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• Nik Lewis optimistic Alouettes can turn things around this season

  19-06-2017 23:51 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Over the course of Nik Lewis’s last five seasons at Calgary, the Stampeders lost 25 games in total. Lewis has played only two seasons in Montreal, but the Alouettes have already lost 23.
  As the 35-year-old receiver prepares for what may be his final season in the Canadian Football League, he’s determined there won’t be a third straight losing season in his future. That’s not the way he wants to go out.
  “It has been very tough. It’s very tough to lose consisten
  
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• Montreal man found guilty of attempting to leave Canada to join ISIS - Montreal Gazette

  19-06-2017 23:47 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  A Montreal man has been found guilty of attempting to leave the country to participate in activities of a terrorist group. Quebec court Judge Serge Delisle handed down the ruling today and said Ismael Habib lacked credibility. The relatively new charge ...and more »
  
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• Laval creates fund to give back to city youth

  19-06-2017 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Laval Mayor Marc Demers announced Monday that money recovered from corruption will go towards a good cause: the underprivileged children of the city.
  
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• Montreal opens first of three supervised-injection sites - The Globe and Mail

  19-06-2017 23:41 via theglobeandmail.com
  
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  The first of three supervised injection sites for Montreal drug users opened its doors Monday, with one official estimating it will handle between 120 and 240 injections a day. The site will be open 12 hours a day, CACTUS Montreal spokesman Louis ...
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• One dead in collision on Highway 20 near Ste-Julie

  19-06-2017 23:40 via montrealgazette.com
  
  One man is dead after a collision on Highway 20 eastbound between St-Mathieu-de-Beloiel and Ste-Julie early Monday.
  The accident happened around 2 a.m. in a construction zone on the highway. Both cars were headed east, police said. The driver of one of the cars was killed when their vehicle hit a parked construction truck.
  The other vehicle landed in a ditch. The Sûreté de Québec is investigating whether alcohol was a factor in the accident.
  The highway was reopened around 9
  
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• Firefighters hold fundraiser to help flood victims

  19-06-2017 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal firefighters saw firsthand the devastating impacts of the recent floods on local communities. As Global’s Matt Grillo reports, it’s that knowledge that motivated them to organize an island-wide fundraiser in support of flood victims.
  
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• Bike path confusion

  19-06-2017 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  A newly painted bike path on Toe-Blake Street in Vaudreuil is creating confusion among cyclists and motorists alike. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, some residents worry it’s an accident waiting to happen.
  
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• For Néron, another link in the bicycle chain

  19-06-2017 23:31 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Marc Néron is about to have four busy days. The owner of Cycle Néron, a Brossard-based chain of bicycle shops is preparing to head out with the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie, a 60-hour, 1,000 kilometre bike marathon that sees riders travel from Saguenay—Lac-St-Jean to Montreal.
  Néron, along members of his staff, will be acting as the service crew for event participants.
  “Our job is to take care of them, to be sure they can finish their ride,” Néron
  
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• Laval creates fund with recouped corruption money to give back to city youth

  19-06-2017 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Laval Mayor Marc Demers announced the creation of a new fund Monday, aimed at improving the lives of youth from underprivileged neighbourhoods on the island.
  
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• Montreal supervised injection sites now open

  19-06-2017 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the first time in Montreal, drug users now have access to supervised injection sites. As Global’s Paola Samuel reports three new locations opened Monday.
  
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• STM driver caught using cellphone on bus route

  19-06-2017 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A West Island family has filed a complaint with the city’s transit authority after the son filmed a bus driver using his cellphone while on the job. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, the family is hoping the matter will be taken seriously.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Montreal bus driver caught on camera driving while texting

  19-06-2017 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A West Island mother is outraged after her teenage son caught an STM driver texting behind the wheel in Pierrefonds.
  
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• Safe-injection site CACTUS Montreal opens to drug users

  19-06-2017 22:34 via montrealgazette.com
  
  After years of lobbying for safe-injection sites, outreach workers at CACTUS Montreal have opened a new facility that will allow people to use intravenous drugs under medical supervision.
  Drugs users began entering the site on Berger St. in downtown Montreal on Monday afternoon, injecting drugs in the presence of a nurse and staff member.
  “This is an important tool to reduce deaths and avoid infections,” said Sandhia Vadlamudy, the executive director of CACTUS. “We have be
  
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• Quebec poll: Liberals and CAQ on top, Conservatives could be a force with Bernier in charge

  19-06-2017 22:28 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A third consecutive poll has confirmed the rise of the Coalition Avenir Québec in provincial voter intentions.
  However, it also shows that a provincial Conservative party led by defeated federal leadership candidate Maxime Bernier would get traction with voters.
  Conducted by the Léger firm for the Parti Conservateur du Québec, the poll shows the Liberals still leading in intentions with 30 per cent of support. The CAQ places second with 28 per cent, while the Parti Qué
  
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• Hiding in a small hole, Lac Saint-Jean cyclist survives possible tornado

  19-06-2017 22:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Langis Boudreault jumped off his bike and crawled into a small hole as a wall of wind uprooted trees around him.
  
