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• Dollard-des-Ormeaux donates to Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation

  19-09-2017 23:59 via montrealgazette.com
  The Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation capital campaign got a boost when Dollard-des-Ormeaux Mayor Ed Janiszewski presented the foundation with a $200,000 cheque, Tuesday.
  The goal of the Life can change in an instant capital campaign is to raise $8 million through 2018 to expand and modernize the hospital’s intensive care, cardiac, psychiatric and geriatric units.
  In a prepared statement, Janiszewski said that as a West Islander he knew how important it was  to have integrated hea
  
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• Police in Valleyfield find body of Serge Schinck, 54, missing since Sept. 14

  19-09-2017 23:58 via cbc.ca
  The body of Serge Schinck, 54, was discovered by officers while searching an industrial area near Daoust Street and Larocque Road Tuesday morning. Schinck's death is considered a homicide.
  
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• UPAC arrests Frank Zampino, 7 others, in Montreal water-meter probe

  19-09-2017 23:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Former city of Montreal executive committee chairman Frank Zampino was among eight people arrested by Quebec’s anti-corruption unit (UPAC) early Tuesday as part of an investigation into the city’s since-rescinded water meter contract.
  Investigators contend the suspects were part of a network of engineering firms and city officials that created a system of awarding contracts in exchange for political financing, kickbacks and other benefits. The eight face charges of fraud, conspiracy
  
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• Special night in store for Canadiens blue line prospect Victor Mete

  19-09-2017 23:46 via montrealgazette.com
  Victor Mete will be making his first appearance in an NHL exhibition game Wednesday night when the Canadiens face the Washington Capitals at the Bell Centre (7 p.m., RDS, TSN 690 Radio).
  But the 19-year-old from Toronto said playing alongside Shea Weber won’t be a new experience.
  “It’s cool playing with him because I’ve been watching him for a long time and playing with him on the video game, so it’s cool to actually play with him now,” Mete said Tuesday after
  
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• Jean-Marc Fournier not stepping away from Quebec Liberals

  19-09-2017 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec Liberal House Leader Jean-Marc Fournier is denying allegations from a former police union chief that he was the subject of a police investigation. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, Fournier insists he won’t be stepping down.
  
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• Allison Hanes: A promising start for new MUHC board

  19-09-2017 23:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Leave it to Gaétan Barrette, Quebec’s bombastic and brilliant health minister, to raise eyebrows even when he is smoothing ruffled feathers.
  Ten top-notch new members of the McGill University Health Centre governing board were named Monday, chosen from among 20 candidates who were carefully recruited and rigorously vetted by a blue ribbon panel for the volunteer posts. The selection process was launched when the previous independent members resigned en masse in July after a protract
  
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• Montreal homeless bra drive

  19-09-2017 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Montrealers are donating their bras to organizations that help the city’s homeless. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, undergarments are always in short supply at shelters.
  
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• Global News at 5:30: Sep 19

  19-09-2017 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Tuesday, September 19, 2017 edition of Global News at 5:30 on Global Montreal.
  
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• City of Montreal unveils new website, app and online services

  19-09-2017 23:29 via montrealgazette.com
  If you want to let the city of Montreal know about a pothole or a broken street light, there’s now an app for that.
  On Tuesday, city officials unveiled a new digital platform that will serve as the foundation of the city’s continued transformation into a digital city, Mayor Denis Coderre said. 
  It includes an app and a revamped city website that is currently in the beta testing phase, beta.montreal.ca. The website and app will allow citizens to create accounts and set up alerts
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Baby waits hours for treatment at Montreal Children’s Hospital

  19-09-2017 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  A Montreal mother says her daughter’s life was endangered when she waited hours without seeing a doctor at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. As Global’s Anne Leclair reports, the child had problem breathing.
  
