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• Revitalizing Pointe-Claire Village starts with Cartier Avenue

  10-07-2017 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Construction crews are working to revitalize Pointe-Claire Village, starting with Cartier Avenue. Global’s Tim Sargeant reports.
  
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• Man wielding a machete shot dead at SQ station

  10-07-2017 23:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec’s independent investigations bureau is probing the circumstances surrounding the shooting death on Sunday of a man outside a Quebec City area Sûreté du Québec police station.
  According to information received by the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, the chain of events leading up to the shooting in the parking lot of the SQ’s Pont-Rouge detachment began sometime after noon, when a man entered the station to file a complaint concerning another
  
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• Man wielding a machete shot dead at SQ station - Montreal Gazette

  10-07-2017 23:43 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Quebec's independent investigations bureau is probing the circumstances surrounding the shooting death on Sunday of a man outside a Quebec City area Sûreté du Québec police station. According to information received by the Bureau des enquêtes ...
  
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• Glass panels will give Olympic Stadium tower a new look

  10-07-2017 23:43 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Olympic Stadium tower is about to sport a new look that will let you see its skeleton.
  However, Montrealers will have to wait until the fall to learn whether the Big O’s ill-fated roof will be replaced.
  Thirty years after it was completed, the stadium’s tower is about to get a new lease on life, with 1,000 Mouvement Desjardins call-centre employees moving into seven storeys of the structure next year.
  First, the concrete panels that covered a large section of the tower’s ou
  
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• West Island pools take away diving boards

  10-07-2017 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Several public pools in Montreal’s West Island have removed their diving boards after it was found that they don’t conform to safety regulations. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.
  
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• Montreal rookie cop "a hero" says woman who recorded flood rescue

  10-07-2017 23:38 via montrealgazette.com
  
  “I didn’t want to be filming a death. I just couldn’t take that.”
  It was 6:30 Saturday morning, the rain was still coming down and Linda Toulch had tried to call 9-1-1 to tell them what she had seen from the window of her 10th-storey condo moments before — a car travelling along Victoria Ave., stopped by traffic beneath an underpass, waiting for the light to change. But as it waited, water began to cascade into the underpass, accumulate and rise.
  Toulch had stayed o
  
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• Ahhhh... Spotted in @MontTremblant this morning. https://t.co/2KiOdQowCm

  10-07-2017 23:34
  
  Ahhhh... Spotted in @MontTremblant this morning. https://t.co/2KiOdQowCm
  
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• Quebec town reaches deal with woman sexually assaulted by mayor

  10-07-2017 23:31 via montrealgazette.com
  
  QUEBEC — A Quebec town whose mayor was found guilty of sexually assaulting an ex-employee has reached a deal with the woman.
  Under terms of the agreement, Caroline Lamarre will be compensated in exchange for agreeing to abandon her efforts to get her job back with the community of Baie-Trinité.
  Lamarre has not worked since 2013, while Denis Lejeune is still mayor of the town about 500 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.
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  He was found guilty in July 2015 but is still m
  
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• Quebec town reaches deal with woman sexually assaulted by mayor - Montreal Gazette

  10-07-2017 23:21 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Caroline Lamarre will be compensated in exchange for agreeing to abandon her efforts to get her job back with the community of Baie-Trinité. File photo / Postmedia News. Share Adjust Comment Print. QUEBEC — A Quebec town whose mayor was found ...and more »
  
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• More than half of MUHC board quits, citing Health Minister Gaétan Barrette's refusal to engage

  10-07-2017 23:16 via cbc.ca
  
  The 10 independent members of the board of the McGill University Health Centre have resigned, citing the unco-operative approach of Health Minister Gaétan Barrette.
  
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• 10 of 19 MUHC board members quit, citing Health Minister Gaétan Barrette's refusal to engage

  10-07-2017 23:16 via cbc.ca
  
  The 10 independent members of the board of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) have resigned, citing the unco-operative approach of Health Minister Gaétan Barrette.
  
