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• Quebec election: Group wants changes to 'unfair' electoral map

  04-09-2018 23:43 via montrealgazette.com
  A group of citizens, supported by Montreal-area mayors and councillors, is reiterating calls to have Quebec’s electoral map redrawn, claiming the current map is unfair and unreasonable.
  The group had launched a court challenge last year against electoral boundary changes finalized in 2017, but the case will only be heard in 2019. It’s now calling on all provincial party leaders to commit to making the changes once the current election is done and before the next one is held.
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• UPDATE: SQ makes arrest in 2017 kidnapping of Chez Cora chief

  04-09-2018 23:31 via montrealgazette.com
  A failed franchise owner of Chez Cora restaurants is expected to be charged Wednesday with the kidnapping and forcible confinement of the president of the breakfast chain, Nicholas Tsouflidis, 18 months ago.
  Paul Zaidan, 49, who is believed to have lost his franchise in 2014, allegedly used a fake gun to force Tsouflidis out of his home in Mirabel and into the trunk of a car, in an alleged bid to hold him for ransom.
  Tsouflidis, the youngest son of company founder Cora Mussely Tsouflidou, w
  
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• Quebec election blog Sept. 4: Party wants to make province great again – by joining U.S.

  04-09-2018 23:19 via montrealgazette.com
  This was the Montreal Gazette’s live blog on the Quebec provincial election for Tuesday, Sept. 4.
  Scroll down for the report on Parti 51, the party that wants to make Quebec the 51st U.S. state.5:20 p.m.: That’s a wrap
  Join us again tomorrow for more election fun.5:15 p.m.: Hydro and goons
  Here’s what the parties were up to this afternoon:Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault says the best thing Quebec could do for the environment would be to export hydr
  
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• Quebec election: Every political party needs a Grégoire Bérubé

  04-09-2018 22:28 via montrealgazette.com
  RIMOUSKI — Grégoire Bérubé takes one last drag of his cigarette and nods approvingly as the campaign bus pulls up to the shoreline.
  His work here is done.
  In a moment, the candidate will make his way to a podium that offers an absurdly beautiful backdrop; waves crashing against sandy cliffs, catamarans sailing across the bay and a sky that bathes him in soft light.
  By the time Parti Québécois Leader Jean-François Lisée begins jousting with r
  
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• Quebec election: Legault wants more Hydro-Québec development, exports

  04-09-2018 21:45 via montrealgazette.com
  The best thing Quebec could do for the environment would be to export hydroelectric power to the world, according to Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault.
  At a press conference in Thetford Mines on Tuesday, Legault was questioned on his environmental stance — or lack thereof.
  Legault said a CAQ government would continue to develop hydroelectric power across the province. Right now, Hydro-Québec produces an excess amount of energy, some of which wil
  
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• Affordable housing options lacking in the West Island

  04-09-2018 21:32 via montrealgazette.com
  The lack of affordable housing in the West Island will be tackled during an upcoming forum and the general public as well as elected officials are invited to participate and offer viable solutions.
  Alena Ziuleva, the director of Table de quartier sud de l’Ouest-de-l’Île (TQSOI), said an estimated 9,000 people (including around 500 children) live under the poverty line within the south West Island sector that the TQSOI covers. As a result, there is a real need for affordable hou
  
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• Quebec election: Couillard slams Legault for "goons" accusation

  04-09-2018 21:26 via montrealgazette.com
  GASPÉ — Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard shot back on Tuesday at Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault’s accusation that Couillard is using some candidates as “goons” — having them make attacks that the leader won’t make himself.
  “We have a team where everybody makes his or her contribution,” Couillard said. “It’s as if we’ve never had campaigns before. I’m surprised by this question, it&rsquo
  
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• Montreal tennis ace Félix Auger-Aliassime named to Davis Cup team

