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• Montreal police seek other potential victims of man charged with child porn, sexual assault

  24-10-2017 23:56 via cbc.ca
  Erik Branz, 46, appeared in court on Oct. 13 and has been charged with production of child pornography and the sexual assault of a "vulnerable person."
  
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• Number of Quebec doctors quitting medicare rises to 410

  24-10-2017 23:49 via montrealgazette.com
  The number of Quebec doctors who have opted out of medicare — billing patients directly for medical services — has jumped by nearly 50 per cent since Health Minister Gaétan Barrette implemented his sweeping reforms two years ago, the latest government figures suggest.
  Although the number of physicians who have withdrawn from the public system has risen steadily over the years, the sharpest increases have occurred while Barrette has been in office. During this period, Barrette
  
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• Doug Gilmour has fond memories of two seasons with Canadiens

  24-10-2017 23:44 via montrealgazette.com
  There is a photo in Doug Gilmour’s new book — Killer: My Life in Hockey — from his childhood in which he’s on the ice wearing a Canadiens sweater. He was about 3 at the time and it’s the first hockey jersey he had.
  “My parents aren’t alive now, so I don’t know where I got that jersey,” said Gilmour, who was in Montreal on Monday to promote his book.
  Gilmour played for seven teams during his 20-year Hall of Fame career in the NHL and got to we
  
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• Stu Cowan: Doug (Killer) Gilmour reflects on NHL career in new book

  24-10-2017 23:42 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s kind of funny that Doug Gilmour earned the nickname “Killer” during his 20-year career in the NHL. It’s sort of like a big guy being called “Tiny” or a bald guy being called “Curly.”
  Listed generously at 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, Gilmour certainly didn’t look like a Killer, but sometimes had to play like one to survive under the old NHL rules — or lack of them.
  “I did a lot of stupid things, but it was the only way to survive
  
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• Accused engineer Tom Harding wasn't told of problem with locomotive, Lac-Mégantic trial hears

  24-10-2017 23:37 via cbc.ca
  Former MMA locomotive engineer François Daigle told the court he knew there was a mechanical problem with the locomotive at the front of the train that derailed in Lac-Mégantic, killing 47 people, but he didn’t tell the person who operated it.
  
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• Quebec government explains religious neutrality bill

  24-10-2017 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec Justice Minister Stephanie Vallée explains how the government’s controversial religious neutrality will be implemented to force people to show their faces when receiving public services. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports.
  
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• Bombardier could lower C Series deliveries for year because of engine issues

  24-10-2017 23:18 via cbc.ca
  Bombardier Inc. could be set to announce next week that it won't meet its forecast for delivering about 30 C Series jets this year because of a lack of engines for the new commercial aircraft.
  
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• “Something rotten?” Dorval election signs cause controversy

  24-10-2017 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  A candidate for city councillor in Dorval is upset with the city for taking down his election signs.
  
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• Concordia University committed racial, social profiling according to Human Rights Commission

  24-10-2017 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec’s Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission has concluded that Concordia University and its private security company committed an act of racial and social profiling against a black woman in 2013. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Stagnant Laval stream attracting rats, snakes

  24-10-2017 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  Residents in Laval argue officials failed to maintain greenery near a stream, causing it to become stagnant and attract mosquito larva, snakes and other unsavory creatures. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, residents say their complaints have fallen on deaf ears.
  
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• Rigaud water restrictions lifted following system repairs

  24-10-2017 22:56 via cbc.ca
  Town officials say the water system has been fixed following a weekend breakage that forced Rigaud's 7,500 residents to ration their water for two days.
  
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• Dorval candidate’s election signs removed

  24-10-2017 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  Murray Levine, a candidate for councillor in Dorval, insists city officials are missing the “marketing” point when it comes to his election signs. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.
  
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• More than 250 calls pour into police sex-assault hotline

  24-10-2017 22:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police received more than 250 calls to its temporary sexual-assault hotline over the first two days of operation.
  Launched on Friday, the line – 514-280-2079 – is open Monday to Friday, between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.
  Over two days – Friday and Monday – 253 calls came in.
  In case of emergency, 911 is the best option.
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  Celine Cooper: Me too, and let's stop acting surprisedThe hotline was set up because of media attention surrounding allegations against high
  
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• Amazon, Apple release data after Montreal mother’s desperate pleas, search for son in Peru

  24-10-2017 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  Galganov, 22, was on the first leg of an eight-month trip around South American and south-east Asia when he abruptly stopped contacting his mother.
  
