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• Pat Hickey: NBA franchise coming to Montreal is nothing but a pipe dream

  20-08-2018 23:56 via montrealgazette.com
  The Duke Blue Devils put a 103-58 whooping on the McGill Redmen Sunday before a capacity crowd of 10,098 at Place Bell in Laval.
  It was two hours of pure entertainment as Duke’s prize recruits — Canadian R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson — showed why they will be in the NBA next fall and McGill’s Alex Paquin did more than enough to earn the ovation he was accorded after scoring 29 points against his more heralded opponents.
  As McGill coach Dave De Aveiro addressed the medi
  
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• McGill University launches 'historic' partnership with Kahnawake Mohawks

  20-08-2018 23:30 via montrealgazette.com
  It took an act of protest for Robin Delaronde and her classmates to get a high school education on the Kahnawake territory some 40 years ago.
  At the time, the newly adopted Bill 101 prevented Mohawk students from attending school in English, even though they’d been doing exactly that for generations.
  So when Mohawks were barred from entering Howard S. Billings High School in neighbouring Châteauguay in 1977, they marched back to Mohawk territory together. If they wouldn’t be al
  
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• Quebec election: Got questions for the party leaders? Ask them here

  20-08-2018 22:56 via montrealgazette.com
  The campaign ahead of Quebec’s Oct. 1 provincial election kicks off Thursday, Aug. 23, and as the major parties rev up, so are the preparations for the first-ever televised English debate featuring their leaders.
  Premier Philippe Couillard, leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, François Legault of Coalition Avenir Québec, Parti Québécois Leader Jean-François Lisée and Manon Massé, co-spokesperson of Québec
  
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• South Shore mayors push for public transit improvements

  20-08-2018 22:22 via montrealgazette.com
  The mayors of the Longueuil agglomeration want to see an extension to the Montreal métro’s Yellow line, a tram line on Taschereau Blvd. and reserved lanes for public transit users within the next seven years, the five municipalities announced Monday.
  Called Vision 2025 for Public Transit, their plan is focused on improving the service offered by the Réseau de transport de Longueuil in Brossard, Boucherville, St-Lambert, St-Bruno-de-Montarville and Longueuil, and making p
  
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• City council votes to demand Ottawa ban handguns, assault weapons

  20-08-2018 21:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal city council voted unanimously Monday to demand the federal government outlaw the private possession of handguns and assault weapons.
  Councillor Alex Norris, who chairs the city’s public security committee, tabled the motion, which asks the federal government to strengthen the gun law, C-71, amending it to ban possession of assault weapons and handguns by anyone except members of the Canadian Armed Forces and police officers. With the motion, the city is also asking the federal go
  
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• What the Puck: The time has come for Canadiens fans to fight back

  20-08-2018 21:46 via montrealgazette.com
  The time for laughing is over. So is the time for the crying. Now it’s time to get angry.
  Ladies and gentlemen, if you honestly assess YOUR 2018-2019 Montreal Canadiens, they are a seriously mediocre team. Come September, the usual media suspects will write the usual columns claiming the Habs might contend this season, but I don’t subscribe to that sort of weather-vane journalism.
  I stay on message. Here’s the short version of that message — as long as the same incompeten
  
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• Exo's fall schedule starts today. Plan your commute accordingly

  20-08-2018 21:14 via montrealgazette.com
  You may be clinging to the last shreds of summer for dear life, but the agency running the region’s commuter trains has moved on.
  Exo’s fall season has started on Monday, and brings with it a series of changes.
  Most notably, trains on the Vaudreuil-Hudson line are running on a new schedule.
  In a statement, the agency said these changes better account for the time it takes the line’s growing ridership to disembark at every station.
  You can check the new times and plan your commu
  
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• Opinion: Remembering the remarkable John Ciaccia

  20-08-2018 20:57 via montrealgazette.com
  Politicians come and go. A majority of them fade away from the scene and are soon forgotten. Few are those who leave an imprint, let alone a legacy.
  John Ciaccia left both an imprint and a legacy. During his lengthy political career of six mandates at the National Assembly as member for Mount Royal, he held senior cabinet posts as minister of energy and minister of international affairs.
  However, it was the delicate and complex realm of Indigenous Affairs where he left the deepest imprint.
  In 19
  
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• Montrealers can now get all wet and pruney watching films in a pool