  04-09-2018 21:17 via montrealgazette.com
  TORONTO — Canada’s top four tennis players and a retiring doubles standout have been selected to represent the country in a Davis Cup tie against the Netherlands next month.
  Team captain Frank Dancevic picked Milos Raonic, Denis Shapovalov, Vasek Pospisil, Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime and Daniel Nestor, who is retiring this fall, to the squad for the Sept. 14-16 indoor tie at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto.
  “This is an important tie for us as we are hoping to ma
  
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• Legault criticizes tennis star Eugenie Bouchard

  04-09-2018 21:00 via montrealgazette.com
  François Legault isn’t happy with Montreal tennis star Eugenie Bouchard.
  At a press conference in Thetford Mines on Tuesday, the leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec said he didn’t really like Bouchard’s decision to become a resident of the Bahamas for tax purposes.
  La Presse broke the news Monday that Bouchard had changed her official residence to an address in the Bahamas, where tax rates are much lower.
  “I think we should live where we were born, where w
  
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• What the Puck: Canadiens' noxious atmosphere has fans, players gasping

  04-09-2018 20:22 via montrealgazette.com
  This Montreal Canadiens season is going to be just about as bad as most of us expect.
  The most common Molotov cocktail of an insult launched in my direction on social media comes in the form of the charge that I never have anything positive to say about the Habs. Well, help me out here! Give me some upbeat material to work with. I’d be happy to share some good news, but I’m just not seeing it.
  During the weekend, I read two pieces from the Athletic, neither written by journalists wit
  
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• Opinion: Arthritis patients need better access to complementary care

  04-09-2018 20:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Cousins Caroline and Marie-Line both live with inflammatory arthritis: one has ankylosing spondylitis, the other childhood arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. While both are affected, the support they receive is very different: Caroline gets compensation from her group insurance plan for her complementary care services, while Marie-Line does not have such coverage.
  These services are not covered by the public health-care system.
  We ask: Why not?
  Both cousins need access to these services, as do
  
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• West Island community calendar for the week of Sept. 5

  04-09-2018 19:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Galleries and exhibitions
  The Kirkland Library, 17100 Hymus Blvd., presents an exhibit of paintings by Andrea Lavoie starting Sept. 11 and continuing to Sept. 29. Vernissage on Sept. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. Call 514-630-2726, local 3216.
  The Stewart Hall Art Gallery, 176 Lakeshore Rd. in Pointe-Claire, presents the exhibition Trajectoires. Continues until Oct. 14. Vernissage on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Call 514-630-1220.
  Montreal Aviation Museum on McGill University’s Macdonald campus, 21111 L
  
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• Live – Quebec election blog: Party wants to make province great again – by joining U.S.

  04-09-2018 19:43 via montrealgazette.com
  This is the Montreal Gazette’s live blog on the Quebec provincial election for Tuesday, Sept. 4. It will be updated throughout the day. Email me at [email protected]:40 p.m.: PKP does some tricks
  Pierre Karl Péladeau, the former Parti Québécois leader and current CEO of the company that owns TVA, the Journal de Montréal and Videotron, is relaxing while he waits to see whether his former party needs a new leader after the votes are counted on Oct. 1.
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• Sûreté du Québec make arrest in 2017 kidnapping of Chez Cora chief

  04-09-2018 18:45 via montrealgazette.com
  A 49-year-old man was arrested by provincial police early Tuesday in connection with the abduction in 2017 of the president of the Cora restaurant chain.
  The Sûreté du Québec said Paul Zaidan was arrested at his home in Laval and is expected to appear in court later in the day and may face charges of kidnapping and forcible confinement.
  Police noted that other arrests may be made in connection with the case, which saw Nicholas Tsouflidis, president of the restaurant chai
  
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• Midget AAA Lions open 42-game schedule on winning note

  04-09-2018 18:40 via montrealgazette.com
  The Lac St-Louis Lions opened the 2018-19 Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League regular-season schedule Friday with a 6-4 win over the St-Eustache Vikings at the Dollard Civic Centre.
  Forward Matt Choupani led the Lions’ attack with a pair of goals and one assist.
  Other goal scorers were Kerfalla Touré, Émile Plante and Dovar Tinling. Robert Orr picked up a pair of assists.
  Lions netminder Devon Levi stopped 30 of 32 shots for his first win of the season.  The Lions outsh
  
