Aylmer, Quebec news

• Simons' new line of sexy bras to 'honour' female trailblazers falls flat

  07-09-2018 23:52 via montrealgazette.com
  In principle, the idea of paying homage to Canada’s female pioneers and suffragettes seems like a good one — too few men or women know of the exploits of Nellie McClung or Clara Brett Martin. (No, not Paul Martin’s wife. She was Canada’s first female lawyer.)
  But when that homage takes the shape of a pushup bra — or worse, “bralette” — named after former chief justice Beverley McLaughlin or the late cabinet minister Flora MacDonald, it can be, well
  
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• Public consultations planned for new Turcot green space, walkway

  07-09-2018 23:46 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Montreal has announced its plans for public consultations on the new green space and pedestrian walkway project being planned for the former Turcot Yards and Falaise St-Jacques eco-territory. 
  The project will take up roughly 30 hectares of land stretched out over two kilometres currently occupied by Highway 20 but slated to become vacant when the highway is relocated farther north.
  In a statement released Friday, the city said it’s hoping to accomplish three thi
  
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• Québec solidaire promises help for culture and alcohol industries

  07-09-2018 23:22 via montrealgazette.com
  Québec solidaire wants to encourage youth to discover Quebec culture and adults to enjoy locally produced alcohol.
  In Quebec City on Friday morning, co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois announced a QS government would institute a youth cultural policy to support the production of cultural content for young Quebecers.
  With a budget of $47 million, the policy would have three facets: the development by public broadcaster Télé-Québec of a digital platform for youth
  
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• Quebec election: Lisée says the biggest threat to French is Legault

  07-09-2018 23:12 via montrealgazette.com
  The greatest threat to the French language is François Legault and the immigration policy his party is proposing, Parti Québécois leader Jean-François Lisée said Friday.
  “The biggest danger by far to the French language is the Coalition Avenir du Québec’s proposals for immigration,” Lisée said at a campaign stop.
  “The biggest danger to the French language in Quebec is called François Legault.”
  It seems immigrat
  
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• Quebec election: List of 2018 candidate scandals

  07-09-2018 23:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Every general election, political parties rush to find candidates to fill all available ridings, regardless of how winnable they are. Some are incumbents and political veterans, some are star candidates, others are party activists or promising newcomers. Inevitably, some candidates will have embarrassing details of their past revealed during the campaign, forcing the party leadership to make a difficult decision: Ask the candidate to step down, or hope the scandal blows over?
  Several candidates
  
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• Quebec election: Former TV anchor Louis Lemieux to run for CAQ

  07-09-2018 22:42 via montrealgazette.com
  Former journalist and TV news anchor Louis Lemieux will be the Coalition Avenir Québec candidate in the riding of Saint-Jean in the Montérégie region.
  Lemieux replaces Stéphane Laroche, who was forced out on Tuesday by Leader François Legault after a story revealed a bar Laroche owned was sanctioned for unequal pay and allowing minors inside.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Coach Joël Bouchard using his head at Canadiens' rookie camp

  07-09-2018 22:19 via montrealgazette.com
  New Laval Rocket head coach Joël Bouchard stood out on the ice Friday morning during the Canadiens’ rookie camp practice in Brossard.
  He was the only coach wearing a helmet — a bright, red one.
  While Hockey Quebec makes helmets mandatory for all coaches during practice at minor levels, a coach wearing a helmet in the pros is something new.
  Bouchard has never coached without a helmet and for good reason. After playing 364 games in the NHL as a defenceman, Bouchard got his first t
  
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• Live – Quebec election blog: Immigrants do learn French, stats show

  07-09-2018 22:19 via montrealgazette.com
  This is the Montreal Gazette’s live blog on the Quebec provincial election for Friday, Sept. 7. Come back often — it will be updated throughout the day. Email me at [email protected]:50 p.m.: Number crunching
  Jack Jedwab, who has been poring over Quebec language and immigration statistics for three decades, has some facts and figures to share with Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault.
  Legault says he wants to slash immigration to Quebec by 10,000 peo
  
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• Steer clear of these weekend street closings for Grand Prix Cyclistes