  20-08-2018 20:14 via montrealgazette.com
  In these steamy summer months, many Montrealers head to movie theatres to beat the heat. For similar reasons, many Montrealers also try to cool down in swimming pools.
  Why, then, wouldn’t you do both at once?
  The Bota Bota spa in the Old Port is projecting silent films this summer, which can be viewed from their swimming pool, among other locations.
  According to the spa’s website, the films, which are screened in collaboration with the Beaubien and Parc cinemas, are also visible from
  
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• Man involved in hit on alleged Montreal Mafioso is denied parole

  20-08-2018 19:23 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal resident serving time for his role in an attempt to murder an alleged influential member of the Montreal Mafia recently told prison authorities he has no concerns despite having been informed his life appears to be in danger.
  The details of Kevin Rochebrun’s lack of worry about his safety are contained in a recent decision made by the Parole Board of Canada to deny him any form of release while he continues to serve a three-year prison term he received last year. He pleaded guil
  
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• Lise Ravary: It's not racist to question multiculturalism

  20-08-2018 19:00 via montrealgazette.com
  To make sure we are all talking about the same thing, may I first offer you the official definition of multiculturalism in Canada. It does not mean “multiethnic,” which is a fact, as in “I live in a multiethnic neighbourhood.” Multiculturalism is a doctrine that can be criticized.
  So here it is.
  “It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Government of Canada to a) recognize and promote the understanding that multiculturalism reflects the cultural and racial dive
  
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• Worried about a dangerous dog? Call 311, Valérie Plante says

  20-08-2018 18:03 via montrealgazette.com
  In the wake of dog attacks that injured two children, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is urging Montrealers to call the city’s 311 information line if they are worried a dog might be dangerous.
  “If you feel threatened by a dog, maybe your neighbour’s dog or a dog in your own house, you can call 311 and we will evaluate,” Plante told reporters at city hall on Monday.
  She said she was “extremely troubled” by the attacks.
  On Sunday, in separate incidents in
  
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• Montreal appoints councillor responsible for reconciliation

  20-08-2018 16:58 via montrealgazette.com
  A Verdun city councillor who was elected with former mayor Denis Coderre’s political party in November is joining Montreal’s executive committee and will be an associate member responsible for culture and reconciliation.
  Marie-Josée Parent, who is of Mi’kmaq and Acadian heritage, is the city councillor for Champlain–L’Île-des-Soeurs in the Verdun borough.
  Parent is the first Indigenous woman elected to Montreal city council.
  She will now sit as an indep
  
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• Finances in good shape as Quebec preps for election: auditor-general

  20-08-2018 16:35 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — The Couillard government’s financial framework for the coming years is “plausible,” with no hidden vices that would trouble whichever party ends up in control, the auditor-general says.
  It’s rare good news for a government trailing in the polls as the Oct. 1 election call nears: Guylaine Leclerc says the revenue and spending projections included in Finance Minister Carlos Leitão’s financial vision are credible.
  That means Leitão is bang
  
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• Man arrested after stabbing near Palais des Congrès

  20-08-2018 13:49 via montrealgazette.com
  A 38-year-old man was stabbed Sunday afternoon during an altercation among several people in a park at de la Gauchetière St. W. and Côté St., outside the Palais des Congrès.
  His condition on Sunday night was serious but stable, said Montreal police spokesman Manuel Couture. On Monday morning, police said the man’s life was no longer in danger.
  Most of those involved in the fight scattered, Couture said, but a 55-year-old man was arrested. Investigators
  
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• While you were sleeping: Germany says it has no plan for alien landing

  20-08-2018 13:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what happened while you enjoyed some rejuvenating rest — or tossed and turned.
  A 38-year-old man was stabbed during an altercation among several people in a park outside the Palais des Congrès. His condition on Sunday night was serious but, for the moment, stable, said Montreal police spokesman Manuel Couture. Most of those involved in the altercation scattered, he said, but a 55-year-old man was arrested, with investigators yet to determine the extent of his
  
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• Honoré-Mercier Bridge: All lanes open after two months of closures

  20-08-2018 13:17 via montrealgazette.com
  The partial closure of the Honoré-Mercier Bridge, in place since June 22, ended Monday at 5 a.m.
  The provincial transport ministry confirmed that two lanes are now open in both directions.
  However, authorities reiterated that maintenance work will continue until spring 2019. That means there will still be overnight or weekend closures on the bridge and on LaSalle Boulevard in Montreal. Those closures will be announced closer to when they are happening.
  The reopening of the bridge puts an
  
