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• Montreal’s supervised injection sites create controversy on first week of operation

  26-06-2017 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials say there's an adjustment period and they want the community to know these services will create more good than harm in the city.
  
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• Steve’s music store is moving

  26-06-2017 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  After 52 years, Steve’s Music Store on Saint-Antoine Street is moving. As Global’s Matt Grillo reports, the location is being expropriated.
  
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• Some residents fume as Montreal's 3 supervised injection sites open - CTV News

  26-06-2017 23:45 via ctvnews.ca
  
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  Some residents fume as Montreal's 3 supervised injection sites open
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  Montreal's three supervised injection sites were officially inaugurated Monday, but not everyone in one of the areas was thrilled about the new neighbour. Daniel Marangere fumed as Mayor Denis Coderre, Quebec Public Health Minister Lucie Charlebois and ...
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• Mark Recchi, Danielle Goyette among Hockey Hall of Fame inductees

  26-06-2017 23:38 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Former Canadiens forward Mark Recchi and Canadian women’s national team superstar Danielle Goyette were among the Hockey Hall of Fame inductees announced on Monday.
  This year’s class was led by Finnish sniper Teemu Selanne, who was considered a shoo-in for the honour. His former Anaheim Ducks linemate Paul Kariya and Dave Andreychuk were also named.
  Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and Canadian university coach Clare Drake will be inducted as builders.
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• Willow Inn reopening this summer with British-inspired menu

  26-06-2017 23:37 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The iconic Willow Inn in Hudson is undergoing final renovations in preparation for its reopening this summer — possibly as soon as mid-August.
  It will be welcome news for locals and people from all over the island and off-island who enjoyed a meal and pint on the waterfront terrace or in the cozy confines of the pub and restaurant or attended a wedding at the distinctive inn off Main Rd.
  Built in 1820, it shut down last November and has been undergoing renovations since husband and wife Da
  
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• Montreal homeless contracting strep virus, flesh-eating disease

  26-06-2017 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  There have been several cases of flesh-eating disease among the homeless in Montreal. As Global’s Matt Grillo reports, Public Health explains it is caused by streptococcus A.
  
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• Montreal’s supervised injection sites create controversy

  26-06-2017 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s been a week since Montreal’s two new supervised injection sites have opened in Montreal. But as Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, not everyone’s happy about them.
  
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• Quebec floods: Île Bizard mayor tours flood zone

  26-06-2017 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Île Bizard mayor Normand Marinacci meets residents who have been told their homes were destroyed in the floods that ravaged much of Quebec. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Motion challenges legality of evidence in Project Malbec wine case

  26-06-2017 23:28 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The former owner of a wine store based in Kahnawake is challenging the legality of some of the evidence gathered in a Montreal police investigation into an alleged tax fraud scheme. 
  Charges were filed against 13 people more than two years ago and a trial date has yet to be set in the case involving Project Malbec, an investigation by the Montreal police unit Actions concertée pour contrer les économies souterraines (ACCES), which specializes in contraband. 
  Two people ch
  
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• Mark Recchi, Danielle Goyette among Hockey Hall of Fame inductees - Montreal Gazette

  26-06-2017 23:13 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Mark Recchi, Danielle Goyette among Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
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  Mark Recchi becomes the 58th member of the Montreal Canadiens to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. DAVE SIDAWAY. Share Adjust Comment Print. Former Canadiens forward Mark Recchi and Canadian women's national team superstar Danielle ...and more »
  
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• Winnipeg Jet great Teemu Selanne headlines 2017 Hockey Hall of Fame class

  26-06-2017 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2017 Hockey Hall of Fame announced its inductees Monday as former line mates Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya will be joining five others in the 2017 class.
  
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• Live by the sword: Master Japanese swordsmith in Montreal to teach his craft

  26-06-2017 22:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Taro Asano, a Japenese swordsmith who travels the world to teach other his craft, is giving a 10-day course in Montreal — and it's all sold out.
  
