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• Cree Nation Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come not vying for re-election

  07-06-2017 23:53 via cbc.ca
  
  After 40 years of public life, the Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec, has announced via social media that he will not be seeking re-election later this summer.
  
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• Canadiens' Paul Byron has found a happy home in Montreal ... - Montreal Gazette

  07-06-2017 23:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Canadiens' Paul Byron has found a happy home in Montreal ...
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  Sporting a Canadiens uniform, F1 driver Valtteri Bottas, left, and Habs' Paul Byron take a break during promotional event at the Bell Sport Complex in Brossard ...and more »
  
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• Iconic downtown Montreal sign could be destroyed

  07-06-2017 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  For many, the sign on Ste-Catherine Street announcing club Super Sexe, is a part of Montreal’s cultural heritage. But now that the club is closed, it is unclear what will happen to the iconic sign. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Montreal police arrest 7 in series of gang-related violent crimes

  07-06-2017 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  An investigation that began after a Montreal homicide in June 2016 has resulted in the arrest of seven people suspected of being involved in a series of gang-related violent crimes.
  
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• Vaudreuil-Dorion’s plans for a new city hall in jeopardy?

  07-06-2017 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vaudreuil-Dorion was slated to get a new city hall, but the recent floods may have put those plans in jeopardy. Global’s Tim Sargeant explains.
  
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• Grand Prix 50th anniversary celebrations roll into downtown Montreal

  07-06-2017 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Grand Prix celebrations are kicking off Wednesday evening in Montreal’s Dorchester Square to mark 50 years of the race in Canada. Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports.
  
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• Quebec government engineers strike could delay Turcot Interchange work

  07-06-2017 23:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents in the Southwest borough living near the Turcot Interchange work site could be living with construction for longer than expected due to the two-week-old strike by Quebec government engineers.
  
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• Quebec considering back-to-work legislation for striking engineers

  07-06-2017 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Government engineers, most of whom work for the transport ministry, have been on strike for two weeks and the impact is being felt on construction sites across the province. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, the government is considering back-to-work legislation.
  
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• Could Quebec engineers be forced back to work?

  07-06-2017 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The government says it is considering back-to-work legislation for engineers. Treasury Board president Pierre Moreau will give the union a written offer Thursday. 
  
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• Montreal officially acquires convent at base of Mount Royal - CTV News

  07-06-2017 23:14 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
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  Montreal officially acquires convent at base of Mount Royal
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  The city of Montreal has officially purchased the resting place of Jeanne Mance, founder of Montreal. As announced last year, the convent that was home to the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph at the foot of Mount Royal was sold for $14.5 million.
  
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• Fire in Mile End high-rise

  07-06-2017 23:05 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A high-rise in Mile End has caught fire. 
  A high-rise has caught fire in Mile End.
  The building is on the corner of Cote-Ste-Catherine Rd. and Parc Ave. 
  According to a source, the building was spewing black smoke, which has since turned white. 
  Firefighters have arrived at the location, and the situation appears to be under control according to the source. 
  A high-rise caught fire in Mile End.
  
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• Anti-street gang police arrest seven in homicide, armed robbery probe

  07-06-2017 22:48 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Police say they struck a blow to Montreal’s network of street gangs Wednesday, arresting seven men for a litany of offences including homicide, armed robbery, arson, home invasion and fraud.
  The raids also netted two firearms, a home-made silencer, bullets, a Taser and “burner” cellphones that may contain evidence of criminal conspiracies. Wednesday’s raids are part of an investigation into a 2016 homicide that widened its scope to include detectives from the arson squad,
  
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• Does drinking cow's milk help children grow taller?

  07-06-2017 22:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Children who drink alternative milks seem less likely to grow to the same height at age three as those who drink cow's milk, Toronto researchers have found.
  
