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• Be careful when watching the solar eclipse

  15-08-2017 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  You shouldn’t look directly at the sun when there’s a solar eclipse – so, how can you properly observe it? Global’s Dan Spector finds out.
  
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• Pierrefonds residents question new daycare

  15-08-2017 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Residents in Pierrefonds insist they should have been consulted about the building of a new daycare on a quiet, residential street. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.
  
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• Confederate plaque on Montreal Hudson's Bay store removed ... - CBC.ca

  15-08-2017 23:19 via cbc.ca
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• Psychiatrist says man charged with attempted murder unfit to stand trial

  15-08-2017 22:52 via cbc.ca
  The man who was charged with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing on Mount Royal Aug. 7 has been deemed not fit to stand trial by a psychiatrist.
  
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• Confederate plaque on Montreal Hudson's Bay store removed

  15-08-2017 22:19 via cbc.ca
  The Hudson's Bay Company has removed a plaque commemorating the Confederate States president Jefferson Davis from its flagship downtown Montreal store after complaints.
  
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• Confederate plaque on Montreal Hudson's Bay store commemorates 'a disgusting thing'

  15-08-2017 22:19 via cbc.ca
  Some Montrealers want to see the removal of a plaque commemorating Confederate States' president Jefferson Davis, after a deadly car attack against anti-racism protesters in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday.
  
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• Pierrefonds residents prepared to sue over daycare plans

  15-08-2017 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  Residents on Eldor Daigneault Street in Pierrefonds-Roxboro are up in arms about plans to build a daycare on their street.
  
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• Armed suspects threaten multiple victims in Pierrefonds

  15-08-2017 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Police Station 3 serving Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Île-Bizard-Ste-Geneviève
  A group of young people were bullied and threatened by suspects armed with knives and telescopic nightsticks, near the corner of St-Jean and Pierrefonds boulevards, at around 1:40 a.m., Aug. 8.
  The five victims, some of them on scooters, arrived in front of a coffee shop where they were confronted by a group of young men who attempted to start a verbal confrontation. The victims ignored the taunts and
  
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• Projet Montréal leader Valérie Plante's new campaign ad causes stir

  15-08-2017 21:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Projet Montréal mayoral candidate Valérie Plante has unveiled her first election advertisement in advance of this fall’s vote.
  On Tuesday, the party released a poster featuring Plante with the slogan “L’homme de la situation (The man for the job). Valérie Plante. Mairesse de Montréal.“ 
  “Now is the time to have a vision for the city,” Plante said in a statement. “It is time to look forward and build the Montreal we want f
  
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• Man accused in stabbing attack deemed unfit to stand trial for now

  15-08-2017 21:56 via montrealgazette.com
  The 47-year-old man who was charged last week with attempted murder after a man was randomly stabbed on Mount Royal has been deemed unfit to stand trial for the time being. 
  Jean Therrien made a series of rambling statements while his case was presented Tuesday before Quebec Court Judge Alexandre St-Onge at the Montreal courthouse. The judge ordered that Therrien be detained until next week for a hearing to determine if he can be forced to undergo a court-ordered psychiatric treatment at th
  
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• UPDATE: Police give all-clear after suspicious package found in N.D.G.

  15-08-2017 21:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police have determined that a package found outside a business on Monkland Ave. in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is not suspicious.
  Earlier Tuesday afternoon, residences in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce were evacuated and several roads were closed after a package was found in front of a business near the corner of Coronation and Monkland Aves. The evacuation was a method of prevention, police said.
  Montreal police tactical investigators inspected the package and deemed its contents to be u
  
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• Plans for new transport centre in Bellechasse underway

  15-08-2017 21:45 via montrealgazette.com
  The Bellechasse area will receive a new transport centre for the Société de transport de Montréal, thanks to the authorization of a borrowing by-law, the city of Montreal announced Tuesday.
  The city plans to invest $254 million into the construction of the Bellechasse Transport Centre, and it will be put in service at the beginning of 2022, according to a press release from the city.
  Montreal’s executive committee is set to authorize the by-law on Wednesday.
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• Hillary and Bill Clinton spotted shopping in Quebec's Eastern Townships

  15-08-2017 21:37 via cbc.ca
  Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former U.S. president Bill Clinton chatted with people on the streets of North Hatley on Tuesday. The pair both said they found the region beautiful.
  
