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Sherbrooke, Que. - A school board in Jean Charest's hometown was still determining on Tuesday how to punish a high school teacher who used a large laminated photo of the premier as a doormat outside his classroom. The Grade 7 French teacher put the large photo at the entrance of the classroom so students could step on it to protest the Charest administration's cuts to education. Montreal - Dorval airport was officially renamed in honour of Pierre Trudeau on Tuesday. Former Trudeau cabinet minister Marc Lalonde thought Prime Minister Jean Chretien's decision, announced last month, was a good one. "Mr. Trudeau loved Montreal," Lalonde said in an interview. "He was born here, he lived here, he died here, and I think he's actually one of the Montrealers most known abroad. I think only Celine Dion can compete with him in terms of international recognition." Vancouver - The fight for an independent Sikh homeland and revenge against the Indian government were key motivations for two deadly bombings targeting Air India in June 1985, a prosecutor said Monday. Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri face first-degree murder and conspiracy charges for the deaths of 329 people aboard Air India Flight 182 as a suitcase bomb ripped through the aircraft off the coast of Ireland June 23, 1985.