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• 'Huge honour' for Liverpool House to serve Barack Obama, Justin Trudeau

  07-06-2017 22:30 via montrealgazette.com
  
  What’s bigger than chowing down with Anthony Bourdain? How about serving Barack Obama?
  That pretty much trumps everything for Montreal super-chef David McMillan, who has been toasted around the planet by celebs and food critics alike — including Bourdain — for his down-home cooking.
  It takes plenty to wow McMillan, co-owner of the Little Burgundy resto empire of Joe Beef, Le Vin Papillon and Liverpool House on Notre-Dame St. W. But the normally loquacious chef was left almost s
  
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• Madeleine Meilleur pulls out of languages commissioner job

  07-06-2017 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Federal heritage minister Mélanie Jolie says Madeleine Meilleur has withdrawn her candidacy for the position of official languages commissioner.
  
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• Two face charges for alleged after-hours bar in Lachine

  07-06-2017 22:07 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal police arrested two people Saturday in connection with an alleged after-hours bar in Lachine.
  Police say the bar operated out of two apartments that were being rented by the suspects and served alcohol after legal closing hours. On Friday and Saturday nights, the clandestine bar could accommodate 50 to 100 people, police say.
  Many neighbours complained to police about mischief and excessive noise.The suspects, Vanburn Forest Young, 35, and Jacqueline Green, 40, appeared in municipal cou
  
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• Communists to protest against far-right conference at Collège de Maisonneuve

  07-06-2017 22:02 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A conference June 17 on the “superior interest of Quebec” will provide the backdrop for what could be a dramatic showdown at Collège de Maisonneuve, as a group of young communists vows to block what they call an anti-immigrant, xenophobic gathering of the far-right. 
  Slated as “le Rassemblement pour le bien commun et l’intérêt supérieur du Québec” – the assembly for the common good and superior interest of Quebe
  
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• Staff at @LiverHouse served dinner to two of the most famous men in the world: @BarackObama & @JustinTrudeau btmontreal.ca/videos/restaur…

  07-06-2017 21:42
  Staff at @LiverHouse served dinner to two of the most famous men in the world: @BarackObama & @JustinTrudeau btmontreal.ca/videos/restaur…
  
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• 'Out of survival mode': Bishop's University to receive $4M financial boost

  07-06-2017 21:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Bishop's University says it has been in negotiation with the Quebec government for the past three years in the hopes of increasing its funding. It is expecting a $4M envelope to help cover basic costs of operation.
  
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• Construction entrepreneur pleads guilty to bribing city of Montreal inspector

  07-06-2017 21:24 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A construction entrepreneur pleaded guilty this week to bribing a city of Montreal inspector and awaits a sentence hearing on Friday. 
  Antonino Catania and the St-Léonard based company he is associated with, Les Entreprises Catcan Inc., entered guilty pleas to three charges at the Montreal courthouse on Tuesday. Catania, 72, of Repentigny, pleaded guilty to committing fraud toward the city of Montreal, paying bribes to François Thériault, a now-former inspector with the
  
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• Top 10 quotes from Barack Obama's Montreal speech - Montreal Gazette

  07-06-2017 21:15 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Top 10 quotes from Barack Obama's Montreal speech
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  The former United States president charmed Montrealers, congratulating the city on its 375th birthday, making a jokes and talking about a wide variety of topics including immigration, technology and the importance of facing fear with hope. For those of ...
  Trudeau, Obama visit a 'career highlight' for Montreal restaurant ownerThe Globe and Mail
  'They can eat!' — Trudeau and Obama feast on seafood delights
  
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• All possible in Montreal’s latest social development policy

  07-06-2017 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Tuesday, Coderre, along with Monique Vallée, the head of social and community development in the executive committee of the city, unveiled a new social development policy, called “Montreal de tous les possibles!”
  
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• Madeleine Meilleur takes herself out of the running for languages commissioner job

  07-06-2017 20:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Former Ontario Liberal cabinet minister Madeleine Meilleur has withdrawn her application to be Canada's languages commissioner following a barrage of criticism from opposition MPs for her ties to the Liberal Party and for meeting with the prime minister's top two staffers.
  
