Aylmer, Quebec news

• Weekend traffic update: Avoid these three trouble spots

  01-11-2018 23:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Roadwork is expected to cause bigger traffic headaches than usual this weekend.
  Here are three trouble spots to avoid at all costs:
  Highway 40
  Parts of the highway will be completely closed in both directions between Saturday at 6 p.m. and Monday at 5 a.m.
  Eastbound, the closure will be between St-Jean Blvd. and Highway 13.
  Westbound, the closure will affect the section between Highway 13 and Sources Blvd.
  Detours will be in place, but Transport Quebec is urging motorists to avoid the area
  
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• Gildan wins underwear contract as retailers boost exclusive brands

  01-11-2018 23:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Gildan Activewear Inc. said it won a contract to produce men’s underwear for a major retailer, part of the clothing maker’s bid to capitalize on companies’ growing preference to sell their own lines of apparel.
  The Montreal-based company, which also owns American Apparel, said it secured a contract for 2019 to manufacture men’s underwear for its “largest mass retail customer.” That customer, according to Bloomberg data, is Walmart Inc. Gildan declined to name
  
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• Family of man who died in police intervention sues BEI over news release

  01-11-2018 23:24 via montrealgazette.com
  In the days following their son’s death during a police intervention, Cesur Celik and June Tyler sat down for interviews with Quebec’s Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes.
  In separate sessions at their home in Île-Bizard, they recalled what they witnessed during his last moments.
  The parents had called the Montreal police for help shortly before 2 a.m. on March 6, 2017. Koray Kevin Celik, 28, was in crisis and intoxicated. They feared he could hurt himself and didn&r
  
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• Watch: ‘Time’s up at Google’: Toronto employees join global walkout

  01-11-2018 23:16 via montrealgazette.com
  Google employees in Toronto joined an international protest against the company, staging a walkout on Thursday. One employee says workers are demanding “structural changes” to end sexual harassment and discrimination.
  Related
  Montreal's Google employees join international walkout over sexual misconduct allegations
  Workers protest against Google’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations at the company’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018.
  
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• Suicide crisis: Nunavik leaders call on governments to take 'urgent action'

  01-11-2018 22:30 via montrealgazette.com
  The pain spread like contagion.
  A father found his son’s lifeless body in their home and called for help. Paramedics rushed to the scene, trying frantically to revive the young man, but it was too late.
  Whatever unyielding measure of pain led the young man to take his own life was already beginning to ripple through Quaqtaq. Sevim Ilgun says that, like so many families in the Inuit village, hers has been devastated by the suicide.
  Ilgun’s sister, her brother and cousin were the param
  
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• Montreal vows to improve snow clearing with drones, bigger dump sites

  01-11-2018 21:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Despite record heat this summer, there is still some snow left over at the dump in the St-Michel quarry.
  That is a good indication of just how much snow the city had to deal with last season, said Jean-François Parenteau, the executive committee member in charge of city services.
  Parenteau pledged the city will be better prepared to clear snow this season, but he started a news conference Thursday by explaining why snow clearing operations were particularly difficult last winter, say
  
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• Longueuil to dump raw sewage in St. Lawrence River during sewer repair

  01-11-2018 20:35 via montrealgazette.com
  Longueuil says it will dump about 160 million litres of untreated waste water into the St. Lawrence River in November.
  The city says it has to take the step so it can work on a pipe that serves a water-treatment plant.
  The dump, which is to begin on Nov. 15 and last eight days, is much smaller than one by the city of Montreal that made international headlines in 2015.
  That year, Montreal poured out almost 5 billion litres of untreated effluent into the St. Lawrence as it carried out infrastructu
  
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• Montreal real estate: Where do co-ops fit in housing speculation?