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• Quebec election: Québec Solidaire vows to protect lumber industry

  04-09-2018 18:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Québec solidaire says it wants to protect the province’s softwood lumber industry from American President Donald Trump.
  Party spokesperson Manon Massé said that if her party is elected, it would suggest changes to the province’s building code to ensure new non-residential construction would include wooden structures.
  “When Donald Trump gets up in the morning and is a bad mood, it’s the people here who lose jobs,” Massé said on Tuesday.
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• Quebec election: Liberals pledge to move decision-makers to regions

  04-09-2018 18:07 via montrealgazette.com
  GASPÉ — Government decisions about several natural resource sectors would be made in regions where those resources play a major part of the economy, Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard promised on Tuesday.
  If his party is re-elected on Oct. 1, Couillard said a Liberal government would move bureaucrats and managers — up to the level of assistant deputy minister — who make decisions about natural resources to the region where the majority of economic activity related to
  
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• Six O’Clock Solution: Italian Carrot Salad

  04-09-2018 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  If you take carrots for granted — slicing and steaming them to accompany a roast, or serving as crudités with celery sticks and a dip, or eating plain at a picnic — here is a fresh idea. This salad is from Giada’s Italy, the new cookbook by Giada de Laurentiis (Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House, $47).
  With carrots at their best now, the TV chef suggests upgrading from the usual salad — mayonnaise and raisins — by adding dried cranberries and goat cheese.
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• Quebec election: CAQ candidate Éric Caire 'has no business in politics'

  04-09-2018 17:42 via montrealgazette.com
  CARLETON-SUR-MER — As an ethics scandal coils its away around one of the Coalition Avenir Québec’s most prominent candidates, Jean-François Lisée is intent on finishing him off.
  The CAQ’s Éric Caire, he said, needs to suspend his campaign immediately and withdraw from political life.
  “His career should be over, it’s that simple,” said Lisée, the Parti Québécois leader. “He has no business in politics.&rdqu
  
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• Quebec election: CAQ promises to double tax credit for caregivers

  04-09-2018 17:23 via montrealgazette.com
  THETFORD MINES — The Coalition Avenir Québec is promising to support caregivers by doubling the tax credit they receive, to $2,500.
  The party also pledged, if elected in the Oct. 1 general election, to support the Maison Gilles-Carle foundation by building an additional 20 respite residences for caregivers over the next 10 years.
  According to the party, 1.6 million Quebecers are caregivers, supporting family members or close friends who have trouble taking care of themselves due to
  
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• Police seek help in locating Quebec man missing since Sunday

  04-09-2018 17:20 via montrealgazette.com
  The Sûreté du Québec is seeking help from the public to locate a 34-year-old man missing from his residence in the Montérégie since Sunday.
  Denis Deschênes was last seen at his home in St-Édouard-de-Napierville around 4:30 p.m.
  He apparently left in his car, a grey 2002 Volkswagen Jetta, licence plate K81 FRZ.
  Police believe he might be in the area of Mont-Joli, in the Bas-St-Laurent region. Those close to him say they are worried for his safety.
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• Quebec election: PQ candidate battles cancer as he seeks re-election

  04-09-2018 16:04 via montrealgazette.com
  Parti Québécois MNA Sylvain Roy is preparing this week to begin receiving treatments for throat cancer — even as he campaigns for re-election.
  Despite the distance the Bonaventure MNA will have to travel between the Gaspé and Quebec City for treatment, Roy was to be present Tuesday morning at an announcement by PQ Leader Jean-François Lisée, and attended a dinner Monday with supporters in his riding.
  However, he will soon have to abandon campaigning
  
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• Major traffic jam as Montreal firefighters engage in rescue below Champlain Bridge