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• Jesse Galganov: Amazon, Apple release data, but phone company not cooperating: family

  24-10-2017 22:37 via montrealgazette.com
  The mother of a 22-year-old Montrealer who has been missing in Peru since September says Amazon and Apple have released geolocation information to Peruvian authorities — but mobile service provider T-Mobile is still not cooperating.
  An online petition urging the three technology companies to fully cooperate in the search for Jesse Galganov crossed the 42,000-signature threshold Tuesday afternoon. 
  In an update on the petition site, Galganov’s family said “we were happy to
  
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• No business development corporation for Pointe-Claire Village

  24-10-2017 22:30 via montrealgazette.com
  The votes are in and there will be no business development corporation in Pointe-Claire Village. 
  A register requesting a referendum on the subject was launched by some of the village merchants in August and city council voted to hold a  referendum on Oct. 22. The message was clear, with 73 per cent of the votes against the BCD. The breakdown was 44 votes against and 16 votes in favour.
  A BCD is an official entity dedicated to the promotion of a commercial sector. There are mandatory m
  
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• Breaking down Bill 62: What you can and can't do while wearing a niqab in Quebec

  24-10-2017 22:05 via cbc.ca
  The new law applies to a wide array of public institutions — from hospitals to libraries to public transit and universities. And it's all about the specifics.
  
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• Montreal election: Do Montrealers know the names of the mayoral candidates?

  24-10-2017 22:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Nearly 60 per cent of Montrealers don’t vote in municipal elections.
  One of the reasons could be that they don’t pay any attention to municipal politics.
  We asked some Montrealers on the street if they know the names of the candidates who are running.
  Most knew the name of incumbent mayor Denis Coderre, but few could name his main opponent, Valérie Plante, the leader of Projet Montréal.
  There is still time to get informed about the election process. Read our full electi
  
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• West Island community calendar for the week of Oct. 25

  24-10-2017 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Galleries and exhibitions
  Galerie de la ville, 12001 de Salaberry Blvd. in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, presents the exhibition Lattices and Interstices — featuring assembled works by various local artists. Continues until Nov. 19. Call 514-684-1012, Local 298.
  The Stewart Hall Art Gallery, 176 Lakeshore Rd. in Pointe-Claire, presents the exhibition The Art That Inhabits Us — 50 Years of the Art Rental and Sales Services — featuring 150 artworks created by 150 artists: 50 ambassadors,
  
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• Daughter granted wish which benefits mother's dragon boat team

  24-10-2017 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It was an emotional surprise, unveiled earlier this month at the Pointe-Claire Canoe Club where a group of fierce breast-cancer survivors train for dragon boat racing.
  In August, Caroline Gleason submitted a wish to the BMO200 program, which marks the bank’s 200th birthday by granting wishes to individuals or organizations.
  Gleason wanted to acknowledge her mother Rachelle Audet’s harrowing experience with breast cancer while at the same time honouring the West Island Dragons —
  
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• Police seek potential victims of man accused of sexual assault

  24-10-2017 21:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are seeking potential victims of a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a mentally disabled woman, starting when she was a teenager, and recorded his actions.
  Erik Branz was arrested on Oct. 12 and charged with producing child pornography and sexual assault against a vulnerable person, police said. The victim has a serious mental disability.
  Police said they have reason to believe there may be other victims.
  Investigators are seeking potential victims of Erik Branz, 46.
  The inves
  
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• Roadchat: A live conversation about the lessons learned from #MTLroadwork

  24-10-2017 21:51 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers have strong opinions about how we do — or don’t — get around the city.
  That was obvious your reaction to an article headlined Countdown to 2022: Turning the corner on Montreal roadwork,  published in print and online Oct. 14. Dozens of you commented on the article, written by reporter Andy Riga, and two initiatives by Concordia University professors that are part of a collaboration we are calling the #MTLroadwork project.  
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• 60-year-old to be charged after corpse found in downtown Montreal lot

  24-10-2017 21:43 via montrealgazette.com
  A 60-year-old man will be charged with interfering with a dead body on Wednesday after the discovery of a body in a vacant lot downtown, Montreal police said.
  The corpse of a 37-year-old woman was discovered by a passerby at about 2:15 p.m. on Monday in a vacant lot on Beaudry St. near Sherbrooke St.
   Items found near the body suggested the death was neither natural nor accidental, said police, who are treating the death as suspicious, but not as a homicide. An autopsy could help deter
  
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• 60-year-old to be charged after corpse found in downtown Montreal lot - Montreal Gazette

  24-10-2017 21:37 via montrealgazette.com
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  60-year-old to be charged after corpse found in downtown Montreal lot
  Montreal Gazette
  Police noted that items found near the body suggested the death was neither natural nor accidental. Montreal Gazette. Published on: October 24, 2017 | Last Updated: October 24, 2017 3:43 PM EDT. The corpse of a 37-year-old woman was discovered by a ...
  
