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• Quebec’s first co-op workshop opens in Saint-Henri

  02-06-2017 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Espace Fabrique is a 12,000 sq.-ft. former factory that has been converted into three separate workshops with 19 industrial-grade machines for both woodworking and metalwork.
  
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• Truck driver not to blame for cyclist’s death: Coroner’s report

  02-06-2017 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Justine Charland St-Amour was killed after being hit by a truck last summer. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, her parents are outraged after a coroner’s report into her death puts none of the blame on the driver.
  
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• St-Henri co-op aims to help small Montreal manufacturers

  02-06-2017 23:37 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A new co-operative in St-Henri wants to help manufacturers get started in Montreal.
  Espace Fabrique, which opened officially on June 2, will allow its members to access the type of industrial machinery needed to create prototypes and small manufacturing runs of new products. It’s the first co-op in the manufacturing sector in Quebec, according to its creators.
  “It’s the concept of a gym,” says Michael Novak, chair of Espace Fabrique’s board of directors. &
  
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• Compensation program for fraud victims is costly but money isn’t going to victims

  02-06-2017 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  People who have been victims of fraud can apply to Quebec’s financial markets authority for compensation, but that doesn’t mean they’ll receive any cash. Global’s Raquel Fletcher looks at the reasons why so many claims are being refused.
  
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• 56% of women at Montreal festivals say they have been harassed: poll - CTV News

  02-06-2017 23:23 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
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  56% of women at Montreal festivals say they have been harassed: poll
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• St-Henri co-op aims to help small Montreal manufacturers - Montreal Gazette

  02-06-2017 23:17 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Dominique Anglade, Member for Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne, Emmanuelle Raynauld and Mayor Denis Coderre, left to right, announced the opening of Espace Fabrique in St-Henri, on Friday, June 2, 2017. Dave Sidaway / Montreal Gazette. Share Adjust ...and more »
  
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• Five arrested after illegal dumping of debris in Montreal-area parking lots

  02-06-2017 23:12 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal police, working with their counterparts in Longueuil, have arrested five people in connection with the disposal of construction site debris in local parking lots.
  Between Dec. 14 and Feb. 20, a transport truck had repeatedly dumped its cargo of construction debris in the parking lots of various businesses by Highways 40 and 13 in Montreal. The more than 20 incidents on Montreal Island coincided with 10 similar events in Brossard, Boucherville and Vieux Longueuil.
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• Dorval massage parlour closes

  02-06-2017 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A controversial adult-only massage parlour in Dorval has closed after residents told Global News they were unhappy that such a business was operating in their neighbourhood. Global’s Amanda Jelowicki reports.
  
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• Montreal City Hall shines green after U.S. decision to pull out of Paris climate agreement

  02-06-2017 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal City Hall is lit up in green after the U.S, announced it will pull out of the Paris climate agreement.
  
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• Quebec politicians denounce Trump's decision to pull out of Paris climate change accord

  02-06-2017 21:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre and Quebec Environment Minister David Heurtel try to stay positive, as Coderre points out many U.S. mayors continue to back the Paris deal.
  
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• Jailed Saudi blogger's children appeal to Justin Trudeau in video message

  02-06-2017 21:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Raif Badawi's children are appealing to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to personally call Saudi Arabian authorities to ask for their father to be freed as the fifth anniversary of his imprisonment looms.
  
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• Montreal drivers in for a rough ride this weekend - CBC.ca

  02-06-2017 21:31 via cbc.ca
  
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  Weekend road closures and construction on both the Mercier and Champlain bridges will make for a tough weekend for drivers, especially for those coming to the the city from off-island communities. On top of that, the Tour de l'Île and the Mont-Royal ...
  
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• Quebec's police watchdog gets staffing boost as workload grows

  02-06-2017 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The bureau that investigates serious allegations or incidents involving police is expanding, in part to deal with sexual allegations involving police officers.
  
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• Montreal drivers in for a rough ride this weekend

  02-06-2017 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Weekend road closures and construction on the Mercier and Champlain bridges will make for a tough weekend for drivers, especially those coming into the city from off-island areas.
  
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• Quebec open to foreign buyer’s tax, but no plans for now: Leitao

  02-06-2017 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec's finance minister says he has no near-term plans to introduce a foreign buyer's tax but is open to the idea if one is needed.
  
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• Dorval shuts down controversial adult-only massage parlour

  02-06-2017 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Dorval has shut down a controversial adult-only massage parlour.
  
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• Ubisoft at 20: It's changed Mile End, but for the better?

  02-06-2017 20:21 via cbc.ca
  
  When Ubisoft opened its Montreal studio in the old Peck Building at the corner St-Laurent Boulevard and St-Viateur Street in 1997, it was originally envisioned as a 500-person shop. It now employs 3,000 people, or a quarter of the French company's international workforce.
  