  04-09-2018 14:43 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal fire department’s specialized rescue team have completed a delicate operation below the Champlain Bridge early Tuesday, extricating a woman who had fallen onto a metal platform below the deck of the span.
  The woman suffered injuries to her wrist and chest and has been transported to hospital after being hoisted back up onto the span by the department’s vertical rescue team, also known as “the Spidermen.”
  However that effort has led to a monster traffic jam as
  
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• Quebec election: Vandalism of Liberal poster sparks complaint to police

  04-09-2018 14:06 via montrealgazette.com
  The Quebec Liberal Party candidate in Sherbrooke has filed a complaint with local police after more than 30 of his election campaign posters were vandalized over the past few days.
  A total of 32 posters promoting the candidacy of Luc Fortin were defaced or torn down in the area of downtown Sherbrooke, while police said they were aware of similar incidents elsewhere in the city. Police also note that posters for other candidates have been vandalized but no formal complaints have been filed.
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• While you were sleeping: The importance of Carey Price, and elephants in Botswana

  04-09-2018 13:58 via montrealgazette.com
  A few things you might have missed while you were sleeping.
  When payday is delayed: Late payments to construction contractors and subcontractors have led to fewer bids for city projects, according to a construction industry group, and while Montreal says it’s taking steps to pay contractors quickly, it has no plans to follow the province’s lead and introduce a mandatory payment calendar. A Quebec pilot project sets out a calendar that requires payments within 30 days. Contractor
  
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• Stars Above: Ghostly lights and gas giants

  04-09-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  As nights begin to lengthen in September, skywatchers are able to spend more time under the stars while temperatures are still pleasant. From ghostly celestial glows to neighbouring worlds, an amazing cosmic treasure trove awaits.
  Near moonless skies the first two weeks of September offers an amazing chance for keen-eyed skywatchers to catch a glimpse of the Zodiacal Lights. If you are willing to head out to the dark countryside, far from city lights, look for a pyramid-shaped glow — faint
  
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• Allison Hanes: Dental care still out of reach for too many

  04-09-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I took my youngest daughter to the dentist for the first time last week and survived to tell the tale.
  To prepare for the visit, we read the book (and watched the episode) where Peppa Pig and her little brother go for a cleaning and the dentist puts George’s toy dinosaur in his chair.
  My daughter handled the visit like a champ. Her teeth were “perfect.” The dentist was kind. Truth be told, I was the one who was nervous and queasy going in.
  Confession time: I have an irrational
  
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• Life Stories: Erik Kudelka inspired others during his fight against cancer

  04-09-2018 12:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Toward the end of his life, Erik Kudelka rebuilt his old Lego sets while in the hospital.
  Kudelka, who died in August of cancer, wanted to enjoy himself while undergoing treatments. As a child, he’d always enjoyed playing with three-dimensional toys and gadgets. His last creation was a 3,600-piece car. After it was completed, his mother, Jirina Kozak, put the finishing touches on the masterpiece.
  “That kept him occupied,” she said.
  Kudelka was also an avid outdoorsman who enjoy
  
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• Korf: Looking for a relationship in the digital age is daunting

  04-09-2018 12:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Where art thou?
  Romeo and Juliet had it easy. No internet. No dating apps. Just old-fashioned meet and fall in love.
  Okay, maybe not the best example. It didn’t end so well. But anyone looking for a relationship in the digital age will know what I mean.
  Tinder. Bumble. OKCupid. Zoosk. Elite Singles, Plenty of Fish. Some I don’t think I can mention in print. You can find an online site catered to every age, personality, and preference.
  The list is endless and daunting. It has been man
  
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• Pointe-Claire names former cop director of public security

  04-09-2018 12:30 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Pointe-Claire announced two new appointments to its Inspection-Public Security Department.
  Marc Tanguay was appointed as director of Inspection-Public Security Dept. while Réjean Cauchon was named its chief of operations.
  Marc Tanguay was appointed as director ofPointe-Claire’s Inspection-Public Security Dept.
  “The expertise of Mr. Tanguay and Mr. Cauchon is an asset for the City, both for continuous improvement and for the development of our services to provi
  