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• Montreal gets première of François Girard's Hochelaga, ahead of TIFF

  15-08-2017 21:14 via montrealgazette.com
  François Girard’s Hochelaga, terre des âmes (Hochelaga, Land of Souls) will be presented in a special gala screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from Sept. 7 to 17. But Montrealers will be treated to the world première of the film, Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Place des Arts.
  That official première will be preceded by a free public screening at 7 the same night at the Imperial Cinema as part of Montreal’s 375th-anniversary a
  
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• NDG construction noise reaching fever pitch on Monkland Avenue

  15-08-2017 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  Construction noise, traffic and detours are frustrating commuters in NDG.
  
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• Cinema Politica film series launches streaming service

  15-08-2017 20:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Cinema Politica, the Montreal-based political film series that organizes screenings in Canada and abroad, has launched its own streaming service.
  The service shares Cinema Politica’s name and will offer subscribers access to the series’ digitized catalogue. 
  Cinema Politica co-founder Ezra Winton said these offerings are “radical committed documentaries.”
  In an interview with Concordia University, he contrasted Cinema Politica’s documentaries with mainstream of
  
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• Couillard accuses political rivals of neglecting human rights of asylum seekers

  15-08-2017 20:20 via cbc.ca
  Quebec’s Premier Philippe Couillard fought back Tuesday against criticism of his government’s handling of the recent wave of asylum seekers crossing illegally into Quebec from the United States.
  
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• Cut cable in Drummondville contributed to widespread cell phone outage in Atlantic Canada

  15-08-2017 19:58 via cbc.ca
  Bell Aliant says a widespread outage of its East Coast telecommunications network this month was the result of a "perfect storm" involving construction crews not checking where to dig.
  
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• Montreal-area charities distributing school supplies to families in need - Montreal Gazette

  15-08-2017 19:50 via montrealgazette.com
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• Montreal-area charities distributing school supplies to families in need

  15-08-2017 19:49 via montrealgazette.com
  With the new school year approaching, organizations in the Montreal area are lending a helping hand by distributing supplies and clothing to students from low-income families. 
  Welcome Hall Mission expects to hand out about 3,000 filled school bags to students between the ages of five and 16 in the coming weeks, said the charity’s executive director, Samuel Watts. 
  For their 16th annual Rentrée la tête haute event, the team of 350 volunteers had initially prepared 2,
  
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• Montreal police investigating suspicious package outside NDG business

  15-08-2017 19:45 via cbc.ca
  A perimeter was set up and some homes evacuated as a precaution. Police investigators are on the scene.
  
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• Montreal police give all-clear on package found outside NDG business

  15-08-2017 19:45 via cbc.ca
  Police investigators took a look at the package and say it wasn't suspicious.
  
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• Opinion: LGBT people continue to face rights challenges

  15-08-2017 19:38 via montrealgazette.com
  This week, during Canada Pride Montreal 2017, a national conference on “LGBTTIQA2S” human rights is being held to discuss legal, social and economic issues facing these communities.
  On behalf of a civil rights group that has been closely involved with equality issues for the LGBT community and others, we wish to name a few challenges that require special attention.
  With respect to employment equity, there is a growing movement among employers in the financial and high-tech industries
  
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• Kramberger: Nuisance fines should be a last resort for municipalities

  15-08-2017 19:32 via montrealgazette.com
  While technically it is a case of laying down the law as approved by municipal council, the strict enforcement of nuisance bylaws concerning recycling bins that are left out five hours past deadline seems a bit of a draconian reaction.
  Last month, a family in Terrasse-Vaudreuil was issued a $271 fine by the town’s municipal patrol for not bringing their blue rolling bin in from the curb the day after the scheduled Friday recycling pickup. According to the town’s website, bins an
  
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• Collision in Lanaudière region closes part of Highway 125

  15-08-2017 19:31 via montrealgazette.com
  A collision involving two vehicles closed part of Highway 125 in Ste-Julienne in the Lanaudière region on Tuesday afternoon. 
  Emergency services were on the scene, and part of the highway was closed near Du Camping St. 
  Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Marc Tessier could not yet confirm the nature of the injuries. 
  He said it is possible one person was stuck inside one of the vehicles. 
  
