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• Body of missing 4-year-old girl found in Shannon, Que.

  10-08-2020 12:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The body of the young girl was found in a nearby pool shortly before 1 a.m. Monday, police said.
  
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• In Quebec schools, the pandemic will put remote learning to the test

  10-08-2020 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The elementary students at St-Bernadette school shied away from the camera at first. The screen in their classroom connected them to other classes, with other children who were also shy. Read More
  
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• Allison Hanes: The risks and benefits of the new school year

  10-08-2020 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  I recently had a glimpse of the future, when our children have returned to school in a few weeks time, and I am here to tell you things are not going to be easy. Read More
  
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• Education Minister to announce details of back-to-school plan today

  10-08-2020 11:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Over the past few weeks, parents, teachers unions have called on Jean-François Roberge for more clarity in his plans. He is expected to provide that at 1 p.m. today.
  
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• For first time in 37 years, Montréal Pride goes digital

  10-08-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  There may not be a parade this year, but the city's pride festival will press on with online panels and performances.
  
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• A mother dies of COVID-19, and a Gaspé family struggles to mourn without rituals

  10-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Doréa Dee's family had to deal not only with the loss of their mother to COVID-19, but with one of her daughters falling ill after seeing her in hospital the day before she died.
  
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• Canadiens open playoffs against Flyers on Wednesday

  10-08-2020 04:56 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The best-of-seven NHL playoff series between the Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers will begin Wednesday (8 p.m., SN, TVA Sports, TSN-690 Radio). Read More
  
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• BAPE calls for stricter standards on workplace exposure to asbestos

  10-08-2020 03:09 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec’s standard for acceptable workplace exposure to asbestos fibres, currently 10 times what it is in the rest of Canada, should be lowered as soon as possible to harmonize with the federal norm (of 0.1 asbestos fires per cubic centimetre of air), says a report by the province's independent environmental review agency. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus: Parents threaten legal action over Quebec’s back-to-school plan

  10-08-2020 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Despite health officials warning that Quebec is on the cusp of a second wave of COVID-19 infections, the province is still moving forward with plans to get its students back to school. Gloria Henriquez reports how some concerned parents are now threatening legal action against the government.
  
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• Montrealer charged with possession of child pornography

  10-08-2020 01:03 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A Montreal man has been arrested in a child pornography investigation. Read More
  
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• Claude Julien says Flyers are best team in the East right now

  10-08-2020 00:59 via montrealgazette.com
  
  TORONTO — Canadiens coach Claude Julien says he doesn't want to play the underdog card, but he left little doubt he considers his team to be the underdog in their first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers. Read More
  
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• Man in his 20s shot in Old Montreal

  10-08-2020 00:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A man was recovering from injuries Saturday after being shot in Old Montreal. Read More
  
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• Everyday Joe Aug. 9

  10-08-2020 00:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you were writing a screenplay based on the events of this year, what would it look like? Independence day? Mad Max? Contagion? Well, our friend Joey Elias has a few ideas for netflix in this week’s episode of “Everyday Joe”.
  
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• Black man says Mascouche and Terrebonne police racially profiled him on the same day

  10-08-2020 00:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Jonathan Woodley had just returned from buying baby formula for his newborn when officers from the Mascouche police department arrived at his home. Read More
  
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• Protesters in Montreal call for Canada to sever ties with Lebanese government

  09-08-2020 23:32 via cbc.ca
  
  The protest, held outside the Lebanese consulate in Outremont, comes in the wake of an explosion in Beirut last week.
  
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• Alcohol may have been a factor in fatal ATV crash

  09-08-2020 23:21 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A woman has died following an ATV collision in St-Fulgence, in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. Read More
  
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• Montreal teenager speaks out after her attempted kidnapping

  09-08-2020 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  "If I wouldn't have acted quick, and if I wouldn't have had such a rush and been able to kick him and, you know, stand up for myself, ... I don't know where I would be right now."
  
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• NHL playoffs: Canadiens match up well against the Flyers

  09-08-2020 23:01 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Canadiens will play the Flyers in the first round of the NHL playoffs, and they couldn't have picked a better opponent. Read More
  
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• Montreal transit returning to mandatory front door boarding on Monday

  09-08-2020 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Public transit in Montreal is returning to its usual ticket validation and boarding through the front doors on all bus lines as of Monday.
  
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• Montreal’s St Joseph’s Oratory seeing less tourist traffic due to COVID-19

  09-08-2020 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory is expecting a drop in its revenues this year with just a fraction of the two million tourists who typically frequent the landmark church visiting due to COVID-19.
  
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• Beirut explosion: Lebanese Montrealers organize anti-government protest outside consulate

  09-08-2020 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lebanese Montrealers are calling for accountability after the massive blast in Beirut’s port killed more than 150 people, wounded thousands of others and left tens of thousands homeless.
  
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• Montreal Canadiens match up well against Philadelphia Flyers

  09-08-2020 20:37 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Montreal Canadiens will play the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the NHL playoffs, and they couldn't have picked a better opponent. Read More
  
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• Montreal police still looking for witness in 2 homicides

  09-08-2020 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal police are still looking for an 'important witness' in two homicides that took place in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Ahuntsic-Cartierville neighbourhoods.
  
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• Search continues to find a man struck by a boat in Laval after a watercraft accident

  09-08-2020 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The search resumed Sunday morning on the Rivière des Prairies to find a man in his 20s who sank in the water after he was struck by a boat.
  
