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• Three arrested after incident at Morin-Heights cannabis plantation

  15-07-2017 23:04 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A man was sent to hospital after being shot in a cannabis plantation on Wood Rd. in Morin-Heights in the Laurentians around 3 p.m. on Friday.
  Three men were arrested in connection with the events, while the injured man remains in hospital in stable condition on Saturday.
  The Sûreté du Québec said a man in his 30s has been detained and is set to appear in court on Monday. It is still unclear what charges he will face. 
  Two other men were released under the condition they
  
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• Sunshine brings out smiling faces at Ste-Catherine St. festival

  15-07-2017 22:55 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Ste-Catherine St. festival’s 20th edition is in full swing under sunny skies Saturday despite a rainy start the day before. 
  “Yesterday, the weather was quite difficult to deal with,” said Montreal-based jewellery maker Sonya Szczygiel. “But right now it’s fantastic.”
  There’s been a good energy on the street, she said. “There’s the music, people are friendly. People seem excited.”
  Artist Stéphanie Bérubé ha
  
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• Animal lovers protest against breed-specific legislation in Montreal - Globalnews.ca

  15-07-2017 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Animal lovers protest against breed-specific legislation in Montreal

  15-07-2017 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Protesters are urging the Quebec government to back down on its proposed dangerous dog legislation arguing that what is needed is more education, not more rules targeting specific breeds.
  
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• 'It has to be stopped': Montrealers protest against 'dangerous dog' bill

  15-07-2017 22:45 via montrealgazette.com
  
  For a third straight year, Montrealers took part in “global anti-breed-specific legislation day” demonstrations Saturday, gathering outside city hall and heading toward Cabot Square.
  While similar protests took place in other cities, this year’s march in Montreal was also in protest of a more local issue: Bill 128, commonly called Quebec’s “potentially dangerous dog” bill.
  The proposed bill, introduced by public security minister Martin Coiteux in April, aims
  
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• Enter to WIN passes to the advance screening of @atomic_blonde — In theatres July 28. btmontreal.ca/contests/win-p…

  15-07-2017 22:30
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• Dinner series celebrates Montreal's women chefs - CBC.ca

  15-07-2017 22:27 via cbc.ca
  
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  Dufour and Catherine Roux, known for marketing local artisinal beers, co-founded a group of like-minded women, Les Femmes Chefs de Montréal, and planned a series of dinners. For the first dinner of the series, Dufour has teamed up with Stéphanie Audet ...
  
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• Dinner series celebrates Montreal's women chefs

  15-07-2017 22:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The restaurant industry can be notoriously macho, so a group of Montreal women chefs are joining together to support each other and cook a series of dinners celebrating women in the kitchen.
  
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• Seem like a cool summer? Actually, it's been pretty average

  15-07-2017 22:04 via montrealgazette.com
  
  It might seem like an unusually cool, rainy summer but, in fact, the weather has been fairly close to average, according to Environment Canada.
  “It terms of temperature, it was bang on,” said Maxime Desharnais, a meteorologist at the Montreal weather office.
  The average temperature in June was 18.6, compared with the normal average for that month of 18.7, he said.
  Yes, it has been rainier than usual, but only in Montreal, Desharnais said. The city got 135 millilitres of rain in June,
  
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• Seem like a cool summer? Actually, it's been pretty average - Montreal Gazette

  15-07-2017 22:03 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  It might seem like an unusually cool, rainy summer but, in fact, the weather has been fairly close to average, according to Environment Canada. “It terms of temperature, it was bang on,” said Maxime Desharnais, a meteorologist at the Montreal weather ...
  
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• Montrealer’s new prosthetic leg helps him ride again

  15-07-2017 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  One determined Montrealer is the first person in North America to use a prosthetic leg that allows him participate in activities that were once very difficult.
  
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• Accident on Highway 10 slows traffic in Montérégie

  15-07-2017 20:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Traffic on the eastbound Eastern Townships Autoroute slowed to a crawl Saturday afternoon after an accident near Ange-Gardien, 60 kilometres east of Montreal.
  Two people suffered minor injuries after the driver of a cube truck lost control of the wheel on Highway 10 about 12:50 p.m.
  Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau of the Sûreté du Québec said the truck hit a guard rail. Environmental specialists are now on the scene cleaning up diesel fluid that leaked during the collision.
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• Was this the 1st photo on the web? 25 years on, Quebec woman tells how she came to be in it

  15-07-2017 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Les Horribles Cernettes, a parody band that sings doo-wop songs about high-energy physics, had no idea the photo they posed for before playing a gig 25 years ago would become what may be the first personal photograph to be uploaded to the World Wide Web.
  
