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• Swimming in Lac Saint-Louis

  01-08-2017 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  There is a growing movement in Lachine to open up Lac Saint-Louis to recreational swimming. Global’s Tim Sargeant finds out if it’s safe.
  
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• Man, 70, found dead in pool at Boisbriand seniors' home

  01-08-2017 23:48 via cbc.ca
  Sainte-Thérèse-De Blainville police Sgt. Martin Charron said emergency services received a 911 call from the Résidences Desjardins around 1:12 p.m.
  
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• Kindness rocks appearing in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue

  01-08-2017 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Two Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue residents are doing their part to spread a little kindness in their neighbourhood. As Global’s Anne Leclair reports, they’re encouraging people to write a positive message on rocks and place them around the municipality.
  
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• Marvin Rotrand demands Mayor Coderre make Formula E costs public

  01-08-2017 23:29 via montrealgazette.com
  The lack of clarity over just how taxpayer dollars were spent to put on last weekend’s Formula E race in Montreal has citizens “boiling mad,” said Coalition Montréal leader Marvin Rotrand.
  On Tuesday, Rotrand called on the city to detail the full cost of hosting the race during the next city council meeting, on Aug. 21. And he called on Mayor Denis Coderre to reveal the deal he made to have the event in Montreal.
  “Given the large amount of public money in
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Montreal piper says bagpipes stolen

  01-08-2017 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  Well-known Montreal piper Jeff McCarthy says he has filed a report with Quebec provincial police after he alleges his bagpipes were stolen from the trunk of his car. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.
  
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• JFL 35 showcased future household names, reeled in millennial crowds

  01-08-2017 23:17 via montrealgazette.com
  Just for Laughs has seen the future, and it’s digital. And we aren’t referring to any proctological Nasty Show material, either.
  The comedy festival wrapped its 35th edition Monday, and execs had to be feeling euphoric, not just because there were 42 sold-out shows. The Lilly Singh Gala Sunday night at Place des Arts marked a turning point of sorts for the festival. The venue was crammed with millennials, eager to catch YouTube Superwoman Singh. In the process, her event brought down
  
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• Right whale deaths in Gulf of St. Lawrence 'unprecedented,' Fisheries and Oceans says

  01-08-2017 23:09 via cbc.ca
  Ten right whales have now been found along the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. DFO says the situation is "unprecedented and extremely concerning."
  
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• Culture groups share concerns with Quebec envoy ahead of NAFTA talks

  01-08-2017 23:01 via cbc.ca
  Groups representing Quebec's cultural industries told the province's top negotiator in talks to make changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement that Canada needs to maintain its power over cultural policies.
  
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• ‘Kindness rocks’ are appearing in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue

  01-08-2017 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  Two Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue residents are doing their part to spread a little kindness in the neighbourhood.
  
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• Marvin Rotrand demands Mayor Coderre make Formula E costs public - Montreal Gazette

  01-08-2017 22:22 via montrealgazette.com
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  Marvin Rotrand demands Mayor Coderre make Formula E costs public
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  The poll, conducted by TVA and the Journal de Montréal, shows that two thirds of those surveyed (67 per cent) were not in favour of the city's spending at least $24 million on the two-day event, while only 28 per cent supported the idea of a taxpayer ...
  Coderre satisfied with Montreal's first Formula E race, which he says drew 45000National Observerall 10 news articles »
  
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• Homeowners could see Hydro rates jump by up to $2.95 a month

  01-08-2017 22:12 via montrealgazette.com
  Hydro-Québec plans to ask Quebec’s Régie de l’énergie for permission to raise hydro rates by 1.1 per cent, it said on Tuesday.
  The utility said it needs the extra money to deal with an increase in the cost of buying electricity from private producers and for planned infrastructure spending.
  If the increase is approved, it will be the largest increase in hydro rates since 2015, when rates rose 2.9 per cent. In 2016 and 2017, the Régie de l’&eacut
  
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• Victor Schukov: 'They are wild, and allow us to keep them,' beekeeper says

