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• Boeing's C Series complaint cost Ottawa over $2 million in legal fees

  13-07-2018 23:55 via montrealgazette.com
  The commercial dispute between Bombardier and Boeing over the C Series program — which has just been renamed the A220 — cost the Trudeau government (named as a stakeholder) more than $2 million.
  In response to an access-to-information request by Presse Canadienne, the federal government said it spent $2.03 million in legal fees defending itself in the litigation that ended with United States authorities ruling against Boeing in January.
  Cited in Boeing’s complaint, filed i
  
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• Effects of REM's construction have begun — and will get worse

  13-07-2018 23:20 via montrealgazette.com
  It is supposed to relieve congestion, but construction of the region’s newest commuter train network will likely cause commuters several headaches.
  The $6.3 billion Réseau express métropolitain will comprise 26 stations, extending from Deux-Montagnes north of Montreal to Brossard on the South Shore, serve the West Island, the airport in Dorval and downtown. The first stations are slated to open in 2021, and the full network will be up and running by 2023. The effects of the w
  
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• Poll: Should dogs be banned on beaches?

  13-07-2018 23:14 via montrealgazette.com
  This week, the town of Hudson banned all dogs at its popular Sandy Beach.
  That decision came after a resident was attacked by what he described as a “pit bull-type” dog.
  The town said the ban will be in effect until further notice and applies to all dogs, whether owned by residents or visitors.
  Hudson has called a special council meeting for Friday night to address the dog ban.
  We’re asking Montrealers whether they agree with the dog ban. Let us know what you think.Take Our Pol
  
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• Barbed wire & bullets: Quebec's multimillion-dollar cannabis security

  13-07-2018 22:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s cannabis retailers have a plan to keep weed from falling into the wrong hands.
  They’ll store it in steel cages at the back of each dispensary, post guards outside and refuse to let anyone under 18 years old into the building.
  When the stores are closed, they’ll be protected by metal curtains and the retailers will be under 24-hour video surveillance.
  These are some of the measures outlined by the Société québécoise du cannabis as it prepares
  
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• Stu Cowan: Impact divided by Cup final, but united against San Jose

  13-07-2018 22:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Impact defender Chris Duvall was reluctant to say who he will be cheering for in Sunday’s World Cup soccer final between France and Croatia.
  “Oh, man … if I tell the truth the fans probably wouldn’t like it,” Duvall, who is from Duluth, Ga., said before an Impact training session Friday morning at Centre Nutrilait. “I’m going for Croatia.”
  Some of Duvall’s teammates won’t like that, either, when you consider five Impact players were bo
  
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• Alleged sex assault: Two teens guilty of producing child pornography

  13-07-2018 22:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Warning: This story contains graphic content.
  A 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty to child pornography charges on June 27 in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in March.
  The girl and the boy were given 15 and 12 months’ probation respectively.
  They are not allowed to speak with any of the witnesses or co-accused in the case and are not allowed to use the internet unsupervised by an adult. The judge also ordered them to participate in a sexu
  
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• Judge rules whether friends can keep $620,000 gift from deceased man

  13-07-2018 22:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Before he took his life, Robert Tilden of the former Tilden Rent-a-Car empire hid $620,000 in cash and some hash in his family cottage in the Laurentians as a secret gift for his two best friends.
  The question of whether the men could keep the gift, decided in Quebec Superior Court this week, came down to whether or not Robert was alive when they received it.
  Robert was 48 when Foster Tilden, his cousin and best friend, received a call from a legal assistant in Calgary on Sept. 17, 2015. Robert
  
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• Cowboy Junkies explore personal politics on All That Reckoning

  13-07-2018 21:50 via montrealgazette.com
  When listening to All That Reckoning, Cowboy Junkies’ first album in six years, it’s hard not to survey political storm clouds. Vocalist Margo Timmins practically invites us to do so in the dread-laced When We Arrive: “Welcome to the age of dissolution … everything unsure, everything unstable.” But just as the Canadian quartet found widespread fame with a rare hush, even the collection’s most overt protest songs eschew a megaphone.
  “I didn’t neces
  
