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• Montreal company pioneers carbon-negative concrete

  29-04-2018 23:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Cement production is one of the world’s leading sources of carbon dioxide emissions, accounting for as much as 10 per cent of global emissions, according to a 2014 study by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency.
  Most of that cement is used to make concrete.
  While methods have been developed to reduce the amount of cement used in concrete, it’s still a necessary ingredient, binding the materials together.
  But Mehrdad Mahoutian wants to change that.
  He’s the p
  
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• Montreal preschool art exhibit stresses the importance of creativity in daily life

  29-04-2018 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  An art exhibit featuring work by preschool-aged children was meant to show the importance of fostering creativity in kids.
  
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• Longueuil profiling case headed to human rights tribunal

  29-04-2018 23:15 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Longueuil will not comply with a decision by the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission asking it to pay $12,000 to a South Shore man who was racially profiled by police in 2012. 
  That means the decision over the profiling of Joel DeBellefeuille will be referred to the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal, Fo Niemi, executive director of the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations (CRARR), said on Sunday.
  DeBellefeuille said that in March 2012, he was driving his son to da
  
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• Longueuil man’s racial profiling case heads to Human Rights Tribunal

  29-04-2018 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  The case of Joel Debellefeuille is heading to the Human Rights Tribunal after the City of Longueuil refused to compensate him for $12,000 in damages and comply with other recommendations made by the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission.
  
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• About 100 cows perish after fire at dairy farm south of Montreal

  29-04-2018 22:14 via cbc.ca
  No humans were injured but a local firefighter says it was a terrible loss for the farmers, who have lived in the area for generations.
  
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• About 100 cows die in fire at farm south of Montreal

  29-04-2018 20:59 via montrealgazette.com
  About 100 cows are dead after flames tore through a dairy farm south of Montreal early Sunday morning.
  Fire services were called around 2 a.m. to the farm in Noyan, near the Quebec-U.S. border.
  Several neighbouring fire departments were also called in to battle the blaze, which was brought under control around 7 a.m.
  Michael Johnston, assistant chief of operations, says the fire probably originated in the building’s electrical system.
  The owners was able to save about 15 cows, but the buil
  
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• 100 cows dead after fire ravages Quebec dairy farm

  29-04-2018 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  The owner was able to save about 15 cows but the building was destroyed.
  
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• Charbonneau prosecutor Sonia LeBel to run for CAQ

  29-04-2018 20:13 via montrealgazette.com
  Former Charbonneau Commission chief prosecutor Sonia LeBel will run for the Coalition Avenir Québec in the Quebec election.
  “I went into politics, among other things, to make sure that we do not forget the lessons of the Charbonneau Commission and that we will always keep our eyes open,” LeBel said at a press conference on Sunday with CAQ Leader François Legault.
  LeBel promised to put “victims and citizens at the heart of the justice system” if elected as th
  
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• Marc Richardson: The good, the bad and the ugly of the internet

  29-04-2018 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Cambridge Analytica; the Humboldt bus crash; the Toronto van attack; teens charged with the alleged group sexual assault of a fellow minor. What do these things have in common besides being news stories that have graced these pages over the last month?
  They showcase the good, the bad and the very, very ugly of the internet.
  Maybe my parents were onto something when they warned me about the perils of the world wide web when I was in high school. Maybe I was right to be hesitant about Faceboo
  
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• Longueuil couple in disbelief after car seized by bailiff during neighbour's eviction

  29-04-2018 19:52 via cbc.ca
  Suzie Bilodeau had been parking her car in her neighbour's driveway for about a year when, one day in January, she came home to find a dumpster in its place.
  
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• Bloc Québécois members meet to discuss party's future amid leadership crisis

  29-04-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  Several hundred Bloc Québécois members are gathering in Drummondville, Que., today to choose a way forward following a crisis that has shaken the party over the last two months.
  
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• Bloc Québécois leader Martine Ouellet fends off rivals

  29-04-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  ​The Bloc Québécois' embattled leader fended off a challenge from her rivals on Sunday as party members adopted her timeline for an early June confidence vote.
  
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• This week on ‘Focus Montreal:’ April 29

  29-04-2018 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  This week on Focus Montreal: What will a new ER mean for the Lakeshore General Hospital, hear from author Helen Antoniou whose new book "Back to Beer ... and Hockey" takes a look at the Molson Family and meet Great Montreal Alvin Powell who came to Montreal to end his life but instead found a new purpose.
  
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• Bloc Québécois members meet to discuss party’s future amid leadership crisis

  29-04-2018 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  Seven of the party's 10 MPs resigned in February over Martine Ouellet's leadership style.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Meet GreatMTLer Alvin Powell

  29-04-2018 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  Alvin Powell came to Montreal with plans to end his life, but instead found a new purpose.
  
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• Rainfall warning issued for southernwestern Quebec, localized flooding possible

  29-04-2018 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  Total amounts of precipitation are expected to range between 25 to 40 millimetres.
  