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• NDG construction takes over Monkland Avenue

  15-08-2017 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Aug 15: Construction noise, traffic and detours are frustrating commuters in NDG. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Les Canadiennes land goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer

  15-08-2017 19:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Les Canadiennes de Montréal acquired goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer from the Calgary Inferno, general manager Meg Hewings announced on Tuesday.
  The transaction completes the trade that sent forward Haley Irwin to Calgary in 2014.
  Maschmeyer appeared in eight Canadian Women’s Hockey League games with the Inferno in 2016-17, posting a 5-3 record with two shutouts, a 1.49 goals-against average and .946 save percentage.
  “Emerance Maschmeyer is one of the world’s most promisi
  
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• Laval police search for missing 17-year-old boy

  15-08-2017 19:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Laval police are searching for a 17-year-old boy who was last seen on July 27. According to police, he could be in the Montreal North area. 
  Hugo Sigouin-Fortin speaks French, weighs 125 pounds and is five feet 11 inches tall. 
  He has short brown hair and brown eyes, as well as a tattoo on his neck that reads “Gucci” and a rose tattoo on his left forearm. 
  His family is worried for his safety.  
  Anyone with information related to the young man’s whereabouts
  
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• Alouettes acquire defensive-back Tevaughn Campbell from Roughriders

  15-08-2017 19:25 via montrealgazette.com
  When Jim Popp was the Alouettes’ general manager, he traded a first-round draft choice to British Columbia for quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.
  On Tuesday morning, Montreal traded Adams to Saskatchewan for Canadian defensive-back Tevaughn Campbell.
  The Als also get the Roughriders’ third-round picks in 2018 and ’19, while the Riders acquire Montreal’s fifth-round choice in ’18.
  Adams dressed for 22 games and was the Als’ starter at the end of last season, winning
  
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• Watch aerial video of the Quebec border where asylum seekers are crossing

  15-08-2017 19:23 via cbc.ca
  The Canadian Red Cross has taken over logistics of running the tent village by providing beds, food, hygiene kits and medical help to the migrants.
  
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• Montreal puts on free, outdoor concert featuring 3 orchestras, Rufus Wainwright - CBC.ca

  15-08-2017 19:14 via cbc.ca
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  Montréal-Nord: Parc Aimé-Léonard. Pierrefonds-Roxboro: Parc Grier. Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles: Place du Village-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles et Maison du citoyen. Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie: Parc Molson. Saint-Laurent: Complexe sportif.
  
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• Montreal puts on free, outdoor concert featuring 3 orchestras, Rufus Wainwright

  15-08-2017 19:12 via cbc.ca
  Montreal is marking its 375 birthday with a giant outdoor concert at the foot of Mount Royal this Saturday called Montréal Symphonique, featuring Rufus Wainwright, Patrick Watson, Isabelle Boulay, Coeur de pirate and a tribute to Denis Villeneuve.
  
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• Quebec premier concerned about anti-immigration banners

  15-08-2017 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  Various banners carrying the word #REMIGRATION were put up.
  
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• Schukov: Forever against photo radar

  15-08-2017 18:53 via montrealgazette.com
  The TV series Star Trek Next Generation had a recurring impish foil called the Q. The aforementioned lettered annoyance had a preoccupation with complicating the lives of human beings on the move. To wit, the Q loved to mischievously throw wrenches into mankind’s proverbial works, and observe the sparks of their lab rats’ frustration. What is interesting is that the Q was in fact a collective of like-minded . . . uh . . . minds.
  In Quebec, we have the TQ. They will tell you that the
  
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• Update: Highway 40 service road reopens after gas leak in St-Léonard

  15-08-2017 18:41 via montrealgazette.com
  A gas leak that closed the service road on Highway 40 East between Lacordaire and Langelier Blvds. Tuesday morning has been fixed, police say. The eastbound Lacordaire exit from the 40, which had been closed because of the leak, also has been reopened. 
   
