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• The Wheel Club and its 'Hillbilly Night' are back — but don't worry, you can still watch online

  25-07-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Until COVID hit, Jeannie Arsenault could count on her hands the number of times in 47 years that she missed Hillbilly Night. 
  
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• Montreal weather: A mostly rainy Sunday

  25-07-2021 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The sun might make an appearance after this morning's rain, but Environment Canada is predicting a 60 per cent chance of showers late in the afternoon with the risk of a thunderstorm. Read More
  
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• Meet the 82-year-old from Quebec whose garden feeds 70 people in his small town

  25-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  At the ripe age of 82, life-long gardener Edward Griffin and his wife cook and deliver about 70 meals for seniors in the community every Thursday.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadiens should show concern for Logan Mailloux's victim

  25-07-2021 04:15 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Logan Mailloux said he didn't deserve to be selected at this year's NHL Draft. Read More
  
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• Four people rescued from lake in La Verendrye Wildlife Reserve

  25-07-2021 04:12 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Four young adults who set out in canoes had to be rescued from the waters of Jean-Peré Lake late Saturday afternoon in the La Verendrye Wildlife Reserve. Read More
  
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• Apartment window damaged by bullet in Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

  25-07-2021 02:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal police were investigating on Saturday evening after an apartment window was damaged by a bullet in Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Read More
  
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• A closer look at the nine players selected by Canadiens at NHL Draft

  25-07-2021 02:27 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Canadiens ended up selecting nine players at the NHL Draft, which wrapped up on Saturday. Read More
  
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• The Week in Review: Habs news and views gripped the city again

  25-07-2021 01:40 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Carey Price was the big story this past week, as the Montreal Canadiens left him unprotected in the expansion draft — that is until the team chose Logan Mailloux as their first-round draft pick despite the 18-year-old defenceman being convicted of an offence of a sexual nature in Sweden last year. Read More
  
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• Groups say Habs' draft choice 'trivializes' violence against women

  25-07-2021 01:13 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec groups helping women who have experienced sexual violence say the Montreal Canadiens are trivializing such criminal acts by drafting a player with a conviction for victimizing a woman. Read More
  
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• Montreal Canadiens draft Logan Mailloux despite sexual misconduct controversy

  25-07-2021 00:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Montreal Canadiens used their first pick in the 2021 NHL entry draft to select defenceman Logan Mailloux. The move was considered a major surprise following a statement released by Mailloux days before the draft that asked teams not to draft him after he was charged with taking a picture of himself with another teenage...
  
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• Ghost bike added for Montreal cyclist who died in 2012

  25-07-2021 00:07 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Jeanne Morency was only 15 months old when a dump truck struck her father, Louis, as he biked to work in Montreal’s Villeray neighbourhood. Read More
  
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• Death being investigated at Quebec hospital after police intervention

  24-07-2021 23:14 via montrealgazette.com
  
  SEPT-ÎLES — An investigation has been launched to learn more about the circumstances of an intervention by police at Sept-Îles Hospital, on the North Shore of Montreal, which ended Friday afternoon with the death of a patient. Read More
  
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• Man arrested after pickup truck crashes into Montreal business: police

  24-07-2021 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal police spokeswoman Caroline Chèvrefils says the man appeared to be intoxicated and was transported to a detention centre for a breathalyzer test.
  
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• Dorval bear memorialized in 200-year-old tree trunk by local wood carver

  24-07-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A decaying tree in Dorval has a new lease on life, now serving as a memorial to a young black bear that was caught roaming around backyards of the West Island neighbourhood in May. 
  
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• Revolution bid to bounce back in match vs. CF Montreal - National Post

  24-07-2021 20:22 via nationalpost.com
  Revolution bid to bounce back in match vs. CF Montreal  National Post
  
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• Opinion | The Montreal Canadiens drafting Logan Mailloux is a slap in the face to fans - StCatharinesStandard.ca

  24-07-2021 20:01 via stcatharinesstandard.ca
  
  Opinion | The Montreal Canadiens drafting Logan Mailloux is a slap in the face to fans  StCatharinesStandard.ca
  
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• CF Montréal manager Wilfried Nancy not concerned by sporadic offensive production - Montreal Gazette