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• Geoff Molson answers fan questioning the Canadiens' transparency

  13-07-2018 21:26 via montrealgazette.com
  When Canadiens owner/president Geoff Molson met with the media in early April after the team missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons and finished 28th in the overall NHL standings, he promised the club would be more transparent with fans and the media moving forward.
  Then Shea Weber had knee surgery on June 19 and the Canadiens didn’t announce it — or the fact the team’s No. 1 defenceman will be be sidelined until mid-December — until two weeks later.
  The
  
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• $82 million on the line in Friday's Lotto Max draw

  13-07-2018 20:06 via montrealgazette.com
  A lot of cash is up for grabs on Friday the 13, as long as you don’t get too superstitious.
  Friday’s Lotto Max jackpot is $60 million, with an additional 22 prizes worth $1 million each.
  If you do end up taking it all, just make sure you don’t put someone else’s name on your ticket.
  
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• High-speed racing suspect, 19, to face dangerous driving charge in Longueuil crash

  13-07-2018 19:47 via montrealgazette.com
  A 19-year-old man has been arrested by Longueuil police and is expected to face charges of dangerous driving and criminal negligence causing injury after a head-on collision Thursday night.
  Longueuil police said Friday the suspect was arrested at the scene of the incident, which occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday on Cousineau Blvd. near Mountainview Blvd.
  Police said two cars were seen travelling at high speeds on Cousineau Blvd. near the intersection when one of the vehicles apparently lost
  
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• What the Puck: Max Pacioretty latest target of GM's strong-arm tactics

  13-07-2018 19:46 via montrealgazette.com
  The Max Pacioretty debacle is just the latest example of the confrontational management style of Marc Bergevin.
  The astonishing thing is that Patches is the fifth straight Canadiens star with whom GM Bergevin has picked a fight. Is this any way to run a professional sports franchise — to publicly squabble with your top talent?
  But that’s exactly what Bergevin has been doing. He had testy tussles with four key Habs prior to Pacioretty, starting with a fellow named P.K. Subban and cont
  
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• Opinion: Loosen the laws to help cannabis innovators

  13-07-2018 19:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s Parc de Dieppe played host to CannabisFest this week, offering a snapshot of the creative potential surrounding Canada’s burgeoning cannabis industry. Part of a five-day StartupFest, this collection of speakers, investors, media and other interested participants highlighted the infinite opportunities for disruptive businesses to enter emerging markets in Quebec and across Canada.
  A new class of risk-takers flooded the city, ready to connect and uncover how cannabis entrepr
  
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• Attack spurs Hudson to ban all dogs at Sandy Beach

  13-07-2018 18:12 via montrealgazette.com
  The town of Hudson has banned all dogs at popular Sandy Beach after a resident said he was attacked Wednesday afternoon by what he described as a “pit bull-type” dog.
  “Effective Friday, July 13th, dogs are no longer permitted at or around Sandy Beach,” the town said in a statement posted online.
  The town said the ban, in effect until further notice, applies to all dogs, whether owned by residents or visitors. Town bylaws previously allowed dogs on the beach as long a
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: July 13, 2018

  13-07-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $16
  Patras 2017, Roditis, Domaine Tetramythos, Greek white, $15.90, SAQ # 12484575. Organic. Try something different this week — try this. Tetramythos uses the roditis grape in one of the more interesting, and very tasty, inexpensive whites at the SAQ. It won’t wow you with aromatics — it’s all in the texture. Lean, yes, but gains richness on the finish
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw: Beat the heat with a glass of Quebec cider

  13-07-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I read the heat wave warning posted on Environment Canada’s website last week and noticed they suggest keeping alcohol intake to a minimum. Alcohol is a diuretic; it makes your kidneys work harder and you urinate more often, causing your body to lose more fluid. Combined with sweating, this effectively increases the possibility of dehydration.
  I guess it’s best to keep your martini drinking to air-conditioned rooms. My solution is to drink lower-alcohol beverages, and there are none
  