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• Allison Hanes: Montreal leading charge on a national problem

  20-08-2018 13:08 via montrealgazette.com
  With Montreal city council expected to adopt a declaration Monday calling on the federal government to ban handguns and assault weapons in Canada, this city will soon lead the charge on addressing a serious national issue.
  Councillor Alex Norris, who chairs the city’s public security committee, will table the motion intended to pressure Ottawa to toughen up a gun-control bill it is set to review this fall so that it outlaws firearms “principally designed to kill people.”
  The st
  
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• Life Stories: Kenneth Woodman quit banking to pursue passion for music

  20-08-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  In his early 30s, Kenneth Woodman took a massive leap of faith. He was working as a banker and had a future mapped out at the Bank of Montreal — one that was likely to be financially rewarding. But Woodman was a pianist, and he wanted to pursue his passion full-time. Woodman died of cancer on Aug. 8 at the age of 79.
  “He was a musician to his fingertips,” said Edward O. Phillips, Woodman’s partner of 52 years. “He was devoted to music.”
  It wasn’t an
  
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• Dog bites two young boys in Montreal North, tries to attack other children

  20-08-2018 04:52 via montrealgazette.com
  A dog attacked two children on Sunday in Montreal North and injured both seriously enough that they needed medical attention. One was transported to a hospital by ambulance.
  In the late morning, the dog bit a four-year-old child on the head, Montreal police said. Police were not called at that time to the St-Michel apartment in which the incident took place, said spokesperson Manuel Couture, but the wounds were significant enough that the child needed stitches.
  The dog, who was being looked afte
  
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• Man stabbed following altercation near Palais des Congrès

  20-08-2018 04:05 via montrealgazette.com
  A 38-year-old man was stabbed Sunday afternoon during an altercation among several people in a park at de la Gauchetière St. W. and Côté St., outside the Palais des Congrès.
  His condition on Sunday night was serious but, for the moment, stable, said Montreal police spokesman Manuel Couture.
  Most of those involved in the altercation scattered, he said, but a 55-year-old man was arrested, with investigators to determine the extent of his involvement in the inci
  
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• Dog bites two young brothers in Montreal North, tries to attack other children

  20-08-2018 03:50 via montrealgazette.com
  A dog attacked two children on Sunday in Montreal North and injured both seriously enough that they needed medical attention. One was transported to a hospital by ambulance.
  In the late morning, the dog bit a four-year-old child on the head, Montreal police said. Police were not called at that time to the St-Michel apartment in which the incident took place, said spokesperson Manuel Couture, but the wounds were significant enough that the child needed stitches.
  The dog, who was being looked afte
  
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• Transgender women take the lead in Montreal's 34th Pride parade

  20-08-2018 01:42 via montrealgazette.com
  Thousands of people took part in the 2018 Pride parade in downtown Montreal on Sunday, completing a week of Montreal Pride activities.
  A group of transgender women and their allies were the first to walk in the march, carrying a sign that read: “Trans women first, never again last.”
  “Each year needs to be reflecting on who’s most marginalized or marginalized differently, and making space for those people to be there and at the front,” said Eve Parker Finley, who was
  
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• Alouettes' quarterback situation improving despite loss to Eskimos

  20-08-2018 01:34 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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• NCAA powerhouse Duke puts on a NBA-like exhibition clinic against McGill

  20-08-2018 01:19 via montrealgazette.com
  A little bit of Tobacco Road came to Laval on Sunday as the Duke Blue Devils wrapped up a three-game tour of Canada with a 103-58 win over the McGill Redmen at Place Bell.
  Duke may have been a long way from Durham, N.C., but this tour was all about Duke from the logo on the floor to the Duke signs in the entrance portals to the sold-out crowd of 10,098 that came to see Duke’s stars — Canadian R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson.
  The two top recruits in U.S. college basketball didn&rsquo
  
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• CAQ leads in Quebec election poll, but 45% say their vote could change

  20-08-2018 00:34 via montrealgazette.com
  Six days before the official start of Quebec’s general election campaign, the Coalition Avenir Québec remains ahead in voting intentions, but the electorate is very volatile, according to a Léger Marketing poll for the Journal de Montréal.
  The poll shows the CAQ with 36 per cent of the vote, versus 30 per cent for the Quebec Liberal Party, 18 per cent for the Parti Québécois and 10 per cent for Québec solidaire. Because of a comfortable margin amon
  
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