  01-11-2018 19:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Most of us either buy or rent our home. But there is a third option, and one that is often overlooked: cooperative housing.
  In a co-op, there are no landlords and no tenants. There is no rent or mortgage payment. Ownership is collective, and the responsibility for maintaining the buildings and landscaping is, too. Monthly housing fees are calculated to cover costs, not to make a profit, which often makes this type of housing more affordable.
  It may sound like a hippie fantasy (and indeed, most C
  
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• Social Notes: The Centaur Theatre looks fabulous at 50

  01-11-2018 19:42 via montrealgazette.com
  FABULOUS AT 5O! It’s not every day that one of the premier theatre companies in the country, homegrown phenom The Centaur Theatre, marks a milestone like the big 5-0! And it’s not every day that the organizing crew behind the epic English theatre’s fall fundraiser takes festivities up several notches to honour all that golden goodness. ;) 
  So you can only imagine how expectations-exceeding this year’s CENTAUR SOIRÉE was. Kudos to key organizers
  
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• Restaurant review: The wows are multiplied at Old Port’s Un Po’ Di Piu

  01-11-2018 19:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Un Po’ Di Piu★★★1/2 out of ★★★★
  $$-$$$
  3 Rue de la Commune E.
  Phone: 514-861-8686
  Website: caffeunpodipiu.com
  Open: Tues. and Wed. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thurs. to Sat. 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  Wheelchair access: NoOK
  Licensed: Yes
  Reservations: Recommended  
  Cards: All major
  Vegetarian-friendly: Yes
  Parking: on the street, several parking lots nearby
  Price range: : Snacks $7 – $9; small plates $10-$26; desserts $6-$12.
  With its great
  
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• Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed: I stand in solidarity with the Jewish community

  01-11-2018 19:17 via montrealgazette.com
  Last week’s terrorist attack in Pittsburgh did not just affect the Jewish community. It was an attack on humanity itself. Any murder is awful and reprehensible, but a mass killing that takes place inside a place of worship and targets innocent individuals shreds the intricate fabric of society. A place of worship, any place of worship, is sacred.
  As a person of faith, I stand in solidarity with the Jewish community. I feel their pain, and honour their profound sense of loss. That is not en
  
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• Canadiens call up Gregory Charles in a Bell Centre first

  01-11-2018 19:09 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal Canadiens game at the Bell Centre is more than just hockey. What happens on the ice is the most important thing, but it’s also part of a bigger product being sold to fans.
  At the end of last season, Canadiens president Geoff Molson promised an improved fan experience, and that’s what the franchise has been working on.
  In early October, the Habs unveiled the M2 Marché-Montréal, a high-end food court and bar in the basement of the Bell Centre.
  Now, a live band
  
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• Analyze This: Underrated Hab Brendan Gallagher is one of NHL's best

  01-11-2018 19:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadiens spark plug Brendan Gallagher is one of the best right wingers in the NHL.
  Though underrated by many observers, he’s a first-line player because of his skill in driving NHL goalies to distraction as well as his ability to help the team win at both ends of the ice.
  Offensive impact among right wingers
  Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Gallagher has 63 points in 93 games, good for 20th among all right wingers in the league.
  His 38 goals rank fifth in the NHL, tied with talented
  
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• Scheer in Quebec: Supports religious freedom but defers on immigration

  01-11-2018 18:56 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the issue of banning religious symbols is a provincial matter but his party believes in fundamental freedoms and would not go down the same path.
  However, he remained vague on his positions on the immigration issue, the Legault government’s plan to impose values tests on new arrivals and the possibility it will invoke the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to override religious rights to ban symbols.
  Asked if he —
  
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• Canadiens Game Day: Finnish Connection line is a possibility against Capitals

  01-11-2018 18:52 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens could have a Finnish Connection line Thursday night when they play the Washington Capitals Thursday night at the Bell Centre (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio).
  During Thursday’s morning skate in Brossard, coach Claude Julien had rookie Jesperi Kotkaniemi playing centre between Artturi Lehkonen and Joel Armia. All three are from Finland.
  Julien wouldn’t confirm after the morning skate that the line would be together against the Capitals because he was going to have t
  
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• Gildan wins Walmart underwear contract as retailers boost exclusive brands

  01-11-2018 18:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Gildan Activewear Inc. said it won a contract to produce men’s underwear for a major retailer, part of the clothing maker’s bid to capitalize on companies’ growing preference to sell their own lines of apparel.
  The Montreal-based company, which also owns American Apparel, said it secured a contract for 2019 to manufacture men’s underwear for its “largest mass retail customer.” That customer, according to Bloomberg data, is Walmart Inc. Gildan declined to name
  
