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• Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitão has no regrets about cuts

  19-08-2018 23:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Room to manoeuvre: that’s what Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitão said his government bought with three years of spending cuts.
  It’s that room to manoeuvre, the government said, that allowed it to put some money back into health care and education in the spring budget and to promise to pay down the province’s debt by $10 billion over five years.
  Last week, when he announced a $862-million package of tax cuts and aid to businesses affected by United States import
  
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• Bloc Québécois delegates accept reunification proposal

  19-08-2018 22:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Bloc Québécois delegates meeting Saturday in Montreal overwhelmingly accepted a reunification proposal from Mario Beaulieu — their interim leader — to end the crisis within their party.
  Beaulieu had proposed to cede his position to Yves Perron, one of the activists who led the party’s internal uprising against Martine Ouellet this spring.
  Two camps were created during the crisis that shook the organization from February to June: those who supported the former lead
  
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• Man arrested after armed assault in Ahuntsic-Cartierville

  19-08-2018 20:49 via montrealgazette.com
  A man has been arrested after an armed assault in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough.
  Montreal police responded to a call around 12 p.m. at the corner of Berri and Chabanel Sts.
  Police found the victim, a 35-year-old man, with at least one injury to the upper body caused by a knife.
  They arrested a suspect on the scene.
  The victim has been taken to hospital. His life is not at risk, police said.
  Investigators are at the crime scene.
  
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• Marc Richardson: If something is worth building, it's worth building well

  19-08-2018 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The bridge collapse last week in Genoa that killed 39 people brought back memories of a tragedy of our own. It also raised questions about the integrity of our notoriously rickety infrastructure.
  Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCBI) quickly put out a statement reaffirming that the Champlain Bridge is safe and stable and that it should remain that way until it’s decommissioned in the near future.
  Also on Wednesday — though, apparently unrelated to the tr
  
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• Jack Todd: On the Montreal sports scene the Impact lead the way

  19-08-2018 19:53 via montrealgazette.com
  If you go to the website of the Montreal Alouettes, you’ll find a countdown to the time of their next game. As I write this, that stands at 5 days, 10 hours, 33 minutes and 44 seconds.
  It’s a sporting gesture, providing fans with a Doomsday Clock so they can keep track of the time remaining until the next implosion of their once-beloved Als. The Alouettes, sadly, have become a team you watch through your fingers, maximum-strength cringe at the ready: If they don’t blow up in th
  
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• While you were sleeping: Over 2 million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage; 800,000 displaced by flooding in India

  19-08-2018 15:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Top stories from around the world:
  Over 2 million Muslims begin annual hajj pilgrimage: More than 2 million Muslims began the annual hajj pilgrimage at first light on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, circling the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca that Islam’s faithful face five times each day during their prayers. The five-day hajj pilgrimage represents one of the world’s biggest gatherings every year, and is required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their life. The hajj offers pilg
  
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• Trudeau to run again in Papineau riding

  19-08-2018 15:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be the Liberal candidate for the Papineau riding in the 2019 federal election.
  Trudeau has represented the Montreal district since Oct. 14, 2008. He was re-elected on May 2, 2011 and October 19, 2015.
  The Papineau riding has always been held by the Liberals — except between 2006 and 2008, when the Bloc Québécois won the election.
  Trudeau will officially announce his candidacy Sunday evening in Montreal.
  
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• Fitness: Four reasons why it’s so hard to make exercise a habit

  19-08-2018 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  We’ve all heard the excuse about being too busy to exercise. But with most Canadians spending 18 hours a week watching TV, it’s clear that there’s some wiggle room in the hours not already claimed by work and family commitments.
  And being busy isn’t the only excuse offered up by those who try and fail to make exercise a habit. A University of Alberta research team wanted to know more about why 50 per cent of new exercisers hang up their workout gear within six months of s
  
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• Motorcyclist dies in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean crash

  19-08-2018 14:55 via montrealgazette.com
  A motorcyclist lost his life early Sunday morning in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.
  The victim, a 27-year-old man, swerved in the town of Saint-Ludger around 2 a.m.
  He appears to have lost control and crashed into a parked vehicle.
  Speeding and alcohol may have played a role in the accident according to the Sûreté du Québec.
  