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• Dan Delmar: Quebec stumbles into religious accommodation debate

  24-10-2017 20:12 via montrealgazette.com
  Certain aspects of Quebec’s Bill 62 provide opportunities for critics to again denounce Quebec’s political class for its myopic nationalism.
  The uproar over the bill is also an example of how the province is often punished for being the incubator of important national conversations.
  Faced with unrelenting pressure to legislate an end to the decade-old reasonable accommodation debate from the two major opposition parties and like-minded nationalists with disproportionat
  
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• Montreal named most elegant city in Canada

  24-10-2017 20:08 via montrealgazette.com
  You might not associate poutine and orange traffic cones with elegance, but Montreal is Canada’s most elegant city, according to a new global ranking released by the fashion retailer Zalando.
  Our fair city ranked 31st overall. Vancouver, the only other Canadian city to make the list, finished 46th.
  The short list of 80 cities, which was topped by Paris, was reportedly winnowed down from “a list of 400 cities known for their affiliation with either fashion or architecture.&r
  
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• Quebec sailor Simon DuBois checks in during race around the world

  24-10-2017 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  Sailor Simon DuBois is attempting to be the first Quebecer to race a yacht around the world.
  
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• Opinion: Dominique Anglade is simply qualified, with no need for qualifiers

  24-10-2017 19:44 via montrealgazette.com
  When Premier Philippe Couillard recently reshuffled his cabinet — a move some qualified as a simple game of musical chairs — he named Dominique Anglade as deputy premier. Anglade, a friend of mine, happens to be black.
  I was delighted to see no brouhaha was made about her ethnicity. No headline blaring: “Premier names first-ever black deputy premier.” That is progress.
  In addition to being named deputy premier, Anglade is also the minister of Economy, Science and Innovati
  
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• City engineers call for creation of 'engineer-general' to examine projects

  24-10-2017 19:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal should create the post of an “engineer-general” to ensure that major projects will be carried out according to professional norms, the union representing the city’s science professionals said Tuesday.
  The Syndicat professionnel des scientifiques à pratique exclusive de Montréal (SPSPEM), would also like to see the creation of an infrastructure management group that would minimize inconveniences for citizens.
  The union insists their ideas are non-partisan,
  
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• Palliative Care Workshops

  24-10-2017 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  Getting what you need: communicating with the health care team.
  
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• Game Day: First goal could be key for Canadiens against Panthers

  24-10-2017 19:35 via montrealgazette.com
  The first goal could be huge for the Canadiens when they play the Florida Panthers Tuesday night at the Bell Centre (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690).
  The Canadiens are off to a 1-6-1 start and are mired in a seven-game losing streak. They also have the worst offence in the NHL, averaging only 1.50 goals per game.
  With that in mind, scoring first would be big for the Canadiens, not only for their confidence but also to keep a frustrated fan base at the Bell Centre from loudly voicing their o
  
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• Coderre or Plante? Business owners eager to weigh in on Nov. 5

  24-10-2017 19:28 via cbc.ca
  Daybreak's Shari Okeke meets business owners to find out what issues matter most to them in Montreal's mayoral race and how they plan to vote.
  
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• WESTMOUNT ANTIQUE& VINTAGE SHOW

  24-10-2017 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  FUNDRAISER FOR WESTMOUNT PARK UNITED CHURCH, adm:$8 25 selected top quality dealers from Quebec & Ontario
  
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• WWII veteran left naked, soaked in urine at Gatineau Hospital, family says

  24-10-2017 19:03 via cbc.ca
  A woman is raising concerns after discovering that her grandfather, a Second World War veteran, had been left uncovered and soiled for hours at the Gatineau Hospital on two recent visits.
  
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• Projet Montréal pledges 40% of new housing be affordable, social

  24-10-2017 19:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Projet Montréal is pledging to recalibrate Montreal’s housing rules to maintain social diversity and reduce the number of residents forced out of their homes due to rising rents or home prices.
  If elected in the November municipal elections, the party will force building developers to set aside 40 per cent of the units in their projects for social and affordable housing. The laws would apply to buildings with five or more units, but in projects of less than 50 units promoters would
  
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• UPS Dogs will warm your heart https://t.co/YQb2MX8sbw

  24-10-2017 18:56
  
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• N.B. RCMP charge 3 men with soliciting sexual services

  24-10-2017 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  A 59-year-old man from Saint-Antoine, N.B.,  a 50-year-old man from Dieppe, N.B., and a 46-year-old man from Lotbinière, Q.C face charges for soliciting sexual services.
  
