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• Watch: French football fans celebrate in Montreal

  15-07-2018 23:50 via montrealgazette.com
  French football fans flooded Montreal streets to celebrate France’s 4-2 win over Croatia in the World Cup final on Sunday.
  The win, France’s second World Cup title, was a coming-out party for teenager Kylian Mbappe.
  The 19-year-old Mbappe became only the second teenager after Pele to score in a World Cup final.
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• Canadiens sign Phillip Danault to three-year, $9.249-million contract

  15-07-2018 23:47 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens and Phillip Danault have avoided salary arbitration.
  The club announced on Sunday afternoon that the 25-year-old centre has agreed to terms on a new three-year contract worth US$9,249,999 that has an annual salary-cap hit of $3.083 million.
  Danault, who was a restricted free agent, filed for salary arbitration earlier this month  but was still allowed to negotiate and sign a contract before NHL arbitration hearings begin on July 20. In 52 games last season, Danault posted 8-1
  
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• Jack Todd: Replay-review controversy and diving tarnish World Cup final

  15-07-2018 22:10 via montrealgazette.com
  “Fairness,” in the tawdry 21st century when an election in the world’s gaudiest democracy can be stolen by hackers in the employ of an ex-KGB thug, may seem a hopelessly quaint concept.
  It is quaint. The rich are growing richer by the hour, the poor are poorer than ever, the middle class is vanishing. An empty-headed reality TV star barely old enough to drink is worth $900 million while hard-working teachers need two full-time salaries and summer jobs to pay off the mortgage on
  
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• Infection threatens Quebec's northeastern bat population

  15-07-2018 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks is asking for citizens to watch out for signs of bad blood in the province’s northeastern bat population.
  The ministry said there is a chance some of the flying mammals are suffering from a serious fungal infection called white-nose syndrome. The infection was recently detected in Newfoundland and Labrador and might have made its way into Basse-Côte-Nord and Anticosti Island and other regions of Quebec.
  The infection is the resul
  
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• Gregory Charles has resigned from Festival de Lanaudière

  15-07-2018 21:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Gregory Charles, the multitalented musician, actor and television host who was hired by the Festival de Lanaudière last year to widen its public reach and spruce up programming, has resigned from the summer music event.
  Lanaudière managing director François Bédard confirmed the resignation Saturday night after a performance of Krzysztof Penderecki’s St. Luke Passion. OSM music director Kent Nagano warmed up the crowd – a duty normally undertaken by Charles
  
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• Body found after fire ravaged apartment building in Thetford Mines

  15-07-2018 21:28 via montrealgazette.com
  A body was discovered in a fire-ravaged building in Thetford Mines early Sunday.
  At approximately 12:30 a.m., emergency services received a call about the fire, which took over a three-unit apartment building on d’Auteuil St. in the city in Quebec’s Chaudière-Appalaches region.
  The deceased individual has not yet been identified and the investigation has been handed over to the Sûreté du Québec.
  Just before noon Sunday, SQ spokesperson Louis-Philippe Bibeau
  
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• Election 2019: Mélanie Joly will run again in Ahuntsic-Cartierville

  15-07-2018 21:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly will run again in the 2019 federal election.
  Joly was expected to be nominated Sunday as a Liberal candidate at a meeting in the Montreal riding of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, which she has represented since 2015.
  In 2015, she won the riding with more than 47 per cent of the votes.
  On her Facebook page, the minister said the Liberal Party “is continuing its hard work to assemble winning campaign teams across the country, and  part of the job b
  
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• World Cup Soccer: Montreal's French fans on top of the world after victory

  15-07-2018 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s French nationals were on top of the world Sunday as France won its second ever World Cup title.
  “It was magical,” said Maurice Richard, 53, a flight attendant who’s lived in the city since 1968 but still considers himself French.
  “It’s in the blood,” he said.
  France beat Croatia 4-2 as Kylian Mbappé, 19, became the second teenager to score in a World Cup final.
  “We’re the champions of the world for the next four years a
  
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• Marc Richardson: #SkipTheStraw, sure, but what about the rest?

  15-07-2018 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I’ve taken to doing something that has left me veritably bamboozled. In the last few weeks I’ve made a concerted effort to renounce plastic drinking straws. I don’t know why, but somehow #SkipTheStraw worked on the person I thought least likely: me.
  I’ve never been one for the hashtag-friendly “micro actions can make a macro difference” campaigns. Was turning off a light in one room of one house for one hour really going to stop global warming? Doubtful.
  So wh
  
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• Canada and Quebec well represented at Farnborough Air Show

  15-07-2018 15:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Canada and Quebec will be represented by major delegations at the Farnborough International Air Show in England, which begins Sunday.
  Navdeep Bains, the federal minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development will lead the Canadian delegation at the show, one of the largest in the world for the aerospace industry
  Fellow ministers Carla Qualtrough and Marc Garneau with also be on hand, along with David Lametti, MP for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun and Parliamentary Secretary to Bains.
  
