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• Alouettes QB Johnny Manziel misses practice, unlikely to face Argos

  21-08-2018 23:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Things will become clearer in the coming days, but it certainly appears the Alouettes will have to make due without Johnny Manziel for a second consecutive week.
  And perhaps the play of Antonio Pipkin last Saturday, at Edmonton, doesn’t make that scenario seem as daunting as it was a week ago.
  Manziel, who has been under the Canadian Football League’s concussion protocol since Wednesday, continues attending meetings, but he wasn’t on the field Tuesday when the Als returned outd
  
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• Liberal stronghold Jacques-Cartier last to announce candidacy

  21-08-2018 23:00 via montrealgazette.com
  As of deadline, Tuesday and with hours to go before the campaign kicks off for the provincial election, the Liberal party still hadn’t announced its candidate for the West Island riding of Jacques-Cartier.
  On Thursday morning, battalions of volunteers will head out en masse to blanket ridings with posters emblazoned with political party slogans and the smiling faces of candidates and party leaders.
  It will have to be a rush order for posters in Jacques-Cartier.
  The party has known for thre
  
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• Man fined in violent hammer attack, featuring witness in a cow costume

  21-08-2018 22:53 via montrealgazette.com
  A man who lost the use of an eye during a shockingly violent altercation captured on video walked away from the Montreal courthouse on Tuesday with nothing more than a fine.
  Besides being fined $150 for having used brass knuckles during a fight that he started, Sylvain Gauthier, 36, was left with a permanent reminder — his badly damaged left eye — of what happened inside a convenience store in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough on March 21, 2017.
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• New aquatic centres planned for Verdun, Pierrefonds-Roxboro

  21-08-2018 22:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Construction on two new aquatic centres in Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Verdun is set to begin within the next four years, the city of Montreal announced on Tuesday.
  Work on the Complexe aquatique et récréatif de Pierrefonds is scheduled to start in 2021. While the exact location is still to be determined, it will probably be close to Borough Hall, said a spokesperson for the Montreal mayor.
  As for the Centre aquatique de Verdun, construction is expected to begin in 2022.
  Neither b
  
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• West Island community calendar for the week of Aug. 22

  21-08-2018 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Galleries and exhibitions
  The Peter B. Yeomans Cultural Centre, 1401 Lakeshore Dr. in Dorval, presents the exhibition Traditions and Continuity by Sophie Roy. Continues until Friday. Call 514-633-4071.
  The Stewart Hall Art Gallery, 176 Lakeshore Rd. in Pointe-Claire, presents the exhibition Making a Stand. Revisited Pedestals — Part III. Continues until Sunday. Call 514-630-1220.
  Montreal Aviation Museum on McGill University’s Macdonald campus, 21111 Lakeshore Rd. in Ste-Anne-de
  
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• Filmmaker Kevin Tierney honoured with renaming of award

  21-08-2018 21:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Veteran Montreal film and TV producer Kevin Tierney has been honoured with the renaming of an award in his memory, the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) announced Tuesday.
  The Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award will be presented as part of the Indiescreen Awards. The Established Producer Award will also be given out under the Indiescreen umbrella. Both winners will be announced on Sept. 6, the opening day of the Toronto International Film Festival.
  Nominees for the Tierney award inc
  
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• $25,000 award but no apology from city, police in 2012 racial profiling

  21-08-2018 21:20 via montrealgazette.com
  After six years of battling the city of Montreal, Julian Menezes has been awarded $25,000 for an incident in which he says police roughed him up, called him a “f—ing Indian” and threatened him with rape.
  And yet, despite the financial settlement and the Quebec Human Rights Commission ruling against the Montreal police, neither the department nor the city have offered Menezes an apology.
  The city and Menezes reached a settlement last June, which included the $25,000 payment but
  
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• Facebook vows to be vigilant against attempts to sway Quebec election

  21-08-2018 21:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Despite there being no sign of a co-ordinated effort to influence the Quebec election, Facebook says it is working to prevent the spread of disinformation and fake accounts on its platform as Aug. 23, the official start of the campaign, looms.
  Kevin Chan, Facebook Canada’s head of public policy, said Tuesday that Facebook is providing resources to the  administrators of major political parties to help them keep their accounts secure so they don’t fall victim to hackers
  
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• Man fined in violent hammer attack, with Easter Bunny as witness