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• New Quebec breast-cancer screening guidelines recommend mammograms for transgender people

  10-07-2017 22:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Transgender women between the ages of 50 and 69 should be screened for breast cancer, according to new guidelines from Quebec's Ministry of Health and Social Services.
  
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• MUHC independent board members resign, cite conflict with health minister

  10-07-2017 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  After five years, all the independent board members of the MUHC have resigned.
  
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• 16-year-old to be charged with second degree murder

  10-07-2017 22:38 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A 22-year-old man has died of his injuries after being stabbed Friday evening in a Pointe-aux-Trembles park, according to Montreal police.
  Police said a 16-year-old has been arrested and is expected to be charged with second degree murder. He will appear at the Quebec Youth Court Monday afternoon.
  Police received calls about the incident around 6:30 p.m. Friday at Achille-Fortier Park at the intersection of René-Lévesque St. and 36th Ave.
  Police said the victim was assaulted a
  
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• Credit card interest rates in Canada are way too high

  10-07-2017 22:31 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The summer is here, and vacations, restaurants and gadgets are all one click away. It can almost be impossible to stay disciplined.
  According to credit agencies TransUnion and Equifax, as of March 2017, the average non-mortgage debt for Canadians increased to about $22,000, of which about $3,900 is in credit card debt — the most expensive way to borrow money.
  Lack of competition among banks, insufficient regulation and consumers’ behaviour all contribute.&nbs
  
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• Opinion: Coerced-suicide case is no slippery slope to assisted dying

  10-07-2017 22:14 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The recent New England case involving Michelle Carter has been described ominously as the next step in the “normalization” of suicide. In 2014, Carter sent dozens of text messages to Conrad Roy III, a depressed teenager, urging him to kill himself. Roy attached a hose to the exhaust of his pickup truck and eventually succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning.
  Let’s be clear: Michelle Carter’s actions do not represent a slippery slope. Over the past four decades in North Amer
  
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• Montreal police launch pedestrian awareness campaign

  10-07-2017 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal police launch an awareness programme in Western Montreal about the potential dangers of crossing an intersection without being careful.
  
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• No diving allowed at Beaconsfield community pools

  10-07-2017 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Inspections at three Beaconsfield community pools revealed the diving boards don't conform to safety standards.
  
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• Mélanie Joly to appear at Jeux de la francophonie canadienne

  10-07-2017 21:05 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The seventh edition of the Jeux de la francophonie canadienne begins Tuesday in Moncton and Dieppe, in southeastern New Brunswick.Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly will be participating in the opening ceremony on July 11 at Riverain Park in Moncton. 
  More than 1,200 French-speaking youth and coaches from each of Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories will take part in events featuring art, leadership and sport. Events are as diverse as theatre, soccer, visual arts, v
  
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• Update: Coast Guard, firefighters join search for man who fell into Rivière-des-Prairies

  10-07-2017 21:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal police are searching for Anoshan Nageswara, 21, tripped and fell into Rivière-des-Prairies Sunday around 6 p.m., near Riviera St. Witnesses say he was carried away by the current.
  Two companions who were with Nageswara in Pierrefonds Sunday were unable to pull him out of the water when he fell.
  Family and friends gathered at the site while officials searched for the young man. Nageswara’s father owns a restaurant in the area near where his son fell, according to a
  
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• Pointe-Claire Village revitalization project begins

  10-07-2017 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Construction crews are working to revitalize Pointe-Claire Village.
  
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• Montreal expands free Wi-Fi zone to include downtown, Quartier des spectacles - Montreal Gazette

  10-07-2017 20:48 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Free Wi-Fi is now available in downtown Montreal via MTLWiFi. Dario Ayala / Montreal Gazette. Share Adjust Comment Print. The city of Montreal has expanded its free Wi-Fi zone to include the downtown core. In a partnership with ZAP, formerly named Île ...
  
