in Quebec schools, says education minister Mohamed Fahmy calls on Stephen Harper to push Egypt on deportation