  21-08-2018 20:56 via montrealgazette.com
  A man who lost the use of an eye during a shockingly violent altercation captured on video walked away from the Montreal courthouse on Tuesday with nothing more than a fine.
  Besides being fined $150 for having used brass knuckles during a fight that he started, Sylvain Gauthier, 36, was left with a permanent reminder — his badly damaged left eye — of what happened inside a convenience store in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough on March 21, 2017.
  The bizarre series of ev
  
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• Monsef Derraji is 'ideal candidate' for Nelligan, Liberals say

  21-08-2018 20:19 via montrealgazette.com
  On more than one occasion during his official debut, newly minted Liberal candidate for Nelligan Monsef Derraji described himself as “un homme de terrain” — a man with practical experience.
  The businessman spoke to reporters and supporters about the importance of connecting with the grassroots community and encouraging new businesses during the official nomination announcement in Pierrefonds on Tuesday of his candidacy for the Oct. 1 election.
  Derraji was flanked by a Liberal p
  
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• Opinion: Pre-filled tax returns in Quebec? Let's not go there

  21-08-2018 19:44 via montrealgazette.com
  “The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least possible amount of squawking.”
  The statement, attributed to Jean-Baptiste Colbert, comptroller-general of finances in France under King Louis XIV, is as relevant today as it was then. Put another way: It is in the interest of government to make the collection of taxes as painless as possible — but it is not necessarily in the interests of taxpayers to leave it almost entirely up
  
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• Phone scam targeted elderly women, Montreal fraudster tells court

  21-08-2018 18:55 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal man who helped defraud elderly women out of thousands of dollars and then decided to become a prosecution witness against his accomplices is expected to be sentenced in the coming weeks for his role in the scam.
  Stéphane Elias, 43, a resident of the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough admitted to Quebec Court judge Linda Despots on Tuesday that he was looking to make some quick and easy money while he took orders from fraudsters who were constantly calling elderly people wh
  
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• Kramberger: How to improve transparency at city hall

  21-08-2018 18:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Improving transparency at city hall is often a campaign refrain or demand heard in municipal politics. Delivering on this matter is another thing.
  As Pointe-Claire happens to be going through some contentious demolition requests and rebuild proposals for the Pioneer bar as well as the Walton Ave. strip mall, both of which of closed for business this summer, it has taken steps to open access to documents and improve communication with the public.
  The city recently unveiled an online consultation
  
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• Jennifer Maccarone will be Liberal candidate in Westmount

  21-08-2018 17:35 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — The Liberals have finally found their candidate in the riding of Westmount-Saint-Louis.
  After weeks of behind the scenes interviews and discussions, Jennifer Maccarone, president of the Quebec English School Boards Association, was given the green light.
  She will replace MNA Jacques Chagnon, the former speaker of the legislature, who is retiring after 33 years service.
  Sources said Tuesday the decision — taken by the Westmount-Saint-Louis riding association Monday — wa
  
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• Liberal candidate officially announced in Nelligan

  21-08-2018 17:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Premier Philippe Couillard said Tuesday that Jean Charest has every right to express his opinion when and where he likes.
  Couillard was responding to reporters’ questions about Charest’s comment that the Quebec Liberal Party’s campaign slogan “Pour faciliter la vie des Québécois” was too long.
  Charest, who was Quebec premier from 2003 to 2012, made the comment during an interview with radio host and former Liberal deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau.
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• Watch: Montrealers explain why the Pride matters

  21-08-2018 17:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Thousands of people took part in the 2018 Pride parade in downtown Montreal on Sunday.
  The parade came at the end of a week of Montreal Pride activities.
  Supporters lined the sidewalks for the parade’s three kilometres between downtown and the Gay Village.
  It was Montreal’s 34th Pride parade.
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  Transgender women take the lead in Montreal's 34th Pride parade
  
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• Six O'Clock Solution: A creamy comfort dish for the chilly days ahead

  21-08-2018 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  If you have some fresh cream on hand and your emergency supplies include evaporated milk, macaroni and various cheeses, you can whip up this popular dish without much time, skill or trouble.The time-saver is not needing to boil the pasta, which cooks with the other ingredients. Summer vegetables may be included; substitute a cup of the cream for a cup (250 mL) of puréed carrots, cauliflower or butternut squash, suggests veteran U.S. cookbook author Raquel Pelzel in her user-friendly
  
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• Woman's body found in residential pool in Montreal North

  21-08-2018 16:16 via montrealgazette.com
  A woman’s body was found in a residential pool in Montreal early Tuesday morning.
  Montreal police received a call at about 6 a.m. that a body had been found in a pool behind a residence on Edger Ave., near Gouin Blvd. E. in Montreal North.
  The woman was declared dead at the scene. The identity and approximate age of the victim were unknown.
  The body bore no sign of violence. Police do not suspect she was the victim of a criminal act.
  Quebec’s coroner will investigate the case.
  