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• Baby cheetahs born at Parc Safari, a first in Quebec

  15-07-2017 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mosi and Jalanie, two baby cheetahs, were delivered via emergency C-section on May 13, after their mother Akeelah suffered complications during pregnancy.
  
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• Two years after blaze, Greek Orthodox church gets resurrected - CTV News

  15-07-2017 20:17 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
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  Two years after a famed Greek Orthodox church burned to the ground, parishioners are anticipating its resurrection. The Panagitsa Church on St. Roch was long known as one of the jewels of Park Extension when it caught fire in April, 2015. Built in 1962 ...
  
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• Window-washers hospitalized after electric shock

  15-07-2017 20:13 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Two window-washers, including a 17-year-old, were taken to hospital after suffering serious electric shocks while working on a building in Park Extension Saturday morning.
  Their lives were not considered to be in danger.
  Police received a call at 9 a.m. and turned the file over to Quebec’s workplace safety office, the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNEESST) because no criminal act was involved, said Con
  
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• Learn to camp today near Lachine Canal

  15-07-2017 19:51 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Ever wanted to try camping but not sure how to get started?
  Parks Canada is holding a free, one-day, open-air event today in the Jardin des Écluses, just west of the Old Port, to teach camping basics.
  It’s located beside the Lachine Canal, near Locks No. 1 and 2, near the Mill St. Bridge. Look for the Parks Canada kiosk at the corner of de la Commune and McGill Sts.
  “It’s an initiation to camping,” said Isabelle Savoie, visitor experience manager with Parks Canada.
  
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• Pedestrian in life-threatening condition after collision with SUV

  15-07-2017 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 51-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a SUV Friday night in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges borough.
  
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• Laval Police searching for this suspect in connection with a recent sexual harrassment incident. Vimont/Auteuil dis… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  15-07-2017 17:11
  Laval Police searching for this suspect in connection with a recent sexual harrassment incident. Vimont/Auteuil dis… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Last night's $10,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot was won by a Quebecer! Ticket purchased in St-Bruno. @LotoQuebec https://t.co/Ut3tgrTBIJ

  15-07-2017 17:06
  
  Last night's $10,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot was won by a Quebecer! Ticket purchased in St-Bruno. @LotoQuebec https://t.co/Ut3tgrTBIJ
  
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• Someone in Quebec may be a newly minted multimillionaire

  15-07-2017 16:52 via cbc.ca
  
  A ticket sold in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Que., has won Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot.
  
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• Someone in Quebec is a newly minted multimillionaire

  15-07-2017 16:52 via cbc.ca
  
  A ticket sold in Quebec claimed Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot.
  
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• Meet the first cheetahs born in Quebec

  15-07-2017 16:31 via montrealgazette.com
  
  What the first two Quebec-born cheetahs currently lack in speed, they more than make up for by being adorable.
  The two cheetah cubs were born in May at Parc Safari in Hemmingford.
  Mosi and Jelanie made their public debuts in a video released by the zoo on Thursday. 
  The footage shows the pair in incubation units and suckling on bottles. They appear to particularly enjoy being swaddled with blankets. The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates that the planet&rsquo
  
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• Quebec ticket wins $10 million Lotto Max jackpot

  15-07-2017 14:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on July 21 will again be approximately $10 million.
  
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• Sorting out the Montreal Canadiens' fourth-line situation - Habs Eyes on the Prize (blog)

  15-07-2017 14:10 via habseyesontheprize.com
  
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  Montreal's fourth line is capable of a lot this year, but who exactly is going to claim the spots? by Scott Matla@scottmatla Jul 15, 2017, 8:00am EDT. tweet · share · pin · Rec. Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images. If there's one thing Marc ...
  
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• While you were sleeping: Effective goats and Alouettes

  15-07-2017 14:01 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Also: Investigations concerning public indecency and workout supplements. 
  Laval police are looking for a man suspected of public indecency. They say two women have complained about the suspect, one of whom told them he had followed her to her car before exposing himself and making indecent gestures. Laval police have released a picture of the suspect and are asking for public help in identifying him.  
  The Montreal Alouettes’ offence finally came to life in a 30-23 win
  
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• The Week in Review: We quit, help wanted, walk on the wild side, smart girls, back to the jungle

  15-07-2017 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Mass resignation at MUHC: 10 independent board members quit
  The departures of more than half of the 19 board members, who claimed they were hamstrung by Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette, followed a wave of public criticisms Barrette levelled at the MUHC for its chronic failure to rein in its deficits. The board said it cannot function effectively with a health minister who threatens trusteeship and refuses to speak to them directly. “He considers us an impediment. Our only int
  
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• The long-term problems of short-term rentals in Montreal - Montreal Gazette

  15-07-2017 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Martin Blanchard says a dramatic increase in Airbnb listings in La Petite-Patrie has resulted in a lack of available apartments for residents. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette. Share Adjust Comment Print. Bernard Sanchez stands on the sidewalk across ...
  
