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• Sloppy crossbow marksmanship causing unnecessary harm to animals, says animal protection official

  04-09-2017 23:50 via cbc.ca
  Crossbow hunting is growing in popularity in Quebec — 2,500 moose were killed with crossbows last year alone.
  
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• Montreal's Rodeo FX helps realize Game of Throne's most explosive scenes

  04-09-2017 23:34 via montrealgazette.com
  The final episode of the most recent season of Game of Thrones ends with a dragon destroying a location that has played a major role in the plot of the popular TV show.
  Behind the scenes, making the destruction look real, was Montreal-based Rodeo FX.
  The company has been working on visual effects for Game of Thrones for four years — creating and destroying cities; making dragons breathe fire and oceans boil; and bringing thousands of extras to life through digital effects. For three y
  
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• Keeping the lice away: A how-to

  04-09-2017 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  Wendy Schaffer-Berenbaum, better known as Wendy the Lice Fairy, has a few tips to help keep the pests out of your kids’ hair. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Nurse attacked at Montreal General Hospital

  04-09-2017 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  A 25-year-old man is in custody after a nurse was attacked at the Montreal General Hospital. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.
  
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• Another mugging in St-Henri puts residents on guard

  04-09-2017 23:14 via montrealgazette.com
  Residents of St-Henri have been shaken up again by yet another incident in a series of assaults and muggings in the neighbourhood.
  A 57-year-old woman suffered a head injury last week after being grabbed from behind and thrown to the ground while walking home near the corner of Notre Dame and Bourget Sts.
  Although police say the attack seems to be unrelated to others — and violent crime is down in the Sud-Ouest borough this year compared to this time last year — a few alarming and we
  
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• South side of NDG Park still closed after microburst

  04-09-2017 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  The south side of NDG Park is still closed after a microburst and thunderstorm devastated parts of Montreal. Global’s Matt Grillo reports.
  
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• Tours of Montreal's oldest religious building back by popular demand

  04-09-2017 22:33 via cbc.ca
  Montrealers who weren't able to take a guided tour of the old Saint-Sulpice Seminary will have another chance next year.
  
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• Montreal Impact players, staff to shave their heads for cancer research

  04-09-2017 19:54 via montrealgazette.com
  The only loss Montreal Impact players might accept at this point of the season is of the hair nature, and many of the team’s players are now prepared to sacrifice theirs for a good cause.
  The club is participating in the Leucan Shaved Heads Challenge for the sixth year in a row. The challenge seeks to raise funds for clinical cancer research.
  Thus far, Impact captain Patrice Bernier, goalkeeper Evan Bush, multiple youth players and members of the team’s coaching and front office
  
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• South side of NDG Park not safe enough to reopen after intense storm

  04-09-2017 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  The northern part of NDG Park was reopened after a microburst and thunderstorm devastated parts of Montreal.
  
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• McGill professor introducing Canada's slave history at Harvard

  04-09-2017 18:58 via montrealgazette.com
  In America’s collective imagination, Canada is not associated with slavery.
  That perception will be challenged at Harvard University this fall, where McGill professor Charmaine Nelson will be teaching about the black diaspora as the William Lyon Mackenzie King Chair for Canadian Studies.
  An art historian whose research focuses on visual representations of race and slavery in Canada, Nelson will spend the 2017-18 academic year researching and teaching at Harvard. 
  “For a lot
  
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• What happens when you break a Bixi bike?