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• Boutique Jacob isn't dead yet — it's back as a Costco supplier

  13-07-2018 17:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Boutique Jacob, the Quebec-based women’s clothing brand, is getting back into business, though not as a retailer.
  Instead, some of its products will be carried at Costco.
  In a recent post on its Facebook page — which had been inactive since January 2017 — the company said the warehouse store is now carrying a sweater made by the company under the brand Chic by Jacob.
  Boutique Jacob, founded in Sorel-Tracy in 1977, once had more than 200 stores across the country.
  
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• Watch: Human tower performance comes to Montréal Cirque Festival

  13-07-2018 17:37 via montrealgazette.com
  The Castellers de Montréal have been making structures out of human beings for years, inviting people of all ages and sizes to be part of their projects. Ahead of their performance at the Montréal Cirque Festival on June 15 in Old Montreal, check out this video for some more information about the group and the history of Castell.
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  Free in Montreal, July 13-15: Street fairs, circuses, a dash of horror
  
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• The Right Chemistry: Are proponents of 'hydrogen water' all wet?

  13-07-2018 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  It was 25 years ago that I almost got snookered by a story on the Internet. According to an Associated Press report at the time, the Asaka Beer Corporation in Japan had introduced “Suiso” beer in which some of the carbon dioxide had been replaced by hydrogen gas. Why? Because karaoke bars were very popular in Japan, and spiking the lungs with hydrogen, a non-toxic gas that like helium is lighter than air, would allow people to sing with uncharacteristically high voices. An interestin
  
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• Staff picks: Montreal splash pads for when the heat is too much

  13-07-2018 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  When it’s hot in the city, where can you take the kids to get some relief? How about one of the many splash pads that have popped up in city parks in recent years. In no particular order, here are some Montreal Gazette picks for places to cool off and get wet.
  St-Michel ParkCorner of Laurier Ave. E. and St-Dominique St., Plateau-Mont-RoyalOpen 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily until early October
  When temperatures rise, Plateau families flock to the splash pad at St-Michel Park to cool off.
  One of th
  
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• JFL exclusive: Kevin Hart aims for honesty with his Irresponsible Tour

  13-07-2018 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Seventeen years ago, an unassuming shoe salesman and wannabe standup from Philadelphia put it all on the line at a Just for Laughs New Faces of Comedy show and blew the audience away.
  Kevin Hart hasn’t looked back since, and has barely had time to come up for air.
  “Just for Laughs was huge for me, and I will always hold the festival so special,” Hart, 39, says in a phone interview. “That’s the place where I was given the opportunity of a lifetime, and after getting
  
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• Parc Jean-Drapeau to host open-air broadcast of World Cup final

  13-07-2018 17:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Soccer fans looking for an outdoor venue to watch Sunday morning’s World Cup final match between France and Croatia will be able to do so at Parc Jean-Drapeau.
  The agency that runs the venue will open access to the parterre on Île Notre-Dame at 10 a.m. on Sunday — an hour before the match — allowing fans time to choose their spots to watch the match on a giant screen that will pick up a live feed of the game.
  Admission to the site is free, and while there are bars and foo
  
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• Canadiens sign forward Joel Armia to one-year, $1.85-million contract

  13-07-2018 17:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced on Friday that the team has agreed to terms with forward Joel Armia on a one-year contract.
  The deal will pay the a 6-foot-3, 205-pound native of Pori, Finland, US$1.85 million during the 2018-19 season. Armia was coming off a two-year, $1.85-million contract and was a restricted free agent.
  Armia, 25, was acquired from the Winnipeg Jets in a trade on June 30.
  Last season, the four-year NHL veteran set personal single-season hi
  
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• While you were sleeping: Teen stuck at sea and bear break-ins