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• Opioid use among university students: Health Canada sounds the alarm

  21-08-2018 16:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Health Canada issued a warning Monday for students entering universities and colleges for the first time: learn to recognize a drug overdose and beware the dangers of opioids.
  The agency is concerned that students who participate in orientation week parties might not be aware of the dangers of opioid use.
  “You may already be aware of the risks related to drinking alcohol,” the agency said. “However, you may not have heard as much about the risks associated with the use of
  
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• While you were sleeping: Pricey plants and Charest criticizes Liberals

  21-08-2018 13:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what happened while you were in dreamland.
  Montreal to have ‘most expensive composting plants in this universe’
  Montrealers should brace themselves because the city is preparing to build the most expensive organic waste treatment centres in the world, sources are warning. The bids to design, build, operate and maintain the first three of five centres that the city has been planning to build for a decade have come in at 50 per cent above the city’s estimat
  
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• Quebec amateur sports personality Denis Baillairgé dies at 61

  21-08-2018 13:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Denis Baillairgé, a Quebec hockey and amateur baseball personality, died Monday night in Montreal at the age of 61.
  Baillairgé was chair of the Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League for many years. He was also vice-president of the Quebec Elite Junior Baseball League (LBJEQ).
  Baillairgé passed away at the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), surrounded by his family. He had been suffering from adoptive pulmonary fibrosis for several years.
  Bai
  
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• Man in critical condition after downtown Montreal fire

  21-08-2018 13:35 via montrealgazette.com
  A 24-year-old man is in critical condition after inhaling smoke from an apartment fire in downtown Montreal Monday evening.
  Montreal police received multiple 911 calls at about 8:20 about a fire in an apartment complex on Lincoln Ave. near Lambert-Closse St.
  Firefighters battled the blaze, which was limited to one apartment. They evacuated the building.
  The young man was found in the burning apartment, unconscious. He was in cardiac arrest.
  The source of the fire is undetermined. Officials said
  
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• Teenage rockers set sights on West Island

  21-08-2018 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Four 18-year-old West Island boys that met through the Beaconsfield High School Music program and have joined forces to form a band will be playing its soulful music at two open-air concerts this month.
  Four Quarters consists of a bassist, Noah Nicodemo of Beaconsfield; lead guitarist Anthony Saidah of Kirkland, lead vocalist Devyn Sherry and rhythm guitarist Liam White of Île-Perrot. With the smooth blues and hard rock tunes of Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Black Sabbath, Pearl Jam,
  
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• Duncan: Ragweed operation progressing in Pincourt

  21-08-2018 12:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Achoo! While autumn may be welcome for many, the season also signals a period of sneezing discomfort for many in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges area.
  Thankfully, due to some provincial government funding and eradication efforts in some local towns, one of the area’s primary allergen-producing culprits is actively being controlled. If you are a local seasonal allergy sufferer (and there are many) you know only too well that pollen often wreaks havoc on your enjoyment of the warmer seasons. Those t
  
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• Youth Council organizing a barbecue for Vaudreuil-Soulanges

  21-08-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The Vaudreuil-Soulanges Constituency Youth Council (CYC) is inviting young people in the region to a free barbecue where they will meet representatives from local services and businesses, Saturday.
  Youth Council member Quincy Ross said the get-together offers an opportunity to gather the youth of the community together and is “a last hooray before we head back to school and work.”
  Specialists in personal training, yoga, tattooing, massage therapy, nutrition and henna art will be on h
  
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• Montreal to have 'most expensive composting plants in this universe'

  21-08-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers should brace themselves because the city is preparing to build the most expensive organic waste treatment centres in the world, sources are warning.
  The bids to design, build, operate and maintain the first three of five centres that the city has been planning to build for a decade have come in at 50 per cent above the city’s estimates, say sources who are familiar with the results of the calls for tenders.
  If the administration of Mayor Valérie Plante decides to aw
  
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• Charlotte's sweet nature is winning over seniors in drop-in program

  21-08-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  There are 110 pounds of Charlotte, an Old English sheepdog, and mostly she uses them to let the world know she’s here.
  She is vocal and excitable, given to enthusiastic greetings to visitors to the family’s west-end home and to settling expansively into the space she creates for herself between owners Anita and Ron Gottesman in their king-sized bed.
  Charlotte, in other words, is no shrinking violet: She is a big dog with a big personality. She has 3,000 followers on Instagram as char
  