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• Quebec man found guilty of trying to join ISIS - CBC.ca

  19-06-2017 22:08 via cbc.ca
  
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  A 29-year-old Quebec man has been found guilty of trying to join ISIS, in a case that legal experts say is a major test of Canada's anti-terrorism laws. Ismael Habib is the first adult to proceed to trial on charges of attempting to leave Canada to ...
  
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• Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime in lofty company after Challenger win

  19-06-2017 22:02 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Félix Auger-Aliassime found himself in some good company after winning an ATP Challenger event Sunday in Lyon, France.
  Auger-Aliassime, who is two months shy of his 17th birthday, became the seventh-youngest male player to win a Challenger event. The players ahead of him include Michael Chang, Richard Gasquet, Bernard Tomic and Rafael Nadal. Novak Djokovic was 17 when he won his first Challenger event.
  “It’s great to be mentioned with all those guys, but I’m just me, I w
  
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• Vladimir Poutine restaurant is deliciously tongue-in-cheek

  19-06-2017 21:51 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The three Russians are huddled under a giant backdrop of Red Square. Many “das” and “nyets” are being uttered, and after much deliberation, they are prepared to make their order.
  That will be one Rasputin, one Mussolini and, the house’s signature dish, one Vladimir. As for libations, they’ll have two vodka-rich Molotovs and one gin-rich Red Square.
  Nyet, the eatery in question is not in Moscow, but rather in downtown Montreal. Say hey to the city’s newes
  
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• Opinion: Research participants should have right to confidentiality

  19-06-2017 21:51 via montrealgazette.com
  
  This oped is part of a series by participants in the Concordia Public Scholars program, a partnership between Concordia University and the Montreal Gazette. 
  Canadian law provides no guaranteed right to confidentiality for people who participate in research projects. This fact is shocking for researchers in other parts of the world, where researchers and participants can be guaranteed the same legal privilege as a lawyer and client.
  This legal context makes it difficult for researchers to e
  
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• Lafontaine Tunnel reopens after collision causes shut-down

  19-06-2017 21:49 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Traffic was flowing in the northbound Lafontaine Tunnel again Monday afternoon after a collision led authorities to completely close the link between Montreal and the South Shore. 
  The problem started at about 1 p.m. when three large trucks collided on Highway 25 northbound, blocking two of three lanes on the approach to the Lafontaine entrance. 
  At 2:30 p.m., a Transport Quebec spokesperson said all three lanes were closed to allow for the trucks to be towed.
  An hour later, the t
  
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• Montreal Canadiens 2017 NHL Draft preview - Sportsnet.ca

  19-06-2017 21:44 via sportsnet.ca
  
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  Sportsnet's Eric Engels joins Tim and Sid and thinks the Montreal Canadiens are not done with the trades yet suggesting Alex Galchenyuk could be on the move. Eric Engels June 19, 2017, 3:20 PM. Eric Engels June 19, 2017, 3:20 PM. Trevor Timmins' ...
  
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• Vaudreuil-Dorion mother found not criminally responsible in murder of 7-year-old daughter

  19-06-2017 21:42 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A woman who stabbed her 7-year-old daughter to death in their home in Vaudreuil-Dorion two years ago has been found not criminally responsible for her actions.
  Claudia Flores-Jiminez, who turned 37 on Monday, appeared before Superior Court Justice Alexandre Boucher at the Valleyfield courthouse and was ordered to remain detained at the Philippe Pinel Institute to undergo treatment and evaluation for a psychotic disorder.
  Flores-Jiminez suffered from the same disorder, and had been hospitalized f
  
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• Opinion: Exergaming is kids' screen time parents can feel good about

  19-06-2017 21:41 via montrealgazette.com
  
  This oped is part of a series by participants in the Concordia Public Scholars program, a partnership between Concordia University and the Montreal Gazette. 
  In terms of health damage, sitting is the new smoking. Youth are spending an average of 8.6 hours per day, or 62 per cent of their waking hours, being sedentary. Even if a child is physically active for an hour a day, increased sitting is associated with obesity, as well as increased fat mass, higher body mass index (BMI) and decreased
  
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• More than 2,600 library books returned in Montreal late-fee amnesty, which continues until June 22

  19-06-2017 21:31 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal libraries have recovered more than four times the number of books they expected to collect after declaring a temporary late-fee amnesty. 
  The three-week amnesty continues until June 22. 
  The city’s 45-library network had expected to recover 600 books. So far, 2,626 have been collected, city spokesperson Linda Boutin told the Montreal Gazette on Monday.
  