  13-07-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Teen stranded in ocean overnight
  A tourist says his nighttime stroll on a Georgia beach turned his holiday into the “worst vacation ever” after a rip tide swept him out to sea.
  Nineteen-year-old Blake Spataro of Louisiana tells WJAX-TV he spent nearly 10 hours in the Atlantic Ocean, where no one could hear his screams over the waves and wind. He says he “didn’t want to die out there,” so he floated on his back and “was talking to God the entire night.”
  G
  
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• Hundreds of pigs die as fire ravages farm in Montérégie

  13-07-2018 13:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Hundreds of pigs perished in a fire that broke out late Thursday in a pig farm in Saint-Damase, south of Saint-Hyacinthe in the Montérégie region.
  No people were injured in the blaze, which was brought under control with help from firefighters from several municipalities. Damages are estimated at $1 million.
  The cause of the fire has yet to be established but does not seem to be criminal in origin.
  
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• Firing would be too harsh a sanction for judge, Quebec Court of Appeal rules

  13-07-2018 13:17 via montrealgazette.com
  The Quebec Court of Appeal has recommended that a Superior Court judge who refused to hear a case should receive a reprimand but not be removed from the bench.
  The court’s finding — delivered Thursday — comes after it was tasked by Quebec Justice Minister Stephanie Vallée to investigate a ruling by the province’s judicial council that Quebec Court Judge Peter Bradley be dismissed for refusing to hear a case.
  The council’s ruling followed a complaint by a plai
  
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• Montreal weather: Sun lingers, as clouds move in

  13-07-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  A mix of sun and clouds early, but expect rain late tonight.
  Environment Canada predicts a high of 28 Celsius, a Humidex of 31 and a UV index of 9 or very high.
  Tonight: Becoming cloudy in the evening, with a 60 per cent chance of showers around midnight. The overnight low is expected to be 20 C.
  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
  
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• So what happens to our Habs next season? For now, let's pause and enjoy summer

  13-07-2018 04:22 via montrealgazette.com
  Questions, only questions about the Montreal Canadiens these days, and not many answers.
  The NHL entry draft made many fans happy, with the cornucopia of centres selected by GM Marc Bergevin.
  But in this Year One of transparency, the Shea Weber affair (I know, it’s not his fault he’s injured and had more surgery) did not augur well for how the Habs will communicate to fans and media about the state of the team.
  Everything Canadiens is scrutinized to the nth degree in this city, and i
  
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• Brendan Kelly: Why SLAV debate is misunderstood by some francophones

  13-07-2018 02:42 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s a franco Quebec thing, and it’s a little strange.
  Many francophones ici, particularly white middle-aged ones with a decent income, are tone-deaf when it comes to complaints about how minority groups are portrayed in the arts. This came up with a vengeance in recent weeks following the controversy around the Montreal International Jazz Festival show SLĀV, with many in the francophone media and entertainment milieu suggesting the criticism from members of the black community
  
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• Weekend road closures: Major detour because of Turcot work

  13-07-2018 01:44 via montrealgazette.com
  This weekend, watch out for closures in the areas of the Turcot Interchange, the new Champlain Bridge and the Victoria Bridge. If you’re going to Ste-Catherine St., you may want to head there on foot — a sidewalk sale will have parts of the street closed.
  Turcot Interchange
  Highway 15 northbound will be closed at Exit 63 starting Friday at 11:59 p.m. until Monday at 5 a.m. Main detour: via the ramp for the A20 West, continue to exit 60 for the A13 North, exit 3-E for the A520 Ea
  
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• Cannabis Act causing rift over marijuana sale in Algonquin territory

  13-07-2018 00:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Rival factions in a dispute over the sale of marijuana in Algonquin territory say their struggle is a sign that federal cannabis laws are failing First Nations.
  Chief Jean Guy Whiteduck says the Cannabis Act — which comes into effect on Oct. 17 — doesn’t give First Nations the tools to regulate and restrict the sale of cannabis on their territories. He fears this could give rise to “outlaw country” on the Kitigan Zibi reserve in northwest Quebec.
  “In Quebec, t
  
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