  07-09-2018 22:17 via montrealgazette.com
  Roads around Mount Royal will be closed this weekend for the Grand Prix Cyclistes in Montreal.
  Motorists are urged to avoid all roads around the mountain and to use public transit in the area when possible.
  The following streets will be closed this weekend: Parc Ave. between Pine and Mont-Royal Aves. from Saturday at midnight to Sunday at midnight
  Côte-Ste-Catherine Rd. between Parc and Mont-Royal, also from Saturday at midnight to Sunday at midnight
  Mont-Royal between Côte
  
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• Watch: Jonathan Drouin raises funds for sick kids at golf tournament

  07-09-2018 20:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Last summer, shortly after being acquired by the Montreal Canadiens in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Jonathan Drouin pledged to donate $500,000 of his own money to the CHUM hospital and raise a further $5 million over the next 10 years.
  The 23 year old was working on that goal this week as he hosted the first edition of the Jonathan Drouin Golf Tournament at Le Mirage in Terrebonne.
  The event was attended by teammates, including captain Max Pacioretty, and Montreal Canadiens general mana
  
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• Quebec election: Legault softens opposition to new Montreal métro line

  07-09-2018 20:29 via montrealgazette.com
  One sees immigration as a huge asset for Montreal. The other believes without stricter rules it represents a risk to Quebec’s identity.
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante and Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault stood together on the same sidewalk in Montreal East Friday — keeping all things cordial despite differences on several key issues.
  Plante made a point of not rocking Legault’s world on the immigration issue which is dogging his campaign and h
  
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• What the Puck: Canadiens' stars disappear into black hole of CH brand

  07-09-2018 20:08 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s all about the brand, baby.
  When trying to understand just why things have gone nuclear between Max Pacioretty and Habs management, it’s useful to provide a little historical context. For decades, the Montreal Canadiens have been more concerned with their brand and image than anything else, and it’s essential to also add that, for a good chunk of those years, the team has been owned by members of the Molson family or by the Molson brewery. The brand comes first. The players
  
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• Man accused of murder, indignity to a corpse headed back to court

  07-09-2018 19:28 via montrealgazette.com
  A 51-year-old man appeared in Montreal courthouse Monday to face charges of first degree murder and committing an indignity to a corpse, the province’s office of criminal prosecutions confirmed on Friday.
  According to court documents, Raymond Henry Muller caused the death of Cédric Gagnon on or around July 4 in Montreal.
  He is scheduled to appear in court again via video conference next Wednesday.
   
  
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• Recent hirings applauded, but few women are in sports leadership roles

  07-09-2018 18:47 via montrealgazette.com
  TORONTO — Catherine Raiche, then assistant GM of football operations for the Montreal Alouettes, recalls being at a Florida minicamp last year when an employee at the training facility had a question for the team’s head athletic therapist.
  With a glance over at Raiche, he asked the therapist: “Or should I talk to your secretary?”
  The Raiche, 29, director of football administration for the Toronto Argonauts, says that kind of antiquated mistaken identity happens “ver
  
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• Quebec election: Legault fans 'fear' over French fate, Couillard says

  07-09-2018 18:19 via montrealgazette.com
  GATINEAU — Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard came out swinging Friday against CAQ Leader François Legault’s plan to reduce immigration and kick out newcomers who fail to learn French in three years.
  At a campaign stop in Gatineau, Couillard warned an immigration cut would be devastating for Quebec’s economy, currently grappling with a labour shortage.
  “We must above all not cut the number of people coming to live in Quebec,” he said at a news conference to an
  
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• Live – Quebec election blog: Will Lisée be second PQ leader to lose seat?

  07-09-2018 18:11 via montrealgazette.com
  This is the Montreal Gazette’s live blog on the Quebec provincial election for Friday, Sept. 7. Come back often — it will be updated throughout the day. Email me at [email protected]:55 a.m.: Fresh news
  This morning, the Liberals are promising 1,500 more beds in long-term care centres for the elderly.
  The Parti Québécois said it would reinstate the public program for in vitro fertilization
  And Québec solidaire is announcing its alcohol policy, prom
  
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• Drug dealer tied to Hells Angels ordered to turn over DNA because of Facebook posting

  07-09-2018 18:07 via montrealgazette.com
  A Quebec Court judge has ruled that a photo accompanied by a comment made by a drug dealer while he was being sought in connection with a police crackdown on cocaine trafficking networks tied to the Hells Angels posed enough of a threat to justify issuing an order that he turn over a sample of his DNA to authorities.
  “To use an English expression, you were making a statement,” Judge Daniel Bédard said Friday while he sentenced Denis Desputeaux, 24, to a 28-month prison term fo
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: Sept. 7, 2018

