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• Curlers raise funds for Montreal children’s hospitals at 20th annual Kurling for Kids tournament

  07-04-2018 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  The event helps raise funds for both the MUHC Children's Hospital and the CHU Sainte-Justine.
  
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• ‘We need to keep the story alive’: Montrealers form human chain for Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou

  07-04-2018 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  Montrealers joined hand-in-hand on Saturday in a show of solidarity for the missing boy's family.
  
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• Sanctions unlikely for Montreal Jazz Fest after refusing to accommodate deaf music fan

  07-04-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  The Montreal International Jazz Festival is unlikely to face repercussions for refusing to provide a sign-language interpreter for a deaf concert-goer last year, according to correspondence from Quebec's Human Rights Commission.
  
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• Father of Confederation remembered in Montreal on 150th anniversary of his assassination

  07-04-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  McGee remains to this day, the only federally elected official in Canadian history to have been assassinated.
  
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• Montreal Canadiens offer condolences after fatal Humboldt Broncos crash

  07-04-2018 21:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Canadiens players and staff are extending their sympathies to the families affected by Friday night’s collision between the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team’s bus and a semi-trailer near Tisdale, Sask., which left 14 dead and a further 15 injured.
  “On behalf of the organization, and myself, I want to take the time to send our sincere condolences to all the families affected in that crash in Saskatchewan,” said Claude Julien in a statement released by the
  
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• Students, parents and teachers march to save Villa Maria music program

  07-04-2018 21:09 via cbc.ca
  About 200 people rallied at Girouard Park in NDG to protest a decision to cancel Villa Maria high school's private music program.
  
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  07-04-2018 21:00
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• Vettel takes pole position for Bahrain GP; Lance Stroll 20th

  07-04-2018 20:04 via montrealgazette.com
  SAKHIR, Bahrain — Montreal’s Lance Stroll will start in 20th place at Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.
  Sebastian Vettel took pole position at the conclusion of Saturday’s qualifying session followed by Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen.
  World champion Lewis Hamilton could only manage fourth, and will start from ninth on Sunday after incurring a grid penalty.
  Raikkonen looked like he was going to get his first pole since last year’s Monaco GP, but Vettel beat his time righ
  
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• Villa Maria students protest announced closure of music school

  07-04-2018 19:31 via montrealgazette.com
  More than two hundred people took to the streets Saturday morning to protest the upcoming closure of Villa Maria High School’s music school, a place of learning that predates Confederation. 
  Students who cherish the school took part in the march from their private high school to Girouard Park, in the Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, along with their parents, teachers and other people who care that culture remains a part of education. 
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• Quebec hockey community offers 'prayers, condolences' after deadly Humboldt crash

  07-04-2018 17:44 via cbc.ca
  Quebecers are offering their compassion to the community of Humboldt and the Broncos, a Saskatchewan junior hockey team that was on a bus involved in a fatal crash Friday.
  
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• Quebec hockey community offers condolences after Humboldt crash

  07-04-2018 17:44 via cbc.ca
  Quebecers are offering their compassion to the community surrounding the Humboldt Broncos, a junior hockey team out of Saskatchewan that was involved in a fatal bus crash Friday in which 14 people died.
  
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• Montreal and bike groups fume at increased fines for cyclists in new highway code

  07-04-2018 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  Cyclists who break the road law currently face fines between $15 and $30. With the adoption of the new rules, they will be liable for fines from $80 to $100 -- a 433 per cent increase.
  
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• From professor-in-waiting to florist: Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs

  07-04-2018 17:00 via cbc.ca
  They’ve come a long way from the sciences and humanities. A florist, an instrument maker, a carpenter and a bike shop owner on why they, like so many others, said goodbye to academia, and how they built their "post-ac" lives.
  