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• Montreal expands free Wi-Fi zone to include downtown, Quartier des spectacles

  10-07-2017 20:47 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The city of Montreal has expanded its free Wi-Fi zone to include the downtown core.
  In a partnership with ZAP, formerly named Île sans fil, users can gain a free internet connection by connecting to MTLWiFi on their mobile devices.
  The service was previously offered in the Old Port, and is now available in downtown Montreal from Papineau Ave. to Fort St. east-west and Sherbrooke St. to René-Lévesque Blvd. north-south.
  The network is also available in Jeanne-Man
  
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• Many to be questioned after fatal fire at Terrebonne seniors' home

  10-07-2017 20:42 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec police say they have many more witnesses to question during their investigation into a suspicious fire during the weekend at a seniors’ residence that left one dead.
  Sûreté du Québec Sgt. Marc Tessier says investigators arrested a 44-year-old man Sunday but released him the same day after questioning.
  A 94-year-old woman died after the fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. Sunday at the Oasis seniors’ residence in Terrebonne, just north of Montreal.
  Forty-three p
  
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• Dangerous wheel pranks in Saguenay worry police

  10-07-2017 20:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Someone is unscrewing the bolts on the wheels of parked vehicles in the Saguenay region, and police are concerned the dangerous antic could lead to a serious accident.
  
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• Jay-Z announces ‘4:44’ tour with 4 Canadian stops

  10-07-2017 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jay-Z's 31-date tour will visit Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.
  
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• Habs goalie Carey Price set to play in American Century Championship golf tournament

  10-07-2017 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal Canadiens' goalie Carey Price is set to take part in the American Century Championship golf tournament.
  
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• Black students involved in 'ridiculous' flap over Fête nationale parade stand by their coach

  10-07-2017 19:01 via cbc.ca
  
  The coach of the high school athletes deemed by some observers to be victims of racism for their role in last month's Fête nationale parade says he tried to quit his job in the aftermath of the controversy. But his athletes stood by him.
  
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• Quebec reaches tentative agreement with special constable, bodyguard unions

  10-07-2017 17:35 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec has reached an agreement in principle with the unions covering the province’s special constables and bodyguards.Pierre Moreau, the minister responsible for government administration, made the announcement in Montreal Monday morning. 
  The tentative agreements apply to 400 special constables and 60 bodyguards with the Syndicat des constables spéciaux du gouvernement du Québec, and the Association professionnelle des gardes du corps du gouvernement du Qué
  
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• Family Affair performs "Hallelujah" on BT Montreal youtube.com/watch?v=92gYpI…

  10-07-2017 17:20
  Family Affair performs "Hallelujah" on BT Montreal youtube.com/watch?v=92gYpI…
  
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• Lawn Bowling tournament @lawnsummermtl raises funds for Cystic Fibrosis Canada btmontreal.ca/videos/lawn-bo…

  10-07-2017 17:17
  Lawn Bowling tournament @lawnsummermtl raises funds for Cystic Fibrosis Canada btmontreal.ca/videos/lawn-bo…
  
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• Bank of Canada may increase interest rates - @TonyLoffreda explains what that means for you btmontreal.ca/videos/bank-of…

  10-07-2017 17:16
  Bank of Canada may increase interest rates - @TonyLoffreda explains what that means for you btmontreal.ca/videos/bank-of…
  
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• Jay-Z brings 4:44 tour to Bell Centre Nov. 21

  10-07-2017 16:49 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Jay-Z is bringing his 4:44 tour to Montreal this November.
  The three-month tour also includes Canadian dates in Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton.
  Ticket prices for the Nov. 21 Montreal concert range from 52.25 to $222.50 and go on sale July 14 at 10 a.m. 
  The tour is in support of Jay-Z’s new record 4:44. Watch the video for The Story of O.J. below.
  
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• Access ramp closure in Beaconsfield begins July 11

  10-07-2017 16:24 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A ramp in Beaconsfield which accesses St-Charles Boulevard between Beaurepaire Drive and Prairie Drive, south of Highway 20, will close July 11 at 9 a.m. and is scheduled to reopen July 14 at noon.
  Work is being done to extend and connect water and sewer pipes.
  Temporary traffic signs will be in place for the duration.
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• Just for Laughs Awards winners include Jim Carrey, Trevor Noah, Ali Wong

