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• Nunavut women find berry picking 'gold mine' in northern Quebec

  14-09-2017 23:53 via cbc.ca
  A Pangnirtung woman says she has found a "pot of gold" for berry picking — but it's 1,000 kilometres away.
  
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• Liberal caucus discusses Algonquin people’s rights

  14-09-2017 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec’s Liberal government is in Val d’Or for its caucus meeting, discussing the economy, mining rights and social concerns for the Algonquin people. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports.
  
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• Châteauguay mother finds drugs in front of school

  14-09-2017 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  A mother who found a small plastic bag of drugs on the ground in front of St. Willibrord School in Châteauguay says she’s sickened by the thought that a child could have accidentally picked it up. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, the substance tested positive for the amphetamine family.
  
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• Cyclist injured in accident with bus in downtown Montreal

  14-09-2017 23:40 via montrealgazette.com
  A cyclist was seriously injured in an accident with a city bus Thursday at the corner of Parc Ave. and des Pins Blvd. at 3:40 p.m. Police are advising motorists to avoid the area, particularly Parc Ave. between Sherbrooke and Mont-Royal, as they investigate the scene.
  It’s the second serious accident of the day involving a cyclist and a vehicle. A 24-year-old cyclist was struck by a car on Ontario St. at 8 a.m. He suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. 
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• Guy Sprung: The invisible 'anglos' on the Quebec theatre scene

  14-09-2017 23:29 via montrealgazette.com
  This commentary by Guy Sprung, artistic director of Infinithéâtre, appeared in the print edition of Le Devoir on Sept. 12 under the headline “Les artistes du théâtre en anglais sont-ils de vrais Québécois?” (Are English theatre artists real Québécois?) Its publication has prompted about two dozen comments on Le Devoir’s website and considerable discussion in the theatre community. Here is a translation of Sprung’s arti
  
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• Is Karla Homolka being harassed?

  14-09-2017 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  Can a Facebook group that follows every move of convicted killer Karla Homolka be considered harassment? Global’s Amanda Jelowicki finds out.
  
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• Cyclist in critical condition after being hit by school bus on Parc Avenue

  14-09-2017 22:52 via cbc.ca
  Police aren't confirming whether the school bus was carrying passengers when the woman was struck. The woman's husband, who was also cycling, and the bus driver had to be treated for shock.
  
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• Cyclist, 61, dies after being hit by school bus on Parc Avenue

  14-09-2017 22:52 via cbc.ca
  The woman's husband, who was cycling with her, and 65-year-old bus driver were treated for shock.
  
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• Restaurant review: Restaurateurs add Gaston to Montreal's BYOW scene

  14-09-2017 22:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Gaston (no stars)$$$
  2666 Masson St. (near 2nd Ave.)
  Phone: 514-524-0002
  Open: Tues.-Sun. 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  Website: www.gastonrestaurant.com
  Wheelchair access: No 
  Reservations: Essential
  Vegetarian-friendly: Yes
  Cards: Major cards
  Licensed: No, BYOW
  Parking: On the street with meters
  Price range: Starters $4-$20; mains $17-$30, dessert $8-$10.
  Years ago, a chef wrote a comment under a Facebook post that caught my attention. The posting was about bring-your-own-wine restaurants and of t
  
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• Updated: Saguenay mayor calls in SQ after fifth incident of racist graffiti

  14-09-2017 22:32 via montrealgazette.com
  ST-HONORE — For Mayor Bruno Tremblay, the latest case of hateful graffiti in his Quebec town was the final straw.
  Sometime on Wednesday, “Ville Blanche” (‘White Town”) was written in red spray paint on the welcome sign in St-Honore, a few hundred kilometres north of Quebec City.
  It is the fifth such incident in the community since July 18.
  Tremblay said in an interview Thursday he decided to file a complaint with provincial police.
  “Yesterday (Wednesday) morni
  
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• Montreal cops arrest five in probe of overdose deaths

  14-09-2017 22:15 via montrealgazette.com
  An investigation into the overdose deaths of two men in downtown Montreal in August led to eight police raids Wednesday that saw five suspects arrested and the seizure of drugs and cash.The suspects, who were expected to be arraigned at the Montreal courthouse Thursday afternoon, were picked up during raids conducted on four residences and four vehicles in Laval and east-end Montreal.Police also seized quantities of heroin, opioids, marijuana and amphetamines as well as more than $20,000 in Cana
  
