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• CAQ at historic high in Quebec poll, Trudeau still top choice for PM

  26-06-2018 23:29
  A new poll shows the Coalition Avenir Québec still riding high in voter intentions and possibly en route to forming a majority government in the fall.
  As the political season slows for the summer, the poll produced by CROP for Cogeco Nouvelles shows the CAQ has a six-percentage-point lead over its nearest rival, the Quebec Liberals.
  With a score of 39 per cent in voter intentions, support for the CAQ has never been higher.
  The Liberals placed second with 33 per cent while the Parti Qu&eac
  
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• Allison Hanes: Don't think the unthinkable can't happen to you

  26-06-2018 23:25 via montrealgazette.com
  The unthinkable has happened twice already this summer.
  First, a two-year-old boy in Burlington, Ont., was discovered dead when his father returned to his parked vehicle after work on a warm day in May.
  It happened again last Friday in Montreal. On the eve of the holiday weekend, a dad showed up at a daycare to pick up his six-month-old. When informed the baby had never been dropped off, he ran to his car to find the child dead inside still strapped in the carseat.
  By all appearances, these case
  
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• Brownstein: Schwartz's celebrates 90th birthday with Great Deli Race

  26-06-2018 23:18 via montrealgazette.com
  No, your eyes won’t be deceiving you. That will be a giant pickle, as well as an oversized mustard container and spice jar, ambling through city streets on Saturday.
  These life-size condiments, with humans inside, will serve both as mascots and adjudicators for what I’m calling the Great Deli Race, a scavenger hunt that will take 25 teams of four around town. This race celebrates the 90th anniversary of the Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen — much better known as Schwartz’s &m
  
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• West Island community calendar for the week of June 27

  26-06-2018 23:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Galleries and exhibitions
  Greenwood Centre for Living History, 254 Main Rd. in Hudson, is open for guided tours and tea for the summer (until end of August). Hours are Wednesdays to Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ($12 per person); Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. ($15 per person with scones) at 264 Main Rd. in Hudson. Call 514-294-4722 or visit greenwood-centre-hudson.org.
  Galerie de la ville, 12001 de Salaberry Blvd. in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, presents Inside-Out — an exhibition of recently created sel
  
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• Bonfire ban covers vast areas of Quebec

  26-06-2018 22:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Bonfires are no longer allowed in or near forests in multiple regions around the province, the Quebec ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks announced Tuesday morning.
  The affected areas include the Quebec City, Lanudière, Laurentians, Outaouais, Mauricie, Côte-Nord, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Northern Quebec regions.
  The ministry says the decision to ban bonfires was made because of weather conditions.
  The Société de protection des f&oc
  
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• Montreal police field questions about their tactics during protests

  26-06-2018 21:48 via montrealgazette.com
  In what the city administration is calling a historic first, the Montreal police came before the public to explain their tactics during protests — and answer for past mistakes. 
  After a presentation of its current practices and the training followed by police before the Public Safety Commission at City Hall Tuesday, police commanders fielded often hostile questions about the force’s alleged methods, from mass arrests and threatening to ticket protesters to political profiling an
  
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• Snowbird air show to take place at Old Port Thursday

  26-06-2018 21:23 via montrealgazette.com
  Snowbirds will be taking to Montreal’s skies Thursday as a part of Aéro Montréal and the Canadian Armed Forces’ public aerospace day.
  While local flight enthusiasts will have to wait for the demonstration, which begins at 5:30 p.m., visitors will be able to stop by the free activity booths to learn about Quebec’s aerospace industry from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  Those who are particularly inspired will also have the chance to try their hand at flying a Snowbird in a simula
  
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• TVA Montreal strike threat postponed until September

  26-06-2018 21:20 via montrealgazette.com
  The threat of a strike hovering over TVA has been postponed until September.
  Last week, the French-language television network’s 830 Montreal employees voted 97 per cent in favour of a mandate to engage in pressure tactics that could include an unlimited general strike.
  Just before the Fête nationale long weekend, however, the union filed a notice of dispute with the federal minister of labour. In accordance with the Canada Labour Code, the minister must appoint a conciliation o
  
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• Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka gets wild card for Rogers Cup in Montreal