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• #ICYMI Canada’s skiing sisters, Maxime, Chloe and Justine Dufour-Lapointe back from the Olympics and sharing their… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-04-2018 16:00
  #ICYMI Canada’s skiing sisters, Maxime, Chloe and Justine Dufour-Lapointe back from the Olympics and sharing their… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Two pedestrians struck by car in downtown Montreal

  07-04-2018 15:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Two pedestrians, a 25-year-old man and 24-year-old woman, were struck by a vehicle on Friday night in downtown Montreal. 
  The incident took place around 8:40 p.m. at the intersection of Sherbrooke and Saint-Hubert streets. 
  A man was seriously injured, but his life is not believed to be in danger. The woman was lightly injured. 
  The driver is a man in his twenties. 
  The cause of the accident is not yet known. Inclement weather may have played a role. 
  
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• Karl Lohnes: Some illuminating tips on lighting your home

  07-04-2018 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Welcome to Week 5 of my mission to fix the 10 most common decorating mistakes. Last week I got colourful with paint. This week we illuminate common lighting mistakes: not using enough types of lighting in a space, installing light fixtures at the wrong height or buying lamps that aren’t in proportion to other furniture, and choosing the wrong style of light fixture for a space. Read on for fixes and learn how to choose the styles and types that complement your decorating scheme, light up d
  
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• While you were sleeping: 14 dead after junior hockey team bus crash

  07-04-2018 14:10 via montrealgazette.com
  One man is dead and another remains hospitalized after a shooting east of downtown on Friday evening. A 31-year-old man, who had been hospitalized in critical condition, succumbed to his injuries overnight. Montreal police are calling this the seventh homicide of 2018. The other victim, a 42-year-old man, suffered serious upper-body injuries but they are not believed to be life threatening. Montreal police found the pair with gunshot wounds on Bercy St., near Ontario St. E., in Ville-M
  
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• The Week in Review: Shove it, had it, Trump it and hit it

  07-04-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Catch up on all the big stories that happened this week in Montreal.Work conditions have pushed us to the brink, Montreal doctor says
  A Montreal family physician says his health is suffering because of impossible work conditions. He said he can no longer do double duty staffing an emergency room twice a week while also looking after his own patients adequately. Increasing demands to staff the ER has left him about three days a week to look after 1,500 patients registered at his practice, said t
  
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• Shelter: Reworking an 1875 workers' cottage into cozy St-Henri family home

  07-04-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Patrick Turner grew up in the village of Dunham in the heart of the Eastern Townships wine country, but when it was time to go to college, he moved to Ontario where he studied architecture at the University of Toronto. He stayed in the city for 10 years, working as an architectural and product designer and running his own company THOUT (as in “without”, a reference to a cabin without running water or electricity).
  Turner eventually moved back to Quebec “to marry Katharine.&rdqu
  
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• Update: One dead, one injured after downtown Montreal shooting

  07-04-2018 13:31 via montrealgazette.com
  One man is dead and another remains hospitalized after a shooting east of downtown on Friday evening. 
  A 31-year-old man, who had been hospitalized in critical condition, succumbed to his injuries overnight. Montreal police are calling this the seventh homicide of 2018.
  The other victim, a 42-year-old man, suffered serious upper-body injuries but they are not believed to be life threatening. 
  Montreal police found the pair with gunshot wounds on Bercy St., near Ontario St. E., in Ville
  
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• This Is Salluit: Challenge and possibility in Quebec's Far North

  07-04-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  SALLUIT — They emerged from the tundra with wind-battered faces.
  After a three-day slog across the frozen desert, the air had left an icy film around their eyes and mouths. Now their limbs were numb and the men leaned on walking sticks as they drew closer to town.
  When the village finally came into view, Anthony Kawapit cracked a smile. Aisa Sivuarapik felt his body ache but the thought of a warm meal and cup of coffee kept him moving.
  In Salluit, news of the approaching travellers sp
  
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• Saputo family donates $10M to St. FX for improved recreational facilities

  07-04-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Amelia and Lino Saputo, Jr. are donating $10 million to upgrade and expand health and wellness facilities at St. Francis Xavier University where their son will graduate with a business degree this spring.
  