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• 2 men arrested in connection with string of NDG break-ins while residents at home

  07-06-2017 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Montreal police have arrested two people in connection with a string of break-ins in the city's Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood.
  
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• Downtown street closures for Grand Prix causing commuter headaches

  07-06-2017 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  More of Peel Street is closed this year as the city gears up for the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Grand Prix, meaning commuters will have to think ahead.
  
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• 'Our women don't believe in justice': Fear of police not going away in Lac Simon

  07-06-2017 19:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Chief Adrienne Jérôme of the Lac Simon Anishnabe Nation, just east of Val-d'Or, Que., told the Viens inquiry Wednesday women in her community are still afraid of provincial police, two years after allegations of officers abusing Indigenous women first surfaced.
  
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• Learn about other Cultures and Celebrate in Montreal this summer ! - Mountain Lake PBS

  07-06-2017 19:07 via mountainlake.org
  
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  Learn about other Cultures and Celebrate in Montreal this summer !
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  Canada has long been a country of immigration. Here in Montreal, thousands of new immigrants are warmly welcomed each year to a city that celebrates culture and diversity. This is best exemplified with the numerous ethnic festivals that occur almost ...
  
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• Old Brewery Mission moving away from shelter system

  07-06-2017 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Old Brewery Mission is ending their shelter service in favour of a more transitional system.
  
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• Trudeau, Obama hug it out after private dinner at Montreal restaurant

  07-06-2017 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former president Barack Obama shared a post-meal hug outside a Montreal restaurant on Tuesday.
  
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• Popular micro-brewery expands into distillery business with new gin

  07-06-2017 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wed, Jun 7: McAuslan Malting and Distilling launched its newest product today and it’s not a beer, it’s a gin. Dan Spector found out what’s beyond the name of Holy Smoke! gin.
  
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• Barack Obama, Justin Trudeau grab bite to eat in Little Burgundy after speech

  07-06-2017 18:19 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Yes @BarackObama @JustinTrudeau @LiverHouse @joebeef @Monmontreal great night! Thank u , Merci! pic.twitter.com/Fkoe1R7aDN
  — David McMillan (@joebeef) June 7, 2017
  Barack Obama’s appearance on Little Burgundy’s gourmet restaurant strip coincided with a non-rainy night to ensure that people lined up on both sides of the street to catch a glimpse of the former U.S. president, as police and Obama’s security detail kept a close watch.
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• Focus Montreal: Dorval celebrates 125 years

  07-06-2017 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wed, Jun 7: Serge St-André, Dorval’s Leisure and Culture department director discusses the city’s Heritage Cruises meant to celebrate Dorval’s 125th anniversary.
  
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• Montreal poised to introduce new calèche regulations

  07-06-2017 18:03 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The city of Montreal intends to regulate its controversial calèche industry with a set of rules aimed at ensuring the welfare of the horses that are a part of it, Mayor Denis Coderre said Wednesday.
  “The status quo was unacceptable,” Coderre told a weekly meeting of the city’s executive committee. “It’s very, very clear that before anything else, the health of the animal, of the horse, is what’s important.”
  Coderre said his administration will tab
  
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• Bill Burr: Don't get him started on the Habs

  07-06-2017 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Bill Burr is, arguably, the current king of the comedy castle. He sells out shows within hours, as was the case for his two performances Saturday at L’Olympia. His fifth hour-long solo special, Walk Your Way Out, was released a few months back on Netflx. The second season of the animated hit F Is for Family — wherein Burr releases his inner-Homer Simpson as the voice for a blue-collar family patriarch — just started streaming on Netflix.
  But as much as he loves to rant and be i
  
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• Check out @cookingwithv's pineapple recipes for Father’s Day! btmontreal.ca/videos/pineapp…

  07-06-2017 17:49
  Check out @cookingwithv's pineapple recipes for Father’s Day! btmontreal.ca/videos/pineapp…
  