  26-06-2018 20:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Victoria Azarenka has been awarded a wild-card entry for the Rogers Cup Canadian Open women’s tennis championships, Aug. 3-12 at the Jarry Tennis Centre.
  The WTA wild card is available for players who have been ranked No. 1 in the world. Azarenka reached the top spot in 2012. The 28-year-old Belarusian is currently No. 87. She took time off to give birth to her son, Leo, in December 2016 and her return to the tour was delayed further by a custody battle with her former boyfriend.
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• Celine Cooper: Ensuring social media and politics aren't a toxic mix

  26-06-2018 20:04 via montrealgazette.com
  Social media and politics: A match made in heaven, or the erosion of democracy in real time?
  Campaign season is underway here in Quebec, and the role of social media in digital campaigning has never been more relevant.
  The automation of politics — from the use of algorithms and automatic accounts (bots) that monitor, predict and shape users’ online behaviour, to “fake news,” and the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election — should have political
  
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• Updated: N.D.G. massage therapist pleads guilty to five more sexual assaults

  26-06-2018 18:55 via montrealgazette.com
  David Kost, the massage therapist who pleaded guilty to having sexually assaulted two of his clients earlier this year, has pleaded guilty to having done the same to five other women.
  Kost, 49, entered the guilty pleas to five counts of sexual assault at the Montreal courthouse on Tuesday. The prosecutor later requested a 30-month sentence. Kost used to operate a massage therapy practice in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Until recently, he also owned a fish shop on Somerled Ave. The shop closed shor
  
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• Opinion: Montreal's linguistic divide should be a thing of the past

  26-06-2018 18:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Conversations about linguistic identity can sometimes feel like walking through a minefield. You never really know what words, thoughts or opinions might cause an explosion. The Montreal we live in, even in 2018, remains one where complications and difficulties continue to separate the city’s two main linguistic groups.
  The problem is, we don’t realize that the divide exists, and that we need to cross it and have these conversations.
  I didn’t realize it either. I grew up in Wes
  
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• François Legault and the CAQ at historic high in new CROP poll

  26-06-2018 18:37 via montrealgazette.com
  A new poll shows the Coalition Avenir Québec still riding high in voter intentions and on its way to forming a majority government in the fall.
  As the political season slows somewhat for the summer, the poll produced by CROP for Cogeco Nouvelles, shows the CAQ has a six percentage point lead over its nearest rival, the Quebec Liberals.
  With a score of 39 per cent in voter intentions, support for the CAQ has never been higher.
  The Liberals place second with 33 per cent while the Parti Qu&e
  
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• Avoid MUHC ERs if you can, Montrealers told as hospital fixes computer issues

  26-06-2018 18:23 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers are being advised to avoid McGill University Health Centre emergency departments for non-urgent issues due to a computer network issue that is affecting the health centre.
  The departments affected include those at the Montreal Children’s, the Montreal General, the Royal Victoria and the Lachine hospitals.
  The issues, which stem from electrical failure at their offices at 5100 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., could contribute to increased wait times, explained Gilda Salomone, spokespers
  
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• Snowbird air show to take place in Old Port Thursday

  26-06-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Snowbirds will be taking to Montreal’s skies Thursday as a part of Aéro Montréal and the Canadian Armed Forces’ public aerospace day.
  While local flight enthusiast will have to wait for the demonstration, which begins at 5:30 p.m., visitors will be able to stop by the free activity booths to learn about Quebec’s aerospace industry beginning at 1 p.m, and open until 9 p.m.
  Those who are particularly inspired will also have the chance to try their hand at flying a S
  
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• Six O’Clock Solution: Pomegranate-Honey Pork Tenderloin

  26-06-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  One of the unsung heroes on the meat counter is the pork tenderloin — lean, easy to cook and usually cheap. Fresh or frozen, one of these slabs of lean and tender pork can be sliced, pounded and used in place of veal scallopini. Two tenderloins can be sliced open, one spread with stuffing, the other laid on top, the whole tied, spread with bacon and roasted.
  Mark Bittman, former New York Times food writer, likes this cut of pork for grilling. He recommends glazing it as it grills in his ne
  