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• The long-term problems of short-term rentals in Montreal

  15-07-2017 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Bernard Sanchez stands on the sidewalk across from his house in Shaughnessy Village and points in all directions, singling out every second or third front door lining a residential street.
  “There are five places within 20 metres of where we’re standing,” Sanchez says, identifying apartments being rented out through home-sharing services the likes of Airbnb and HomeAway.
  He started noticing the trend about two years ago, when a house sold on Tupper St. was converted in
  
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• Police response to NDG swastika incident puts spotlight on hate crimes unit

  15-07-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Montreal police Hate Crimes Unit was established one year ago, and while the dedicated team works to send a message that intolerance will not be tolerated, an incident in the city earlier this week — and the way it was handled by police — raises questions about how well that philosophy is being applied by police officers on the ground.
  
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• Victoria Ave. underpass flash flood blamed on mixture of sand, gravel and oil in sewer

  15-07-2017 13:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Michel Therrien, a spokesperson for the Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, said it’s normal to find gravel and sand in sewers, but not in such amounts — and not mixed with oil.
  
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• Pedestrian struck by car in Côte-des-Neiges in critical condition

  15-07-2017 13:35 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A pedestrian hit by a car in the Côte-des-Neiges borough remains in critical condition. 
  The 51-year-old man was struck around 11:15 p.m on Friday night, Montreal police spokesperson Const. Caroline Chevrefils said.
  Police investigators were at the site of the collision during the night in an attempt to ascertain what had happened. 
  More to come…
  
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• Shelter: Mid-century style in family-friendly N.D.G.

  15-07-2017 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Amelia Keenan, a New Zealander, and Thomas Monaghan, who’s from Northern Ireland, are newcomers to Montreal. At the beginning of this year they were living in Monaghan’s homeland, where he worked for a customer experience company. They then leaned he was being transferred to the company’s Quebec office.
  The couple weren’t sure when they would be heading for Montreal other than it would be in the spring, so they came over last January to check out the housing market. Mid-w
  
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• Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by SUV - CBC.ca

  15-07-2017 13:05 via cbc.ca
  
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  A 51-year-old man is in critical condition after he was struck by an SUV backing up in a Côte-des-Neiges parking lot Friday night. At around 11:15 p.m., the 63-year-old driver was backing up in the private parking lot near de Courtai Avenue and Lavoie ...
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• Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by SUV

  15-07-2017 13:03 via cbc.ca
  
  The 51-year-old man is in hospital with serious head injuries after an SUV driver didn't see him as he was backing up.
  
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• Josh Freed: Thumbing through the expenses for Montreal 375 projects - Montreal Gazette

  15-07-2017 12:01 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Perhaps the bill for the Jacques Cartier Bridge's lights could have been reduced if they only changed colour four times a year. Dave Sidaway / Montreal Gazette. Share Adjust Comment Print. I have finally seen the much-discussed granite tree stumps on ...
  
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• Devastated family, friends bid farewell to Dorval teen killed by train - Montreal Gazette

  15-07-2017 12:01 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Weeks after graduating from John Rennie High School, Tristan Morrissette-Perkins, 16, was struck and killed by a passenger train on a rail bridge near Lancaster, Ont. A cousin and friend narrowly escaped with their lives. Courtesy of Morrissette ...
  
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• Osheaga to address women's safety with new security initiatives

  15-07-2017 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Osheaga is preparing to announce new measures regarding the safety of female festival-goers, as well as a broader all-around security strategy, the Montreal Gazette has learned.
  Female fan safety has been a hot topic since Osheaga attendee Melanie Doucet told media that she was drugged during the Red Hot Chili Peppers’s performance at last year’s festival.
  Doucet was able to recognize the symptoms of the date rape drug and get herself to safety; but after the fact, she expressed disa
  
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• Josh Freed: Thumbing through the expenses for Montreal 375 projects

  15-07-2017 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  I have finally seen the much-discussed granite tree stumps on Mount Royal — and I’m stumped.
  A small cluster of grey stone lumps showed up on the mountain last week, in an area dotted with actual tree stumps.
  There’s nothing ugly about the slanted granite “stumps,” or the French poems engraved on them. But I prefer the real stumps, which are homegrown on our mountain — and definitely cheaper than the $3.45 million for several dozen granite ones.
  I don’t
  
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• From the archives: In 1711, Montreal turned to prayer as hostile troops approached from New England