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• Michel Tremblay’s yesterdays are revived at Théâtre du Nouveau Monde

  14-09-2017 22:15 via montrealgazette.com
  With an adaptation of his early-1970s play Demain matin, Montréal m’attend opening next week, and the cast read-through of a new creation coming up at Théâtre Jean-Duceppe, even a writer of Michel Tremblay’s stature and accomplishments might be forgiven for feeling a little nervous. But perhaps weighing heavier on his mind was something taking place nearly 3,000 kilometres away.
  “I’m worried I might not have a house in a few days,” he said during
  
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• Why one Montrealer is reaching out to help Haitian asylum seekers

  14-09-2017 22:14 via cbc.ca
  Michel Monette and his friends founded the Coalition d'aide aux refugies à Montreal, and helped 1,200 asylum seekers in their first month. "We gathered together the first weekend of August saying 'What can we do about it?'" he recalled. "And by Monday the centre was open."
  
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• Lacolle border agents, RCMP to stay another year amid spike of asylum seekers

  14-09-2017 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  Trailers have been set up at the Canada-U.S. border in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que. as officials get ready for the winter.
  
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• Jihadist chants, images found on Montreal couple's electronic devices, court hears

  14-09-2017 22:02 via cbc.ca
  An RCMP analyst testified Thursday at the trial of a Montreal couple charged with terror offences, identifying several jihadist chants and images found on electronic devices in the apartment shared by Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali.
  
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• Algonquin chiefs demand meeting with Quebec government at Val d’Or caucus

  14-09-2017 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's Liberals meet in Val d'Or for the start of a two-day long caucus meeting, but Algonquin chiefs say they should have been invited.
  
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• How 375 dancers put the finishing touches on tonight's performance at Place des Festivals

  14-09-2017 21:55 via cbc.ca
  This is the fifth and final of Anna Asimakopulos's chronicles of the path to opening night of Super Méga Continental tonight at Place des Festivals. She has been sharing her story and those of fellow dancers.
  
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• Residents worry about safety at Montreal West train crossing after teen hit in Pierrefonds

  14-09-2017 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  A rail accident in Pierrefonds-Roxboro has residents on alert about rail safety.
  
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• Montreal police looking at new information in death of Siasi Tullaugak

  14-09-2017 21:19 via cbc.ca
  Montreal police say they are looking at new information in connection with the death of an Inuk woman, which Urgences-Santé initially told CBC News had been treated as a suicide.
  
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• Safety a concern at Montreal West train crossing

  14-09-2017 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Sep 14: Residents in Montreal West are on alert after a teenager was hit by a train at the Roxboro-Pierrefonds train station. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Pot plan moving too fast, doesn't address hash, edibles, Quebec warns

  14-09-2017 20:21 via montrealgazette.com
  VAL-D’OR — The Quebec government has warned Ottawa it is moving too fast on its plans to legalize marijuana because the devil is in the details.
  “It’s not a simple issue,” Health Minister Gaétan Barrette told reporters arriving for a Liberal caucus meeting. “We said it, all the provinces have said it, this is happening too fast.”
  Although the province has said it will be ready for July 1 when the federal legislation goes into effect, the process o
  
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• Terror trial: Jury hears details of young couple's arrest in a Montreal park

  14-09-2017 19:53 via montrealgazette.com
  The young couple facing terror-related charges was placed under arrest while they were strolling through a park on a spring evening in Villeray. 
  Details of the arrests made two years ago were presented on Thursday, to the jury hearing the trial of Sabrine Djermane, 21, and El Mahdi Jamali, 20. The couple faces four charges in all related to their alleged attempt to leave Canada to join the terrorist group ISIL in Syria and an alleged attempt to build a bomb to commit a terrorist act in Can
  
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• 62-year-old woman dead in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve apartment fire

  14-09-2017 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  A woman died from smoke inhalation in a Hochelaga-Maisonneuve apartment fire Thursday morning.
  