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• Alexander Romanov was a surprise pick by Canadiens at NHL Draft

  26-06-2018 17:38 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens surprised a lot of people when they selected Russian defenceman Alexander Romanov in the second round (38th overall) of the NHL Draft Saturday in Dallas.
  Romanov was one of them.
  “I was a little surprised,” Romanov told reporters in Dallas through a Russian translator. “I thought that I was going to go towards the end of the second, maybe early third round, and so I was surprised.”
  The 5-foot-11, 185-pounder was ranked No. 115 among European skaters by NHL C
  
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• Kramberger: Refreshing West Island summer spots

  26-06-2018 16:46 via montrealgazette.com
  West Islanders should consider local destinations for cool summer outings, in addition to any out-of town or out-of-country family vacation plans in the works.
  Here are a few local suggestions for summer fun.
  Although it’s neither the ocean nor the Caribbean, Cap St-Jacques Regional Park in Pierrefonds (21115 Gouin Blvd. O.) has a 130-foot beachfront that attracts over 60,000 visitors a year. The water is shallow enough for young children to play in but gradually deepens further out, allow
  
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• Bonfire ban covers vast areas of Quebec, including cottage country

  26-06-2018 16:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Bonfires are no longer allowed in or near forests in multiple regions around the province, the Quebec ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks announced Tuesday morning.
  The affected areas include the Quebec City, Lanudière, Laurentians, Outaouais, Mauricie, Côte-Nord, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Northern Quebec regions.
  The ministry says the decision to ban bonfires was made because of weather conditions.
  The Société de protection des f&oc
  
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• N.D.G. massage therapist pleads guilty to five more sexual assaults

  26-06-2018 16:38 via montrealgazette.com
  David Kost, the massage therapist who pleaded guilty to having sexually assaulted two of his clients earlier this year, has pleaded guilty to having done the same to five other women.
  Kost entered the guilty pleas to five counts of sexual assault at the Montreal courthouse on Tuesday. Kost used to operate a massage therapy practice in Notre-Dame-de-Gråce. Until recently, he also owned a fish shop on Somerled Ave. The shop closed shortly after he pleaded guilty to having sexually assaulted
  
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• Canadiens draft pick Jesse Ylönen is son of former NHLer

  26-06-2018 16:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Growing up as the son of an NHL player definitely has its advantages.
  While Canadiens assistant general manager Trevor Timmins said it’s not the first thing scouts think about when scouting a former NHLer’s son, it certainly doesn’t hurt the young player’s development.
  “Maybe that’s why they’re as good as they are,” Timmins told reporters in Dallas after the NHL Draft ended on Saturday. “Maybe they have people providing them with support and
  
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• FCK TRMP: ‘No one has ever sent back a glass’ of Montrealer’s Trump wine

  26-06-2018 15:18 via montrealgazette.com
  “It has an amazing, luminescent texture,” notes Liverpool House sommelier James Simpkins. “No one has ever sent back a glass of this.”
  “It has so much presence,” marvels Vanya Filipovic, the sommelier at Joe Beef, Le Vin Papillon and Bar à Vin Mon Lapin. “I’m waiting with bated breath to get more of it.”
  Montreal winemaker John Bambara is beaming, listening to these reviews of his wine at Liverpool House from two of the city’s mo
  
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• Man seen with homicide suspect wasn't involved, Laval police say

  26-06-2018 14:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Laval police found and interrogated a man spotted walking alongside a homicide suspect after the death of a 71-year-old woman Monday night.
  Laval police say the man they tracked down was not involved with the incident that left the woman dead in a home in the Laval-des-Rapides neighbourhood on Saturday. They also say he is not involved in helping suspect Christophe Oliviera flee. However, they added in a tweet that he had given them information to help with the investigation.
  A photo was sh
  
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• Update: Hydro restores power to most residents in N.D.G. and Côte-Saint-Luc

  26-06-2018 14:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Power has been restored for most of the 25,000 people who were in the dark Tuesday morning due to a power outage that spread across the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Côte-Saint-Luc neighbourhoods.
  A spokesperson for Hydro-Québec said that about 100 residents are still affected but power should be coming back gradually. They also explained that despite electricity being restored, the cause of the outage is still unknown.
  Residents can use the Hydro app or check the power outages webs
  