  04-09-2017 18:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Bixi bikes lead a hard life. Instead of enduring just one commute each day, they are used over and over again.
  All those kilometres and potholes add up, which is where CycloChrome comes in.
  The Montreal company handles the upkeep of Bixi’s fleet. The bulk of its work involves replacing chains and fixing wheels. 
  Enough bikes pass through their facility that they even have specialized pneumatic lifts to speed up the evaluation process. 
  “People ride on the road system so we
  
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• Suspect in Montreal North armed robbery shot by police

  04-09-2017 18:42 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s independent investigations unit (BEI) has been called in after a robbery suspect was shot and wounded by Montreal police following the attempted robbery of a taxi driver.
  According to information gathered by BEI investigators thus far, the incident occurred at incident began a about 9:15 a.m., when a suspect committed an armed robbery on a taxi driver on Pie IX Blvd. . Once the suspect fled, the taxi driver contacted police, who tracked down the suspect to a bus stop at the corner
  
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• Far from publishing hubs, Montreal's Anglo writers find their own paths to success

  04-09-2017 18:21 via cbc.ca
  They may live far from the publishing capitals of the English-speaking world, but Montreal's Anglo writers have nevertheless managed to find success by coming up with unique ways to get their work published.
  
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• Armed robbery suspect shot by police in Montreal North

  04-09-2017 17:44 via cbc.ca
  The suspect in an armed robbery was critically injured after he was shot by police in Montreal North this morning.
  
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• 'Positive step forward': McGill pilots new bursary program for students coming from foster care

  04-09-2017 17:11 via cbc.ca
  Arisha Khan, who spent time in the foster care system, helped McGill University develop its new Youth in Care Bursary.
  
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• Nurse allegedly attacked by patient at Montreal General Hospital

  04-09-2017 17:11 via globalnews.ca
  The psychiatric patient apparently became aggressive and started grabbing her hair.
  
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• Montreal police shoot suspect in armed robbery, BEI investigates

  04-09-2017 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  The suspect allegedly approached a taxi driver, pointing a gun at him.
  
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• Montreal woman strangled in Edmonton led secretive life, says friend

  04-09-2017 16:35 via cbc.ca
  A friend of a Montreal woman found dead Thursday in a northeast Edmonton home said she was worried about her friend’s recent choices.
  
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• Back to school: How to prevent, detect and destroy lice

  04-09-2017 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  How to keep lice out of your life as your kids return to school.
  
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• ICYMI: Burger week is in session! @FoodGuyMTL came by with the must-have MTL burgers. Prepare yourselves, & head to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-09-2017 16:01
  ICYMI: Burger week is in session! @FoodGuyMTL came by with the must-have MTL burgers. Prepare yourselves, & head to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Celine Cooper: Are universities the next disrupted industry?

  04-09-2017 15:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Are Montreal’s universities ready for the fourth industrial revolution?
  The digital revolution set into motion decades ago has accelerated with dizzying speed and scale. The fourth industrial revolution — what Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum describes as the current fusing of technologies and blurring of lines between the physical, digital and biological worlds — has shaken well established industries with a force that has left heads spinning. Journalism
  
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• Drama, intrigue trigger most Quebec byelections in more than 30 years

  04-09-2017 15:21 via montrealgazette.com
  MONTREAL — Death, palace intrigue and allegations of lies and corruption are at the centre of the highest number of Quebec byelections in more than 30 years.
  The Oct. 2 byelection in the Quebec City riding of Louis-Hébert will be the 15th in the province since Philippe Couillard’s Liberals formed a majority government in April 2014.
  Ontario, by contrast, has had seven byelections since Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals won in June that year.
  At roughly $500,000 a pop, byele
  
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• First Flashes photo exhibit by Syrian teenagers shows new view of Montreal

  04-09-2017 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A group of Syrian teenagers are debuting their photography at the World Press Photo Exhibit in Old Montreal this month as the result of a project seven months in the making.
  
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• Number of Quebec byelections reach costly 30-year high

  04-09-2017 14:34 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's elections commission says byelections will cost the province around $8M this legislative session.
  
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• Man facing assault charges after nurse attacked at Montreal General Hospital

  04-09-2017 13:54 via cbc.ca
  A Montreal man is facing assault charges after police say he strangled a nurse and attacked an attendant in the Montreal General Hospital's emergency room early Saturday.
  
