MONDAY CALENDAR

THE WEEK AHEAD

MAPRIL 30

Midnight tonight is the deadline for Canadians to file their 2011 tax returns.

Summer classes begin at Concordia University.

It’s the last day of exams at Mcgill University.

TMAY 1

It’s May Day, and International Workers’ Day. A demonstration has been called starting at 4:30 p.m. at Champ de Mars.

New albums come out from Carrie Underwood, Norah Jones and Marilyn Manson.

Rammstein performs at the Bell Centre.

WMAY 2

Today is the first anniversary of the federal election that resulted in a Conservative majority government and an NDP official opposition.

It’s also the first anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden.

The U.S. Libertarian Party holds its national convention in Las Vegas to choose its presidential candidate.

Newt Gingrich is expected to formally bow out of the race for the U.S. Republican Party’s presidential nomination.

One of four versions of Edvard Munch’s famous painting The Scream goes up for auction.

Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at the Bell Centre.

The Impact plays Toronto FC in the first leg of their Canadian Championship semifinal at the Olympic Stadium at 8 p.m.

TMAY 3

It’s World Press Freedom Day.

It’s the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of British toddler Madel

eine Mccann, who police believe may still be alive.

The Canadian Football League draft begins at 3 p.m. The Saskatchewan Roughriders have the first overall pick. The Alouettes traded their first-round pick and get their first shot 11th overall.

London, England, holds an election for mayor, months before the city hosts the Olympics. Incumbent Boris Johnson leads in opinion polls.

The Wells Fargo Championship PGA golf tournament begins in Charlotte, N.C.

FMAY 4

Canada plays Slovakia in Helsinki at 9:15 a.m. on the first day of competition at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

The Quebec Labour Board holds a hearing into a dispute between Quebec government lawyers and the Treasury Board over a collective agreement that was agreed to last July but never signed.

The Avengers, a superhero-star-studded adventure directed by Joss Whedon, is the big movie opening in theatres.

SMAY 5

It’s Cinco de Mayo.

Canada plays the United States in Helsinki at noon in the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

Chelsea plays Liverpool in the FA Cup soccer final at Wembley Stadium in London.

Former newspaper mogul Conrad Black is scheduled to be released from a Miami prison.

CBC Montreal begins offering more local news on weekends, with local radio newscasts in the afternoons and TV newscasts, anchored by Thomas Daigle, at 6 p.m. Saturdays and 10:55 p.m. Sundays.

The Impact plays Sporting Kansas City in Missouri at 8:30 p.m.

It’s a full moon at 11:35 p.m.

SMAY 6

France holds a runoff presidential election between incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Party challenger François Hollande.

Parliamentary elections are held in Serbia and Armenia.

Greece holds a legislative election as the country’s financial crisis continues. The Amazing Race and GCB air their season finales.