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• Quebec man found guilty of attempting to leave country to join Islamic State

  19-06-2017 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec court Judge Serge Delisle handed down the ruling today and said Ismael Habib lacked credibility.
  
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• Montreal man found guilty of attempting to leave Canada to join ISIS

  19-06-2017 20:49 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A Montreal man has been found guilty of attempting to leave the country to participate in activities of a terrorist group.
  Quebec court Judge Serge Delisle handed down the ruling today and said Ismael Habib lacked credibility.
  The relatively new charge was introduced in the Criminal Code in 2013 and carries a maximum 10-year sentence.
  The Crown had accused Habib of attempting to leave Canada with a plan to join Islamic State in Syria.
  The case presented by prosecutors demonstrated that Habib tol
  
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• No charges against former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Pierre Paradis: Crown

  19-06-2017 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec's director of criminal and penal prosecutions said Monday no charges will be laid against longtime provincial politician Pierre Paradis.
  
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• Is Felix Auger-Aliassime Canada's newest tennis sensation?

  19-06-2017 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime inducted himself into an exclusive club on Sunday, becoming the seventh youngest player to win an ATP Challenger event with his 6-4, 6-1 victory over 171st-ranked Frenchman Mathias Bourge at the Open de Sopra Steria in France.
  
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• Sherbrooke boy, 8, dead after pool accident at birthday party

  19-06-2017 20:24 via cbc.ca
  
  An eight-year-old boy has died after he was found unconscious Saturday in a pool in Sherbrooke, Que., during a birthday party.
  
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• Sentencing in murder of Mafioso Salvatore Montagna delayed

  19-06-2017 19:48 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A sentence hearing for six men who pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder Mafioso Salvatore Montagna was delayed again because of what lawyers described as clerical problems at the Laval courthouse on Monday. 
  The six men pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge more than a year ago, on March 30, 2016, and have not had a sentence hearing of any substance since. 
  On Monday, Superior Court Justice André Vincent was told almost exactly the same thing he was told by lawyers during a he
  
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• Quebec City mosque has words of support for Muslims in London

  19-06-2017 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  An attack Monday outside a mosque in London was all too familiar for Muslims in Quebec City, where just six months ago a gunman burst into a prayer room, killing six and injuring 19.
  
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• Hebrew Foundation School holds wheelchair basketball game

  19-06-2017 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mon, Jun 19: The Hebrew Foundation School in Dollard-des-Ormeaux held a wheelchair basketball game Monday, to teach its students about differences. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Get ready for Sessions 375, four free experiences by Montreal music festivals

  19-06-2017 19:35 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Get ready for Sessions 375 — four experiences created for Montreal’s 375th anniversary by popular local festivals.
  The Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, ÎleSoniq and POP Montreal are each organizing a free day of activities this summer.
  “In this historic year of celebration, our goal is to offer unique experiences where diversity and artistic individuality are centre stage,” said Alain Gignac, the executive director of the So
  
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  19-06-2017 19:14
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• School closes DDO street for wheelchair basketball

  19-06-2017 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Hebrew Foundation School blocked off a block of Hope Street so their students could play wheelchair basketball firsthand.
  
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• New poll: Liberals in the lead, rise in CAQ support has stabilized

  19-06-2017 19:01 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A third consecutive poll has confirmed the rise of the Coalition Avenir Québec in provincial voter intentions.
  However, it also shows that a provincial conservative party led by defeated federal leadership candidate Maxime Bernier would get traction with voters.
  Conducted by the Léger firm, the poll shows the Liberals still leading in intentions with 30 per cent of support. The CAQ places second with 28 per cent, while the Parti Québécois is third with 22 per cent. Th
  
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• 75 deadliest days of the year about to start on Quebec roads