  01-08-2017 22:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Oh, boy, when I read Kathryn Greenaway’s “Urban beekeeping comes to the suburbs” — about Pointe-Claire and Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue installing beehives on the roofs of their public libraries — I had a Sheldon Cooper moment.
  The character from TV’s Big Bang Theory erupts into technical knowledge when a topic that tickles him pops up. I asked a good pal, George Skoba, who owns a bee farm, to share his expertise on these fuzzy, buzzy friends of ours.&n
  
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• Kramberger: Pointe-Claire green-lights au naturel gardens

  01-08-2017 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  About a year after threatening to take action against a homeowner over his naturalized garden, the city of Pointe-Claire has turned over a new leaf with a bylaw amendment that sets limits on what plants are considered noxious and therefore a nuisance.
  A naturalized garden is a one that is covered with a combination of wild flowers, shrubs and grasses that is similar to what occurs in nature.
  In June 2016, resident Peter Graham was served an infraction notice by
  
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• Would you swim in Lac Saint-Louis?

  01-08-2017 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  There is a growing movement in Lachine to open up Lac Saint-Louis to recreational swimming.
  
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• Bernier still raised more than Scheer in final sprint of Conservative race

  01-08-2017 21:47 via cbc.ca
  Maxime Bernier lost the Conservative leadership race, but he remained the top fundraiser right to the end, newly released figures from Elections Canada show.
  
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• Jagmeet Singh's challenge: Can a turban-wearing Sikh win in Quebec? - CBC.ca

  01-08-2017 21:40 via cbc.ca
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  Jagmeet Singh's challenge: Can a turban-wearing Sikh win in Quebec?
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  By most traditional measures, federal NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh is outpacing his competitors. Newly released fundraising data from Elections Canada show he received 60 per cent of all contributions in the second quarter of 2017, despite ...and more »
  
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• Jagmeet Singh's challenge: Can a turban-wearing Sikh win in Quebec?

  01-08-2017 21:38 via cbc.ca
  By traditional means of measure, NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh is outpacing other candidates. But will his turban prevent him from being elected in La Belle Province?
  
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• Thunder Lotus videogame team pulls together for Sundered

  01-08-2017 21:06 via montrealgazette.com
  For Montreal-based video game maker Thunder Lotus Games, the work of producing a new game doesn’t end when it comes out.
  On Friday morning, the day the company’s second game, Sundered, was officially released, the studio’s staff was still hard at work on the game.
  “All the reviews came out yesterday, so we’re already looking at what can we fix, what can we address, how can we improve the game, how do we make sure that players are really getting the best experience p
  
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• Montreal's Thunder Lotus videogame team pulls together for Sundered - Montreal Gazette

  01-08-2017 21:06 via montrealgazette.com
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  Montreal's Thunder Lotus videogame team pulls together for Sundered
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  Thunder Lotus Games president Will Dubé and animator Alexandre Boyer talk about aspects of their recently released new game, Sundered, in Montreal on July 28, 2017. Dave Sidaway / Montreal Gazette. Share Adjust Comment Print. For Montreal-based ...
  
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• Quebec City's Karen Paquin sacrifices for Canadian rugby cause

  01-08-2017 20:42 via cbc.ca
  On two occasions, Quebec City Flanker Karen Paquin left her job to play for Canada's rugby team - first for the sevens squad, and then as part of the 15s team. Now a veteran, the soon-to-be 30-year-old is ready to help Canada make a run at the Women's Rugby World Cup.
  
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• Study suggests anglophone Montrealers drink more excessively than francophones - CTV News

  01-08-2017 19:58 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
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  Study suggests anglophone Montrealers drink more excessively than francophones
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  A new poll suggests the binge-drinking habits of Montrealers are divided along linguistic lines. The survey commissioned for Educ'alcool by polling firm CROP indicates English-speaking Montrealers are more likely to drink to excess than their ...
  Montreal anglophones drink more alcohol than francophones: surveyGlobalnews.caall 5 news articles »
  
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• Ahuntsic-Cartierville residents demand answers as basements flood again

  01-08-2017 19:43 via cbc.ca
  Many homeowners have yet to repair damage done by spring floods and are still waiting for government assistance.
  
