MONDAY CALENDAR
TUESDAY, OCT. 13
The Supreme Court of Canada hears an appeal by Derek Riesberry, a horse trainer who was caught injecting a performanceenhancing drug into a race horse, over whether such an action constitutes cheating at a game of chance as defined in the Criminal Code.
The Guy Turcotte murder trial resumes in St-Jérôme.
Mohamed Fahmy, the Canadian journalist for Al-Jazeera who was jailed in Egypt for two years until recently pardoned, meets the media in Toronto.
Environment Canada is expected to respond to the city of Montreal by today about whether its plan to temporarily dump raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River is acceptable.
Today is the last day to register to vote in the federal election before election day, or to vote at an Elections Canada office.
The Canadiens play the Penguins in Pittsburgh at 7 p.m. (City Montreal, RDS).
Canada’s men’s soccer team plays a friendly match against Ghana in Washington.
CNN hosts a debate between five contenders for the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14
A new rule comes into effect for all Canadian railway operators setting standard requirements for hand brakes to secure unattended trains, two years after an unattended train ran away and derailed in Lac-Mégantic, killing 47 people.
The Blue Jays play a deciding Game 5 of their series against the Rangers in Toronto at 4 p.m.
Ricky Martin performs at the Bell Centre.
The Toronto Raptors play a preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Ottawa.
THURSDAY, OCT. 15
Montreal taxis must all accept payment by credit and debit card as of today.
The Montreal Burlesque Festival begins, with events until Sunday.
The Canadiens hold their home opener, playing the New York Rangers at the Bell Centre at 7:30 p.m. (Sportsnet 360, RDS).
FRIDAY, OCT. 16
New albums come out from Bryan Adams, Demi Lovato and Les Soeurs Boulay.
Bridge of Spies and Goosebumps are among the movies opening in theatres.
The best-of-seven American League Championship Series begins.
The Phénomena Festival of avantgarde arts begins, with events until Oct. 23.
The Bell Centre hosts Nitro Circus Live, a show of motorbike stunts.
Montreal Impact fans will be watching tonight’s game between Orlando City SC and New York City FC. If Orlando loses, the Impact clinches a playoff spot.
SATURDAY, OCT. 17
The National League Championship Series begins.
The Canadiennes, formerly the Montreal Stars, begin their Canadian Women’s Hockey league season, playing the Brampton Thunder at the Étienne Desmarteau Arena in Rosemont at 5:30 p.m.
The Canadiens play the Detroit Red Wings at the Bell Centre at 7 p.m. (City, TVA Sports).
The Impact plays the New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass., at 7:30 p.m. in a potentially playoff-clinching match.
Tracy Morgan hosts Saturday Night Live for the first time since a serious crash in 2014.
IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux of Montreal faces WBA/ IBO/WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan in a unification bout in New York City.
SUNDAY, OCT. 18
Egyptians begin voting in the first round of the country’s parliamentary election.
Switzerland holds a federal election.
Unless opposition to it is successful in delaying or stopping the plan, Montreal is set to begin diverting raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River as it drains and repairs a large sewer collector and installs a new snow chute.
The Alouettes play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Molson Stadium at 1 p.m.