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• The Canadiens call up Gregory Charles to perform an NHL first

  01-11-2018 18:12 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal Canadiens game at the Bell Centre is more than just hockey. What happens on the ice is the most important thing, but it’s also part of a bigger product being sold to fans.
  At the end of last season, Canadiens president Geoff Molson promised an improved fan experience, and that’s what the franchise has been working on.
  In early October, the Habs unveiled the M2 Marché-Montréal, a high-end food court and bar in the basement of the Bell Centre.
  Now, a live band
  
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• 2018's Opération Nez Rouge kicks off Nov. 30

  01-11-2018 17:52 via montrealgazette.com
  The 35th edition of Operation Nez Rouge, the holiday drive-home service for motorists worried they’ve had too much to drink — or smoke — will begin on Nov. 30 and continue through to Dec. 31.
  With the legalization of cannabis, organizers stress that they are prepared to provide a ride to any motorist who thinks they are “unfit to drive for any given reason — no questions asked.”
  The service has been expanded to seven provinces from New Brunswick to British Col
  
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• How will Montreal improve snow clearing? With drones and bigger dump sites

  01-11-2018 17:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Despite record heat this summer, there is still some snow left over at the dump in the St-Michel quarry.
  That is a good display of just how much snow the city had to deal with last season, said Jean-François Parenteau, the executive committee member in charge of city services.
  Parenteau pledged the city will be better prepared to clear snow this season, but he started a press conference Thursday by explaining that last winter was exceptional for the city.
  A total of 238 centimetres f
  
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• Montreal's Santa Claus parade will take place Nov. 17

  01-11-2018 17:34 via montrealgazette.com
  The 68th edition of Montreal’s Santa Claus parade will take place Saturday, Nov. 17, at 11 a.m.
  The parade, which will run on Ste-Catherine St. between Fort and St-Urbain Sts., will feature floats, musicians, dancers and street performers. Ste-Catherine St. will be completely closed to traffic at 10 a.m. and will reopen at 1:30 p.m.
  Those wishing to catch a glimpse of Santa are urged to show up early since a large crowd is expected. The Peel or McGill métro stations are the bes
  
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• Hotel Intel: Kimpton launches boutique brand in cozy Toronto space

  01-11-2018 16:59 via montrealgazette.com
  The new Kimpton Saint George Hotel is a supremely comfortable boutique getaway in the busy metropolis of Toronto.
  It’s both part of the action and a pleasant escape in the Bloor St. neighbourhood called The Annex. This is a leafy, mostly residential area known for the University of Toronto and also as the former home of Meghan Markle, when she was shooting the TV show Suits.
  The experience: I arrived at Kimpton Saint George tired, chilled and hungry and I was cured immediately. I rested on
  
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• Montreal Canadiens of yesteryear featured in Dorval hockey exhibit

  01-11-2018 16:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Hockey fans will be treated to a new exhibit at the Dorval Museum that feature’s some vintage Montreal Canadiens’ momentos and Stanley Cup stories from the past century.
  The Hockey Cup History exhibit, which opens to the public Friday, at the Dorval Museum of Local History and Heritage, explains the evolution of the Stanley Cup.
  The exhibit also features a local hockey component, with photos and hockey crests from Dorval teams dating back to the 1960s.
  A vintage metal protective cup
  
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• Guy Lafleur's 8-year legal battle finally shut out by Supreme Court

  01-11-2018 16:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Former hockey great Guy Lafleur has lost his bid to sue the authorities who, 10 years ago, arrested and charged him with a little-known criminal offence.
  The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear his appeal. As is usual, the high court did not provide any reason for its decision.
  The former Canadiens star had tried to seek damages from a police officer, the city of Montreal, a Crown prosecutor and Quebec’s attorney-general for what Lafleur contended was an abusive arrest and criminal p
  
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• Five things to do in the Montreal area this weekend, Nov. 2-4

  01-11-2018 16:00 via montrealgazette.com
  We Are Munroe
  The Montreal indie band performs at Théâtre Plaza on Friday at 8 p.m. “Special guests” are promised, too,
  Kathak Evolution
  Something for the whole family: Dancer Tanveer Alam tells the story of kathak dance and Indo-Persian influences that transformed it. It’s free at Georges-Émile-Lapalme Cultural Space, Friday at 3 p.m.
  Serena Ryder
  The Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter performs at the Corona Theatre on Saturday night.
  