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• Six O'Clock Solution: Roasted Cauliflower with Quick Tomato Sauce

  24-10-2017 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  A second cookbook of easy, relaxed, family-friendly food has appeared from Montrealer Aimée Wimbush-Bourque.
  The 100 recipes in The Simple Bites Kitchen (Penguin, $32) have been tested on her husband and three young children.
  Readers of her blog, Simple Bites, and her first cookbook, Brown Eggs and Jam Jars, will welcome more of her lively combinations of ingredients, none complicated, all full of flavour. 
  Handsome photographs by Tim and Angela Chin glow from its pages, in
  
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• You can ride the bus with a face covering, justice minister insists

  24-10-2017 17:50 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — A person will be allowed to ride the bus or métro, sit in a hospital waiting room or walk around a library without removing a face covering if there is no direct interaction with a public employee, the government said Tuesday.
  But for the purposes of identification, a bus driver may ask a person to remove a face covering to verify the validity of a person’s travel document if the card has a photo, such as for students or seniors.
  And students in the classroom still mu
  
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• Hillary Clinton warns of 'new kind of cold war' during speech in Montreal

  24-10-2017 17:46 via montrealgazette.com
  Former United States Secretary of State, senator, first lady and presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton was charming, gracious and even funny in places during the Montreal stop Monday on her 15-city tour to promote her new book, What Happened, an eminently readable personal and political memoir about the 2016 campaign and its aftermath.
  But she also had a deadly serious message for the crowd at the Palais des congrès de Montréal about what she termed “a new kind of col
  
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• Montreal police hotline for sex assault victims receives 200+ calls in 2 days

  24-10-2017 17:35 via cbc.ca
  Montreal police says in just over two business days, its sexual assault reporting hotline has received 253 calls. That number represents the number of calls received Thursday afternoon, Friday, and Monday. It is closed on weekends.
  
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• New Azur trains are starting to appear on the métro's Green Line

  24-10-2017 17:29 via montrealgazette.com
  The rollout of Azur trains on the Métro’s Green Line is now underway.
  Already in use on the Orange Line, the STM announced that two of the new trains had been entered into circulation on a second line.
  Commuters had spotted at least one of the trains on Monday afternoon. 
  The STM said the trains would be used on the Green Line at various times of the day, depending on the network’s operational needs. 
  1/2 Bonne nouvelle : 2 trains #AZURstm sont dorénavant en s
  
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• Update: Widespread Hydro outages caused by severed power line

  24-10-2017 17:22 via montrealgazette.com
  Update: By 11:20 a.m., fewer than 29,000 customers were without power in Montreal. 
  A single power line accidentally severed by a Hydro-Québec employee working in an east-end power station plunged more than a quarter of a million Hydro-Québec customers in Montreal into darkness and cold coffee Tuesday morning.
  The 268,000 customers affected live in north-end Ahuntsic and east-end St-Léonard, the Plateau-Mont-Royal, Rivières-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles &m
  
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• Driver slightly injured after school bus collides with truck

  24-10-2017 17:19 via montrealgazette.com
  A school bus collided with a truck on Papineau St. Tuesday morning, leaving its driver suffering from a slight back injury but the students unharmed.
  The incident occurred when the school bus, travelling behind the truck on Papineau, rear ended a truck that had suddenly stopped to allow a fire truck on Ontario St. to pass through the intersection. The fire truck was answering an emergency call.
  The driver was taken to a hospital for his injury while a second school bus was called in to transfer
  
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• Jesse Galganov: Petition to aid Montrealer's rescue has 35k signatures

  24-10-2017 16:47 via montrealgazette.com
  An online petition urging a number of technology companies to fully cooperate in the search for Jesse Galganov, the 22-year-old Montrealer who has been missing in Peru since September, crossed the 35,000 signature threshold Tuesday morning. 
  Galganov’s mother, Alisa Clamen, flew to Peru last week to search for her son and announced on Monday that geolocation information from her son’s phone, mobile service provider and e-reader would be critical to the investigation. 
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• Conservatives ‘not concerned’ in Lac-Saint-Jean byelection upset

  24-10-2017 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have pulled off a stunning byelection upset, snatching the federal riding of Lac-Saint-Jean away from the Conservatives.
  
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• Man charged after police seize explosives from Gatineau home

  24-10-2017 16:23 via cbc.ca
  A 36-year-old man faces multiple charges after police raided a west Quebec home Monday night and seized two explosive devices.
  
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