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• Thief steals valuables while homeowner sleeps in the next room

  19-09-2017 23:06 via montrealgazette.com
  A thief entered a home in Pierrefonds and stole a long list of valuables while the homeowner slept in the next room, Sept. 10.
  Montreal Police Constable Daniel Maheu from Station 3 said the victim fell asleep at around 1:30 a.m. while watching television in the living room of her home in De la Diligence St. She was awakened by a noise at around 4:30 a.m. When she entered the kitchen, she discovered the patio door was open so she shut it thinking her daughter was the culprit.
  When she woke up the
  
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• Warm weather in Montreal will run to end of September

  19-09-2017 22:39 via montrealgazette.com
  Enjoy it while it lasts.
  Montreal’s summer is ending with a bang — the high temperature has surpassed 25 degrees Celsius every day over the past week, while nighttime lows have hovered around 15C.
  Those temperatures are about 10C warmer than normal in September — and the warmer-than-usual weather is expected to last until the end of the month, Environment Canada says.
  “Usually in September we will have three or four days of very warm temperatures and very sunny days,
  
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• Quebec medical marijuana producer certified ‘kosher,’ just in time for High Holidays

  19-09-2017 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  He says certification means that consumers can be assured that the products "adhere to the highest standards of kosher purity."
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Montreal mother furious after daughter waits 3 hours in ER, struggling to breathe

  19-09-2017 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  A Montreal mother claims her daughter's life was endangered last Friday at the Montreal Children's Hospital.
  
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• Ugo Fredette in coma as search for Yvon Lacasse goes on for 5th day

  19-09-2017 22:21 via cbc.ca
  Doctors have been unable to awaken Ugo Fredette since he was anesthetized for medical tests after suffering self-inflicted head injuries while in custody last Friday, his lawyer says.
  
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• Heroin, opium found in marble tile shipment from Afghanistan intercepted in Montreal

  19-09-2017 21:40 via cbc.ca
  Border officials have disrupted "a criminal organization importing harmful opioids" to Canada after intercepting 29 kilograms of heroin in Montreal, which was destined for Richmond Hill, according to the RCMP.
  
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• Accused in slaying of Montreal Maxi employee sought weapon disposal advice

  19-09-2017 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal police officer Francesco Massa says he discovered numerous searches on the seized phone.
  
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• Volicon Test #1 This is a test clip from Volicon https://t.co/OyHe8quvn3

  19-09-2017 21:23
  
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• Montrealers collecting supplies and food for hurricane victims

  19-09-2017 21:21 via montrealgazette.com
  As hurricanes continue to wreak havoc across the Caribbean, Montrealers with deep roots on the islands are collecting supplies and food to help with the rebuilding effort.
  Several people who come from Antigua have begun collecting toiletries and clothing for their fellow countrymen from Barbuda, who were forced to flee the island after it was pummelled by Hurricane Irma this month.
  “We had to remove every single person from Barbuda because all the homes are destroyed,” said Juleen Ba
  
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• MUHC unveils new board of directors

  19-09-2017 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Sep 19: After months of uncertainty and controversy, the MUHC has a new board of directors. Elysia Bryan-Baynes reports.
  
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• West Island women organize bra drive for Montreal homeless

  19-09-2017 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  Three Montreal women are organizing a bra drive for the homeless.
  
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• Dozens dead in magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Mexico

  19-09-2017 21:01 via cbc.ca
  A magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing some buildings, cracking the facades of others and scattering rubble on streets.
  
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• At least 248 dead after magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Mexico

  19-09-2017 21:01 via cbc.ca
  Rescuers and volunteers frantically dug through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings long into the night, looking for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake since 1985 as the number of confirmed fatalities climbed to 248 early Wednesday.
  
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• At least 200 dead after magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Mexico

  19-09-2017 21:01 via cbc.ca
  Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans dug frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings early Wednesday, looking for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatalities climbed to at least 200.
  
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• At least 149 dead after magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Mexico

  19-09-2017 21:01 via cbc.ca
  A powerful earthquake shook central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing buildings in plumes of dust and killing at least 149 people.
  