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• Bombardier hunts U.S. rail riches from airports, L.A. Olympics

  01-11-2018 14:22 via montrealgazette.com
  Bombardier Inc., North America’s biggest maker of passenger trains, is looking to cash in on a U.S. rail boom.
  The Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028, airport people movers and fleet renewals in states such as New York and New Jersey will drive a flurry of U.S. train orders, said Bombardier executive Benoit Brossoit. That gives the company a chance to shore up its North American business after major stumbles with the New York subway and two projects in Toronto.
  “The U.S. market is rea
  
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• Montreal police conduct meticulous search of missing woman’s home

  01-11-2018 13:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police have set up a command post and on Thursday morning were conducting a meticulous search of the home of a 34-year-old Park-Extension woman who has been missing since Sept. 1.
  Josiane Arguin reportedly left her home on d’Anvers St. in Park-Extension around 8 a.m. that day without taking any belongings. At the time, police said her family feared for her safety because she had expressed suicidal thoughts in the past and because they say she may be mixing with bad company.
  But si
  
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• Watch: Montreal kids dish on Halloween candy, costumes

  01-11-2018 13:04 via montrealgazette.com
  Halloween is for the kids. They just love dressing up and getting lots of good stuff. Montreal kids from the Notre-Dame-de-Grace neighbourhood had a great time filling their sacks.
  
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• Woman dies after being struck by car in Longueuil

  01-11-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  A 60-year-old woman died Wednesday night after being struck by a car while she was crossing a street in St-Hubert borough in Longueuil.
  Police say the accident was the result of an unfortunate set of circumstances that included a poorly lit street and bad weather conditions.
  The woman was crossing Marie St. at 7 p.m. when she was struck. Police questioned witnesses and the 70-year-old driver of the vehicle.
  “There is no element that leads us to think there was an infraction committed on th
  
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• Police find shell casings, no suspects, after shots fired in Park-Ex

  01-11-2018 12:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Gunshots echoed through a neighbourhood in Park-Extension early Thursday. But by the time police arrived at the scene, all they found were bullet holes and shell casings.
  Officers were dispatched to the corner of Bloomfield Ave. and Liège St. around 12:30 a.m. after 911 calls were received concerning the sound of gunfire.
  Police found shell casings at the scene as well as bullet holes on the garage door of an apartment building, but no suspects or victims.
  A perimeter was set up at the si
  
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• Man stabbed in apparent ambush by 3 men in downtown Montreal

  01-11-2018 12:47 via montrealgazette.com
  A 23-year-old man was recovering from a stab wound to the upper body early Thursday after being attacked in an apparent ambush downtown Wednesday night.
  Police say the victim had arranged to meet with someone to collect an item that belonged to him. However, around 11:30 p.m., three men attacked the victim at the corner of Drummond and Sherbrooke Sts., stabbing him in the upper body.
  The victim was able to take refuge in the lobby of an apartment block until police arrived.
  Crime scene technicia
  
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• While you were sleeping: Drunk baggage handler accidentally flies in cargo hold

  01-11-2018 12:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what happened after you passed out on Halloween candy.
  Taxi drivers were given the green light to sue the government of Quebec. The authorization means taxi drivers met the criteria for the suit and the judge believes those who hold permits have rights that can be considered as a group. Taxi drivers will still need to prove their arguments in court, unless an out-of-court settlement is reached. The taxi drivers blame the Quebec government for standing by idly while the Uber tra
  
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• ‘You try to forget’: Man remembers alleged abuse at St. Joseph’s Oratory

  01-11-2018 12:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Warning: This story contains explicit content.
  A week before the Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear arguments over whether Montreal’s St. Joseph’s Oratory should be included in a sexual assault class action suit, one alleged victim is speaking out for the first time about the abuse he remembers suffering at the iconic institution.
  Pierre-Yves Asselin, now 68, says he was repeatedly sexually abused — between the ages of 8 and 17 — at the hands of oratory staff and memb
  