  07-09-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $15
  Comté-Tolosan IGP 2016, Malbec, Tradition Familiale, Georges Vigouroux, France red, $14.45, SAQ # 13360056. I’m struck by the mix of finesse and power for the price. There’s lots of inexpensive malbec out there, but this is one of the better ones. Loaded with dark, juicy fruit alongside notes of licorice and that earthy meatiness one associates with the m
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw: Sediment in your wine? Not a problem

  07-09-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I received three emails over the past few weeks from people asking about sediment in their wine. Two of them were very unhappy to see a fair amount of grainy stuff at the bottom of their glass as they poured out the last of a bottle.While unappetizing for most — although I know of people who spread the residue on toast — this does not indicate a faulty wine. Finding sediment in your bottle is actually quite common, and it will be more of an occurrence depending on what you like to dr
  
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• Macpherson: Quebec's Seinfeld election campaign

  07-09-2018 17:43 via montrealgazette.com
  “The dwarf was well treated, and he was paid.”
  That’s an actual quote from the campaign for the Oct. 1 Quebec general election, from a spokesman for the party that was most likely to form the next government. And this was after Labour Day, when the campaign was supposed to get serious.
  The spokesman for the Coalition Avenir Québec party was attempting, as partisans do, to defend the indefensible. In this case, it was the CAQ candidacy of Stéphane Laroche, who was
  
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• The Right Chemistry: Trying to beat the aging process

  07-09-2018 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Perhaps the oldest formula for trying to beat the aging process can be found in an Egyptian papyrus dating back to circa 1500 BC. The Edwin Smith Papyrus features a Recipe for Transforming an Old Man into a Youth that involves rubbing the body with a dried “hemayet” fruit to remove “all weaknesses which are in the flesh.” Unfortunately, nobody has been able to identify what the hemayet fruit is.
  Fast forward to present day, and instead of fruit, we find fruitloopery. That
  
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• Coroner, health agency to probe deaths of elderly couple in Anjou

  07-09-2018 17:16 via montrealgazette.com
  A Quebec coroner and a provincial health agency have launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of an elderly couple in their home in the Montreal borough of Anjou.
  Police were called to the couple’s home on Roche-sur-Yon Ave. on Wednesday by neighbours concerned that they had not seen the 87-year-old man and his 86-year-old wife for several days and that their mail hadn’t been picked up nor their garbage taken out.
  Once inside the home, police found the bo
  
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• Max Domi gave noted Torontonian Drake a Montreal Canadiens jersey

  07-09-2018 17:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Drake cannot and will not stop reminding anyone who will listen that he is from Toronto.
  That does not appear to have stopped Max Domi from giving the rapper some local swag.
  The new Hab gave Drake a jersey after his sold-out Bell Centre concert on Tuesday.
  A Habs jersey may seem decidedly un-Drake, but he did refer to Montreal as his “second home” during the show, so who really knows?
  Great seeing you brother. What a show. Bell Centre was 🔥. Much respect for everything you d
  
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• Quebec police watchdog probes death of Pincourt man after standoff

  07-09-2018 17:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a Pincourt man after an overnight standoff with the Sûreté du Québec.
  Six investigators with the bureau of independent investigations (BEI) have been assigned to the case. The BEI is called to action whenever a death or injury occurs during a police operation.
  The SQ received a call around 11:45 p.m. Thursday about a man who had been making suicidal statements in a residence on Shamrock St.
  A trained negotiator
  
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• Quebec election: PQ says it would reinstate public IVF program

  07-09-2018 16:34 via montrealgazette.com
  A Parti-Québécois government would reinstate the public program for in vitro fertilization, with the province covering at least the first cycle for all Quebecers, the party announced Friday.
  During a campaign stop in the Sorel-Tracy region Friday morning, PQ Leader Jean-François Lisée was expected to unveil the party’s health-care platform and detail the program to help infertile couples conceive.
  The public IVF program, which covered three cycles, was canc
  
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• Quebec election: Liberals pledge 1,500 more long-term care beds