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• At least 134 dead after magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Mexico

  19-09-2017 21:01 via cbc.ca
  A magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing many buildings, cracking the facades of others and scattering rubble on streets. Early reports put the death toll at at least 134 people.
  
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• Fournier will remain Liberal house leader: Couillard

  19-09-2017 20:45 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Jean-Marc Fournier has cleared a police security check and will remain in cabinet and as Liberal house leader, Premier Philippe Couillard said Tuesday.
  “I asked, and it is the only contact my office has with the Sûreté du Québec, if there had been any change in Mr. Fournier’s security clearance,” Couillard said, arriving for a meeting of the Liberal caucus Tuesday morning. “Absolutely not. Mr. Fournier has no change in his security clear
  
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• Dan Delmar: Let's put artificial intelligence to work for Montreal

  19-09-2017 20:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Gripes about traffic, corruption and wasteful bureaucracy remain common among Montrealers, but brighter days could be ahead, if only there were political will to put artificial intelligence technology being developed in this city to work for this city.
  Given Montreal’s continuing history of being ruled by notoriously inefficient municipal governments, it’s ironic (but exciting) to find it among a select group of cities leading the world in AI research. Last week, Facebook announced a
  
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• Four per cent increase in child abuse reports in Quebec, youth protection says

  19-09-2017 20:24 via montrealgazette.com
  The Direction de protection de la jeunesse du Québec (DPJ) received 91,191 reports of child abuse in 2016, up from 87,800 in the previous year.
  This amounts to about 250 reports per day, the DPJ told a press conference Tuesday in Montreal.
  Of those reports, 36,002, or 39.5 per cent, were acted on.
  The largest share of the reports were related to physical abuse (24 per cent), followed by negligence (22 per cent), psychological abuse (17 per cent) and serious risk of negligence (12 per
  
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• Quebec language police ease up on use of some English words by francophones

  19-09-2017 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Using the English or the French equivalent of the words are both considered acceptable.
  
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• Opinion: Morneau's proposed business tax changes are unfair, harmful

  19-09-2017 20:18 via montrealgazette.com
  “The road to hell is paved with good intentions” is an expression brought to mind by the bill to reform the taxation of private companies announced on July 18 by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau.
  The minister’s goal of closing tax loopholes is entirely legitimate. However, it is far from clear that the actual results of the legislation would be as positive as the minister hopes.
  Morneau would undoubtedly be surprised to hear his initiative described as unfair, inefficient
  
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• More than 13,000 intercepted by RCMP trying to cross into Canada this year

  19-09-2017 20:18 via cbc.ca
  New figures released Tuesday show the number of asylum seekers arriving at the Canada-U.S. border almost doubled last month to 5,712, up from 3,134 in July.
  
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• Asylum seekers in Quebec: More than 5,500 interceptions by RCMP in August

  19-09-2017 20:04 via montrealgazette.com
  New figures released today show the number of asylum seekers arriving at the Canada-U.S.. border almost doubled last month.
  The latest data shows 5,712 people were stopped by the RCMP in August, up from 3,134 in July.
  More than 5,550 of those encounters were in Quebec, but British Columbia also registered a small surge of its own, with numbers there doubling from 51 people stopped in July to 102 in August.
  In total, 13,211 people have been intercepted by the RCMP in between official points of en
  
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• Montreal luxury real estate sales spike as Toronto, Vancouver’s slump

  19-09-2017 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  In Montreal, sales of condominiums and homes over $1 million jumped 60% year-over-year this July and August.
  
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• Vaudreuil-Dorion launches annual safety awareness campaign

  19-09-2017 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Sep 19: Police in Vaudreuil-Dorion have begun their annual pedestrian safety awareness campaign. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Vaudreuil-Dorion urges motorists to be cautious at crosswalks with kids back in school

  19-09-2017 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  The city of Vaudreuil-Dorion is conducting its annual enforcement blitz at crosswalks - and handing out $100 tickets.
  
