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Grand Prix weekend was marred with more student protests and increased police presence downtown.

In what police were calling “preventative measures,” thirty-six arrests were made at various metro stations across the island.

Of the thirty six, twenty eight people were eventually released.

Security officials say that the former president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak has been slipping in and out of consciousness eight days after he was transferred to a hospital from the Cario prison. Mubarak was serving his life sentence.

Montreal police conducted an early morning raid on Thursday resulting in numerous arrests.

The arrests included Quebec Solidaire MNA Amir Khadir’s daughter. In a report by the Montreal Gazette, nineteen year old Yalda Machouf-Khadir was arrested at the family home at 6am.

She was wanted along with ten other people arrested on Thursday in connection with the vandalism of the riding office of Line Beauchamp on April twelfth. 

Los Angeles police contacted Montreal police regarding Luka Rocco Magnotta`s possible connection with the Hollywood Hills body parts murder.

According to CBC News, L.A Times indicated a California Law enforcement which denies Magnotta`s connection to the murder.

The severed feet, hands and head of the victim were discovered in Bronson Canyon Park in January.

The victim was identified as Hervey Medellin, who was a sixty-six year old retired Mexicana Airlines employee.

Wisconsin’s Republican governor survived a recall vote brought on by union leaders and public sector workers.

According to the BBC Republican Governor Scott Walker defeated Democratic challenger Tom Barrett by a margin of seven per cent.  He is the first elected governor to survive a recall vote in U.S history.

Toronto police have a man in custody less than two days after a shooting occurred in Toronto's Eaton Centre's food court on Saturday.

According to the globe and mail, the man turned himself in early Monday morning. He escaped the scene despite the presence of many bystanders and police officers.

Police said on Sunday that numerous security cameras around the crime scene captured images of the suspect.