  07-09-2018 16:14 via montrealgazette.com
  A re-elected Liberal government would create 1,500 new beds in long-term care centres (CHSLD) for elders suffering from Alzheimer’s and other cognitive conditions, party leader Philippe Couillard announced Friday.
  Touring the Outaouais region, Couillard focussed on seniors’ issues as he gave local radio interviews and met Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin in a café in picturesque Aylmer, just west of Ottawa.
  One-third of the new long-term beds would be reserved fo
  
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• Lost keys in Montreal manhole lead to rescue, arrest

  07-09-2018 15:52 via montrealgazette.com
  A lost set of keys left a 26-year-old man trapped in a manhole early Friday — and it took police, firefighters and Hydro-Québec to safely bring him topside, where he was promptly arrested.
  The incident occurred on St-Laurent Blvd. near Pine Ave. around 3:15 a.m. when a man accidentally dropped his keys down a manhole. One of his companions volunteered to try to find them, and the manhole cover was quickly removed and his descent began.
  Problem was, once the helpful friend
  
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• Stuck truck on Côte-de-Liesse caused traffic, commuter train chaos

  07-09-2018 15:29 via montrealgazette.com
  A tractor trailer that became jammed early Friday in an overpass on westbound Highway 520 created a bottleneck, forcing some vehicles behind it to try and back off the highway and interrupting commuter rail service on the Vaudreuil-Hudson line.
  Provincial police were on the scene trying to sort out the mess created by the incident, which occurred at about 6:30 a.m. at the Michel Jasmin Ave. overpass near the Dorval commuter train station.
  EXO, the regional transit authority, announced at 7:
  
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• While you were sleeping: Man who kicked burger-pecking seagull fined

  07-09-2018 13:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what happened while you were enjoying some rejuvenating rest.
  Quebec’s Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes opened an investigation after police shot a man attempting to flee during a traffic stop in Terrebonne. According to preliminary information gathered by the BEI, a police officer from the Terrebonne police force pulled over a car for a Highway Safety Code infraction around 5 p.m. The police officer spoke with the woman driving the car and then returne
  
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• 16-year-old boy riding scooter dies after head-on crash with car

  07-09-2018 13:36 via montrealgazette.com
  A 16-year-old boy died Thursday night after the scooter he was driving struck a car head-on in Saint-Isidore in the Montérégie region.
  The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) says the incident occurred a little after 9 p.m. on St. Jacques Rd.
  The teenager seems to have drifted into the oncoming lane when the collision occurred. The occupants of the car suffered minor injuries.
  An accident reconstruction team has been deployed to determine the circumstances leading to the cras
  
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• Stuck truck on Côte-de-Liesse causes traffic, commuter train chaos

  07-09-2018 13:32 via montrealgazette.com
  A tractor trailer became jammed in an overpass on westbound Highway 520 (Côte de Liesse) early Friday, creating a bottleneck, forcing some vehicles behind it to try and back off the highway and interrupting commuter rail service on the Vaudreuil-Hudson line.
  Provincial police were on the scene trying to sort out the mess created by the incident, which occurred at about 6:30 a.m. at the Michel Jasmin Ave. overpass near the Dorval commuter train station.
  EXO, the regional transit authority,
  
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• Montreal weather: Sun, sun, sun

  07-09-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  We’re looking at three bright days before rain moves in on Monday, if Environment Canada’s forecast holds up. 
  But while it will be warm during the day, it will be nippy at night — a reminder that autumn is fast approaching.
  Here’s the official forecast for Friday:
  Environment Canada predicts it will be mainly sunny. Wind becoming west 20 km/h near noon. High 23. Humidex 25. UV index 6 or high.
  Tonight: A few clouds. Wind northwest 20 km/h. Low 10.
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• Montreal real estate: Wealthy Chinese increasingly investing overseas

  07-09-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  If you’re shopping for a home in Quebec, most buyers turn to centris.com or realtor.com. For Chinese-speaking buyers shopping for international property, the go-to real estate portal for listings all around the world is juwai.com, which boasts over 2.8 million listings from more than 90 countries.
  It would be a mistake, however, to assume Juwai is just a Chinese version of Centris. According to CEO Carrie Law, since the site’s launch seven years ago, Juwai has evolved from simply pro
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadiens' Jonathan Drouin tees it up for sick kids

  07-09-2018 04:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Jonathan Drouin is only 23 but is already a multimillionaire, heading into the second season of a six-year, US$33-million contract with the Canadiens.
  Drouin realizes how fortunate he is because he has seen first-hand the struggles of unfortunate children who have grown up with close to nothing. Drouin’s parents, Serge and Brigitte, have spent most of their lives working at the Huberdeau Youth Centre in his home town near Mont-Tremblant. Serge is a security guard and Brigitte provides
  