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• Gad Elmaleh shtickhandling with Seinfeld at the Bell Centre

  02-06-2017 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Gad Elmaleh isn’t quite clear on the concept of “shtick.” Which is somewhat ironic considering that Elmaleh has no shortage of shtick and hails from the cultural tradition from which shtick was born.
  “So I no longer should say that my hands are feeling very shticky?” jokes the Casablanca-born comic, while holding court in the downtown Sofitel.
  Correct.
  Rest assured that there will be no shortage of shtick when Elmaleh takes to the Bell Centre stage on July 26, where
  
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• Chamberland Commission: Denis Coderre expected to testify on Monday

  02-06-2017 19:47 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre is expected to testify before the Chamberland Commission on Monday. 
  Justice Jacques Chamberland, the head of the commission into how police have spied on Quebec journalists to uncover leaks, made the announcement on Friday. The commission is also expected to hear testimony from Catherine Maurice, Coderre’s press attaché. Coderre and Maurice will apparently be asked about how they reacted when Patrick Lagacé, a reporter with La Presse, asked
  
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• OSM to put on free concert for flooding victims

  02-06-2017 19:11 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal will put on a free concert in Pierrefonds in honour of the hundreds of Montrealers who were flooded in May.
  The orchestra will put on a concert on June 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pierrrefonds—Roxboro borough hall located at 13,665 Pierrefonds Blvd., two blocks south of St-Jean Blvd.
  “As musicians, we can’t rebuild homes, but we do hope this small gesture of solidarity and friendship towards Montrealers will contribute to the spirit
  
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• Montreal blue collar union trustee shares plan with rank and file - Montreal Gazette

  02-06-2017 19:03 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  The trustee named to run Montreal's blue collar union has written a letter to the local's rank and file informing them of what to expect and the procedures that will be followed as the trusteeship goes into effect. In the letter, obtained by Presse ...
  
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• Don Macpherson: Philippe Couillard's big-N Nationalism

  02-06-2017 19:03 via montrealgazette.com
  
  If it were done when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well/It were done quickly
  — Macbeth, on the murder of Duncan
  Few things excite the Quebec political class, if not the Quebec public, as much as the prospect of another national-unity crisis between the province and the rest of Canada.
  So there was much excitement in social media on Wednesday evening after a somewhat hyped leak that Quebec would “re-launch the constitutional debate” the next day.
  In fact, the Couillard gove
  
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• Editorial: 'DON'T GO THERE!'

  02-06-2017 19:01 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Why does it feel like we’ve seen this film before? As the soundtrack builds the tension, an earnest protagonist, on a quest, is about to enter a deserted mansion. All the audience can do is to scream, “DON’T GO THERE!”
  It is hard to imagine that anything useful can come of the “affirmation policy” Premier Philippe Couillard published this week. While it reads as a sincere and conciliatory document, affirming a commitment to federalism as well as to Quebec&rsqu
  
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• 5 Montreal stories you must read this week: June 2

  02-06-2017 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  From a badly paved road to convicted killer Karla Homolka dropping her children off to school in NDG, here are the top stories Global News covered in Montreal this week.
  
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• Montreal blue collar union trustee shares plan with rank and file

  02-06-2017 19:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The trustee named to run Montreal’s blue collar union has written a letter to the local’s rank and file informing them of what to expect and the procedures that will be followed as the trusteeship goes into effect.
  In the letter, obtained by Presse Canadienne, trusteeship administrator Denis Régimbald confirms that all of the union’s executive have been relieved of their duties and will be met with over the coming days to bring him up to speed on ongoing issues.
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• Demand release of our father, Raif Badawi's children plead to PM

  02-06-2017 18:54 via montrealgazette.com
  
  As the imprisonment in Saudi Arabia of blogger Raif Badawi approaches its fifth year, Amnesty International is pressing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call for his release.
  The organization is also calling upon Trudeau to convince heads of state to do the same and “demand that Saudi Arabia respect its international obligations as a signatory to international human rights treaties.”
  Amnesty International is also backing up its call to Trudeau by posting to its website a video of Ba
  
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• 'Like being inside a Heritage Moment!' On hearing my student speak Mohawk in Parliament

  02-06-2017 18:45 via cbc.ca
  
  On June 1, Montreal MP Marc Miller delivered a historic statement to Parliament — he spoke in Mohawk. His language teacher describes the experience.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadian amateur champion Hugo Bernard makes golf look easy

  02-06-2017 18:28 via montrealgazette.com
  
  If you’re one of those frustrated golfers who struggles to break 100, you might not want to read this column.
  Hugo Bernard started playing golf at age 9 because he wasn’t good at hockey. He shot left on the ice and uses a left-handed swing in golf, breaking 100 for the first time when he was 12. At 13, he broke 90 and the next year he broke 80.
  Last year, the 22-year-old from Mont-Saint-Hilaire won the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, firing a final round of 5-under-pa
  
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• No plans to bring in foreign-buyers tax for Montreal: Finance minister - CTV News

  02-06-2017 18:25 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
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  Quebec's finance minister says he has no plans in the near term to introduce a foreign buyer's tax on Montreal homes but is open to the idea if one is needed. Carlos Leitao says his department is closely monitoring whether a 15 per cent tax on foreign ...and more »
  
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• Transport Ministry sets load restrictions on Sources Blvd. overpass

  02-06-2017 18:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Transports Québec has set load restrictions on the Sources Boulevard overpass traversing Highway 20, and special constables are on patrol, looking for heavy vehicles.
  