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• Couillard government to invest $1.5 billion in clean energy

  26-06-2017 22:46 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec’s provincial government is set to invest $1.5 billion over three years in programs that encourage clean energy and reduce the province’s dependence on oil.
  Pierre Arcand, Quebec’s minister of energy and natural resources, unveiled the province’s first action plan in its 2030 Energy Policy on Monday. It includes 42 measures to help accelerate the transition toward sustainable energy sources, notably hydro-electricity, wind, solar power and natural gas. Quebec h
  
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• Stikki Peaches: Montreal artist happy to remain anonymous ... - Montreal Gazette

  26-06-2017 22:02 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Stikki Peaches at his north-end studio. His next major public art show — he calls it “road-construction takeover” — is more like guerrilla theatre, writes Bill ...and more »
  
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• Stikki Peaches: Artist happy to remain anonymous

  26-06-2017 22:01 via montrealgazette.com
  
  He is not like most other artists. Hell, he is not like most other people.
  He is a fast emerging Montreal artist, but he refuses to use his real name. He goes under the curious pseudonym of Stikki Peaches.
  He doesn’t even show up for his own vernissages, as was the case for his latest at Galerie LeRoyer in Old Montreal. Few know what he looks like, since he has never been photographed without a mask.
  Stikki’s canvasses — striking post-modern pastiches with his unique, signature
  
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• Opinion: Squabbles over Quebec identity detract from real issues

  26-06-2017 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  As English-speaking Quebecers and members of the Québec Solidaire Volunteer Network, we read with interest Dan Delmar’s June 21 column “Even friendly nationalism excludes.” In the piece, Delmar takes to task our new spokesperson, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, for his defence of identity-based nationalism and for dismissing the fate of rural English-speaking communities.
  With the current rise in popularity of Québec solidaire, slings and arrows have been flung by national
  
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• Marine biologist discusses investigation into 6 dead right whales

  26-06-2017 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Tonya Wimmer, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University and the director of Marine Animal Response Society, estimates there are a little more than 500 right whales left.
  
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• After 85 years in business, Meldrum the Mover looks to the future

  26-06-2017 21:40 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Paul Filgiano says the moving business has three seasons.
  “We have a low season, a high season and then our gonzo crazy season,” he says. 
  In Quebec, June is “gonzo crazy” season.
  Filgiano and his brother Tom are the co-owners of Meldrum the Mover, an N.D.G. company founded 85 years ago.
  While that makes it one of the oldest moving companies in Quebec — and possibly the oldest moving company in the province that’s still owned by the same family &mdas
  
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• Concerns raised as three safe injection sites open in Montreal region

  26-06-2017 21:25 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Right after three new safe injection sites were inaugurated in Montreal on Monday, two neighbours expressed anger that one of them, Canada’s first mobile SIS, is stationed so close to their home on Berger St.
  As press gathered outside the CLSC Faubourg on Ste-Catherine St. E after the inauguration, Daniel Marangère and Chantal Belanger approached Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre with their concerns.
  “People are doing drug deals on the street,” Marangère said. “T
  
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• Retrofitted century-old boats, meant as unique Old Port accomodations, still en route

  26-06-2017 21:21 via cbc.ca
  
  A luxury camp site is up and running in Montreal's Old Port, but there's one thing still missing: old restored boats which will double as hotel rooms where people can spend the night.
  
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• Retrofitted century-old boats, meant as unique Old Port accommodations, still en route

  26-06-2017 21:21 via cbc.ca
  
  A luxury camp site is up and running in Montreal's Old Port, but there's one thing still missing: old restored boats which will double as hotel rooms where people can spend the night.
  
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• N.D.G. organization for vulnerable moms faces uncertain future

  26-06-2017 21:16 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Women on the Rise, a non-profit group in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce dedicated to helping young mothers, has lost nearly 60 per cent of its funding, as well as its longtime home, but it’s refusing to give up hope.
  “There has been a tremendous amount of community support because people realize we definitely can’t close our doors,” said executive director Grace Campbell. “We have too much of an impact.”
  Centraide, which had helped to back the organization for near
  
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• Pospisil advances to 2nd round at Eastbourne, Bouchard eliminated

  26-06-2017 19:50 via cbc.ca
  
  While Canadian Vasek Pospisil defeated Czech Jiri Vesely, Eugenie Bouchard's struggles continued.
  