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• #ICYMI: Turcot apocalypse, Payette dies, CAQ minority government, more

  07-09-2018 03:31 via montrealgazette.com
  In Case You Missed It (#ICYMI) is a daily feature highlighting news in and around Montreal.
  Montrealers were warned Thursday about an impending traffic apocalypse that will eclipse all the other nightmares drivers have experienced with the Turcot Interchange project.
  Segments of the interchange will be closed during weekday rush hours, from the morning of Friday, Nov. 8, through Monday evening, Nov. 12, to allow for the dismantling of part of the expressway that runs over Highway 20.
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• Lise Payette left mark as Quebec author, feminist, journalist and politician

  07-09-2018 03:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Lise Payette, a former Parti Québécois cabinet minister who was responsible for creating the province’s automobile insurance board and who ended up playing a key role in the 1980 referendum campaign, has died at the age of 87.
  The popular Quebec feminist, author, journalist and television personality was surrounded by friends and relatives when she died Wednesday, her family said in a statement.
  “Lise Ouimet Payette managed to take control of her destiny and advance Que
  
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• Quebec election: CAQ's Legault fears next generation won't speak French

  07-09-2018 03:20 via montrealgazette.com
  SAINT-COLOMBAN — Left unchecked, the influx of non-francophone immigrants represents such a risk to Quebec’s identity, François Legault says, that he worries his grandchildren will not speak French.
  Legault, leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, made the comment Thursday as the election campaign veered for the first time into language politics, sparking a war of words between Legault and Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard.
  “There is a risk our grandchildren w
  
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• Côte-St-Luc gas leak cuts power to 12,000 clients

  07-09-2018 03:06 via montrealgazette.com
  A gas leak at Cavendish Blvd. and Kildare Rd. in Côte-St-Luc forced Hydro-Québec to cut power to 12,000 clients in Montreal’s west end on Thursday.
  The leak occurred around 8 a.m. and firefighters required power in the area to be shut before they attempted to cap the breach. The leak was finally repaired in the early afternoon.
  The blackout affected users in Hampstead, Côte-St-Luc and much of the Monkland Village neighbourhood in N.D.G.
  Hydro-Québec said
  
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• Quebec election: 'We're heading to a victory,' PQ Leader Lisée boasts

  07-09-2018 02:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Jean-François Lisée delivered a rousing speech to campaign volunteers in his Rosemont riding.
  Minutes later, he posed for a photo opportunity outside holding a baby. Then he walked a block and kibbitzed with a group of about 30 people at a local public seniors home.
  “You guys know that I’m here often, not just during the election,” Lisée said, before cracking a few jokes and taking questions.
  In all, Lisée spent half the day Thursday in his home ridi
  
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• Police shoot man, 41, who fled during traffic stop in Terrebonne

  07-09-2018 02:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes has opened an investigation after police shot a man attempting to flee during a traffic stop in Terrebonne on Thursday.
  According to preliminary information gathered by the BEI, a police officer from the Terrebonne police force pulled over a car for a Highway Safety Code infraction around 5 p.m.
  The police officer spoke with the woman driving the car and then returned to the patrol car to verify information. At the same time, a man in
  
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• Jesperi Kotkaniemi the centre of attention at Canadiens' rookie camp

  07-09-2018 02:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Saku Koivu warned Jesperi Kotkaniemi that things can be pretty crazy in Montreal and the 18-year-old Finn had a taste of that craziness Thursday as Canadiens rookie camp opened in Brossard.
  After two hours on the ice and a 40-minute dry-land training session, Kotkaniemi was confronted by the Montreal media horde. He was surrounded by about two dozen media types, including six cameramen.
  “There’s pretty much mikes,” Kotkaniemi noted.
  He’s the centre of attention at this ca
  
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• Question is no longer will the Canadiens trade Max Pacioretty, but when?