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• Montreal weather: Warmer and not as wet

  01-11-2018 12:30 via montrealgazette.com
  We might get a peek at the sun today, and it will be warmer than it was yesterday.
  Environment Canada is calling for mainly cloudy conditions with a high of 9.
  Tonight: Cloudy with rain beginning near midnight and wind gusting to 40 after midnight. Low plus 5.
  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 @me
  
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• Best to avoid Highway 40 in the West Island this weekend

  01-11-2018 12:30 via montrealgazette.com
  It might be a good weekend to stay at home and rake the leaves.
  With the closure of Highway 40 (aka the TransCanada Highway) through heart of the West Island beginning at around dinnertime Saturday, driving in and out of Montreal will require more than the usual patience and perhaps a magic carpet ride to circumvent the traffic nightmare that awaits.
  The highway will be closed while infrastructure work is done for the new Réseau express métropolitain (REM).
  Here’s the skinny:
  
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• What to do with leftover Halloween candy: 11 ideas to avoid a sugar rush

  01-11-2018 11:44 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s the Day After Halloween, which still isn’t a national holiday for some reason, and you have 10 pounds of candy in several pillowcases. Two things are about to happen: You’re going to have children bouncing off your walls in a frenzied sugar rush, or you’re going to have 10 pounds of candy editorializing on your waistline.
  What’s a parent to do to avoid being candy crushed?
  Stash it
  Captain America, played convincingly by 3-year-old Strait McCullough trick or tr
  
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• Salon de la mort: How to talk about death while celebrating life

  01-11-2018 11:30 via montrealgazette.com
  When her adoptive grandmother died in a Montreal hospital, it fell to Phoudsady Vanny, only 24 at the time, to plan her funeral.
  The end had been swift and, thrown headlong into a role for which she was unprepared, she felt vulnerable, rushed and inadequately advised as she made decisions in a haze of grief.
  She selected the funeral home only because it was near the hospital. Her grandmother had left no instructions beyond not wishing to be exposed and wanting a simple funeral. The rest was up t
  
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• Hope as he reveals abuse he says he endured at St. Joseph's Oratory

  01-11-2018 11:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Warning: This story contains explicit content.
  A week before the Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear arguments over whether Montreal’s St. Joseph’s Oratory should be included in a sexual assault class action suit, one alleged victim is speaking out for the first time about the abuse he remembers suffering at the iconic institution.
  Pierre-Yves Asselin, now 68, says he was repeatedly sexually abused — between the ages of 8 and 17 — at the hands of oratory staff and memb
  
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• Women artists take centre stage at West Island exhibition

  01-11-2018 11:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Helena Scheffer’s canvases explode with colour. But the colour doesn’t come from conventional oil paint or water colours. Instead, the internationally exhibited artist from Beaconsfield creates abstract canvases using hand-dyed fabric and thread.
  “The fabric is my canvas and the sewing machine needle my brush,” Scheffer said.
  Scheffer, a member of the Lakeshore Association of Artists, is participating in the West Island Women’s Art Show. The two-day exhibition is at
  
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• Palliative care centre in need of volunteers

  01-11-2018 10:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The Vaudreuil-Soulanges Palliative Care residence in Hudson is searching for new volunteers to assist with a wide variety of tasks, from answering phones at reception to helping nurses with patient care.
  Although the palliative care centre does receive some government funding, more than half its budget comes from the community, through fundraising events and donations, and many of the day-to-day functions are managed by volunteers.
  Volunteer coordinator Susan Bednarski said the centre relies on
  
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• Class-action suit by taxi drivers against Quebec given green light

  01-11-2018 03:51 via montrealgazette.com
  Taxi drivers have been given the green light to sue the government of Quebec.
  Superior Court Judge Mark Peacock authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of taxi drivers on Wednesday. The authorization means taxi drivers met the criteria for the suit and the judge believes those who hold permits have rights that can be considered as a group. Taxi drivers will still need to prove their arguments in court, unless an out-of-court settlement is reached.
  If successful, the class action could c
  
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• Watch: Happy Halloween

  01-11-2018 03:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Halloween is for the kids. They just love dressing up and getting lots of good stuff. Montreal kids from the Notre-Dame-de-Grace neighbourhood had a great time filling their sacks.
  