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• While you were sleeping: Another royal baby and Trump threatens 'Dreamers'

  04-09-2017 13:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Also: Assault at the Montreal General Hospital
  A patient tried to strangle an ER nurse at Montreal General Hospital
  A nurse was assaulted by a psychiatric patient and tried to scream while she was being choked. Out of desperation, she poked her assailant in the eyes. She was discovered on the floor by a female patient attendant, who alerted a male attendant. He succeeded in restraining the man. The assault was the second such incident within a year. It came following cuts to ER staff, which incl
  
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• Kagan music collection has found a permanent home

  04-09-2017 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  When Linda and Sheldon Kagan downsized two years ago, there was no place to put Kagan’s massive music archive. After decades working in a variety of capacities in the music and entertainment business, he had amassed an impressive music archive.
  So Kagan approached Vanier College. It was evident from the start that the St-Laurent college, with its five music programs, and Kagan were a perfect fit. 
  The official inauguration of the Linda and Sheldon Kagan Collection is Wednesday. The in
  
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• Fentanyl a 'public health emergency' in Montreal, doctor warns

  04-09-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  In the wake of a spike of overdoses and deaths across the city, Montreal Public Health is calling for an action plan to fight fentanyl and prevent a crisis situation similar to the one unfolding in British Columbia.
  
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• Montreal this morning: Nice early, then cloudy with possible showers later

  04-09-2017 12:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Labour Day will see a mix of sun and cloud, then becoming cloudy in the afternoon with 40-per-cent chance of showers late in the afternoon.
  The wind will come from the southwest at 20 km/h, gusting to 40 with a high of 23.  
  Tonight: It will remain cloudy overnight with a 40-per-cent chance of showers beginning near midnight and a low of 17.
  The Loonie: At 6:05 a.m. the Canadian dollar was worth 80.58 cents U.S.
  Photo of the day: 
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montre
  
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• How a Quebec community is setting the standard for urban gardening

  04-09-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  As citizens across Quebec reclaim their city's public spaces, Victoriaville stands as one of the front-runners. The city has set out to encourage community gardens and attract people to the downtown core.
  
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• From the archives: As Louis Demers died, so did Montreal's Récollets

  04-09-2017 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  This story was first published on Sept. 3, 2011, in the Montreal Gazette.
  Died . On the 2d inst. the Revd. Pere Louis Demers, of the Order of St. François, a venerable and truly respectable Pastor, generally and deservedly regretted.
  The Gazette, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1813
  Not only had the life of a good priest come to an end. So, too, had the Récollet order in Canada.
  The Récollets were an austere, reformed branch of the Franciscans and, among other things, served as chaplains
  
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• Prince William and Kate expecting 3rd child

  04-09-2017 11:38 via cbc.ca
  Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace said today.
  
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• 'We're ready to leave:' Hundreds of Gatineau residents still in hotels after floods

  04-09-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Four months after devastating floods struck west Quebec, Gatineau couple Patrick Dawson and Amanda Larabee are facing a fall and winter of uncertainty.
  
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• In case you missed it, here's what happened in Montreal on Sept. 3

  04-09-2017 04:24 via montrealgazette.com
  Let’s take a look at the day’s events in and around Montreal:
  Patient tries to strangle ER nurse at Montreal General
  A nurse was nearly strangled early Saturday morning by a psychiatric patient in the emergency room of the Montreal General Hospital — an attack that was made all the more horrific because of the absence of a security guard in the crowded downtown ER. It was the second such attack on a nurse in the Montreal General in less than a year and occurred following cuts i
  
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• Patient tries to strangle ER nurse at Montreal General - Montreal Gazette

  04-09-2017 03:32 via montrealgazette.com
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  Patient tries to strangle ER nurse at Montreal General
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  A nurse was assaulted at around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, at the Montreal General in the secure section of the ER that is reserved for psychiatric patients. Marie-France Coallier / Montreal Gazette. Share Adjust Comment Print. A nurse was ...and more »
  
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• Patient tries to strangle ER nurse at Montreal General

  04-09-2017 03:32 via montrealgazette.com
  A nurse was nearly strangled early Saturday morning by a psychiatric patient in the emergency room of the Montreal General Hospital — an attack that was made all the more horrific because of the absence of a security guard in the crowded downtown ER.
  It was the second such attack on a nurse in the Montreal General in less than a year and occurred following cuts in the number of ER staff and the elimination of the overnight security guard near the triage desk, a veteran employee told the Mo
  
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• After 20 years the cast from Student Bodies reunite

  04-09-2017 03:09 via globalnews.ca
  Jamie Elman and Ross Hull chat with Angie Seth about the show that young Canadian audiences just could not get enough of.
  