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• Car catches fire on Décarie Expressway, stalling traffic

  26-06-2017 19:33 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Lunchtime traffic on the northbound Décarie Expressway was backed up even more than usual as a car caught fire and stalled at the Édouard Montpetit Blvd. underpass.
  Motorists were able to see flames shooting out of the car, making for a dramatic scene. However, Sûreté du Québec Sgt. Daniel Thibodeau said no one was injured. 
  The incident happened about noon, and by 1 p.m. the car had been removed and traffic congestion returned to its normal pace. 
  
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• Ottawa, Quebec announce five-year plan for St. Lawrence River

  26-06-2017 19:11 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Ottawa and Quebec announced Monday that they will jointly invest $57.5 million over five years for the conservation and development of the St. Lawrence River.
  The federal government will contribute $35.2 million, while the Quebec government will contribute $22.3 million.
  The announcement was made by federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and Quebec Environment Minister David Heurtel.
  The partnership will allow 38 joint projects to go ahead, with a focus on protecting the biodiv
  
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• Unsettled weather week ahead for Montreal - The Suburban Newspaper (blog)

  26-06-2017 19:01 via thesuburban.com
  
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  Unsettled weather week ahead for Montreal
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  Thunderstorms developed rapidly on Saturday, June 24 across eastern Ontario, including Cornwall, shown above. The storms, for the most part, missed the Island of Montreal. More scattered thunderstorms are expected each day this week. Stephen Balena.
  
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• Steve’s Music Store set to move to Sainte-Catherine Street

  26-06-2017 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  After spending 52 years on Saint-Antoine Street, Steve's Music Store is moving to Sainte-Catherine Street.
  
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• Man falls from crane at downtown construction site

  26-06-2017 18:52 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec’s workplace safety board is investigating after a worker fell from a crane at a construction site near the Place des Festivals.
  Work at the site, on St-Laurent Blvd. just south of Ste-Catherine St., was halted for the morning after the man fell from a height of about three metres, said Alexandra Burnet, a spokesperson for the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail.
  He was being treated in a hospital
  
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• Montreal homeless falling victim to aggressive strep virus causing flesh-eating disease

  26-06-2017 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  There have been several reported cases of flesh-eating disease among the homeless in Montreal.
  
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• Montreal homeless falling victim to aggressive strep bacteria causing flesh-eating disease

  26-06-2017 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  There have been several reported cases of flesh-eating disease among the homeless in Montreal.
  
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• Ottawa, Quebec pledge $57.5 million over five years to protect St. Lawrence River

  26-06-2017 18:03 via cbc.ca
  
  The money will go towards 38 joint federal-provincial projects focused on fighting erosion, improving water quality, and preparing for future flooding.
  
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• Alouettes sign veteran CFL quarterback Drew Willy

  26-06-2017 17:24 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Alouettes announced the signing of veteran Canadian Football League quarterback Drew Willy Monday morning.
  The 30-year-old, who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 217 pounds, has been signed for one year.
  Willy has spent five seasons in the CFL with both Winnipeg and Toronto. The Argonauts acquired him in a trade last September for a first-round draft choice.
  Then new general manager Jim Popp released him at training camp.
  Willy has 76 games’ experience including 37 starts. He has passed for 8
  
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• NHL entry draft sets tone for Habs' future

  26-06-2017 17:14 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Canadiens hope they addressed their future needs at the NHL entry draft on the weekend, but now it’s time for general manager Marc Bergevin to focus on the present.
  Bergevin managed to add an experienced defenceman when he acquired David Schlemko from the expansion Vegas Golden Knights, but he has some large holes to fill in the run-up to the opening of the free-agent market on July 1.
  The GM’s first task is to deal with unrestricted free agents (UFAs) Alex Radulov and Andrei Mar
  
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• Quebec municipalities decry balancing act that leaves towns without ambulances

  26-06-2017 17:11 via cbc.ca
  
  The lack of ambulance services in an Indigenous community in Quebec's Lanaudière region is creating a domino effect, leaving many citizens in the area regularly deprived of ambulances.
  