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• Longtime member of Quebec Hells Angels arrested in New Brunswick

  26-06-2018 14:03 via montrealgazette.com
  A Quebec-based Hells Angel who has long been alleged to be the group’s connection to New Brunswick is expected to appear in court on Wednesday following his arrest in that province on cocaine trafficking charges.
  According to a statement issued by the RCMP, Emery (Pit) Martin, 57, was arrested Monday morning while he was travelling along the Trans-Canada Highway in Rivière-Verte, a town near Edmundston, N.B.
  The RCMP alleged that Martin is the first full-patch member of the gang to
  
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• Pointe-Claire heritage preservation advocate resigns in disgust

  26-06-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Claude Arsenault has been fighting for the preservation of heritage buildings in Pointe-Claire for 18 years.
  But enough is enough.
  The president of the Société pour la Sauvegarde du Patrimoine de Pointe-Claire resigned in disgust, June 11.
  He told the West Island Gazette that the decision came with “a lot of sadness and tears” but that the tipping point was hearing about the proposed plans for the Pioneer bar and restaurant and its adjacent parking lot in the Pointe-Cla
  
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• 'Mama's Backyard': a haven for crime and incivility in Côte-des-Neiges

  26-06-2018 13:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Police have known about the problem for more than 25 years. If not officially reported, it was at least passed down from veteran officers to new ones patrolling in Côte-des-Neiges.
  It started with people gathering outside a dépanneur at the corner of Barclay and Victoria Aves. When a city-owned housing complex was erected in the store’s place four years ago, the issue shifted to a neighbouring yard.
  In a 2015 police report, it’s referred to as “Mama’s Backyar
  
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• 18-year-old man dies from gunshot wound in Terrebonne

  26-06-2018 13:39 via montrealgazette.com
  An 18-year-old man died from a gunshot wound in Terrebonne, in the Lanaudière region, Monday evening.
  The identity of the young victim was unknown as of early Tuesday morning. The Sûreté du Québec and the Service de police de Terrebonne, who are working together on the case, have yet to make any arrests.
  Police have established a perimeter around the scene on Brodeur St. in the La Plaine neighbourhood while a canine unit searches for clues.
  
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• Visit local markets for tasty and artisanal products: Duncan

  26-06-2018 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Is there a better way to enjoy summer than by indulging in eats and treats that have been produced locally? Whether noshing on in-season and fresh succulent local strawberries or ogling a basket of ripe organically grown tomatoes, or by dipping a spoon into a jar of locally produced honey, local markets are the place to be this summer.
  A trip to your local market not only makes for a great summer outing, it contributes to our local economy and allows for the continued availability of exceptional
  
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• Quebec crane operators back at work after union ends illegal strike

  26-06-2018 13:09 via montrealgazette.com
  The Quebec crane operators union is asking its members to end their illegal strike and return to work Tuesday morning after being off the job for more than a week.
  A letter sent to workers by the union’s president, Evans Dupuis, Monday evening said workers must “stop any strike or slow down of work.”
  Despite the demand to return to job sites, the letter continued that the union will not ease up on their demands for “the health, safety and integrity for workers and the pub
  
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• Ste-Anne bad to ban dogs on boardwalk: Korf

  26-06-2018 12:30 via montrealgazette.com
  In a couple of weeks I will be going down to my cottage by the ocean and I don’t know who will enjoy it more — the dog or me. At the bayside beach, dogs are permitted to run free before 9 a.m. and in the evening. They are allowed on beaches on a leash at all times. Provincetown is dog-friendly to the point where dogs are welcome in stores and restaurants and sometimes get served water before you get your menu.
  I recently learned you will no longer be permitted to walk your dog along
  
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• Montreal weather: Recover from the weekend with another sunny day

  26-06-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Expect sun until the clouds come in around midday and 20km/h winds in the afternoon.
  Environment Canada predicts a high of 24 Celsius with a UV index 9 or very high.
  Tonight: partly cloudy with a low of 15.
   
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. We’ll feature one per day right here in the morning file. Today’s photo was posted on Instagram by @aline_in_wonder.
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• 'Mama's Backyard': a haven for crime and incivility in C.D.N.

