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• #ICYMI: Cannabis Eve, MUHC blackout, more news

  17-10-2018 02:14 via Montreal Gazette
  In Case You Missed It (#ICYMI) is a daily feature highlighting news in and around Montreal.
  “It feels like Christmas Eve.”
  That thought was echoed by many on Tuesday in social media settings like Twitter.
  The excitement, of course, is about what will happen at the stroke of midnight: 95 years of recreational cannabis prohibition will be coming to an end in Canada.
  On Wednesday, Canadian adults will be able to buy pot legally.
  In Montreal on Tuesday, the Société qu&
  
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• Legault tells his CAQ caucus to stay humble, represent all Quebecers

  17-10-2018 02:09 via Montreal Gazette
  QUEBEC — It really was one of those ‘just pinch me’ moments.
  François Legault looked out over the sea of newly sworn-in Coalition Avenir Québec MNAs gathered in the historic red room of the legislature Tuesday and paused for thought.
  “You know, when we launched the CAQ almost seven years ago, I let slip a few words that are often quoted when I said, ‘We’ll see.’
  “Well, today, seeing is believing.”
  “I was listening to the n
  
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• Thinking of trying cannabis for the first time? This expert has some tips

  17-10-2018 02:04 via CBC | Montreal News
  Thinking of trying cannabis now that it's legal in Canada? This professor says there are some things you should know first.
  
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• Watch: Rick Mercer says the subject of pot bores him

  17-10-2018 01:27 via Montreal Gazette
  Comedian Rick Mercer says he hopes people stop discussing marijuana so much after it becomes legal in Canada on Wednesday. Mercer adds that he doesn’t know if it’s possible to be prepared for legalization.
  
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• Quebec man killed in ship accident at seaway dock in New York

  17-10-2018 01:22 via CBC | Montreal News
  Police say the crew was tying off the vessel outside the Eisenhower Lock near Massena, N.Y., when the accident occurred.
  
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• Watch: Legal pot price must be competitive with black market: Blair

  17-10-2018 01:20 via Montreal Gazette
  The organized crime reduction minister says there is “consensus” that a competitive price for legal pot is key to undercutting illicit cannabis sales. Bill Blair spoke Tuesday, one day before cannabis becomes legal nationwide.
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  Ottawa eyeing options to expedite pardons for minor pot convictions
  
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• Coach Claude Julien's new system working so far with Canadiens

  17-10-2018 00:58 via Montreal Gazette
  It turns out that an old coach can learn new tricks.
  There has never been any doubt that Claude Julien is a good man, but there was reason to start wondering if the 58-year-old was still a good coach when the Canadiens finished 28th in the overall NHL standings last season after being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs the year before.
  But as the legendary Red Fisher used to always say — and write — when a team was struggling and the heat was on the coach: “Show me t
  
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• Kativik school board in northern Quebec calls emergency meeting in wake of youth suicides

  17-10-2018 00:55 via CBC | Montreal News
  CBC News has learned that there have been 13 deaths by suicide in Quebec's Inuit territory of Nunavik since the beginning of the year — 11 in the village of Puvirnituq alone, and one involving a child still in elementary school.
  
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• ‘Its like a Couche-Tard’: Quebec unions campaign to represent SQDC workers

  17-10-2018 00:53 via : Montreal
  Ahead of provincial cannabis stores opening to the public, Quebec unions are campaigning to represent SQDC employees.
  
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• Obstetrician-gynecologist stripped of right to practice for 12 months

  17-10-2018 00:51 via Montreal Gazette
  The Quebec College of Physicians has revoked a South Shore obstetrician-gynecologist’s right to practice for 12 months after a disciplinary committee found he failed to immediately come to the aid of a woman who suffered a heart attack after he performed a Caesarean section.
  The disciplinary committee ruled that Dr. Maan Malouf violated the medical profession’s code of ethics by neglecting to “provide the medical follow-up required by the patient’s condition following his
  
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• Canada Post workers could begin rotating strikes Monday

  17-10-2018 00:29 via CBC | Montreal News
  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it has given strike notice to Canada Post that workers could walk off the job as early as next week.
  