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• Three more safe injection sites open in Montreal region

  26-06-2017 17:06 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Three new safe injection sites in the Montreal region are being inaugurated Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the CLSC des Faubourgs on Ste-Catherine St. E. 
  Cactus Montreal opened the city’s first site, where users can inject drugs under medical supervision, last week.
  The sites are the first of their kind in Montreal, Quebec and on the east coast. 
  Soulanges MNA Lucie Charlebois, who is the minister for rehabilitation, youth protection and public health, will be present at the inaugurati
  
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• Canadian company to grow cannabis in southern Africa

  26-06-2017 16:47 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A Canadian company is teaming up with AfriAg, an agricultural firm in South Africa, to grow and distribute cannabis products in southern African countries.
  LGC Capital, a Canadian investment company registered in Montreal that works with Cuban businesses, hopes to become the first and only Canadian publicly-traded company licensed to grow and export cannabis for a global market.
  AfriAg owns and manages many agricultural facilities, including greenhouses, and is one of the largest distributors of
  
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• More than 11,000 Quebecers register directives for end-of-life care

  26-06-2017 15:31 via cbc.ca
  
  More than 11,000 Quebecers have registered advanced medical directives with the province, indicating treatments they are willing and unwilling to receive in the event they are incapable of consenting to medical care, Radio-Canada has learned.
  
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• 50 years of Aislin: A religious moment with Bob Dylan

  26-06-2017 14:27 via montrealgazette.com
  
  I’ve always got along particularly well with news photographers, in part because — like me — they work in a visual medium, but also because I especially admire their ability to get “the shot” that perfectly captures the story.
  In recent years, I’ve worked closely with Gazette photographer Dave Sidaway to produce a series of slide shows on my cartoon choices. Dave and I (along with my graphic designer wife, Mary Hughson) have also experimented with animation te
  
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• Montreal could purge a few restricted free agents - Habs Eyes on the Prize (blog)

  26-06-2017 14:09 via habseyesontheprize.com
  
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  Montreal could purge a few restricted free agents
  Habs Eyes on the Prize (blog)
  The deadline to submit a qualifying offer for restricted free agents is 5:00 PM EDT today. Doing so preserves the team's rights with the player and gives them the first right of refusal in the very unlikely event of an offer sheet from another club ...
  
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• Naqvi-Mohamed: Celebrating Eid in the West Island

  26-06-2017 14:03 via montrealgazette.com
  
  One of the things that makes the West Island such a great place to raise a family is access to culturally diverse food and treats only a short drive away.Whether you’re picking up samosas a Sources Boulevard, having a cannoli on St.-Jean Boulevard or enjoying fondue in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, there is something quintessentially Montreal that makes so many of us foodies. The West Island is a perfect microcosm of this cultural mosaic.
  The month of fasting (Ramadan) just ended for Muslims aroun
  
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• New day centre for Montreal seniors aims to help fight social isolation

  26-06-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Cavendish Seniors Day Centre in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce offers activities throughout the day along with access to a nurse, physiotherapist and other certified caregivers.
  
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• Couillard gov't to invest $1.5 billion in clean energy

  26-06-2017 13:09 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec’s provincial government is set to invest $1.5 billion within three years in programs that encourage clean energy and reduce dependance on oil, La Presse reports.
  Some of these include solar electricity, green transport subsidies, and avoiding coal. 
  Pierre Arcand, Quebec’s Minister of Natural Resources, will unveil a plan including 43 measures to reach these objectives. 
  Quebec hopes to reduce oil consumption in the province by 40 per cent by 2030. 
  The first se
  
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• Ontario: Strike Avoided at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario

  26-06-2017 13:01 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The LCBO and Ontario’s public service employees union, which represents over 8,100 employees, have reached a memorandum of understanding, avoiding a general strike.
  Work will continue at LCBO stores and warehouses everywhere in Ontario, according to a press release issued by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario shortly after midnight on Monday.
   
  
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