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• Update: Airlines launch evacuation operations as Hurricane Maria closes in

  19-09-2017 19:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Air Transat has launched an evacuation operation to get all its travellers out of the Dominican Republic as another Category 5 hurricane spirals through the Caribbean.
  Hurricane Maria has devastated the island of Dominica, and is on track to pass near Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands late Tuesday to early Wednesday.
  Air Transat said it is sending eight aircraft to Punta Cana, Puerto Plata and Samana. Three aircraft are expected to arrive in Puerto Plata and Samana on Tuesday evening
  
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• 'We need to help': Montrealers collect supplies for hurricane-ravaged Barbuda

  19-09-2017 19:09 via cbc.ca
  Members of the Antigua and Barbuda Association of Montreal are working to fill a shipping container with packaged food, toiletries and building materials to send to the Caribbean island.
  
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• A Season with The Stingers: Building rugby bodies

  19-09-2017 18:50 via montrealgazette.com
  The action that spectators see on the rugby pitch is just a fraction of the work that goes into building a championship team.
  The women of Concordia University’s rugby squad spend up to five days a week in the gym — pushing their way through a series of workouts designed to make them faster, stronger and more resilient.
  “If you’re not physically ready, you’re not going to be put on the starters’ list, you won’t be put on the field to show what you have,&
  
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• Montreal's getting its first cereal bar, and it may not be that bad for you

  19-09-2017 18:34 via montrealgazette.com
  There are days when adults, even ostensibly responsible ones, just want a bowl of cereal. 
  Soufian Mamlouk is one of those adults. “When it comes to cereal,” he says, “it takes me to a part of my childhood that was a little simpler.”
  In lieu of building a time machine to return to those simpler days, he’s opening Montreal’s first cereal bar in St-Henri, where a rotating assortment of cereals will be “on tap” and traditional cartoons will be sh
  
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• Accused Googled 'perfect murder' and 'supermarket,' trial hears

  19-09-2017 18:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Randy Tshilumba did several Google searches seeking information on the murder he allegedly carried out at a supermarket in the hours after Clémence Beaulieu-Patry was fatally stabbed.
  The jury hearing evidence at Tshilumba’s trial at the Montreal courthouse was shown evidence that he was very interested in Beaulieu-Patry’s death.
  The jury was shown search terms that were found on a device seized from Tshilumba following his arrest two days after Beaulieu-Patry was killed in fr
  
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• Enjoy it while it lasts — Montreal's warm weather will run to end of September

  19-09-2017 18:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Enjoy it while it lasts.
  Montreal’s summer is ending with a bang – the high temperature has surpassed 25 degrees Celsius every day over the past week, while nighttime lows have hovered around 15C.
  Those temperatures are about 10C warmer than normal in September — and the warmer-than-usual weather is expected to last until the end of the month, Environment Canada says.
  “Usually in September we will have three or four days of very warm temperatures and very sunny days,
  
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• Apples for Rosh Hashanah with @delishnogluten btmontreal.ca/videos/apples-…

  19-09-2017 17:51
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• What are Montreal's chances at landing Amazon's new HQ? btmontreal.ca/videos/what-ar…

  19-09-2017 17:49
  What are Montreal's chances at landing Amazon's new HQ? btmontreal.ca/videos/what-ar…
  
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• PQ on pot: Legal age should be 18, SAQ should offer marijuana warnings

  19-09-2017 17:34 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Adding its two cents to the debate, the Parti Québécois has opted for a strict state-controlled marijuana distribution system but would set the legal age to buy it at 18.
  The PQ also wants to see some controls on home growth, saying an individual would be limited to two plants not four as the federal government has proposed. And the owner of a building would have the option of banning such operations run by their tenants.
  And when it comes to where people can smoke w
  
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• CFL Power Rankings: Stamps still lead, but might lose Messam

  19-09-2017 17:27 via cbc.ca
  While the league falls all over itself trying to stop head-hunting (hint: suspensions, not fines), the top-ranked Calgary Stampeders work out whether running back Jerome Messam will be available this coming week.
  
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