   
  
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• Montreal man accused of a random stabbing attack found unfit to stand trial

  15-08-2017 18:36 via montrealgazette.com
  The 47-year-old man who was charged last week with attempted murder after a man was randomly stabbed on Mount Royal has been assessed as being unfit to stand trial. 
  Jean Therrien made a series of rambling statements while his case was presented Tuesday morning before a Quebec Court judge at the Montreal courthouse.
  A lawyer who was assigned to represent Therrien told the judge Therrien refused to discuss the evaluation with her before the hearing. 
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• Irish PM Leo Varadkar to march with Justin Trudeau in Montreal's Pride parade Sunday

  15-08-2017 18:19 via cbc.ca
  Leo Varadkar, Ireland's taoiseach, or prime minister, will join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Montreal's Pride parade during a three-day visit that gets underway Saturday.
  
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• SQ dismantle blockade at oil exploration site near Gaspé

  15-08-2017 17:54 via cbc.ca
  Police said one person was arrested in the operation and charges are likely, notably for mischief, break and enter and disturbing the peace.
  
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• Céline Dion just a regular hockey mom dancing at Montreal-area ... - Montreal Gazette

  15-08-2017 17:49 via montrealgazette.com
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  She was in the stands of the Terrebonne arena on Monday to cheer on her 16-year-old son, René Charles Angélil.and more »
  
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• Ireland's Prime Minister to join Trudeau in Montreal pride parade - The Globe and Mail

  15-08-2017 17:40 via theglobeandmail.com
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  Ireland's Prime Minister will travel to Montreal this weekend, where he will become the first foreign head of government to march in a pride parade with a Canadian prime minister. Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will visit Canada from Saturday through ...
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• Mindy Kaling confirms pregnancy: ‘It’s so unknown to me’

  15-08-2017 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  Mindy Kaling verifies the happy news that she is, in fact, pregnant with her first child.
  
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• Minimum wage hikes next year will cost grocery chain Metro up to $50M, company says

  15-08-2017 16:50 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's recent decision to hike its minimum wage to $15 an hour would cost Metro up to $50 million next year and put "significant pressure" on the entire industry, the grocery chain's CEO said Tuesday.
  
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• Montreal hot sauce goes national

  15-08-2017 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  Smoke Show creator and owner Dave Rose joins Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan to talk about his original smoked jalapeno hot sauce and how it’s taken over Canadian grocery shelves.
  
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• Clothing and souvenirs celebrating Quebec cuisine

  15-08-2017 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Whaaat? Studio founder Stephane Pham talks to Global’s Laura Casella about their ‘Casse-Croute Collection’ celebrating Quebec cuisine with stylish clothing and trendy souvenirs.
  
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• CFL Power Rankings: Montreal Alouettes are best in the East

  15-08-2017 15:53 via cbc.ca
  Winnipeg has won three straight, and risen to No. 3 in our rankings, but the Blue Bombers must prove they're capable of more than just bullying the weak East as undefeated Edmonton rolls into town.
  
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• Gas leak closes Highway 40 service road in St-Léonard

  15-08-2017 15:40 via montrealgazette.com
  A gas leak closed the service road on Highway 40 East between Lacordaire and Langelier Blvds. Tuesday morning.
  The eastbound Lacordaire exit from the 40 is also closed. Montreal police advised commuters to take the following exit for Langelier. Gas leak- sector to avoid :
  – From 40 E, Lacordaire exit is closed
  -40 E service lane is closed between Lacordaire and Langelier#MtlTraffic
  — Police Montréal (@SPVM) August 15, 2017
   
  
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• Dancing under the stars

  15-08-2017 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  Fitness expert Suaad Ghadban joins Global’s Kim Sullivan to talk about three dancing destinations you don’t want to miss this summer.
  
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• Holding an afternoon tea party

  15-08-2017 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Luxury Party Company founder Laura Blakely joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about the traditions of British afternoon tea, and how you can have a proper tea party right here in Canada.
  
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• Average price of Canadian home sold in July inched down 0.3% to $478,696 in past year

  15-08-2017 15:20 via cbc.ca
  The average selling price of a Canadian home has fallen by 0.3 per cent in the past year, the first yearly decline since 2013.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Tuesday, August 15

  15-08-2017 15:14 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Tuesday, August 15.
  
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