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• Brownstein: Montreal mobility squad to launch, not a moment too soon

  21-08-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Wow! The Mercier Bridge was functioning Monday morning. All lanes, in both directions! This must have been a dream come true for beleaguered South Shore commuters.
  It’s surprising they didn’t throw a tickertape parade to mark the occasion.
  This is no joke: The city Montreal actually has a mobility squad — although immobility has been the one constant on our roads this summer, not to mention on our bridges and highways leading into the city.
  Some might recall that in May Mayor V
  
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• Jean Charest criticizes Liberal Party over handling of François Ouimet affair

  21-08-2018 06:04 via montrealgazette.com
  SCOTT — Former premier Jean Charest believes the saga around the forced departure of Liberal MNA François Ouimet “gives the impression that there’s improvisation.”
  Ouimet was forced out by the Quebec Liberals in favour of former hockey player Enrico Ciccone, who will be the party’s candidate in Marquette, the Liberal fortress that covers Dorval, Île-Dorval and Lachine. He tearfully accused Liberal leader Philippe Couillard of having broken his word.
  Mon
  
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• Québec solidaire's campaign slogan: "Populaire"

  21-08-2018 06:03 via montrealgazette.com
  “Populaire” will be the slogan of Québec solidaire during the provincial election campaign.
  The concise message references the “popular” grassroots nature of the party, explained Andrés Fontecilla, former co-spokesperson of the party and its candidate in the central Montreal riding of Laurier-Dorion, high on the list of potential QS pickups.
  “Our position, our organization, our candidates are from the preoccupations of the people,” he said. The s
  
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• St-Henri group receives $10,000 to study social housing in former Canada Malting site

  21-08-2018 03:57 via montrealgazette.com
  A St-Henri group hoping to transform the former Canada Malting factory into social housing are pushing forward after receiving $10,000 from the city of Montreal.
  “Our administration made a concrete commitment (to the cause) during the electoral campaign,” said Sud-Ouest borough Mayor Benoit Dorais during a city council meeting Monday night, referring to a signed letter he wrote to the group behind the efforts in November 2017. That commitment, he said, has so far come in the form of
  
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• New STM bus to serve Griffintown starting Aug. 27

  21-08-2018 02:22 via montrealgazette.com
  A new bus route connecting Place-Saint-Henri and Place-des-Arts métro stations via Notre-Dame, Wellington and McGill Sts. will begin on Aug. 27 and run from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., seven days a week, the Société de transport de Montréal announced on Monday.
  The 35 Griffintown route, with buses every 20 minutes during rush hour and 30 minutes the rest of the day and weekends, “was a necessity for Griffintown residents keen to get downtown in a hurry,” Sud-Oue
  
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• Beaudry métro station to close from October to June

  21-08-2018 02:06 via montrealgazette.com
  A major renovation of the Beaudry métro station that requires it be closed for eight months will begin on Oct. 1, the Société de transport de Montréal announced on Monday.
  The project, first announced in May, includes work on walls, stairs, structure, building mechanics, electricity, lighting, signage and waterproofing. The station is expected to reopen on June 2, 2019. Beaudry St. next to the station’s entrance will also be closed for five months in the spring.
  
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• Watch: Montreal's Pride parade

  21-08-2018 01:05 via montrealgazette.com
  Thousands of people took part in the 2018 Pride parade in downtown Montreal on Sunday.
  The parade came at the end of a week of Montreal Pride activities.
  Supporters lined the sidewalks for the parade’s three kilometres between downtown and the Gay Village.
  It was Montreal’s 34th Pride parade.
  Related
  Transgender women take the lead in Montreal's 34th Pride parade
  
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• Quebec's finances in good shape before election: auditor general

  21-08-2018 00:32 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — The Couillard government’s financial framework for the coming years is “plausible,” with no hidden vices to trouble whichever party ends up winning the Oct. 1 election, the auditor general says.
  The Liberals were quick to congratulate themselves for having made the tough decisions necessary to balance the books while the opposition parties complained the targets were met on the backs of ordinary Quebecers.
  It is, however, the first time in Quebec history that an
  
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• Quebec election: Montreal demands tax reform, transit investments

  21-08-2018 00:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal would like to see provincial tax-system reforms and public-transit investments included as priorities in this fall’s Quebec elections, the city announced Monday.
  “Taxes are an issue that reappear year after year in all cities in Quebec. Montreal can never reach its potential as a 21st century metropolis as long as it is stuck with a tax system from another century,” said Mayor Valérie Plante in a statement.
  The city cites climate change and urban transit challen
  
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