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• Video: Four things you should know about electric vehicles

  15-07-2018 15:42 via montrealgazette.com
  Electric vehicles have been on the market for years, but haven’t made a significant dent in the sales of traditional vehicles yet. If you’re curious about how they work or don’t know about Quebec’s rebates for electric car users, check out this video.
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• Fight between two homeless men in Montreal ends with one dead

  15-07-2018 15:18 via montrealgazette.com
  A 53-year old man experiencing homelessness is dead after being killed by another homeless man Saturday night in downtown Montreal.
  Around 9:30, police discovered the victim on Union Avenue, near Sainte-Catherine Street.
  According to witnesses, a conflict went sour between the two men.
  One of them was stabbed in his upper body. He was taken to hospital in critical condition and died from his injuries.
  The suspect, a 66-year-old man, was arrested on the premises and taken to a detention centre.
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• World Cup final: the French in "effervescence" in Montreal

  15-07-2018 15:09 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s French population will be gathering in several restaurants and bars on Sunday to watch the long-awaited World Cup final between France and Croatia.
  The patio of Chez Alexandre, in the downtown area, will be completely full. The owner of the resto-bar, Alain Creton, is expecting an “incredible effervescence.”
  He believes Quebecers will back up the French and hope for a victory from les Bleus. Even if they say they love the Croates, he guesses they’ve already ach
  
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• Montreal boy, 14, in critical condition after jumping into closed pool

  15-07-2018 15:04 via montrealgazette.com
  A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after being found unconscious on Saturday night in a city swimming pool in the Cartierville district.
  The boy is believed to have climbed a fence to jump into the pool in the Marcellin-Wilson sports comple on Dudemaine Stree, which was closed at the time. It is not known whether he went alone.
  A passerby called 911 shortly after 11 p.m. after the boy was seen in the bottom of the pool after climbing the fence and jumping in.  Authorities fear for h
  
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• Fitness: Don't let heat and humidity hamper your workout

  15-07-2018 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  While most of us were cozying up to our air conditioners during the recent heat wave, Athletics Canada held the Canadian Track and Field Championships at Terry Fox Stadium in Ottawa.
  Temperatures were in the mid-30s for the first few days, with the humidity making it feel even hotter. Under the direction of Athletics Canada’s chief operating officer, Mathieu Gentes, meet officials put several measures in place to help the athletes keep cool, including misting stations, additional water sta
  
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• While you were sleeping: Weed pranks and Trump beer

  15-07-2018 14:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Pranksters plant Wyoming city’s flower pots with real pot
  A Wyoming city has discovered its potted plants have literally gone to pot.
  Officials in Powell believe pranksters planted marijuana seeds in city-owned flower pots this spring, leading unsuspecting city workers to water and care for them.
  The Powell Tribune reports city Parks and Recreation staff noticed the unauthorized greenery late last month while watering the pots, including one not far from the police station.
  Parks Superinte
  
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• Stu Cowan: Impact keeps party atmosphere going at Saputo Stadium

  15-07-2018 13:48 via montrealgazette.com
  The Impact have been doing their best to make Saputo Stadium a fun place to be this summer.
  It certainly was for the 15,485 fans in attendance Saturday night as the Impact beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 on goals from Saphir Taïder in the eighth minute and Ignacio Piatti in the 74th.
  The Impact have now won their last five games at Saputo Stadium while outscoring the opposition 10-1 during that span. They are 7-3-0 at home for the season and 9-12-0 overall, sitting in the sixth and f
  
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• Montreal weather: Sunny with a chance of everything but pleasantness

  15-07-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Environment Canada is forecasting a sunny morning and early afternoon giving way to clouds and a 30 per cent chance of showers.
  The daytime high is expected to be 30 degrees with a humidex of 38.
  The nighttime low is forecast as 19 degrees.
  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 @misskikivik.
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• Man's life in danger after car crash in St-Prosper

  15-07-2018 02:50 via montrealgazette.com
  A man whose vehicle went off the road and ended up in a ditch near St-Prosper in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec is fighting for his life in hospital.
  The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) was called to the scene around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday.
  The driver was stuck in his car. Hydraulic cutters had to be used to extract him from the vehicle according to the SQ.
  He was transported to hospital. Authorities fear for his life.
  The incident is being investigated.
  
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• Man surrenders to police, ending 20-hour standoff at Drummondville home

  15-07-2018 02:20 via montrealgazette.com
  A 30-year-old man who barricaded himself in a Drummondville home for 20 hours has turned himself in peacefully to police according to the Sûreté du Québec.
  He was threatening to use a knife against himself or the police if they approached him. He was brought to hospital just after 5:00 p.m. Saturday where he will receive treatment.
  An SQ spokesperson said that they believed the man was in a mental health crisis. He was alone in his home.
  Neighbours’ homes had to be
  
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• United Jeanne Mance Park softball community aims to reopen north field

  15-07-2018 00:32 via montrealgazette.com
  When Isabelle Raymond first started playing pick-up softball at Jeanne Mance Park six years ago, an older man approached her as she was pitching and said he recognized her. They got to talking, and Raymond learned that her father — who had died when she was two years old — had regularly played in the same park when he was young.
  “My mother always told me that when you play baseball you act like your father,” Raymond said. “So when this guy told me that, I start
  
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