  19-06-2017 19:01 via montrealgazette.com
  
  If history is a guide, the 75 deadliest days of the year are about to begin on Quebec roads.
  One-quarter of all Quebec road fatalities occur between the St-Jean-Baptiste long weekend in June and the Labour Day long weekend in September, CAA-Québec warned Monday.
  Over the past six years, 106 young people from 16 to 24 have died during that timeframe.
  Some key points from CAA-Québec:
  • The faster you’re driving, the worse the impact of a collision. An impact at 50 kilometr
  
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• Wife of ex-Laval mayor to be reimbursed after corruption probe

  19-06-2017 18:52 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The wife of former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt will be handed a cheque worth nearly $50,000 soon because the Crown was unable to prove some of the cash seized during a corruption investigation does not belong to her. 
  Superior Court Justice James Brunton was asked to sign a court order at the Laval courthouse on Monday that will allow the Sûreté du Québec return a total of $49,000 to Vaillancourt’s wife, Francine Dupuis, and another $5,000 to the former mayor,
  
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• Click that Hood! Website quizzes your knowledge of Montreal boroughs https://t.co/lVO8GsaLjl

  19-06-2017 18:50
  
  Click that Hood! Website quizzes your knowledge of Montreal boroughs https://t.co/lVO8GsaLjl
  
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• 'One child is too many': Three young boys drown in separate Quebec incidents

  19-06-2017 18:48 via montrealgazette.com
  
  An eight-year-old boy has died after drowning at a pool party in Sherbrooke on Saturday. His death marks the third fatal drowning in Quebec since Friday. 
  Samuel Ducharme, spokesperson for the Sherbrooke police, called it “an unfortunate accident.” He said there was proper supervision and other children in the pool when the boy drowned, and therefore no criminal negligence. When the boy was found, CPR was performed before he was transported to the hospital, where he died Monday.
  
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• Google promises more action to fight online extremism btmontreal.ca/videos/google-…

  19-06-2017 18:43
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• Have a healthier Canada Day BBQ for Canada's 150th! @Alithedietitian shares her suggestions btmontreal.ca/videos/healthi…

  19-06-2017 18:41
  Have a healthier Canada Day BBQ for Canada's 150th! @Alithedietitian shares her suggestions btmontreal.ca/videos/healthi…
  
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• Brace yourself, Montreal - Moving day is coming! Here's how to make it a smooth one btmontreal.ca/videos/plannin…

  19-06-2017 18:38
  Brace yourself, Montreal - Moving day is coming! Here's how to make it a smooth one btmontreal.ca/videos/plannin…
  
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• The new SQ website is up and running btmontreal.ca/videos/the-new…

  19-06-2017 18:37
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• Top 5 Mistakes People Make When Launching A Business btmontreal.ca/videos/top-5-d…

  19-06-2017 18:29
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• Philippine Airlines expands order of Bombardier's Q400 aircraft, Ethiopian Air weighs deal

  19-06-2017 18:24 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Philippine Airlines has agreed to buy seven more of Bombardier Inc.’s (TSX: BBD.B) Q400 aircraft, bringing their total order to 12 of the Q400s including the five initially ordered in December 2016.
  The agreement in principle was announced at the Paris Air Show, with the deal valued at US$235 million.
  “We are delighted that Philippine Airlines is growing its fleet with more Q400 aircraft, and are confident that the airline will benefit from the aircraft’s outstanding
  
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• No charges against former Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Paradis after complaint of sexual nature

  19-06-2017 18:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Pierre Paradis, a Quebec MNA and former cabinet minister, will not be charged following a provincial police investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, Crown prosecutors announced Monday.
  
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• 'I'm more optimistic now,' Couillard says after meeting Trump's point man on trade

  19-06-2017 18:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard expressed cautious optimism after a discussion with U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday about various trade-related irritants.
  
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• Couillard to meet with Trump's point man on trade

  19-06-2017 18:04 via cbc.ca
  
  NAFTA talks, softwood lumber litigation, supply management and the trade complaint filed by Boeing against Bombardier could be on Couillard's list of priorities
  
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• New festival alert: Mile Ex/End Musique unites Godspeed, Patrick Watson, Cat Power and Suzanne Vega

  19-06-2017 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The amazing thing about Montreal’s ever-expanding festival schedule is that, just when you think it can’t get any fuller, a new one pops up.
  Introducing Mile Ex/End Musique Montréal, bringing together an impressive musical lineup emphasizing local talent and enhanced with a touch of international flair. The first edition will take place Sept. 2 and 3. And so, Montreal acts, including Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Patrick Watson, Charlotte Cardin, Bust and the Bass, Basia Bulat
  
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