  10-07-2017 16:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Trevor Noah is the Comedy Person of the Year at the Just for Laughs awards.
  The Daily Show host, who is performing at the festival July 28, is among six recipients of the 2017 awards which will be presented July 28 at the Grand Salon Opera in the Hyatt Regency Montreal.
  Jim Carrey wins the Generation award, and Mike Birbiglia is Stand-Up Comedian of the Year.
  Netflix star Ali Wong is the recipient of Breakout Comedy Star of the Year, and the Alumni Tribute goes to Craig Ferguson.
  Kenya Barris is
  
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• Police shoot, kill machete-wielding man outside SQ station

  10-07-2017 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the BEI, a 37-year-old man was shot dead outside a Sûreté du Québec station in Pont-Rouge, Que., on Sunday.
  
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• ShazamFest: Quebec’s most unique summer festival

  10-07-2017 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  ShazamFest founder Ziv Przytyk and circus strongman The Mighty Leviticus join Global’s Laura Casella to talk about Quebec’s most unique outdoor festival happening this July on an organic farm in the Eastern Townships.
  
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• Heartburn : how to avoid it

  10-07-2017 15:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Naturopath Aubry Tager joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about heartburn and what you can do to avoid it.
  
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• Sprinklers at scene of fatal Quebec seniors home fire weren't fully installed, company says

  10-07-2017 14:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Sylvain Guilbault told CBC's French-language service that his company, Protection incendie Atlas, had set up about three quarters of the necessary infrastructure at the Oasis seniors residence in Terrebonne, Que., but that the sprinklers weren't working yet.
  
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• 44-year-old man arrested, released in connection with Terrebonne seniors home

  10-07-2017 14:54 via cbc.ca
  
  A 44-year-old has been arrested and released in connection with an early morning fire Sunday at a seniors residence in Terrebonne, Que. that killed a 94-year-old woman. Provincial police said there's no decision yet as to whether charges will be laid.
  
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• Montreal gets set to greatly expand its free wireless network - CTV News

  10-07-2017 14:40 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
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  Montreal is getting set to greatly expand its Wi-Fi network. The City of Montreal announced Monday the details of a new expansion phase of MTLWiFi, the city's free wireless network. The executive committee point person of the smart city efforts, Harout ...
  
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• Cogeco to expand in eastern U.S. with $1.4 billion US MetroCast purchase

  10-07-2017 14:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Cogeco Communications Inc. is preparing to expand in the eastern United States by purchasing the MetroCast cable systems business in a deal valued at $1.4 billion US
  
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• Gift ideas for moms-to-be

  10-07-2017 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Discover the perfect gift for mothers-to-be with DbBabies in St-Bruno
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your 90-second news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/6R3ptOxRGS

  10-07-2017 14:34
  
  #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your 90-second news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/6R3ptOxRGS
  
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• Machete-wielding man shot dead at Sûreté du Québec station

  10-07-2017 14:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Quebec's police watchdog is investigating an incident at a police station in Pont-Rouge, Que., that left a 37-year-old man dead. He had shown up to the station wielding a machete.
  
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• Search resumes for man who fell into Rivière-des-Prairies

  10-07-2017 14:10 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Police divers are expected to be deployed Monday morning in an effort to find a man in his 20s who tumbled into the Rivière-des-Prairies Sunday evening.
  Searchers from the Montreal police department, fire department and the Canadian Coast Guard spent all of Sunday evening’s daylight hours looking for the man, who apparently tripped into swift-flowing current near Riviera St. in the borough of Pierrefonds at 6 p.m.  
  Two companions who were with the man were unable to pull him f
  
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• Montreal police temporarily suspend search for missing man

  10-07-2017 14:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are set to resume their search at 12 p.m. Monday after a man fell into the Rivière des Prairies in Pierrefonds on Sunday. Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports.
  
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• Fulfilling a passion for art

  10-07-2017 14:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Art Dealer Alessandra Salituri joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about Citizen Atelier – her online art store that inspires and fulfills a passion for art.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Monday, July 10

  10-07-2017 13:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Monday, July 10.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Monday, July 10

  10-07-2017 13:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carla Bosacki has Montreal’s weather forecast for Monday, July 10.
  
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