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• Check out @KarolinaJez' top Montreal Grand Prix party picks btmontreal.ca/videos/top-mon…

  07-06-2017 17:39
  Check out @KarolinaJez' top Montreal Grand Prix party picks btmontreal.ca/videos/top-mon…
  
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• Mother and daughter: bosom buddies fighting cancer

  07-06-2017 17:22 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Last November, barely 22 when she was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, Lindsey Hope Finkelstein had radical surgery to amputate both breasts. Within six months, as she was getting chemotherapy, her mom, Merle, was in the operating room for the same surgery, a double mastectomy.
  “Two cancer diagnoses, two double mastectomies and two best friends,” an emotional Lindsey wrote on Instagram about the twin ordeal.
  Merle faced breast cancer seven years ago. Back then, “the diagn
  
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• Communists to protest far-right conference at Collège de Maisonneuve

  07-06-2017 17:16 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A group of young communists is planning to protest outside Collège de Maisonneuve at noon Wednesday against what they say is an anti-immigrant, xenophobic gathering of white men intended to propagate the ideas of the far-right. 
  Slated as the “Assembly for the common good and superior interest of Quebec” – le Rassemblement pour le bien commun et l’intérêt supérieur du Québec – the conference will be held at the CEGEP
  
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• Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre announces new rules for horse-drawn carriage rides

  07-06-2017 17:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Denis Coderre says the new rules will include stricter animal welfare standards and training for drivers.
  
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• Bixi posts $654,000 surplus for 2016

  07-06-2017 17:02 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Bixi, Montreal’s sometimes controversial bicycle sharing program, announced Wednesday it had posted a $654,075 surplus for its 2016 operating season.
  The annual results, made public during a meeting of Montreal’s executive committee, are a result of revenue from memberships and advertising exceeding budgeted expectations, but also include $2.9 million in support from the city of Montreal.
  In a written statement, Mayor Denis Coderre noted that the ride sharing service, taken over by t
  
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• Montreal Chamber of Commerce ecstatic over Obama's visit @chambremontreal #ObamaCCMM https://t.co/yuAVd43sEQ

  07-06-2017 16:52
  
  Montreal Chamber of Commerce ecstatic over Obama's visit @chambremontreal #ObamaCCMM https://t.co/yuAVd43sEQ
  
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• Great ideas to celebrate father’s Day in Montreal

  07-06-2017 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Life coach and parenting expert Erica Diamond joins Global’s Laura Casella with a list of great ideas to enjoy father’s day in Montreal.
  
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• Best of the West for June

  07-06-2017 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  West Island blogger Rhonda Massad joins Global’s Laura Casella with a list of notable events in the West Island this month. For a complete list, visit http://www.westislandblog.com
  
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• Getting ready for Grand Prix weekend

  07-06-2017 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Beauty expert Bahar Niramwalla joins Global’s Laura Casella with all of the beauty accessories you need to be ready for Grand Prix weekend.
  
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• Dropping everything for an unconventional career

  07-06-2017 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Join former Global News Morning weathercaster Jessica Laventure as she explains to Laura Casella how she dropped everything to start a new, unconventional career.
  
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• Community Events: snout&about

  07-06-2017 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Wednesday, June 7.
  
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• Stricter rules regarding caleches to be introduced in Montreal - CTV News

  07-06-2017 16:43 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
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  Stricter rules regarding caleches to be introduced in Montreal
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  Montreal is introducing new regulations for the city's famed caleches. Traditional horse-drawn carriages in Old Montreal have been controversial as some animal welfare groups have called for a complete ban, saying it is dangerous for the horses.
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• Community Events: IRF 40th anniversary

  07-06-2017 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Wednesday, June 7.
  
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• What makes F1 Grand Prix racing so special

  07-06-2017 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former race car driver Patrick Carpentier joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about why the F1 Grand prix is so special.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Wednesday, June 7

  07-06-2017 16:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carla Bosacki has Montreal’s weather forecast for Wednesday, June 7.
  
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