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• Why aren’t Quebec cannabis stores unionized?

  17-10-2018 00:17 via : Montreal
  Tue, Oct 16: Employees for Quebec’s cannabis outlets are ready to greet the public on Wednesday, but as Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports, the SQDC employees don’t have a union affiliation even though they are government employees.
  
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• Canada Post union issues strike notice; workers could begin rotating strikes Monday

  16-10-2018 23:46 via : Montreal
  Locations of the rotating strikes have yet to be determined.
  
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• Plateau eviction leaves residents in precarious situation

  16-10-2018 23:32 via : Montreal
  Tue, Oct 16: A dozen people living in a condemned building in Montreal’s Plateau-Mont-Royal are scrambling after the city ordered them out. As of Wednesday, the building will be boarded up and as Global’s Anne Leclair reports, many residents could find themselves living on the streets.
  
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• Coalition Avenir Québec MNAs sworn in at the National Assembly

  16-10-2018 23:27 via : Montreal
  Seventy-four Coalition Avenir Québec members were sworn in as MNAs to the National Assembly Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• What to expect as cannabis stores set to open in Quebec

  16-10-2018 23:25 via : Montreal
  Tue, Oct 16: Quebec pot stores are set to open at 10am on Wednesday — but the SQDC offered up a sneak peek to the media Tuesday as they get ready to greet the public. Global’s Billy Shields has more.
  
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• Équiterre pushes Ottawa to speed up plan to ban bee-killing pesticides

  16-10-2018 23:22 via CBC | Montreal News
  A Montreal-based environmental group is demanding that Ottawa move faster on banning the pesticides blamed for killing off Canada's bee population and damaging wildlife across the country.
  
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• Allison Hanes: Reimagining McGill College Ave. once more

  16-10-2018 23:21 via Montreal Gazette
  A shrill wind gusted down McGill College Ave. at the start of the lunch hour Tuesday, sending the usual throngs of pedestrians scurrying for cover.
  It was a rather inhospitable moment to be collecting the input of Montrealers on the future of this showpiece boulevard, but representatives of the Office de consultation publique de Montréal gamely battled the elements to proceed with the three days of input-seeking activities.
  It was a bit chilly for the portable sandbox set up to get partic
  
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• Montreal awaits audit of radicalization prevention centre

  16-10-2018 22:57 via Montreal Gazette
  The city of Montreal and the Quebec government have requested an audit of a Montreal-based centre for the prevention of radicalization, Mayor Valérie Plante revealed Tuesday.
  “The message I’m sending this morning is that we are not questioning the mission, but for sure, we want to make certain that the money is being well spent,” Plante said.
  The mayor added that her prime concern is that while Montreal is currently the only source of funding for the Centre for the
  
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• Shipyard workers in Halifax protest against sharing navy contracts with Quebec City's Davie

  16-10-2018 22:24 via CBC | Montreal News
  Irving Shipyard employees marched to Halifax City Hall this afternoon in search of council's support. The workers are worried Ottawa plans to share some of the maintenance work on navy ships now done in Halifax with a yard in Quebec.
  
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• Habs place forward Jacob de la Rose on waivers

  16-10-2018 22:14 via : Montreal
  Jacob De la Rose was selected in the second round, 34th overall, at the 2013 draft. He has eight goals and 11 assists in 119 career games with Montreal.
  