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• Montreal anglophones drink more alcohol than francophones: survey

  01-08-2017 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  A survey commissioned by Éduc’alcool shows Montreal's anglophones drink more frequently and excessively than francophones and allophones.
  
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• Hydro-Québec seeks 1.1% rate increase from energy board

  01-08-2017 19:20 via cbc.ca
  Hydro-Québec is asking Quebec's energy board for permission to raise electricity rates by 1.1 per cent next year.
  
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• Update: Homeowners could see Hydro rates jump by up to $2.95 a month

  01-08-2017 19:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Hydro-Québec plans to ask Quebec’s Régie de l’énergie for permission to raise hydro rates by 1.1 per cent, it said on Tuesday.
  The utility said it needs the extra money to deal with an increase in the cost of buying electricity from private producers and for planned infrastructure spending.
  If the increase is approved, it will be the largest increase in hydro rates since 2015, when rates rose 2.9 per cent. In 2016 and 2017, the Régie de l’&eacut
  
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• ‘It’s who we are’: Celebrating 25 years of Point Wish Softball Tournament

  01-08-2017 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Point Wish Softball Tournament is celebrating 25 years of giving back.
  
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• Teen falls from 8th floor of Canada Malting Silos in Saint-Henri

  01-08-2017 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Aug 1: Questions are being raised after a 15-year-old boy fell eight storeys at the abandoned Canada Malting Silos in Montreal’s Saint-Henri borough.Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Andrew Chang, Ian Hanomansing to host The National

  01-08-2017 19:12 via cbc.ca
  CBC News senior correspondent Adrienne Arsenault, Power & Politics host Rosemary Barton, Vancouver local news host Andrew Chang, and News Network anchor Ian Hanomansing will share anchor duties when the flagship newscast relaunches in November.
  
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• Quebec pharmacy mogul has licence revoked for nearly 32 years

  01-08-2017 19:10 via cbc.ca
  In what has been called "an exceptional case," the Quebec drugstore owner known as the "king of pharmacists" has been barred from practising his profession for the next three decades.
  
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• 2 decades of Montreal bagel-making expertise comes to Dartmouth - CBC.ca

  01-08-2017 19:08 via cbc.ca
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  2 decades of Montreal bagel-making expertise comes to Dartmouth
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  A family from Montreal is bringing their knowledge and experience of baking Montreal bagels to the East Coast. Labana Singh, along with his wife Kulwinder and daughter Parabhjot, have opened Bagel Montreal Style on Dartmouth's Wyse Road. "We will ...
  Bagel Montreal Style is now open in DartmouthThe Coast Halifaxall 2 news articles »
  
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• Too scared to do CN Tower’s EdgeWalk? Global’s Kim Sullivan did it for you

  01-08-2017 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Global's Kim Sullivan walked on the edge of the CN Tower in Toronto.
  
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• Global’s Kim Sullivan on why she walked on the edge of the CN Tower

  01-08-2017 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Aug 1: Global’s Laura Casella needs to know why Kim Sullivan wanted to walk on the edge of the CN Tower.
  
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• Montreal teen set to embark on environmental trip to Arctic

  01-08-2017 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal teen John Nathaniel Gertler is set to embark on an Arctic expedition in hopes of raising awareness about the environment.
  
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• Global’s Kim Sullivan does the CN Tower EdgeWalk

  01-08-2017 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Aug 1: Ever wanted to do the CN Tower’s EdgeWalk? If you’re too scared – Global’s Kim Sullivan did it for you!
  