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• Royal Vic closes two more ORs, wait times to grow

  14-09-2017 19:35 via montrealgazette.com
  Wait times for surgery at the Royal Victoria Hospital — already among the longest in Montreal — are expected to grow even longer as the hospital closes two more operating rooms because of an acute shortage of nurses, the Montreal Gazette has learned.
  In an internal memo sent Wednesday evening, the interim executive director of the McGill University Health Centre warned of the logistical hardships now facing the Royal Vic, and expressed concern about the impact of potential delays on
  
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• U.S. wants to insert a 5-year termination clause in renegotiated NAFTA agreement

  14-09-2017 19:27 via cbc.ca
  The United States wants to insert a so-called sunset clause in NAFTA, which would terminate the agreement after five years unless the three member countries agree to extend it.
  
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• Police re-open investigation into death of Inuit woman

  14-09-2017 19:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are re-opening an investigation into the death of Siasi Tullaugak which had initially been ruled a suicide.
  Tullaugak, 27, was found hanging from the balcony of a Chomedey St. apartment on the morning of Aug. 28. At first, police said she took her own life but a series of new developments in the case suggests there may have been foul play.
  The Montreal Gazette has learned that detectives began interviewing people close to Tullaugak Wednesday in hopes of retracing the final hours
  
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• Opioid crisis a growing burden on health system: report

  14-09-2017 19:09 via montrealgazette.com
  The opioid crisis is having a significant impact on the health system as a growing number of Quebecers and Canadians seek emergency hospital care for overdoses related to the potent narcotics, a report released Thursday warns.
  In 2016-17, 16 Canadians a day were admitted to hospital for opioid toxicity, up from 13 per day two years earlier — a rise of almost 20 per cent, says the report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
  That one-year hospitalization rate translates i
  
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• Open House – Emmanuel Christian School

  14-09-2017 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  Come visit us at our annual Open House on Thursday, September 21st at 7pm. Emmanuel offers a bilingual program from Kindergarten to Secondary 5. Following a general presentation, our High school guides will be happy to introduce you to our programs. Ask us about arts, music, missions, sports, robotics and more! NEW: Certificates of Eligibility...
  
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• AUDITION for ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

  14-09-2017 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  META Award-winning and 2 time nominee, community theatre group, HUDSON MUSIC CLUB (HMC) has unveiled its latest production – “ONCE UPON A MATTRESS” – a musical comedy written as an adaptation of the beloved Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea”! Auditions for Non Equity Adults Teens singers & dancers will take...
  
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• Code MTL wants to teach coding skills in elementary btmontreal.ca/videos/code-mt…

  14-09-2017 19:01
  Code MTL wants to teach coding skills in elementary btmontreal.ca/videos/code-mt…
  
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• Just for Kids Foundation opens Sibling Park btmontreal.ca/videos/just-fo…

  14-09-2017 18:59
  Just for Kids Foundation opens Sibling Park btmontreal.ca/videos/just-fo…
  
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• Opinion: Quebec should lead battle on marijuana legalization costs

  14-09-2017 18:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Just as Quebec got into the gun control business, it can get into the cannabis control business. The province may need to do just that to get the feds to pay their fair share of the cost of legalization. 
  As it stands, the Trudeau government gets to put the cart (legalization) before the horse (paying for regulation, enforcement and public health costs), thanks to Canada’s division of powers. 
  Quebec can use its leverage to force the feds to make provinces whole for an initiative
  
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• Mayor denounces fifth incident of hateful graffiti in small Quebec town

  14-09-2017 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  Someone wrote "white town" in French in red paint on the welcome sign for the town of Saint-Honoré.
  
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• Léa Pool probes love's grey zones in Et au pire, on se mariera

  14-09-2017 18:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Female characters have always been a priority for Léa Pool.
  “Strong female protagonists are my trademark,” the Swiss-Québécois director concurred, sitting in an Old Montreal restaurant to discuss her new feature, Et au pire, on se mariera.
  “Adolescence is also my trademark. That was a pivotal stage in my life. It was a difficult period for me, where I had to quickly comprehend a certain number of things, living in a dysfunctional family.”
  That put her
  
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• Quebec to offer drug to reverse fentanyl effects in pharmacies for free

  14-09-2017 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  A drug used to reverse the effect of fentanyl overdoses will be offered free of charge in Quebec pharmacies.
  
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• VIDEO: @mindhr on interview blunders that could cost you the job btmontreal.ca/videos/intervi…

  14-09-2017 18:04
  VIDEO: @mindhr on interview blunders that could cost you the job btmontreal.ca/videos/intervi…
  
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• Police arrest 5 people in connection with pair of overdose deaths

  14-09-2017 17:57 via cbc.ca
  About three weeks ago, the bodies of two men police believed had overdosed were found in a parked car. Police now say they have arrested five people in connection to those deaths.
  