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• Plante wishes rest of province would follow Montreal's lead on pot

  16-10-2018 22:12 via Montreal Gazette
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she hopes to persuade premier-designate François Legault to rethink his plan to raise the legal age for consuming cannabis to 21.
  “If the CAQ decides to go forward with changing the regulations, for sure we will go and sit down with them,” she said to reporters Tuesday at city hall.
  “Because we’ve done our homework in Montreal, we know exactly what we’re talking about and we have studies and experts, like public
  
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• West Island Community Calendar for the week of Oct. 17

  16-10-2018 22:00 via Montreal Gazette
  Galleries and exhibitions
  Galerie de la ville, 12001 de Salaberry Blvd., in Dollard, presents an exhibition in various media exploring the subject of time by visual artists from the group Le Cercle 9. Begins Saturday and continues until Nov. 18. Vernissage on Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. Call 514-684-1012.
  The Dorval Artists Association presents their fall exhibition at the Peter B. Yeomans Cultural Centre, 1401 Lakeshore Dr. in Pointe-Claire. Continues until Oct. 28. Call 514-633-4170.
  The Kirkland
  
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• Federal ministers to announce plan to expedite pardons for minor pot convictions

  16-10-2018 22:00 via CBC | Montreal News
  People convicted of pot possession could soon be asked to fill out a simple form to speed up the process of obtaining a criminal pardon as part of the government's plan to address past cannabis crimes, federal officials say.
  
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• Weather alert: Frost advisory overnight Wednesday

  16-10-2018 21:41 via Montreal Gazette
  Environment Canada has issued a frost warning for Montreal and surrounding area for Wednesday overnight.
  Says the weather forecaster:
  “Frost may destroy crops.
  “Temperatures will drop below the freezing mark through Wednesday night. Take preventative measures to protect frost-sensitive plants and trees.
  “Frost advisories are issued when temperatures are expected to reach the freezing mark during the growing season, leading to potential damage and destruction to plants and crops
  
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• Marijuana in the mail: Canadian postal services ready for legal cannabis deliveries

  16-10-2018 21:27 via : Montreal
  Legal cannabis is set to usher in a wave of high-value, age-restricted parcels in the mail system, and delivery companies say they're ready.
  
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• MUHC superhospital hit by third blackout since June

  16-10-2018 21:09 via Montreal Gazette
  The Glen site of the McGill University Health Centre was hit with another blackout on Tuesday morning, resulting in problems with the ventilation system at the Montreal Children’s Hospital.
  It was third blackout to hit the Glen site in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce since June, and the second since the head of the MUHC launched an investigation into power problems at the $1.3-billion superhospital.
  “Shortly after 9:30 this morning, the power supply at the Glen site was cut off by Hydro-Qu
  
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• Concordia University tries eco-friendly approach to watering gardens

  16-10-2018 21:03 via CBC | Montreal News
  After getting rid of a messy tangle of hoses and sprinklers, the Loyola campus maintenance crew hit on the idea of collecting rainwater in barrels hooked up to gutters on the roof of the Physical Services building.
  
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• Supreme Court orders new trial in sex assault that rocked Armed Forces

  16-10-2018 20:50 via Montreal Gazette
  A Canadian soldier acquitted in 2014 of the sexual assault two years earlier of then corporal Stéphanie Raymond must face a new trial, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Tuesday.
  The high court rejected an appeal launched by the accused, André Gagnon, to overturn a lower court judgment sending the case back to trial.
  In 2012, Raymond accused Gagnon, then a warrant officer and her superior, of having sexually assaulted her. Two years later, Gagnon was acquitted after a highly publ
  
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• What to expect at Quebec’s pot stores on Wednesday

  16-10-2018 20:38 via : Montreal
  The SQDC, the province's cannabis stores operator, offered a sneak peak to reporters, ahead of the official opening Wednesday -- when recreational cannabis becomes legal across the country
  
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• Montreal awaiting audit of radicalization prevention centre: Plante

  16-10-2018 20:16 via Montreal Gazette
  The city of Montreal and the Quebec government have requested an audit of a Montreal-based centre for the prevention of radicalization, Mayor Valérie Plante revealed Tuesday.
  “The message I’m sending this morning is that we are not questioning the mission, but for sure, we want to make certain that the money is being well spent,” Plante said.
  The mayor added that her prime concern is that while Montreal is currently providing all the funding, the centre’s mand
  
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• Michael Applebaum in court seeking reinstatement as real estate agent

  16-10-2018 20:12 via CBC | Montreal News
  Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum — currently on parole after serving time for fraud, conspiracy and breach of trust — was back in court Tuesday.
  