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• Dan Delmar: Why fans' once-unwavering loyalty to Canadiens is wavering - Montreal Gazette

  01-08-2017 18:23 via montrealgazette.com
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  Dan Delmar: Why fans' once-unwavering loyalty to Canadiens is wavering
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  Andrei Markov heads up the ice during third period against the Ottawa Senators in Montreal on March 25, 2017. Many Canadiens fans are deeply disappointed at the team's failure to re-sign the veteran defenceman. Christinne Muschi / MONTREAL GAZETTE.and more »
  
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• Dan Delmar: Why fans' once-unwavering loyalty to Canadiens is wavering

  01-08-2017 18:23 via montrealgazette.com
  There is no doubt the legacy left by the Montreal Canadiens will remain an important part of this city’s heritage for decades, even generations, to come. However, there are signs the modern incarnation of our beloved NHL franchise is devaluing fandom, to the team’s own detriment.
  Like most, my rift with the Habs did not happen overnight. My disinterest was cultivated over years of mediocre performance and myriad blunders; the latest disappointment being the failure to re-sign reliabl
  
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• Passengers stuck on ‘nightmare’ Air Transat plane for hours without air conditioning, food

  01-08-2017 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  The passengers were stuck on the airplane for so long that some had to call 911.
  
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• Eugenie Bouchard, Maria Sharapova get wild-card berths for Rogers Cup

  01-08-2017 18:12 via montrealgazette.com
  There was an ironic twist Tuesday as Tennis Canada announced the wild-card berths for next week’s Rogers Cup events in Montreal and Toronto.
  The organizers in Toronto decided to give free passes to Westmount’s Eugenie Bouchard and former No. 1 Maria Sharapova, two players who are not on speaking terms these days. Bouchard has been critical of Sharapova’s return to pro tennis after a 16-month doping ban and one of the few bright spots on the Canadian’s resumé this y
  
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• Suspect, 23, charged in fatal Pointe-Calumet hit and run

  01-08-2017 18:02 via montrealgazette.com
  A 23-year-old man was charged Monday with reckless driving causing death in the wake of a hit and run in Pointe-Calumet that left a 66-year-old man dead.
  Quebec City-area resident Mathieu Grenon faces seven other charges, including leaving the scene of a fatal accident, dangerous driving causing injuries, criminal negligence and fleeing from a police officer. 
  Grenon was arrested Sunday after Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes police detected a vehicle driving erratically at 3:30 p.m. outside the
  
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• United by food: Sharing a meal can connect you to your neighbours btmontreal.ca/videos/united-…

  01-08-2017 17:45
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• Head to outdoor music festivals in style with these fashion picks from @zeeta btmontreal.ca/videos/head-to…

  01-08-2017 17:38
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• ICYMI: Popular Laval police officer retires btmontreal.ca/videos/popular…

  01-08-2017 17:31
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• Is it time to buy an electric car? https://t.co/TeR1fPZ97A

  01-08-2017 17:19
  
  Is it time to buy an electric car? https://t.co/TeR1fPZ97A
  
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• What it's like to keep a chicken coop in Montreal

  01-08-2017 17:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Chickens are making a comeback in Montreal’s Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie borough.
  The neighbourhood may be a stone’s throw from downtown but as it turns out, it’s an ideal place for people to harvest eggs right from the source. Some 50 families are keeping chickens in their backyards through a program that started this spring.
  One amateur chicken farmer invited the Montreal Gazette to get a glimpse of what it’s like raising chickens in the city.
  
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• What it's like to keep a chicken coop in Montreal - Montreal Gazette

  01-08-2017 17:01 via montrealgazette.com
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  What it's like to keep a chicken coop in Montreal
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  The neighbourhood may be a stone's throw from downtown but as it turns out, it's an ideal place for people to harvest eggs right from the source. Some 50 families are keeping chickens in their backyards through a program that started this spring. One ...
  
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• Six O'Clock Solution: Sole en Papillote

  01-08-2017 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  A meal you can prepare completely in advance is appreciated year-round, but particularly during the easy-going months of summer.New England fisherwoman Jennifer Trainer Thompson likes to wrap up fillets of any white, lean, firm fish in parchment paper along with some seasoning, and refrigerate them until it’s time to bake. If you have a basil plant handy, your fish will taste particularly good. Just stack fresh basil leaves together, roll them up, and use a sharp knife to create long, thin
  
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