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• Jack Todd: Watch out world, here comes El Shapo - Montreal Gazette

  04-09-2017 01:36 via montrealgazette.com
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  Jack Todd: Watch out world, here comes El Shapo
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  Denis “El Shapo” Shapovalov, the 18-year-old Canadian (italics, please) wunderkind (end ital.) who took Montreal by storm in August, did the same to New York City in September. Given a handful of points he had on his racket, Shapovalov might still be ...
  
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• Jack Todd: Watch out world, here comes El Shapo

  04-09-2017 01:35 via montrealgazette.com
  The wild ride is over — and it’s only beginning.
  Denis “El Shapo” Shapovalov, the 18-year-old Canadian (italics, please) wunderkind (end ital.) who took Montreal by storm in August, did the same to New York City in September.
  Given a handful of points he had on his racket, Shapovalov might still be storming through the Big Apple as we speak — but he lost to Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta in three straight tiebreaks Sunday at the U.S. Open, leaving this country an
  
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• Goat Yoga makes Montreal debut for good cause

  04-09-2017 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  Goat yoga made its Montreal debut to rave reviews on Sunday. The yoga class, in which participants are surrounded by curious goats, was held to raise money for the Asista Foundation.
  
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• Strangled woman being controlled by pimp, Montreal media says - Edmonton Sun

  04-09-2017 00:50 via edmontonsun.com
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  Strangled woman being controlled by pimp, Montreal media says
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  Friends of Valerie Maurice, who was found strangled to death in an Edmonton apartment suite on Thursday, say the woman was being controlled by a pimp. That's according to le Journal de Montréal and TVA, French-language news outlets that cite friends ...
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• Quebec's Anthony Auclair cracks NFL roster

  04-09-2017 00:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Anthony Auclair will be in uniform for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next Sunday when the team kicks off its 2017 season before a sold out crowd in Miami.
  The 24-year-old Quebecer learned Saturday he made the Buccaneers opening-day roster, making him the first product of Université Laval’s football program to crack an NFL roster.
  “Right now Facebook is going crazy … I think people are really proud,” Auclair told The Canadian Press. “For me, it’s hard to rea
  
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• 'Time is crucial': MMIWG asks for 2-year extension

  04-09-2017 00:42 via cbc.ca
  The commissioners in charge of the problem-plagued national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are asking the federal government for a two-year extension to carry out their work.
  
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• Montreal Neuro at centre of 'open science' movement - Globalnews.ca

  04-09-2017 00:11 via globalnews.ca
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  Montreal Neuro at centre of 'open science' movement
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  Guy Rouleau, director of McGill's Neurological Institute, is seen in a laboratory, Tuesday, August 22, 2017 in Montreal. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff without any editorial ...
  
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• Montreal Neuro at centre of ‘open science’ movement

  04-09-2017 00:11 via globalnews.ca
  Open science is broadly understood as a movement to make scientific research and data open and accessible to researchers around the world.
  
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• Have you seen this Rembrandt? The great Montreal museum skylight caper still unsolved 45 years later - CBC.ca

  04-09-2017 00:01 via cbc.ca
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  Have you seen this Rembrandt? The great Montreal museum skylight caper still unsolved 45 years later
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  The year was 1972 and under the cover of darkness, three men descended into the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts through a skylight, tied up several guards, and made off with $2 million in stolen art, precious jewels and artifacts. Among the loot, a canvas ...
  
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