  24-07-2021 19:38 via montrealgazette.com
  
  CF Montréal manager Wilfried Nancy not concerned by sporadic offensive production  Montreal Gazette
  
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• CF Montréal manager Wilfried Nancy not concerned by sporadic offensive production

  24-07-2021 19:36 via montrealgazette.com
  
  One week after exploding for a season-high five goals against FC Cincinnati, would it be premature to suggest CF Montréal's offensive shortcomings have again come to the surface? Read More
  
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• The Montreal Canadiens select Riley Kidney with the 63rd pick - Habs Eyes on the Prize

  24-07-2021 19:02 via habseyesontheprize.com
  
  The Montreal Canadiens select Riley Kidney with the 63rd pick  Habs Eyes on the Prize
  
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• Logan Mailloux was surprised Canadiens decided to draft him

  24-07-2021 18:52 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The morning after being unexpectedly selected by the Canadiens in the first round of the NHL Draft, Logan Mailloux spoke with the media on a Zoom conference Saturday. Read More
  
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• Man arrested after pickup truck crashes into Montreal business, police say

  24-07-2021 17:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Montreal police say the 33-year-old driver appeared to be intoxicated and was transported to a detention centre for a breathalyzer test.
  
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• Man arrested after pickup truck crashes into Montreal business, police say - The Battlefords News-Optimist

  24-07-2021 17:01 via newsoptimist.ca
  
  Man arrested after pickup truck crashes into Montreal business, police say  The Battlefords News-Optimist
  
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• Man, 33, arrested after crashing pickup into Montreal business

  24-07-2021 16:20 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A man will likely face justice after driving his pickup into a Montreal business when he was possibly intoxicated. Read More
  
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• Montreal Canadiens select Logan Mailloux in 1st round, after player asks not to be drafted

  24-07-2021 15:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Logan Mailloux had released a statement on July 20 that asked NHL teams not to draft him saying 'I don't feel I have demonstrated strong enough maturity or character.'
  
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• Cheese recalled for listeria monocytogenes contamination

  24-07-2021 15:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The cheese has been distributed in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Québec.
  
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• Karl Lohnes: Going camping? Plan for safety, comfort — and respect for the woods

  24-07-2021 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Venturing out for a getaway in the woods? Camping is a great way to disconnect from screen time and be one with the land. Read More
  
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• A living work of art: Creating a thematic garden in your backyard

  24-07-2021 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Taking up a hobby like tending to plants inside one’s home or creating a thematic backyard garden has become a new-found or revisited pastime for many since the COVID-19 pandemic started. Judging by the number of new garden books published recently, the enthusiasm for gardening this summer will be even greater. And as any avid gardener will tell you, backyard gardens are special places where the beauty, mystery and wonder that abound in them brings physical and mental benefits to our lives
  
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• Canadiens Have the Cap Space to Try Some Offer Sheets - The Hockey Writers

  24-07-2021 14:45 via thehockeywriters.com
  
  Canadiens Have the Cap Space to Try Some Offer Sheets  The Hockey Writers
  
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• While you were sleeping: Habs make controversial draft pick

  24-07-2021 14:34 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Logan Mailloux a polarizing pick by Canadiens in first round of draft Read More
  
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• Patient overflow forces Laval hospital to shut down maternity ward beds

  24-07-2021 13:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Overburdened Quebec hospitals in neighbouring regions will be left to pick up the pieces as the Cité-de-la-Santé Laval hospital closes more than half of its maternity ward beds for the weekend.
  
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• Back to the office: How will it work? - Montreal Gazette

  24-07-2021 12:02 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Back to the office: How will it work?  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Mitzvah Girls by name and by nature: dear friends walk to fight cancer

  24-07-2021 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Emilia Fernandes and Judy Suissa started walking in earnest when the pandemic took hold: 10,000 steps together during their lunch hour each day, outside in good weather and indoors along corridors of the Jewish General Hospital (JGH), where both work, in bad weather — and then another 10,000 steps after work, rain or shine. Read More
  
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• Josh Freed: A face you can't place? Soon there will be an app for that

  24-07-2021 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  I’ve never been great at remembering faces. Sometimes I meet someone I know I know but don’t know how I know them. Read More
  
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• Brownstein: Just for Laughs stalwarts crave the sound of applause

  24-07-2021 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  How bad have the last 16 months been? Read More
  
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• Back to the office: How will it work?