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• Montrealers find convenience and inspiration in ready-to-make meal kits

  29-04-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Marketed as easy-to-make and healthy, each kit comes with individually wrapped ingredients — and most importantly, recipes to make complete meals. But is the burgeoning trend worth the price tag?
  
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• March held near Quebec City for missing woman

  29-04-2018 17:42 via montrealgazette.com
  LÉVIS — The parents of a woman who disappeared in the Quebec City area 10 years ago have organized a march in her memory Sunday afternoon in Lévis.
  Andrée Béchard and Michel Bergeron said they still hope to find their daughter alive.
  Marilyn Bergeron was 24 when she went missing on Feb. 17, 2008. After leaving home in Loretteville, she made a withdrawal at an ATM. She was last seen later that day buying a coffee in St-Romuald. 
  Police investigatio
  
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• Motorcycle safety campaign encourages other drivers to share the road

  29-04-2018 17:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s car insurance agency is launching a motorcycle safety campaign, aimed at other drivers as well as motorcyclists.
  The goal is to tell drivers of other vehicles to share the road, and encourage motorcyclists to drive safely.
  Fifty-four motorcyclists were killed in 2016, when 180,000 motorcycles were registered in Quebec. That was four more than in 2015.
  Speed, carelessness and distraction, often on the part of other drivers, are the main causes of motorcycle accidents.
  Two events pr
  
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• Minimum wage goes up to $12 an hour on Tuesday

  29-04-2018 16:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s minimum wage goes up by 75 cents to $12 an hour on Tuesday.
  The increase will affect nearly 353,000 workers, mostly women, according to the provincial labour department.
  However, Quebec lags behind other provinces on the basic hourly rate. The minimum wage is $14 an hour in Ontario, rising to $15 on Jan. 1, 2019,  while it is already $15 in Alberta.
  Employers’ organizations in Quebec have said the 75-cent increase could cause job losses, or at least cause employers to r
  
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• Bloc Québécois delegates meeting to vote on the party's future

  29-04-2018 16:45 via montrealgazette.com
  DRUMMONDVILLE — A few hundred Bloc Québécois members are meeting in Drummondville on Sunday to seek a way out of the party’s crisis, which started two months ago when seven of its 10 MPs quit the caucus.
  Leader Martine Ouellet and the Bloc’s national office want to hold a vote of confidence on June 1 and 2, as well as a referendum among Bloc members on its mission of promoting Quebec independence.
  Forty-two riding associations have already rejected that proposal.
  
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• Hamilton wins action-packed Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Montreal's Stroll finishes eighth

  29-04-2018 16:39 via montrealgazette.com
  BAKU, Azerbaijan — Lewis Hamilton won an incident-packed Azerbaijan Grand Prix Sunday to take over the championship lead.
  Sebastian Vettel led for much of the race, but was stuck in second behind Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas when a crash between the two Red Bulls brought out the safety car.
  On the restart, Vettel lunged for the lead but could not keep his car on the racing line at the exit of the next corner and instead lost places. Soon afterward, Bottas’ right
  
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• ICYMI: The 35th @Defi_sportif AlterGo ends today! It's not too late to go out and support the young athletes! btmontreal.ca/videos/the-ann…

  29-04-2018 15:30
  ICYMI: The 35th @Defi_sportif AlterGo ends today! It's not too late to go out and support the young athletes! btmontreal.ca/videos/the-ann…
  
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• Rain may cause flooding Sunday and Monday

  29-04-2018 15:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec Civil Security is on the alert as precipitation forecast for Sunday and Monday could lead to flooding in several regions.
  Up to 40 millimetres of rain are expected to fall in some areas of southwestern and central Quebec.
  The melting of snow and ice cover on several rivers may cause flooding.
  Civil Security is monitoring the situation with the help of experts, particularly from Environment Canada. Government personnel have been dispatched to lend a hand to municipalities.
  In case of flood
  
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• Fitness: Does the 'e' in e-bike stand for exercise?

  29-04-2018 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Electric bikes have a bad rep in the fitness community. Battery powered and motor assisted, they allow users to forgo the effort it takes to pedal, which decreases the fitness and health benefits of cycling.
  But not everyone has the strength and endurance necessary to tackle hilly terrain or a tough headwind. And there are commuters who may not want to sit behind their desk all sweaty after a long, arduous bike ride into the office.  
  For these individuals, and anyone el
  
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• Incineration is Swedish for recycling

  29-04-2018 14:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Carbon taxing puts the cart before the horse. I am against it for two reasons:
  1-It is plainly another tax dip for political governance inefficiency (redundancy alert.)
  2-It is a penalty supposedly imposed on people who refuse to get it — stop polluting – but like a drag net, it sweeps us all up in its indiscriminate mesh.
  I go out of my way to sort, recycle and compost, avoid unnecessary packaging and buy in bulk when possible, and always have a dozen cloth bags in the car. (Note to
  
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• Rainfall warning issued for southwestern Quebec as flooding touches homes further east

  29-04-2018 13:53 via cbc.ca
  Between 25 to 40 millimetres is expected to fall over the next two days.
  