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• Pardon My French: When language lessons leave a bitter taste

  07-04-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  In this series of columns, one-time Alliance Quebec president and media personality Royal Orr reflects on his relationship with his second language.
  Why are some teachers so memorable?
  I probably had a dozen French instructors in elementary and high school growing up in the Eastern Townships. Decades later, I only remember one: Grade 9; Alexander Galt High School; Mme J.
  I want to be clear that I liked Mme J. She was young and energetic — a decent teacher. But really, I only recall a singl
  
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• Josh Freed: A world of easier street parking is on the horizon

  07-04-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Good news, motorists: April’s here! 
  That means no more snow removal signs, or honking snowplows at midnight that force us to rush out in our pyjamas, then circle the streets playing musical chairs — er, cars — with our neighbours, competing for The Last Parking Spot.
  The bad news: “street-cleaning” signs came into effect April 1, so now we must remember to move our cars to the other side of the street twice a week.
  That means arriving home at midnight, finding
  
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• How to get your RTM discount for last winter's train delays

  07-04-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  If you’re one of the hundreds of commuter train passengers who had to deal with numerous delays last winter, you’ll finally get some compensation.
  
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• 31-year-old man dead after Ville-Marie shooting

  07-04-2018 12:49 via cbc.ca
  A man has died in hospital after a shooting on Friday evening, marking the seventh homicide of 2018 in Montreal.
  
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• From professor-in-waiting to flower designer: Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs

  07-04-2018 11:41 via cbc.ca
  They’ve come a long way from the sciences and humanities. A florist, an instrument maker, a carpenter and a bike shop owner on why they, like so many others, said goodbye to academia, and how they built their "post-ac" lives.
  
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• Irish Montrealers mark 150 years since assassination of Thomas D'Arcy McGee

  07-04-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  A prayer service and wake in Montreal today will honour Thomas D'Arcy McGee, an architect of Canadian Confederation.
  
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• Minister, union head disagree on how to deal with migrant influx

  07-04-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The minister of immigration and the head of Canada's Customs and Immigration Union are at odds when it comes to what they consider the appropriate approach to handling an increase of irregular border crossings from the U.S.
  
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• Farrell gets 1st career goal, Revs beat 10 man Impact 4-0

  07-04-2018 06:15 via globalnews.ca
  Andrew Farrell scored his first career Major League Soccer goal in 164 appearances and the New England Revolution eased past the 10-man Montreal Impact 4-0 on Friday night.
  
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• Critics denounce process to select new head of MUHC, who should be announced imminently

  07-04-2018 05:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Health Minister Gaétan Barrette is expected to announce any day now the new head of the embattled McGill University Health Centre following a selection process that critics charge has been shrouded in secrecy.
  The MUHC has lurched from crisis to crisis without a permanent executive director since September 2016, when Normand Rinfret resigned amid rising tensions with Barrette.
  The hiring process was interrupted twice — first in October 2016 when Barrette decided to consider proposal
  
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• 2 pedestrians hit by car while crossing Sherbrooke St. in the Plateau

  07-04-2018 05:09 via cbc.ca
  Montreal police say poor visibility and bad weather could be to blame for a collision that occured late Friday night in the Plateau-Mont-Royal bourgh.
  
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• CN Railway to fix ‘unsafe’ walkway on Sainte-Ambroise Street

  07-04-2018 04:03 via globalnews.ca
  To access the walkway, pedestrians have to climb up a small mound filled with gravel. In the middle of the path, the tracks have wood planks with big gaps.
  
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• Impact succumbs to the Revolution

  07-04-2018 03:59 via cbc.ca
  Andrew Farrell scored his first career Major League Soccer goal in 164 appearances and the New England Revolution eased past the 10-man Montreal Impact 4-0 on Friday night.
  
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• Impact succumb to the Revolution

  07-04-2018 03:59 via cbc.ca
  Andrew Farrell scored his first career Major League Soccer goal in 164 appearances and the New England Revolution eased past the 10-man Montreal Impact 4-0 on Friday night.
  
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• Quebec government invests $5 billion in province's food industry

  07-04-2018 03:04 via montrealgazette.com
  Premier Philippe Couillard unveiled his government’s long-awaited policy on Quebec’s food industry, and pledged to invest $5 billion in the “biofood” sector over the next five years.
  The Liberal government’s “Politique bioalimentaire 2018-2025” is a seven-year plan that will bring about a sea change in the industry; one that will put consumers and their health first, Couillard said.
  “Bioalimentaire” — or “biofood” in English
  
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• Police search for suspect in double attempted murder in Ville-Marie Borough

  07-04-2018 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal police are now actively searching for a suspect in connection with a shooting on Bercy Street.
  