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• #ICYMI: Traffic hell, McGill protest, more news

  01-11-2018 02:00 via montrealgazette.com
  In Case You Missed It (#ICYMI) is a daily feature highlighting news in and around Montreal.
  If ever there was a need for an express train to the West Island, it’s now — with construction projects set to close major highways in Montreal over the next two weekends.
  Jason Magder files this report: Montreal traffic hell to hit new level over next two weekends
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  Hundreds of students came out in the pouring rain Wednesday afternoon to protest against the McGill Redmen name. Aro
  
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• City promises to make La Fontaine Park one of Canada's best

  01-11-2018 02:00 via montrealgazette.com
  On a day when the city delivered its preliminary report on this summer’s pilot project on Mount Royal, it also unveiled its long-term vision for La Fontaine Park.
  The 10-year plan to spruce up the iconic urban park will make it into a must-see destination, the equivalent of the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris, said Luc Ferrandez, the executive committee member responsible for large parks and mayor of the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.
  “When you have a vision and the vision is pa
  
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• Canadiens' Andrew Shaw is working hard to find his game

  01-11-2018 01:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadiens coach Claude Julien insists he wasn’t punishing veteran forward Andrew Shaw or sending a message by making him a healthy scratch the last two games.
  “There was no message sent to him that way more than I saw a guy who missed eight months, came back, practised twice (before the season started),” Julien said after the Canadiens practised Wednesday morning in Brossard. “We thought enough of him to put him in the lineup to start the season because that’s the k
  
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• It will be 'a few months' before Quebec cannabis stores open full time: SQDC

  01-11-2018 01:17 via montrealgazette.com
  It may take “a few months more” before the 12 sales outlets of the Société québécoise du cannabis reopen seven days a week, SQDC president Jean-François Bergeron said on Tuesday.
  Just nine days after opening for business on Oct. 17, the dozen stores across Quebec reduced their operating schedules to Thursday to Sunday after restocking problems left most of its inventories sold out.
  “Once I see that production is regular — we’r
  
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• Quieter and safer: Montreal calls Mount Royal pilot project a success

  01-11-2018 00:49 via montrealgazette.com
  The pilot project eliminating through traffic on Mount Royal was a success, Mayor Valérie Plante’s administration claims in a preliminary report.
  But the nine-page report, presented to the city’s executive committee Wednesday, concedes that preventing vehicles from using Camillien-Houde Way and Remembrance Rd. as a crosstown artery did not solve the dangers inherent in having drivers, cyclists and pedestrians share the road.
  The “pilot project did not make it possib
  
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• Public security minister confident Montreal cops will heed BEI warning

  01-11-2018 00:48 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — The public security minister says she has complete confidence in the head of Quebec’s police watchdog agency and believes Montreal police officers will conform to her warning about respecting the rules on investigations into police shootings.
  “I saw extracts of this letter in the media,” Geneviève Guilbault told reporters Wednesday as she arrived for a meeting of the Quebec cabinet. “What I saw is (Madeleine) Giauque did her work.
  “She warned M
  
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• Stu Cowan: Man's best friend give Canadiens' Jordie Benn a boost

  01-11-2018 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadiens defenceman Jordie Benn is happy to have his best buddy back with him this season in Montreal.
  That buddy is Juice, his 3-year-old pit bull.
  Last season, Benn had to leave the dog with his father in Victoria, B.C., because of a Montreal bylaw banning the breed. That law, put in place by former mayor Denis Coderre, was overturned after Valérie Plante and her Projet Montréal party was elected last November. The Quebec government passed Bill 128 before the Nati
  
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• Repentigny man files profiling complaint against 15 police officers

  01-11-2018 00:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Stanley Jossirain froze when the officers drew their pistols.
  “They were yelling ‘hands in the air, hands in the air,’ but I was in shock,” says Jossirain, a 22-year-old college student. “I asked them why. He said ‘For my protection.’ I asked him, ‘What about my protection?’
  “He said, ‘I don’t give a f— about your protection.'”
  Jossirain says the officer told him “shut your mouth or I’ll put my gun in
  
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