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• It's the last day of a weekend traffic nightmare

  19-08-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Roads are closed all over the island this weekend and expect long delays taking Décarie northbound, part of which will be down to one lane. Here are some places to avoid on Sunday.
  Highway 20/720 West
  Highway 720 West and the Highway 20 West will be closed between Exit 5 in the Ville Marie Tunnel and the ramp for Route 138 East on the St-Pierre Interchange until Monday at 5 a.m.
  Turcot Interchange
  Highway 720 East (toward downtown) will be closed between the Turcot Interchange and th
  
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• Pipkin looks encouraging, but Alouettes' defence falters again

  19-08-2018 13:56 via montrealgazette.com
  EDMONTON – Antonio Pipkin didn’t embarrass himself in his first Canadian Football League start for the Alouettes.
  But unfortunately for Montreal, its defence put in another underwhelming performance.
  The end result was a 40-24 victory by the Edmonton Eskimos Saturday night before 29,702 Commonwealth Stadium spectators.
  The Eskimos improved to 6-3 while the Als slumped to 1-8 as they reached the halfway mark of the regular season. Montreal has now lost six consecutive games.
  Pipkin, w
  
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• Als' quarterback situation improving despite loss to Eskimos

  19-08-2018 13:55 via montrealgazette.com
  EDMONTON – MIdway through yet another season of futility for the Alouettes, the organization may have solved its quarterback dilemma at long last following the arrival of Johnny Manziel and, now, Antonio Pipkin.
  This seemed unlikely, to say the least, when the team converged for training camp three months ago.
  Instead, it’s the defence — the unit that was supposed to carry Montreal until it figured out its quarterbacking situation — that completely has fallen apart and is
  
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• Montreal weather: Sunny and warm — summer has been kind

  19-08-2018 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  A great finish to the weekend with mainly sunny skies.
  Environment Canada predicts a high of 26 Celsius, a Humidex of 30 and a UV index of 7, or high.
  Tonight: Clear with a low of 16.
  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 @drenaud83.
  Quote of the day:
  We can lick gravity, but sometimes
  
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• Schukov: Communing once again with animals is a step back into simpler times

  19-08-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I don’t recall Pointe-Claire Mayor John Belvedere promising, as one of his election platforms, Vote for me and I will bring sheep to Edgewater Park, but apparently the eco-grazing project was not a baaaaad (Sorry, the letter “a” is sticky on my keyboard.) experience for local folk.
  I have seen this sort of (not entirely methane-less) experiment in other towns, and people love it. Humans, whether some text-addicts like to admit it or not, have a natural affinity for communing wi
  
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• Impact cling to final playoff berth with gutsy win against Chicago

  19-08-2018 05:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Daniel Lovitz scored his first MLS goal in stoppage time to give the Impact a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire in a must-win game Saturday at Saputo Stadium.
  It appeared the Impact would have to settle for a draw, but Lovitz beat Chicago goalkeeper Richard Sanchez with a bouncing shot from 22 yards out. The Impact was awarded a corner kick as the fourth official announced there would be three minutes of added time. A Chicago defender headed the ball out of the box, but it came back to Lovitz.
  The g
  
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• Eskimos' Kenny Stafford says his abrupt release from Alouettes was a relief

  19-08-2018 02:08 via montrealgazette.com
  EDMONTON — Like so many who have come and gone through the Alouettes’ dysfunctional organization recently, Kenny Stafford said he’s happy to have had the weight removed, referring to the escape as a blessing in disguise.
  “I’m just happy to be where I am right now. I’m excited. I’m on a good team with a great quarterback, coaches, environment and community. I’m happy,” the Edmonton Eskimos receiver said prior to Saturday night’s (9 p.m.,
  
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• Firefighters rescue foundering swimmer near l'Anse-à-l'Orme park in Pierrefonds

  19-08-2018 01:57 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal fire department’s water rescue team came to the aid of a man near l’Anse-à-l’Orme park in Pierrefonds on Saturday evening.
  Firefighters responded to a call at around 6:30 p.m. of a swimmer having difficulty.
  A rescue boat was called to the scene and the 33-year-old man was pulled from the water.
  Urgences-Santé said the man was transported to hospital, but was not injured.
  L’Anse-à-l’Orme is a park located at the western-most tip of
  
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• Eskimos' Kenny Stafford says his abrupt trade from Alouettes was a relief

  19-08-2018 00:34 via montrealgazette.com
  EDMONTON — Like so many who have come and gone through the Alouettes’ dysfunctional organization recently, Kenny Stafford said he’s happy to have had the weight removed, referring to the escape as a blessing in disguise.
  “I’m just happy to be where I am right now. I’m excited. I’m on a good team with a great quarterback, coaches, environment and community. I’m happy,” the Edmonton Eskimos receiver said prior to Saturday night’s (9 p.m.,
  
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