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• Montreal police search for suspect in connection with city’s 7th homicide

  07-04-2018 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal police are now actively searching for a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting on Bercy Street.
  
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• Shooting in Ville-Marie borough leaves 2 men in critical condition

  07-04-2018 01:50 via cbc.ca
  Two men in their 40s are in critical condition after a shooting in Montreal's Ville-Marie borough Friday evening.
  
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• 2 men rushed to hospital in critical condition after Ville-Marie shooting

  07-04-2018 01:50 via cbc.ca
  Two men in their 40s were rushed to hospital in critical condition after a shooting in Montreal's Ville-Marie borough Friday evening.
  
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• Two men shot near Ontario St. E.

  07-04-2018 01:42 via montrealgazette.com
  Two men are in critical condition after being shot east of downtown sometime after 6 p.m. on Friday.
  The Montreal police found two men in their 40s with gunshot wounds on Bercy St. near Ontario St. E. in Ville-Marie borough after 911 received reports of people hearing gunshots. The officers also found shell casings on the ground, the police said.
  A suspect was reported seen fleeing in a vehicle heading south on Bercy, the police said. 
  
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• Man attacked in apartment in Lachine

  07-04-2018 01:41 via montrealgazette.com
  A 44-year-old man was attacked by two assailants entering his apartment on St-Jacques St. near Ouellette Ave. in Lachine on Thursday night, but it was a family member who reported the incident to police on Friday.
  The victim, whose life is not in danger, called the family member to say he had been assaulted by two men the night before, Montreal police said. 
  
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• Quebec government opens new super clinic in Montreal

  07-04-2018 01:38 via montrealgazette.com
  The government of Premier Philippe Couillard announced the opening of a 15th super clinic in the Montreal region on Friday as part of the Liberals’ plan to improve access to medical services for people who don’t have a family doctor.
  D’Arcy-McGee MNA David Birnbaum attended the opening of the Collectif Médica clinic at 5700 St-Zotique St. E., which is to operate 84 hours a week, 12 hours a day, including on weekends, in the east end. 
  Operated by the family medicine
  
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• 'I'm in,' says Valérie Plante on possible return of Major League Baseball to Montreal

  07-04-2018 01:13 via cbc.ca
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she looks forward to more meetings with prominent businessmen Stephen Bronfman and Mitch Garber to discuss ways to support a possible return of a Major League Baseball to Montreal.
  
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• Media seek release of videos showing Quebec City mosque shooting

  07-04-2018 01:07 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — The president of the Centre culturel islamique de Québec, Boufeldja Benabdallah, expressed strong opposition Friday to the potential release of surveillance video that captured a mass shooting at his mosque.
  Alexandre Bissonnette pleaded guilty last week to six murders and six attempted murders. He faces a possible sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole for 150 years.
  Several cameras at the mosque were working on Jan. 29, 2017, the night of the m
  
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• Checking In: Trois-Rivières spa is a place to luxuriate — and linger

  07-04-2018 01:00 via montrealgazette.com
  KiNipi Spa Nordique & Hébergement, on the outskirts of Trois-Rivières, is inviting you to spend a few days, not simply a few hours.
  The attractive Scandinavian-style getaway has evolved into a mini-resort of wellness with the opening of 24 deluxe suites, in addition to its indoor-outdoor spa, gourmet bistro and conference rooms designed for blissed out meetings.
  The main building is a striking example of rustic-contemporary architecture, with a soaring cathedral ceiling, stairw
  
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• Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says meeting with baseball promoters was 'very fruitful'

  07-04-2018 00:05 via montrealgazette.com
  Mayor Valérie Plante had what she described as a “very fruitful” meeting Friday with the promoters of the return of a Montreal baseball franchise.
  “We want projects that are good for economic development and for social development and if the return of a baseball team is good for Montreal, we’re in,” Plante said after a one-hour meeting with Stephen Bronfman and Mitch Garber at city hall.
  But Plante repeated the vow she made during the election campaign l
  
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