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• Alcohol may have been a factor in fatal ATV accident

  09-08-2020 19:08 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A woman has died following an ATV accident in Saint-Fulgence, in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. Read More
  
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• Max Verstappen wins 70th Anniversary GP; Montreal's Lance Stroll 6th

  09-08-2020 18:43 via montrealgazette.com
  
  SILVERSTONE -- Red Bull's Max Verstappen won Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday to end Mercedes' run and become Lewis Hamilton's closest challenger. Read More
  
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• Quebec reporting 104 COVID-19 cases and three more deaths

  09-08-2020 18:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec is reporting 104 new COVID-19 infections and three deaths linked to novel coronavirus in the most recent data released on Sunday.
  
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• Man in critical condition after personal watercraft collision in Montreal

  09-08-2020 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 40-year-old man is in critical condition after a personal watercraft crash on the Rivière des Prairies in Montreal.
  
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• Man, 37, no longer in critical condition after motorcycle crash in Montreal

  09-08-2020 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Authorities are no longer fearing for the life of a motorcyclist involved in a crash in the Pointe-aux-Trembles area Saturday night in Montreal.
  
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• Quebec reports 104 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths

  09-08-2020 17:35 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec reported 104 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the provincial total to 60,471. Read More
  
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• Montreal attempted murder: 68-year-old suspect still wanted

  09-08-2020 17:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 68-year-old man is still wanted Sunday morning, the day after an attempted murder in the Saint-Laurent borough in Montreal.
  
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• Habs suddenly looking good up the middle | HI/O Bonus

  09-08-2020 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  In this bonus episode, our panelists — Montreal Gazette columnist Pat Hickey, CBC Daybreak Montreal’s Jessica Rusnak and former Canadien Rick Green — along with host Adam Susser discuss how the the Canadiens’ future appears to have brightened at the centre position. Read More
  
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• Search resumes for man run over by boat in Rivière des Prairies

  09-08-2020 16:57 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The search resumed Sunday morning for a man in his twenties who suffered a maritime accident on the Rivière des Prairies between Île Bigras and Île Bizard. Read More
  
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• Man's condition stabilizes after motorcycle crash in Montreal - CTV News Montreal

  09-08-2020 16:40 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  Man's condition stabilizes after motorcycle crash in Montreal  CTV News Montreal
  
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• The Montreal First Peoples Festival 2020 is underway - Cult MTL

  09-08-2020 16:04 via cultmtl.com
  
  The Montreal First Peoples Festival 2020 is underway  Cult MTL
  
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• Fitness: Canadian gym owners get a workout with new regulations

  09-08-2020 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  When Adam Bracken opened the doors of his three Ottawa-area fitness clubs on July 17, he breathed a sigh of relief. Read More
  
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• While you were sleeping: The summer sweats just won't go away

  09-08-2020 14:57 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Here's what happened last night.  Read More
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously injured after losing control in Pointe-aux-Trembles

  09-08-2020 14:31 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A motorcyclist was seriously injured Saturday night in Pointe-aux-Trembles. Read More
  
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• Making a fashion statement with masks

  09-08-2020 14:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Face masks keep us and those around us safe, but they’ve become an unexpected new trend, even a fashion accessory for some. Many existing brands have begun manufacturing stylish face coverings. And there is also an emergence of new brands that sell only masks — like one Canadian company called Kize. Montreal-based model Shanie Miotto,...
  
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• Police search for suspect in St. Laurent shooting

  09-08-2020 14:17 via cbc.ca
  
  The relationship between the victim, who remains in critical condition, and the suspect is not known at this time.
  
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• 68-year-old suspect wanted in St. Laurent shooting

  09-08-2020 14:17 via cbc.ca
  
  The relationship between the victim, who remains in critical condition, and the suspect is not known at this time.
  
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• Man in critical condition after jet ski crash, collision with buoy suspected

  09-08-2020 13:57 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A 40-year-old man is in critical condition following a jet ski accident on the Rivière des Prairies  in Montreal. Read More
  
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• Montreal weather: No need for sunglasses today - Montreal Gazette

  09-08-2020 12:36 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal weather: No need for sunglasses today  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Montreal weather: No need for sunglasses today

  09-08-2020 12:30 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Mainly cloudy with a 30-per-cent chance of showers in the afternoon. Read More
  
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• The pandemic has left downtown offices deserted. Here's what one owner has done with the space

  09-08-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Owners say they don't expect things to return to normal until at least next year and long-term changes to office spaces are still likely even after the pandemic ends.
  
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• Quadriplegic athlete warns Quebecers to be safe in the water

  09-08-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Frappier was celebrating finishing his bachelor's degree in kinesiology at l’Université de Sherbrooke in June of 2019 when he dove off a dock and fractured his C5 and C6 vertebrae. 
  
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• Pandemic has left downtown offices deserted, here's what one owner has done with the space

  09-08-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Owners say they don't expect things to return to normal until at least next year and long-term changes to office spaces are still likely even after the pandemic ends.
  
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• Teen Caught At 205 km/h (127 mph) In Montreal Construction Zone - MotorIllustrated

  09-08-2020 11:50 via motorillustrated.com
  
  Teen Caught At 205 km/h (127 mph) In Montreal Construction Zone  MotorIllustrated
  
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• Annual Perseid meteor shower peaks this week: How you can catch some 'shooting stars'

  09-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Looking for a fun, physical-distancing activity in the coming days? The best meteor shower of the year is upon us.
  
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• Canadiens to face Flyers in first round of playoffs - Montreal Gazette

  09-08-2020 05:11 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Canadiens to face Flyers in first round of playoffs  Montreal Gazette
  
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