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• Chef Danny Smiles: From busboy to exploring Canada with Chuck Hughes

  02-06-2017 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  From busboy to chef at one of Montreal's best restaurants, Danny Smiles joined Global News Morning as a guest co-host.
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: June 2, 2017

  02-06-2017 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Under $18: Everyday drinkingQuatro 2016, Central Valley, MontGras, Chile red, $17.15, SAQ # 11331737. Cabernet-led blend that is getting tighter and tighter with each vintage. Shows that signature Chilean eucalyptus note, alongside a complex range of fruits. Tannins are ripe, but they have just enough grip to give the wine some decent length. Touch of smoke means start your barbecues. Residual sugar: 3.2g/l. Grape varieties: cabernet sauvignon, carmenère, malbec, syrah. Serve at: 16C
  
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• Human remains found in France identified as WW I soldier from Montreal regiment

  02-06-2017 17:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Human remains found in France nearly a year ago have been identified as those of a First World War soldier from St. Stephen, N.B., the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces announced on Friday.
  
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• Tips for travelling around Quebec this summer

  02-06-2017 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Discover all the great places to visit in Quebec and Canada as Creative Commune travel journalist Caleigh Alleyne speaks to Global’s Andrea Howick.
  
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• Weekend entertainment: Mount Royal sidewalk sale

  02-06-2017 17:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Mount Royal sidewalk sale is just one of many things to do this weekend as Global’s Kim Sullivan and guest co-host Danny Smiles talk weekend entertainment.
  
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• #EatTogether for Canada's 150th btmontreal.ca/videos/eattoge…

  02-06-2017 17:04
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• President Obama coming to Montreal - We speak to Michel Leblanc from @chambremontreal btmontreal.ca/videos/preside…

  02-06-2017 17:03
  President Obama coming to Montreal - We speak to Michel Leblanc from @chambremontreal btmontreal.ca/videos/preside…
  
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• Catching up with @BrunySurin btmontreal.ca/videos/catchin…

  02-06-2017 17:03
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• Some Lachine residents furious over snarled mail service

  02-06-2017 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Lachine residents on Vincent Avenue are furious after being told to get their mail three km away in LaSalle.
  
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• Montreal Symphony Orchestra to stage free concert for West Island flood victims

  02-06-2017 16:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The Montreal Symphony Orchestra has announced a plan to stage a free concert in Pierrefonds-Roboro at the end of the month as a special treat for residents affected by the heavy flooding.
  
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• La Capital tacos

  02-06-2017 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Discover some of the best tacos in Montreal with La Capital Tacos executive chef and co-owner Rafael Hernandez, Global’s Andrea Howick and guest co-host Danny Smiles.
  
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• Familiar face @MontgomerySue vying to become CDN-NDG mayor https://t.co/yu8KTd4DuJ

  02-06-2017 16:20
  
  Familiar face @MontgomerySue vying to become CDN-NDG mayor https://t.co/yu8KTd4DuJ
  
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• No more volunteering for Karla Homolka https://t.co/mdveCsFAWw

  02-06-2017 16:16
  
  No more volunteering for Karla Homolka https://t.co/mdveCsFAWw
  
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• Community Events: Barbara Lewis sings all-Canadian songs

  02-06-2017 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Andrea Howick has the Global News Morning headlines for Friday, June 2.
  
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• Community Events: Canada’s National Ballet School Sharing Dance

  02-06-2017 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Andrea Howick has the Global News Morning headlines for Friday, June 2.
  
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• Everything Now: Arcade Fire's new album set for July 28 release, upcoming tour

  02-06-2017 16:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Arcade Fire's new album Everything Now will be available on July 28, but the band has given fans something to digest in the meantime.
  
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• Lachine residents frustrated over mail service

  02-06-2017 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents of Vincent Avenue in Lachine will have to pick up their mail in LaSalle because of construction on their street. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines:

  02-06-2017 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Andrea Howick has the Global News Morning headlines for Friday, June 2.
  
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• Montreal police seek two suspects in the wake of ATM mugging - Montreal Gazette

  02-06-2017 15:52 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Montreal police deployed their canine unit outside a north end bank Friday morning in an attempt to track down a pair of suspects who robbed a 57-year-old man at knife point. The incident occurred about 7:30 a.m. and saw the suspects confront the ...
  
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• Montreal police seek two suspects in the wake of ATM mugging

  02-06-2017 15:52 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal police deployed their canine unit outside a north end bank Friday morning in an attempt to track down a pair of suspects who robbed a 57-year-old man at knife point.
  The incident occurred about 7:30 a.m. and saw the suspects confront the victim as he was using an ATM at a local financial institution on André-Grasset Ave. near Legendre St. in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
  After injuring him with an edged weapon, the suspects stole the victim’s cash and fled the scene
  
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