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• Watch: WWII-era B-29 lands for first-ever Canadian tour

  22-07-2018 23:20 via montrealgazette.com
  ST-HUBERT — At over 70 years of age, the Second World War-era bomber known as “Fifi” is among the last of its kind.
  The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, which was delivered in 1945, is one of only a few dozen of its model still in existence — and one of only two that still flies.
  On Sunday, onlookers huddled under umbrellas at Montreal’s St-Hubert airport as smoke billowed from Fifi’s propellers and her engines began to roar.
  Moments later the plane was airborn
  
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• Former Canadien Daniel Carr is very excited about going to Las Vegas

  22-07-2018 21:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Former Canadiens forward Daniel Carr is excited about joining the Vegas Golden Knights after signing a one-year, US$750,000 contract as a free agent this month.
  How excited?
  Well, here’s a tweet the 26-year-old left-winger sent out on Sunday afternoon:
  I’m about this excited to be joining the @GoldenKnights organization. I couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity. #howaboutthatridein pic.twitter.com/wvpOCwVIC6
  — Daniel Carr (@DanCarr9) July 22, 2018Carr only played 3
  
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• Life Stories: Guitarist Richard Ring was pillar of Montreal jazz scene

  22-07-2018 21:53 via montrealgazette.com
  On the morning of July 6, guitarist Richard Ring squeezed the hand of his music partner and wife of 46 years, Ranee Lee, one last time in the palliative care ward of the Jewish General Hospital before he died.
  A few hours later, Lee headlined a concert at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Ring would have had it no other way.
  “He said that in performing, he would be with me,” she said. “That morning, I already had that message in the way I sang those tunes we performed t
  
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• Jack Todd: Leave AL East to the Yankees; NL is the place for the Expos

  22-07-2018 21:43 via montrealgazette.com
  If the day comes when a reborn Montreal Expos team is playing ball at beautiful new Felipe Alou Park, we have to hope the field will never be sullied with the designated hitter.
  I don’t like the DH — but that’s not the problem. The problem is a division called the American League East.
  I know, I know. I am as guilty as most people who want to see Major League Baseball return to this city. I thought instant rivalries with the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankee
  
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• Suspect flees after 35-year-old man stabbed on Crescent St.

  22-07-2018 21:08 via montrealgazette.com
  A 35-year-old man was stabbed early Sunday morning in downtown Montreal.
  He sustained serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
  The attack happened around 4:10 a.m. on Crescent St., near Maisonneuve Blvd.
  The victim was injured on his upper body after an altercation with another individual. The suspect fled.
  Investigators will attempt to determine the motive for the attack and the identity of the suspect after meeting the victim and witnesses over the coming hours.
  Early Saturday morning, a 20
  
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• Marc Richardson: Has information overload made us calloused?

  22-07-2018 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I’ve drawn a blank this week. Well, at least, I thought I had drawn a blank. There’s plenty going on in Montreal and beyond, yet none of it inspired a moment where I thought: “That’s what I’m going to write about this week.”
  It wasn’t a question of having writer’s block, either, because I could have written about many a topic: Donald Trump being a sleeper KGB agent — potentially, of course; the need to rethink the two-week vacation system giv
  
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• South Shore pharmacists can administer antibiotic for Lyme disease

  22-07-2018 19:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Pharmacists in the Montérégie region south of Montreal are now authorized to administer antibiotics to prevent Lyme disease.
  In order to have access to the drug, patients must have been bitten by a tick in one of three regions where the insects are known to be frequently infected by the bacteria causing Lyme disease: the Montérégie, Eastern Townships and Outaouais. 
  Also, the tick must have remained attached to the skin for at least 24 hours.
  That’s be
  
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• Canadiens owner Geoff Molson answers more questions from fans

  22-07-2018 19:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadiens owner/president Geoff Molson answered more fan questions in a recent video on the team’s website, including one from Mikael Ouimet, who asked: “Is (Jesperi) Kotkaniemi ready for the NHL?”
  The Canadiens selected the 18-year-old centre in the first round (third overall) at this year’s NHL Draft in Dallas.
  “Marc Bergevin and Claude Julien and the team will certainly take time to evaluate this young player who we just drafted in Dallas,” Molson said
  
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• Police seek clues on attempted murder in Ste-Thérèse

  22-07-2018 18:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Police in Ste-Thérèse-De-Blainville are investigating an attempted murder on Saturday about 11 p.m.
  Witnesses told police that the victim, a 32-year-old man, was beaten with a blunt object during a fight with two other men shortly after the victim arrived at his home near Sicard St. and Blainville West in Ste-Thérese, about 40 kilometres northwest of Montreal. The man was being treated in hospital, where he declared to be in serious but stable condition.
  Detectives interview
  
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• Canadiens' Phillip Danault gets married

  22-07-2018 18:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadiens centre Phillip Danault has had a lot to celebrate this month.
  Last Sunday, the 25-year-old signed a new three-year contract worth US$9.25 million U.S. and on Saturday he got married to Marie-Pierre Fortin.
  Danault and Fortin have been dating for three years, but have known each other for five years. They first met when they were both living in the same duplex in their home town of Victoriaville.
  So lucky to have her for the rest of my life ❤️.oraphotographie https://t.co/
  
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• Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Montreal, sustained head injuries

  22-07-2018 15:19 via montrealgazette.com
  A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle Saturday night in the Montreal borough of Ville-Marie.
  The 50-year-old man, who suffered head injuries, was crossing Berri Street, near Maisonneuve blvd, when he was hit. His injuries aren’t life-threatening.
  The collision happened around 10 p.m.
  The driver of the vehicle, a 32-year-old man, said he couldn’t evade the pedestrian, who was in the middle of the street.
  
