Monday Calendar: May 16-22

Monday, May 16

Montreal city council holds its regular monthly meeting.

Justin Bieber performs at the Bell Centre.

ABC crime drama Castle airs its final episode after eight seasons.

Tuesday, May 17

The auditor-general of Montreal delivers his annual report.

Aéroports de Montréal CEO James Cherry speaks to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations.

Oregon votes in Democratic and Republican presidential primaries, and Kentucky Democrats also choose their pick for president of the United States.

Wednesday, May 18

CEGEP students in Quebec do their English (or French) exit exams.

The Canada-wide Science Fair opens at McGill University, continuing until Friday.

Thursday, May 19

The Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville begins. It runs until Sunday.

The Byron Nelson PGA golf tournament begins in Irving, Tex.

Xavier Dolan's new film Juste la fin du monde premières at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Friday, May 20

Lowe's becomes the owner of hardware chain Rona as the $3.2-billion purchase deal closes.

New albums come out by Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Blake Shelton and Ariana Grande.

Movies opening in theatres include The Angry Birds Movie, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and The Nice Guys.

The Memorial Cup junior hockey tournament begins in Red Deer, Alta. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is represented by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.

The La Ronde amusement park opens for the summer on Saturday, May 21, 2016. City of Montreal Archives.

Saturday, May 21

The La Ronde amusement park opens for the summer, with a new virtual reality roller-coaster.

There's a full moon at 5:15 p.m.

The Preakness Stakes, the second race of horse racing's Triple Crown, runs today in Baltimore.

The Impact plays at Orlando City SC at 7:30 p.m. (RDS, TSN2).

Sunday, May 22

The French Open men's and women's tennis tournament at Roland-Garros begins with the first round.

Voters go to the polls in Austria (presidential run-off), Cyprus (parliament), Vietnam (parliament) and Tajikistan (constitutional referendum).

U.S. President Barack Obama visits Vietnam.

The Piknic Electronik music event begins its season at Jean-Drapeau Park, running every Sunday until Oct. 2.

The Billboard Music Awards are presented, hosted by Ludacris and Ciara, and broadcast live on ABC and CTV.

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