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• Reformed neo-Nazi says far-right groups take advantage of violence against them

  20-08-2017 23:47 via montrealgazette.com
  La Meute, an extreme-right and anti-Islam group, held a protest in Quebec City on Sunday while hundreds staged a counter-protest. 
  La Meute urged its members not to give in to taunts and insults from counter-protesters and not to engage in physical altercations.
  Maxime Fiset, a reformed neo-Nazi who now works with Quebec’s Centre de prévention de la radicalization, encouraged everyone in attendance to keep the peace, saying violence would only encourage radicalization.
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• New Brunswick rugby team gets helping hand from Montreal rivals after van stolen

  20-08-2017 23:36 via cbc.ca
  After a long drive to Montreal, an under-18 rugby team from New Brunswick was worried they wouldn't be able to play. That's when their rivals stepped in.
  
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• Counter-protesters swarm far-right La Meute protest in Quebec City

  20-08-2017 22:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Just one week after a white supremacist protest erupted in violence that injured several people and took a woman’s life in Charlottesville, Va., the far-right group La Meute and counter-protesters clashed in Quebec City on Sunday.
  La Meute, a group that claims to be against radical Islam and lenient immigration policy, gathered in a parking garage near the National Assembly building to protest against the policies of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Philippe Couillard “in th
  
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• Maersk Line creates new weekly container ship service between Montreal and Europe - The Globe and Mail

  20-08-2017 22:35 via theglobeandmail.com
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  Maersk Line creates new weekly container ship service between Montreal and Europe
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  As the Canada-Europe free-trade deal comes into force, container-ship company Maersk Line is adding new service between Montreal and ports on the Mediterranean Sea in a bid to tap new flows of goods. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade ...
  
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• Montreal Pride: 7,000 march in historic parade

  20-08-2017 22:24 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s Pride Week festivities came to a colourful and historic end on Sunday afternoon as the annual Pride parade made its way through downtown.
  Near the very front of the parade was Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, the first leader of a foreign country to walk in the city’s Pride parade.
  “I am very happy to be here,” Varadkar said in French before the parade. “This is a marvellous celebration of inclusiveness, tolerance and diversity.”
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• Montreal Pride: Calls for continued activism after police apology ... - Montreal Gazette

  20-08-2017 22:09 via montrealgazette.com
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  A participant dances along René-Lévesque Blvd. during the Pride parade in Montreal on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. PETER MCCABE / AFP/Getty Images.
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• Montreal Pride: Calls for continued activism after police apology

  20-08-2017 22:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Crafting a political manifesto word by careful word is a peculiar way to learn French. But Ross Higgins — a gay man who moved to Montreal in 1975 — can’t imagine a better method.
  “It was a terrific learning experience,” said Higgins, an archivist at the Archives Gaies du Quebec who began to learn the language by working on the manifesto with a group of Montreal LGBTQ activists in the mid 1970s.“Every word was considered.”
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• Quebec-City protests: anti-fascist counter-protesters clash with police

  20-08-2017 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  Anti-fascist supporters threw smoke bombs and fireworks at police, with one masked assailant assaulting Global News crew.
  
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• Counter-protesters clash with police in Quebec City

  20-08-2017 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  Dueling protests in Quebec City Sunday afternoon, were declared illegal by police shortly after 2 p.m., following clashes between officers and attendees.
  
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• Squeaky Wheels: Street lamps on highways to stay out until end of year

  20-08-2017 21:13 via montrealgazette.com
  Q: Your April 24, 2017 column kindly answered a question of mine about the high number of non-functioning street lights on Highway 20 all through the West Island and into the city.(Transport Quebec spokesperson) Sarah Bensadoun said that they should be functioning again by June 21. On my drive through that stretch last week, I saw no improvement. I wonder why the problem continues on Highway 20? Could it be that the lights are the responsibility of the boroughs and not the province? The sty
  
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• A night of musical diversity on the mountain

  20-08-2017 21:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The word of the night was diversity.
  More than 400 musicians, including opera singers, a synagogue choir, throat singers and French- and English-language musicians, graced the bandstand set up at the foot of Mount Royal Saturday night, just steps away from the Mordecai Richler gazebo. According to Radio-Canada, about 60,000 people attended the performance.
  The concert was carried live on the radio and broadcast simultaneously in parks across the city’s 19 boroughs. However, if you didn&rsq
  