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• Hudson adopts zero-tolerance toward workplace violence policy

  04-09-2018 12:30 via montrealgazette.com
  You might see them posted near cash registers in grocery stores or propped near medical secretaries’ desks in hospitals. The wording may differ slightly, but the message on the signs remains the same – employees deserve to be treated with respect, as do patients/customers.
  Many entities that serve the public have adopted zero-tolerance toward workplace violence policies.
  Hudson adopted its policy last month. Not everybody was pleased, with critics calling the move “jarring.&rdq
  
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• Reza Tehrani, Montrealer who bribed CRA employee, faces sentencing hearing

  04-09-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal businessman who bribed a Canada Revenue Agency employee before and after the public official agreed to become an undercover agent in an RCMP investigation is scheduled to have a sentence hearing at the Montreal courthouse on Tuesday.
  In May, Reza Tehrani, 60, the former owner of the Institut Technique Aviron de Montréal, a trade school based in Town of Mount Royal, pleaded guilty to seven criminal charges including one count of conspiracy that carries a maximum life sentence. H
  
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• Montreal weather: Hot and humid on Tuesday

  04-09-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s looking like we’ll have a bright, sunshiny day today.
  Environment Canada predicts a high of 26 with a humidex of 29 and a UV index of 7 or high.
  Tonight: Clear with an overnight 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 @ilya_nasa.
  Quote of the day:
  “Much is ima
  
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• Meet the Green Party of Quebec's West Island candidates

  04-09-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The Green Party of Quebec has candidates running in all four West Island ridings.
  The Green Party of Quebec has never had an elected member of the national assembly. Its strongest showing was in the 2007 election, with 108 candidates garnering 3.85 per cent of the votes. It did particularly well in the West Island ridings finishing third in Jacques-Cartier and Robert-Baldwin and fourth in Marquette and Nelligan.
  In 2014, the party ran 44 candidates and received 0.55 per cent of the vote. Candida
  
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• Late payments leading contractors not to bid on city jobs, association says

  04-09-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Late payments to construction contractors and subcontractors have led to fewer bids for city projects, according to a construction industry group, and while the City of Montreal says it’s taking steps to pay contractors quickly, it has no plans to follow the province’s lead and introduce a mandatory payment calendar.
  On Aug. 10, the provincial government launched a pilot project aimed at eliminating payment delays for construction projects.
  The project — which applies to the Mi
  
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• Curbside composting coming this fall to Off-Island towns

  04-09-2018 11:55 via montrealgazette.com
  We don’t realize it but most of the volume of trash in our garbage bin is actually compostable. Studies estimate almost 60 per cent of the typical household’s garbage is grass clippings, leaves, leftovers from dinner, good food gone bad in the fridge, or piles of skins and bones left from prepping a meal.
  Most West Island municipalities already offer curbside compost pickup, and starting this fall, Off-Island municipalities will also start asking residents to stop putting food waste
  
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• ICYMI: PQ courts working class, Liberals make digital promises, traffic hell and more

  04-09-2018 03:02 via montrealgazette.com
  In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) is a daily feature highlighting news in and around Montreal.
  On Labour Day, Jean-François Lisée had a message for the province’s employers: if you exploit your workers, a Parti Québécois government will come after you.
  Reports the Gazette’s Christopher Curtis: In what he’s calling a case of “permanent theft,” the PQ leader says non-unionized workers are being bilked of $30 million in unpaid overtime
  
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• Traffic hell awaits Montreal-area commuters Tuesday morning

  04-09-2018 01:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal-area commuters can expect slowly snaking traffic for kilometres on end Tuesday morning as back-to-school coincides with no fewer than 40 major roadwork projects around the city.
  “It will be painful,” city spokesperson Philippe Sabourin told the Montreal Gazette on Monday. “I would say the traffic congestion will rank 8.5 out of 10.”
  More than half a million commuters from across Montreal Island, Laval and the South Shore will be travelling by car, train, bus, m&e
  
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