  07-09-2018 01:34 via montrealgazette.com
  The question is no longer will the Canadiens trade captain Max Pacioretty, but when?
  Pacioretty is heading into the final season of his six-year, US$27-million contract with a $4.5-million salary-cap hit and the Canadiens have yet to offer him an extension. Pacioretty and his agent, Allan Walsh, shouldn’t be holding their breath waiting for one as it becomes more clear each day that Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin has no interest in keeping his captain.
  Before the start of the Jonathan Drouin G
  
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• Canadiens' Jonathan Drouin and Max Pacioretty now have same agent

  07-09-2018 01:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Jonathan Drouin and captain Max Pacioretty are not just teammates with the Canadiens, they now also share an agent.
  Allan Walsh has been representing Drouin since he was playing junior and Pacioretty hired the agent after Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin tried to trade him to the Los Angeles Kings at this summer’s NHL Draft. Walsh has said that deal fell through when Pacioretty turned down a long-term contract extension from the Kings. Up until that point, Pacioretty’s agent was Pat Brisso
  
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• TIFF 2018: Denys Arcand a fan of festival's good old days

  07-09-2018 01:18 via montrealgazette.com
  TORONTO — Denys Arcand may be one of Quebec’s most revered directors, but he feels right at home at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
  “I think every one of my films has been to this festival,” said the 77-year-old filmmaker, Thursday afternoon, a few hours before the TIFF opening night screening of his latest feature, La chute de l’empire américain (The Fall of the American Empire) at the historic Elgin Theatre.
  Then he corrected himself.
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• Tributes pour in for former PQ cabinet minister Lise Payette

  07-09-2018 01:13 via montrealgazette.com
  Lise Payette, a former Parti Québécois cabinet minister who was responsible for creating the province’s automobile insurance board and who ended up playing a key role in the 1980 referendum campaign, has died at the age of 87.
  The popular Quebec feminist, author, journalist and television personality was surrounded by friends and relatives when she died Wednesday, her family said in a statement.
  “Lise Ouimet Payette managed to take control of her destiny and advance Que
  
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• Weekend traffic: Highway 15, Turcot Interchange closures expected

  07-09-2018 01:12 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what you need to know about major road closures in Montreal from Sept. 7-10:
  Highway 15 / Turcot Interchange
  Highway 15 northbound will be completely closed between Exit 58 (for downtown) and the entrance to the Décarie Expressway at Édouard-Montpetit Blvd. from Friday at 11:59 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday.
  The De La Vérendrye Blvd. and St-Patrick St. entrances will be closed during the same time.
  The eastbound De La Vérendrye Blvd. will also be completely
  
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• Quebec election notebook: Odds on CAQ minority, number crunchers say

  07-09-2018 00:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Benjamin Forest has crunched the numbers and says he can make an educated guess about how your riding and the 124 others across Quebec would have voted if the election had been held last week.
  And the McGill associate geography professor says he can tell you with some certainty that François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec would have won the election, likely with a minority government.
  There would have been a 27-per-cent chance of a majority government — and a 73
  
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• Als' Antonio Pipkin 'brings it all to the table': Hall of Famer Dunigan

  07-09-2018 00:48 via montrealgazette.com
  One of the most-prolific quarterbacks in Canadian Football League history has been impressed with the small body of work Antonio Pipkin has displayed.
  And Matt Dunigan is cautiously optimistic the Alouettes, who don’t play this week but are riding a two-game winning streak, might finally have some reason for optimism.
  “It has been a short period of time and a small body of work, but there’s a lot to get excited about. This kid has brought a lot of hope to the organization,&rdqu
  
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• Concept for Place des Montréalaises public square unveiled

  07-09-2018 00:09 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s Place des Montréalaises, the public square announced last year next to the Champ-de-Mars métro station, should be completed by 2022 and cost the city $62.4 million.
  On Thursday, the city announced the winners of a design competition launched last year to find a concept that would properly honour 21 women from Montreal.
  The city said artist Angela Silver and firms Lemay and SNC-Lavalin were chosen by an 11-person jury because of their c
  
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• Quebec election blog Sept. 6: Transit, small people and the PQ at 50

  07-09-2018 00:07 via montrealgazette.com
  This was the Montreal Gazette’s live blog on the Quebec provincial election for Thursday, Sept. 6.3:55 p.m.: Namesakes, calves and artichokes
  Some election campaign scenes from today via Montreal Gazette reporters who are crisscrossing the province with political leaders.
  ⁦@francoislegault⁩ meets another François Legault. “Does our name help you get reservations in restaurants,” jokes the ⁦@coalitionavenir⁩ ldr pic.twitter.com/yRG8uewTbh
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