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• Historic Montreal Pride parade kicks off

  20-08-2017 20:24 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s annual pride parade takes over the heart of downtown Montreal on Sunday.
  Starting at noon from the corner of René-Lévesque Blvd. and Drummond St., the parade heads east toward the Gay Village.
  There are 7,000 participants in the 2017 parade, comprising of 270 contingents with six themed floats matching the colours of the rainbow. #Montreal‘s pride parade is underway headed by representatives of indigenous communities. pic.twitter.com/mF7tiY0uG6
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• Montreal Canadiens: Paul Byron's Speed on the Team - A Winning Habit

  20-08-2017 20:18 via awinninghabit.com
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  Montreal Canadiens: Paul Byron's Speed on the Team
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  Montreal Canadiens forward Paul Byron had a career year in goals last season, but one of his most credited attributes is his speed. The game has made a massive transition in the last 10 years. Size and strength are still treasured, but skill and ...and more »
  
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• Police called to intervene at party in Villeray Park

  20-08-2017 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  A party in Villeray Park Saturday night ended with the arrest of a 17-year-old boy for allegedly assaulting a police officer.
  
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• Trudeau to asylum seekers: Crossing border illegally won't fast-track immigration

  20-08-2017 19:00 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a message for asylum seekers: crossing illegally into the country doesn't offer an advantage when it comes to obtaining refugee status in Canada.
  
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• Justin Trudeau, Irish leader march in Montreal Pride parade - Toronto Sun

  20-08-2017 18:48 via torontosun.com
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  Justin Trudeau, Irish leader march in Montreal Pride parade
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  MONTREAL — Justin Trudeau marched with his Irish counterpart in Montreal's Pride parade on Sunday, marking the first time a foreign head of government has joined a prime minister in a Canadian Pride celebration. Trudeau waved a rainbow flag and ...
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• Love triangle leads to stabbing in Montreal’s Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough

  20-08-2017 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  Officers spoke to the victim, who said the conflict was related to a love triangle.
  
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• La Meute and counter-protesting: Reformed neo-nazi says far-right groups take advantage of violence against them

  20-08-2017 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  La Meute, an extreme-right and anti-Islam group, has planned a protest in Quebec City at 1 p.m. Sunday. Since it was planned, hundreds have indicated they will gather to stage a counter-protest. 
  Police say they are prepared to assure protests do not become violent, and La Meute has urged its members not to give in to taunts and insults from counter-protesters and not to engage in physical altercations.
  Maxime Fiset, a reformed neo-nazi who now works with Quebec’s Centre de la pr&eacu
  
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• Justin Trudeau condemns intolerant, racist’ rallies, urges trust in immigration system

  20-08-2017 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  Justin Trudeau says Canadians should maintain confidence in the immigration system even as thousands of asylum seekers continue to pour into the country.
  
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• Far-right groups pinned in Quebec City parking lot after counter-protest turns violent

  20-08-2017 17:56 via cbc.ca
  An anti-racism counter-protest that turned violent has resulted in members of a far-right group being pinned in a Quebec City parking lot.
  
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• Far-right groups, counter-protesters clash in Quebec City

  20-08-2017 17:56 via cbc.ca
  Several far-right groups and anti-racism activists are gathering in Quebec City this afternoon under a heavy police presence.
  
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• Far-right group claims victory after emerging from Quebec City parking garage

  20-08-2017 17:56 via cbc.ca
  They were stuck in a Quebec City parking garage for four hours Sunday, but when they emerged, members of La Meute said they had succeeded in making their point.
  
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• Far-right group claims PR victory after duelling protests in Quebec City

  20-08-2017 17:56 via cbc.ca
  They were stuck in a Quebec City parking garage for four hours Sunday, but when they emerged, members of La Meute said they had succeeded in making their point.
  
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• Trudeau, Irish PM to march in Montreal Pride parade

  20-08-2017 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  For the first time ever, a foreign head of government will join a Canadian prime minister in a Canadian Pride parade.
  
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• Trudeau, Irish PM march in Montreal Pride parade

  20-08-2017 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  For the first time ever, a foreign head of government will join a Canadian prime minister in a Canadian Pride parade.
  