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• A 35-year-old man stabbed on Crescent Street, suspect fled

  22-07-2018 15:13 via montrealgazette.com
  A 35-year-old man was stabbed early Sunday morning in downtown Montreal.
  He sustained serious, but not life-threatening, injuries.
  The attack happened around 4:10 a.m. on Crescent Street, near Maisonneuve blvd.
  The victim was injured on his upper body after an altercation with another individual. The suspect fled.
  Investigators will attempt to determine the motive for the attack and the identity of the suspect after meeting the victim and witnesses over the coming hours.
  Early Saturday morning,
  
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• Fitness: Do workplace initiatives really get staff moving?

  22-07-2018 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Fit employees are more productive, take fewer sick days and are less dependent on health insurance programs than their sedentary colleagues. Yet, with most of the workforce spending at least half their waking hours behind a desk, and another couple of hours a day commuting, company culture doesn’t lend itself to an active lifestyle.
  Understanding the value of a fit workforce, more and more companies are offering incentives for employees to get moving. Lunch-hour fitness classes, bike stora
  
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• Man in his 60s disappears in the waters of a lake near an Abitibi campsite

  22-07-2018 14:58 via montrealgazette.com
  A man in his 60s is missing after plunging in the waters of a lake near a campsite at La Sarre in Abitibi.
  Police from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) were notified of the man’s disappearance a little after 8 p.m. Saturday night.
  Before disappearing, the man was swimming in the lake in the sector of the 8th-and-9th Rang Est.
  According to the SQ, witnesses tried to rescue him, but without success.
  SQ divers were dispatched to the premises and they will attempt to find the man
  
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• Neighbourhood Walkabout: C.D.N.-N.D.G. is a community of choice

  22-07-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  This look at Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is the second in the Neighbourhood Walkabout series.Sometimes we choose the neighbourhood, sometimes it chooses us. As befits its reputation for diversity, the 167,000 residents of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough are a mix of both. The city of Montreal’s website boasts about the borough’s “social, economic and cultural dimensions” as well as its “multi-ethnic population.
  
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• Avoid these Turcot traffic problems on Sunday

  22-07-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Highway 15 northbound will be completely closed at the Turcot Interchange from Saturday at 7 a.m. to Monday at 5 a.m.
  The Highway 15 ramp coming from the Champlain Bridge toward the Décarie Expressway will be closed during the same period. The entrance to De La Vérendrye Blvd. for Highway 15 northbound will also be closed according to the same schedule.
  The following ramps in the Turcot Interchange will be completely closed between Friday at 11:59 p.m. to Monday at 5
  
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• Groundhog Day continues for struggling Alouettes

  22-07-2018 13:47 via montrealgazette.com
  CALGARY – You can’t make this stuff up. Saturday afternoon, while clicking through television stations at the team’s hotel, Tyrell Sutton stumbled across the movie Groundhog Day.
  Hours later, the Alouettes’ tailback spent three hours on the field at McMahon Stadium, experiencing his own personal version of Groundhog Day.
  “We just have to be better as an offence. I don’t know how to keep saying this s—. I can’t say it too many different ways. You ca
  
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• Impact settle for a 2-2 tie with Timbers in Portland

  22-07-2018 13:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Providence Park in Portland is not an easy place for visiting teams to earn points in Major League Soccer.
  The Impact managed to pick up one point by tying the Timbers 2-2 Saturday night, but they could have — and probably should have — earned three. Saphir Taider and Matteo Mancosu scored for the Impact, while Samuel Armenteros and Diego Valeri replied for the Timbers.
  The Timbers were playing in front of their 132nd consecutive sellout crowd of 21,144 at Providence Park a
  
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• Montreal weather: Cloudy with morning showers

  22-07-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Mainly cloudy with some rain beginning in the morning with a risk of a thunderstorm.
  Wind becoming northeast at 20 km/h, gusting to 40 in the morning.
  Environment Canada predicts a high of 26 Celsius, a Humidex of 33 and a UV index of 4, or moderate.
  Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60-per-cent chance of showers and a low 22.
  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 t
  
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• Stampeders barely break sweat against punchless Alouettes

  22-07-2018 06:08 via montrealgazette.com
  CALGARY — You knew this wasn’t going to end well — an Alouettes offence averaging barely 15 points per game playing a Calgary team whose defence has allowed fewer than 10 on average.
  So the result was predictable. The Stampeders played only as hard as required and defeated Montreal 25-8 Saturday night before 26,440 McMahon Stadium spectators.
  Calgary remains the Canadian Football League’s only unbeaten team, improving its record to 5-0. Now not only did the Als drop to 1-
  
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• Former Alouette Ben Cahoon takes coaching break for radio stint

  22-07-2018 02:51 via montrealgazette.com
  CALGARY — Ben Cahoon said he has lost none of his passion for coaching football, despite twice being fired by Brigham Young University — his alma mater — since retiring from the Alouettes.
  “I do love coaching, but I’ve come to dislike strongly the industry and the profession, I guess,” Cahoon, undeniably the greatest non-import receiver to play for the Als, said Saturday. “I wouldn’t say I’m cured of it (or that) I’m not going to coach
  
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