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• Martinique Gourmande: 10 days of Martinique food & culture btmontreal.ca/videos/martini…

  14-09-2017 17:51
  Martinique Gourmande: 10 days of Martinique food & culture btmontreal.ca/videos/martini…
  
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• Montreal cops bust 5, seize opioids, heroin and weed in wake of overdose deaths

  14-09-2017 17:49 via montrealgazette.com
  An investigation into the overdose deaths of two men in downtown Montreal in August led to eight police raids Wednesday that saw five suspects arrested and the seizure of drugs and cash.The suspects expected to be arraigned at the Montreal courthouse Thursday afternoon were picked up during raids conducted on four residences and four vehicles in Laval and east-end Montreal.Police also seized quantities of heroin, opioids, marijuana and amphetamines as well as more than $20,000 in Canadian and Am
  
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• Cyclist hospitalized after collision with car on Ontario St.

  14-09-2017 17:49 via montrealgazette.com
  A 24-year-old cyclist is in hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a car Thursday morning.
  The incident occurred at 8:40 a.m. when the 18-year-old motorist, travelling east on Ontario St., turned north at the intersection of St. Laurent Blvd. and struck the cyclist who was heading west on Ontario St.
  Police accident reconstruction specialists are examining the scene of the incident.
  
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• Woman dies in early morning fire in east end Montreal

  14-09-2017 17:44 via montrealgazette.com
  A 62-year-old woman died early Thursday after a fire broke out in her apartment on Bourbonnière Ave. in the city’s Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district.
  The fire broke out at 6:30 a.m. and appears to have been accidental.
  Firefighters tried to resuscitate the victim.  Despite the fire’s accidental nature, the fact it claimed a life has led to the investigation being turned over to the arson squad.
  
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• How to ease the transition for babies (and moms) into daycare

  14-09-2017 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  Parenting Expert and Life Coach Erica Diamond joins Global’s Laura Casella with tips and tricks to ease the transition to daycare for both moms and babies.
  
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• Community Events: Strom Spa

  14-09-2017 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Thursday, September 14.
  
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• Community Events: Martinique Gourmande

  14-09-2017 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Thursday, September 14.
  
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• Community Events: Nocturnes historiques Lachine

  14-09-2017 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Thursday, September 14.
  
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• Cyclist, 24, seriously injured after being struck by car

  14-09-2017 17:17 via cbc.ca
  A cyclist was seriously injured after he was struck by a car this morning in the Ville-Marie borough, Montreal police say.
  
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• Update: The pot plan is moving too fast, Quebec tells Ottawa

  14-09-2017 17:16 via montrealgazette.com
  VAL-D’OR — The Quebec government has warned Ottawa it is moving too fast on its plans to legalize marijuana because the devil is in the details.
  “It’s not a simple issue,” Health Minister Gaétan Barrette told reporters arriving for a Liberal caucus meeting. “We said it, all the provinces have said it, this is happening too fast.”
  Although the province has said it will be ready for July 1 when the federal legislation goes into effect, the process
  
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• Allison Hanes: Flying a new flag of hope

  14-09-2017 17:07 via montrealgazette.com
  If there is a lasting legacy to Montreal’s 375th birthday extravaganza, let it be the new era of acknowledgment and respect for the city’s Indigenous people, heralded Tuesday amid much fanfare by Mayor Denis Coderre.
  That would be a positive direction for Montreal to head in the future, and a constructive way to mark the history of a place that spans — not 375 years as all the signs and memorabilia proclaim — but millennia.
  What is today the island of Montreal was once kn
  
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• 'Goodbye, Mr. Amherst': Why a decorated British general was stripped of his Montreal street

  14-09-2017 16:56 via cbc.ca
  In his characteristically blunt style, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre didn't mince words when explaining why Amherst Street required a name change. "I don't think we should celebrate someone who wanted to exterminate Indigenous peoples," he said.
  
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• Best of 2017: 'Goodbye, Mr. Amherst': Why a decorated British general was stripped of his Montreal street

  14-09-2017 16:56 via cbc.ca
  In his characteristically blunt style, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre didn't mince words when explaining why Amherst Street required a name change. "I don't think we should celebrate someone who wanted to exterminate Indigenous peoples," he said.
  
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