  24-07-2021 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  There’s a new normal awaiting Montrealers who return to the office after Labour Day. Read More
  
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• Women's shelters and support networks call for collective effort to prevent conjugal violence

  24-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Community groups who work with vulnerable women in Quebec say everyone has a role to play in helping prevent intimate partner violence.
  
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• Quebec women's shelters and support networks call for collective effort to prevent conjugal violence

  24-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Community groups who work with vulnerable women in Quebec say everyone has a role to play in helping prevent intimate partner violence.
  
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• Montreal conservationists work to save vanishing Monarch butterflies from extinction - CBC.ca

  24-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Montreal conservationists work to save vanishing Monarch butterflies from extinction  CBC.ca
  
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• Montreal conservationists work to save vanishing Monarch butterflies from extinction

  24-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  From caterpillar to resplendent Monarch butterfly, their transformation is renowned and their migration from Mexico to Canada is unique. But the Monarch butterfly population is under threat. This week, experts across North and South America are taking part in the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz.
  
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• Canada Post's urban experiment: delivering parcels to Montrealers by electric trike

  24-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Six Canada Post couriers have volunteered to deliver mail by e-cargo trike to two Montreal neighbourhoods: the Village and Pointe-Saint-Charles.
  
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• Canada could avoid the worst of a 4th wave — but we're not out of the woods yet

  24-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada will likely face a fourth wave of the pandemic as the highly contagious delta variant continues to spread ahead of borders and schools reopening, but there’s growing optimism another surge won’t bring the country back to a crisis point.
  
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• Canadiens make controversial draft pick, choose player charged with distributing sexual photo without consent

  24-07-2021 07:25 via cbc.ca
  
  General manager Marc Bergevin is defending the Montreal Canadiens' controversial selection in Friday's NHL entry draft. The Habs took Logan Mailloux with the No. 31 pick just days after the defenceman posted a statement on Twitter asking teams not to choose him in this year's draft.
  
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• Canadiens make controversial 1st-round pick in Logan Mailloux, who asked teams not to draft him

  24-07-2021 07:25 via cbc.ca
  
  General manager Marc Bergevin is defending the Montreal Canadiens' controversial selection in Friday's NHL entry draft. The Habs took Logan Mailloux with the No. 31 pick just days after the defenceman posted a statement on Twitter asking teams not to choose him in this year's draft.
  
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• Canadiens draft player charged with distributing sexual photo without consent

  24-07-2021 07:25 via cbc.ca
  
  General manager Marc Bergevin is defending the Montreal Canadiens' controversial selection in Friday's NHL entry draft. The Habs took Logan Mailloux with the No. 31 pick just days after the defenceman posted a statement on Twitter asking teams not to choose him in this year's draft.
  
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• Logan Mailloux a polarizing pick by Canadiens in first round of draft

  24-07-2021 07:22 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Logan Mailloux said he didn't want to be selected at this year's NHL Draft. Read More
  
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• Jones, Ekman-Larsson, Buchnevich among NHL players on the move after flurry of draft day trades

  24-07-2021 06:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seth Jones is now with the Chicago Blackhawks and could become the organization's cornerstone on the blue line.
  
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• 2021 NHL Draft Blog: Montreal shocks with draft’s ‘most polarizing pick’ - Sportsnet.ca

  24-07-2021 05:59 via sportsnet.ca
  
  2021 NHL Draft Blog: Montreal shocks with draft’s ‘most polarizing pick’  Sportsnet.ca
  
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• Canadiens select Logan Mailloux with first-round pick at NHL Draft

  24-07-2021 05:46 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Montreal Canadiens selected London Knights defenceman Logan Mailloux with their first-round pick (31st overall) at the NHL Draft Friday night. Read More
  
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• Montreal wants sustainable finance organization's head office built here

  24-07-2021 03:08 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Within the next few days, the Montreal business community is going to submit a bid to try to convince a major new international sustainable finance organization to set up its head office in Montreal. Read More
  
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• Montreal wants sustainable finance organization's head office built here - Montreal Gazette

  24-07-2021 03:03 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal wants sustainable finance organization's head office built here  Montreal Gazette
  
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