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• Kramberger: West Islanders dump on dubious secularism proposals

  16-10-2018 20:07 via Montreal Gazette
  Some wondered why — and others even chastised — the West Island federalists who remained faithful to their Liberal voting patterns and didn’t show ex-separatist François Legault and his Coalition Avenir Québec candidates more support at the ballot box on Oct. 1.
  The CAQ formed a majority government based on the first-past-the-post results in individual ridings, while garnering just over 37 per cent of the popular vote.
  Putting Legault’s devotion to Quebec na
  
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• City awaiting audit of radicalization prevention centre: Mayor Plante

  16-10-2018 19:05 via Montreal Gazette
  The city of Montreal and the Quebec government have requested an audit of a Montreal-based centre for the prevention of radicalization, Mayor Valérie Plante revealed Tuesday.
  “The message I’m sending this morning is that we are not questioning the mission, but for sure, we want to make certain that the money is being well spent,” Plante said.
  The mayor added that her prime concern is that while Montreal is currently providing all the funding, the centre’s mand
  
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• 74 CAQ MNAs to be sworn into office as party slowly takes control

  16-10-2018 19:01 via Montreal Gazette
  QUEBEC — Tuesday is a big day for the Coalition Avenir Québec.
  Two weeks after sweeping the province in a general election, the 74 newly elected men and women are to be sworn in as MNAs.
  The ceremony will unfold at about 2 p.m. in the legislature. The individuals swear an oath to the Quebec people and Queen Elizabeth.
  It is to be followed by a speech by Premier-designate François Legault, who will note it is the first time in 50 years that Quebecers are getting a government t
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Jacob de la Rose placed on waivers

  16-10-2018 18:16 via Montreal Gazette
  The Canadiens placed Jacob de la Rose on NHL waivers at noon Tuesday.
  Now it will be interesting to see if another NHL team claims the 6-foot-3, 216-pound forward over the next 24 hours.
  De la Rose has yet to play a game this season after suffering a “cardiac episode” after the Canadiens’ final pre-season game in Ottawa. De la Rose had resumed practising with the Canadiens, but wasn’t on the ice for Tuesday’s practice in Brossard ahead of the announcement he has bee
  
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• SQDC: First cannabis stores stocked, poised for grand opening Wednesday

  16-10-2018 18:14 via Montreal Gazette
  The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) offered members of the media a sneak peak at one of its 12 outlets Tuesday morning.
  Beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday, customers over the age of 18 will be able to walk into any store and choose from approximately 110 cannabis products. That number is expected to rise to 180 as the organization gets up to speed in the coming weeks.
  Clients will also be able to order online, where they will be asked their age on the SQDC website,
  
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• Wind storm packs a punch in NDG

  16-10-2018 18:13 via : Montreal
  A wind storm left thousands without power across the province, including Montreal’s CDN-NDG borough. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, some residents are wondering whether more should be done to protect them after the storm left some destruction in its wake.
  
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• Sexual predator who stalked women on Montreal transit may have other victims

  16-10-2018 18:10 via Montreal Gazette
  The sexual crimes unit of the Montreal police department has turned to the public in an effort to locate potential victims of 23-year-old Kevins Monette-Décosse who has already pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual assault after being arrested on Aug. 31.
  Between May and August of 2018, Monette-Décosse sexually assaulted six women, all of the attacks occurring on the métro or on city buses. However investigators say they have good reason to believe there were other victims
  
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• New course trains future municipal public safety officers

  16-10-2018 18:00 via Montreal Gazette
  A new municipal patrol training program is being offered at CÉGEP Gérald-Godin in Ste-Geneviève.
  The new urban safety intervention program will begin in November.
  The eight-month course, which leads to an attestation d’études collégiales (AEC), is aimed at training future municipal public safety officers.
  Alain Dupuis, supervisor of the Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Municipal Patrol, has been working on the project for several years. Municipal Patrol Officers
  
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