  26-06-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Police have known about the problem for more than 25 years. If not officially reported, it was at least passed down from veteran officers to new ones patrolling in Côte-des-Neiges.
  It started with people gathering outside a dépanneur at the corner of Barclay and Victoria Aves. When a city-owned housing complex was erected in the store’s place four years ago, the issue shifted to a neighbouring yard.
  In a 2015 police report, it’s referred to as “Mama’s Backyar
  
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• Brownstein: Montrealer's Trump wine hits all the right notes

  26-06-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  “It has an amazing, luminescent texture,” notes Liverpool House sommelier James Simpkins. “No one has ever sent back a glass of this.”
  “It has so much presence,” marvels Vanya Filipovic, the sommelier at Joe Beef, Le Vin Papillon and Bar à Vin Mon Lapin. “I’m waiting with bated breath to get more of it.”
  Montreal winemaker John Bambara is beaming, listening to these reviews of his wine at Liverpool House from two of the city’s mo
  
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• Laval man, 35, drowns Monday in Yamaska Park

  26-06-2018 03:40
  A 35-year-old Laval man drowned Monday in the Eastern Townships, in the man-made Choinière Reservoir in the Yamaska provincial park.
  At about 6 p.m., emergency services were called to the Roxton Pond park for a man missing in the water.
  According to initial information provided by the Sûreté du Québec, the man had been swimming with at least two other people when he disappeared under the water.
  After “long minutes,” the man was pulled out of the water, unco
  
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• Laval police seek public's help to find missing teen

  26-06-2018 02:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Laval police are asking for help in locating 17-year-old Laurianne Robichaud, who left home on June 22 and has not returned.
  Laurianne Robichaud.
  She said she was planning to meet someone from her group of friends, according to police.
  Robichaud is Caucasian and French-speaking; she is 5’6″ tall and weighs 140 pounds.
  She has brown eyes and blond hair, although police said it was possible that her hair is a different colour now.
  Anyone with information about Robichaud’s wh
  
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• Paul Gérin-Lajoie lauded for his many contributions

  26-06-2018 02:19 via montrealgazette.com
  The invaluable contributions of Paul Gérin-Lajoie to education and international aid were hailed on Monday by many, including politicians of all stripes. Following are some reactions to his death at 98 on Monday:
  La Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie:
  “The death of our founder saddens us all, and the foundation’s team would like to express its profound condolences to his family. The life he led remains a source of inspiration for us and gives us the momentum and the will to ke
  
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• Antonio Accurso found guilty in Laval corruption case

  26-06-2018 01:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Former construction entrepreneur Antonio Accurso was found guilty by a jury on Monday of all five charges against him in a Laval fraud and corruption trial.
  The verdict came on the seventh day of the jury’s deliberations.
  The charges were:
  — That Accurso, now 66, was between 1996 and 2010 part of a conspiracy with more than 60 people, including disgraced former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt, “to commit acts of corruption in municipal affairs” and breach of trust.
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• Canadiens draft pick Cam Hillis is 'little engine that never stops'

  26-06-2018 01:17 via montrealgazette.com
  Cam Hillis had plenty to celebrate on his 18th birthday Sunday after the Canadiens selected him in the third round of the NHL Draft.
  “It’s very special to have this dream come true,” Hillis told reporters in Dallas after being drafted on Saturday.
  When it was pointed out to Hillis by a reporter that he will now be of legal drinking age in Quebec when the Canadiens open their four-day evaluation camp Thursday in Brossard, Hillis smiled and said: “Yeah, that’s true.&r
  
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• Could Anthony Duclair be joining Max Domi in Montreal?

  26-06-2018 00:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Could Anthony Duclair be coming home to play with good friend and former roommate Max Domi?
  Duclair, a 22-year-old Laval native, became an unrestricted free agent Monday when the Chicago Blackhawks failed to  present him with a qualifying offer by the 5 p.m. deadline. Any restricted free agent not tendered an offer that was equivalent to his 2017-18 salary became a UFA. Duclair, who can play on either wing, made $1.2 million last season.
  Duclair and Domi became friends while helping Canada
  
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