  15-07-2017 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  This story was first published on July 9, 2016, in the Montreal Gazette.
  Nerves were on edge in Montreal that summer of 1711. Once more the English were threatening to invade, and the power of New France, Montreal included, to defend itself was perilously limited. Warnings had been coming in for months. A well-equipped army from the New England colonies, led by Col. Francis Nicholson, would march along Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River, aiming for Montreal. At the same time, a fleet from Bo
  
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• Editor's notebook: Oleg Dergachov joins cartoon team at the Montreal Gazette

  15-07-2017 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  As regular readers know, Montreal Gazette cartoonist Aislin (a.k.a. Terry Mosher) is celebrating his 50th anniversary this year with a career retrospective book, From Trudeau to Trudeau, and special exhibitions at the McCord Museum (until Aug. 13) and in Toronto and Ottawa. He’s also sharing some of his favourite memories on page A2 of the print edition of the Gazette every Monday.
  This is all a prelude to next year, when Aislin will cut back to drawing one cartoon per week for us. With th
  
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• Devastated family, friends bid farewell to Dorval teen killed by train

  15-07-2017 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Tristan Morrissette-Perkins cut a handsome figure three weeks ago when he attended his high school prom. His crisp blue suit and brown dress shoes were de rigueur with the Class of 2017 at John Rennie High School in Pointe-Claire.
  But the afterglow of grad celebrations came to a sudden and tragic end the evening of July 3 when the 16-year-old was struck and killed by a passenger train on a rail bridge near Lancaster, Ont.
  Now the Morrissette-Perkins family is facing their darkest hour as they pr
  
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• Canada's tallest lighthouse reopens to visitors, but its future remains uncertain

  15-07-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Government officials ordered the Cap-des-Rosiers lighthouse on the Gaspé Peninsula closed note once, but twice, this month. It's open now but, in dire need of repairs, no one knows for how long.
  
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• Sutton, Adams run in TDs as Alouettes continue home mastery of Stampeders 30-23

  15-07-2017 07:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tyrell Sutton and back-up quarterback Vernon Adams ran in touchdowns as the Montreal Alouettes defeated the Calgary Stampeders 30-23 on Friday night in Montreal.
  
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• Montreal in 19 neighbourhoods: Henri-Bourassa Blvd.

  15-07-2017 06:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  This series of maps explores different neighbourhoods in Montreal’s 19 boroughs. We’ll be featuring one map per week until September 9.For information on La Grande Tournée, visit 375mtl.com.
  This map was created by Content Works, Postmedia’s commercial content division, on behalf of Alive 375.
   
  
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• Herb Zurkowsky: Alouettes rewrite their obit with stunning win against Stampeders

  15-07-2017 05:45 via montrealgazette.com
  
  So many things could have gone wrong on this night for the Alouettes.
  There were the two early interceptions thrown by quarterback Darian Durant, one of which led to a field goal. The second, when he should have eaten the football and taken a quarterback sack, was an absolutely mind-boggling decision.
  There was the third quarter when the Calgary Stampeders, arguably the strongest team in the Canadian Football League — at least they were last season — outscored Montreal 11-0, erasing
  
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• Herb Zurkowsky: Alouettes rewrite their obit with stunning win against Stampeders - Montreal Gazette

  15-07-2017 05:39 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  Montreal Alouettes linebacker Chip Cox (11) brings down Calgary Stampeders slotback Marquay McDaniel (16) during first half CFL action at Molson Stadium in Montreal on Friday, July 14, 2017. Dave Sidaway / Montreal Gazette. Share Adjust Comment ...
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• Spotted: The first two cheetah cubs ever born in Quebec

  15-07-2017 04:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Mosi and Jelanie, the first two cheetah cubs ever born in Quebec, made their online debut in a video posted to the Parc Safari Facebook page on Thursday.
  
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• Alouettes' offence sprouts for a 30-23 wet win against Calgary

  15-07-2017 04:19 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Just when it seemed safe to bury the Alouettes and their inept offence, Montreal pulled a fast one.
  The Als scored three offensive touchdowns Friday night at Molson Stadium, defeating the Calgary Stampeders 30-23 before 18,610 rain-soaked spectators. It was a season-high offensive production for Montreal.
  Montreal had scored only four touchdowns in three games prior to sending the Stamps to their first defeat of the season. The players and management kept preaching patience and, for one night at
  
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• Standoff with police on St-Jacques and McGill Sts. is over

  15-07-2017 04:15 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A standoff in Old Montreal between Montreal police and a 34-year-old man, who appeared to be suicidal and uncooperative, has ended said police spokesperson Benoit Boisselle.Police out side square victoria, montreal,no news as to the reason, stay safe if your in the area pic.twitter.com/Et6ForppxU
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  On Friday night, police said the man remains hospitalized. He was transported to hospital where he was to receive a psychological evaluation. No
  
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