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• Alouettes face uphill battle after missed opportunity in Toronto

  20-08-2017 16:57 via montrealgazette.com
  TORONTO — These Alouettes do appear to enjoy living dangerously, don’t they? Once again, they seem to be in a precarious position, unable to seize an opportunity and walk through the front door when it had been opened.
  The stakes were simple Saturday afternoon — defeat Toronto and the Als would seize control of the weak East Division along with capturing the season series against the Argonauts. Instead, the visitors came up empty on so many fronts, drubbed 38-6 before a season-
  
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• A historic Montreal Pride parade to kick off at noon Sunday

  20-08-2017 16:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s annual pride parade will take over the heart of downtown Montreal on Sunday.
  Starting at noon from the corner of René-Lévesque Blvd. and Drummond St., the parade will head east toward the gay village.
  There will be 7,000 participants in the 2017 parade, comprising 270 contingents. There will be six themed floats with the colour of the rainbow. 
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be walking in the parade, joined by Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. It
  
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• While you were sleeping: GnR, Rufus and Co. sing in Montreal

  20-08-2017 16:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Saturday was a historical night for music performances in Montreal, with Guns N’ Roses back in the city after a 25-year absence. Just a few kilometres away, an epic free concert was held on the base of Mount Royal. The concert, a featured event of Montreal’s 375th anniversary celebrations, featured the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the Orchestre métropolitain and the Orchestre Symphonique de McGill backing a rotating roster of homegrown talent including Rufus Wainw
  
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• Dancing our way to Place des Festivals

  20-08-2017 15:30 via cbc.ca
  This is the first of Anna Asimakopulos's chronicles of the path to opening night of the Super Méga Continental on Friday, Sept. 15. She will be sharing her story and those of fellow dancers.
  
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• Concert review: long-awaited return of Guns N' Roses doesn't disappoint

  20-08-2017 15:30 via montrealgazette.com
  So. We meet again.
  As a veteran of the 1992 Axl Debaxle, I had to reserve an honorary sliver of suspicion that, despite the reports of adult, contractually-observant behaviour throughout Guns N’ Roses massive Not In This Lifetime Tour, Axl might blow a gaxet for Auld Lang Syne. Least I could do.
  But no. 
  Twenty-five years and 11 days to the moment when Axl Rose destroyed Guns N’ Roses/Metallica/Faith No More, the biggest and most Voodoo-cursed bill in hard rock history, storming
  
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• Montreal police find missing 56-year-old man safe and sound - CBC.ca

  20-08-2017 15:21 via cbc.ca
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  Montreal police find missing 56-year-old man safe and sound
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  Montreal police have located a 56-year-old man who went missing this weekend. Robert Trudeau was found safe and sound in La Prairie around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Police had reported that he went missing from a healthcare facility in the Ville-Marie borough ...
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• Man stabbed in stomach early Sunday in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

  20-08-2017 15:02 via montrealgazette.com
  A man was found stabbed in the stomach early Sunday morning in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.
  Around 2:50 a.m., police said they received a call about a stabbing near the corner of Davidson and Ontario Sts.
  They found a 26-year-old man with stab wounds near his stomach area.
  The victim’s statement to police leads them to believe the incident was the result of a love triangle.
  He is in stable condition in a hospital.
  No arrests have been made in the incident, police said. 
  
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• Montreal police looking for missing 56-year-old man

  20-08-2017 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal police department is asking for the public’s help in finding Robert Trudeau, who has been missing since Saturday.
  Trudeau, 56, recently suffered a head trauma and was last seen at a medical clinic in the Ville-Marie borough around 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 19.
  Trudeau is described as being 5-foot-11, 165 pounds with brown eyes and grey hair. He has a scar on the right side of his head.
  He was last seen wearing shorts, a shirt, shoes with laces and socks.
  His family is concerned for hi
  
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• Fitness: Is the 7-Minute Workout too good to be true?

