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Montreal - Montreal's streets were quieter and its air was cleaner Monday as the city joined hundreds around the world in banning vehicles from several downtown blocks for International Car-Free Day. A full-scale parade made its way down the main thoroughfare as scooters, unicycles, bicycles and skateboards wove their way through the crowds. Similar car-free days were held over the weekend in Toronto, Victoria, Ottawa and Kitchener-Waterloo. But Montreal was the only Canadian city to pick a busy weekday to clear its streets of cars, turning ten blocks of Ste-Catherine Street into a huge pedestrian mall for more than five hours. Ottawa - Heritage Minister Sheila Copps said Monday she won't drop out of a Liberal leadership race she can't possibly win, but denied that cabinet ambitions are driving her quixotic campaign. Copps secured only 10 per cent of the delegates and about 15 per cent of the popular vote on the weekend when Liberal party members selected the delegates who will formally crown a new party leader Nov. 15. Paul Martin won more than 89 per cent of the delegates and is assured of victory. Ottawa - The director of the National Gallery of Canada spent $586,657 on travel, meals and related expenses over six years with little documentation to show for it, the Canadian Alliance alleged Monday.