  20-08-2017 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s no wonder the 7-Minute Workout took the world by storm when it debuted in 2013, promising a full-body workout in just a few minutes a day.
  One of the first workouts to demonstrate the power of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) to the general public, it consists of 12 body weight exercises (squats, two variations of pushups, jumping jacks, lunges, dips, step-ups, wall sits, crunches, two variations of planks, running on the spot) performed in 30-second bursts with a 10-second res
  
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• Concert review: Long-awaited return of Guns N' Roses doesn't disappoint - Montreal Gazette

  20-08-2017 14:27 via montrealgazette.com
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  Concert review: Long-awaited return of Guns N' Roses doesn't disappoint
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  Axl Rose performs with Guns N' Roses at the Bell Centre in 2010. The Montreal Gazette refused the restrictions involved in photographing Saturday's Parc Jean-Drapeau concert. Vincenzo D'Alto / Montreal Gazette files. Share Adjust Comment Print. So.
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• Montreal police search for missing 56-year-old man

  20-08-2017 14:21 via cbc.ca
  Robert Trudeau was last seen Saturday night around 6:30 p.m in a healthcare facility in the Ville-Marie borough.
  
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• Montreal police find missing 56-year-old man safe and sound

  20-08-2017 14:21 via cbc.ca
  Montreal police have located a 56-year-old man who went missing this weekend.
  
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• Ignacio Piatti scores twice, Montreal Impact beat Real Salt Lake for fourth straight win - The Globe and Mail

  20-08-2017 14:08 via theglobeandmail.com
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  Ignacio Piatti scores twice, Montreal Impact beat Real Salt Lake for fourth straight win
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  The Impact are in a playoff position for the first time this season but goalkeeper Evan Bush doesn't want his side to get complacent. Montreal beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 on Saturday, extending its winning streak to four games. The victory propelled Mauro ...
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• Montreal's Maison Gervais-Roy maintains character despite renovations

  20-08-2017 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  This alluring, rustic-looking fieldstone house is a rarity, as very few farm houses dating from the mid-18th century still stand today. But what makes this house even more of a gem is that it is not tucked away in the countryside as one would expect, but rather stands on a busy street in Montreal facing condo towers. Yet many visual elements give the illusion of a rural setting, notably it is set back from the street and surrounded by vegetation and mature trees.
  Named the Maison Gervais-Roy aft
  
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• Drier summers and unpredictable harvests for Magdalene Islands farmers

  20-08-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The farming sector on the Magdalene Islands is having to cope with drier and more unpredictable weather patterns. Local entrepreneurs are adapting their methods and say their innovations could benefit Quebec's mainland agriculture.
  
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• Hochelaga-Maisonneuve stabbing sends man to hospital

  20-08-2017 12:42 via cbc.ca
  Montreal police are searching for a suspect following an overnight stabbing in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood.
  
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• Montreal Canadiens: Possible Reasons Why A Pitch Hasn't Been Made to Will Butcher Yet - A Winning Habit

  20-08-2017 12:02 via awinninghabit.com
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  It's been a couple of days since Will Butcher has hit the open market, but word is the Montreal Canadiens have yet to reach out to him. This year's big college free agent has yet to decide on a team yet. Will Butcher has met so far with the Buffalo ...and more »
  
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• Pride Parade to bring rainbows to Montreal's streets today

  20-08-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The colourful Montreal Pride Parade on Sunday will take over the city's east end, marking the final day of festivities celebrating the city's sexual diversity and plurality.
  
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• Pride Parade brings rainbows to Montreal's streets

  20-08-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The colourful Montreal Pride Parade today is taking over the city's east end, marking the final day of festivities celebrating the city's sexual diversity and plurality.
  
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• From the archives: Upstart rabbi battled city's Jewish establishment

  20-08-2017 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  This story was first published on Aug. 21, 2010, in the Montreal Gazette.
  “Hundreds of Hebrews in the city … are not buying meat these days, pending the settlement of what has been termed “a strike for leniency” on the part of certain Jewish butchers.”
  The Gazette, Thursday, Aug. 20, 1908
  Rabbi Simon Glazer was not a man for compromise. That showed from the moment he arrived in Montreal, in 1907. He was just 29.
  Glazer had been hired by a group of Orthodox synagogu
  
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• More groups poised to follow Haitian influx to Canada

  20-08-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Many illegal migrants have been allowed to stay in the U.S. without official status, but indications from the Trump administration suggest that tolerance is disappearing.
  
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