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• While you were sleeping: Philippines ban on workers going to Kuwait permanent, Londoners on lookout for toxic caterpillars

  29-04-2018 13:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Top stories from around the world:
  Philippines makes ban on workers going to Kuwait permanent: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday that a ban on Filipino workers from heading to Kuwait that’s been in effect since February would now be permanent, inflaming a dispute sparked by complaints of the abuse of Filipina housemaids and workers in the Gulf country. Kuwait on Wednesday expelled the Philippine ambassador and recalled its own envoy from Manila over the dispute. The hig
  
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• Montreal prepares to loosen unwritten rule on wearing ties at city council

  29-04-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  While Montreal does not have a specific dress code on the books, an unwritten rule makes it mandatory for male city council members to wear ties at meetings. A move to get rid of that requirement will be presented at the next city council meeting in May.
  
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• Backyard oasis: How an exquisite water garden could transform your space

  29-04-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Sportsmen, hikers and nature lovers have long appreciated the abundance of lakes, waterfalls and rivers found in the Laurentians.For people hoping to enjoy such natural wonders closer to home, aquadesigner Jean Brûlé of Jardins Aquadesign in Val-Morin has been creating swimming-pool sized ponds and cascading waterfalls in residential backyards since the early ’90s, honing his craft to a point where he is considered an industry leader in Quebec.
  Adirondack chairs in J
  
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• Thousands gather to 'start the healing process' at Toronto vigil for van attack victims

  29-04-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, Premier Kathleen Wynne and Mayor John Tory are some of the dignitaries expected at a Sunday evening vigil to honour the victims of Monday's van attack in Toronto.
  
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• Tens of thousands expected at vigil for victims of Toronto van attack

  29-04-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, Premier Kathleen Wynne and Mayor John Tory are expected to be some of the dignitaries at a Sunday evening vigil to honour the victims of Monday's van attack in Toronto.
  
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• 'A defiant act of hope': Thousands gather to honour Toronto van attack victims

  29-04-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Thousands of people have gathered at a vigil to honour the victims of a deadly van attack in Toronto's north end.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadiens don't luck out at NHL Draft Lottery

  29-04-2018 06:05 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadiens legend Dickie Moore used to love to ask people whether they’d rather be good or be lucky.
  When he asked me that question years ago, I responded: “Both.”
  He insisted I had to pick one, so I said: “Good.”
  “No,” the Hall of Famer, who won six Stanley Cups with the Canadiens, replied while shaking his head. “Have you ever seen a good man lose? Yes … but have you ever seen a lucky man lose?”
  I was thinking of Moore — who die
  
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• Canada's Benfeito, Zsombor-Murray golden at Montreal Diving World Series

  29-04-2018 05:16 via cbc.ca
  Canada's Meaghan Benfeito had a big day at the FINA Diving World Series event in Montreal on Saturday. The three-time Olympic medallist won gold alongside Nathan Zsombor-Murray in the mixed 10-metre synchro event.
  
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• Benfeito wins gold, bronze at FINA Diving World Series in Montreal

  29-04-2018 05:14 via montrealgazette.com
  Meaghan Benfeito concluded a dream day at the FINA Diving World Series in Montreal with two medals, including a gold medal on Saturday.The Montreal native first won the bronze medal in the 10-meter individual round before winning gold at the 10-meter mixed synchro with Nathan Zsombor-Murray, a diver from Pointe-Claire who was celebrating his 15th birthday the same day.“These two medals mean a lot, especially gold for Nathan’s birthday,” Benfeito, 28, said. “Before the com
  
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• Canadiens get No. 3 overall pick in NHL Draft Lottery

  29-04-2018 04:39 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens won the No. 3 overall pick at Saturday night’s NHL Draft Lottery and will pick after the Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes.
  Heading into the lottery, the Canadiens had a 9.5-per-cent chance of getting the No. 1 pick after finishing 28th in the overall NHL standings during the regular season. The Sabres, who had the worst record out of the 31 teams, had an 18.5-per-cent chance, while the Hurricanes only had a 3.0-per-cent chance after finishing 21st.
  Swedish defenceman Ra
  
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• Canadiens among final three teams in running for No. 1 NHL draft pick

  29-04-2018 02:55 via montrealgazette.com
  The worst the Canadiens can do at Saturday night’s NHL Draft Lottery is end up with the No. 3 overall pick.
  During the first part of the lottery, the Canadiens were one of three teams remaining with a shot at the No. 1 overall pick along with the Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes.
  Heading into the lottery, the Canadiens had a 9.5 per cent chance of getting the No. 1 pick after finishing 28th in the overall NHL standings during the regular season. The Sabres, who had the worst record o
  
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• Dangerous offender killed in prison; double murderer believed to be a suspect

  29-04-2018 02:27 via montrealgazette.com
  A man who pleaded guilty to killing his mother and grandmother is a suspect in the slaying of another inmate at the federal prison in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, according to a report.
  On Thursday evening, Keven Paille, 36, was taken to hospital after an incident involving another inmate, according to police.
  There, he was pronounced dead.
  Paille was serving an indeterminate sentence for stabbing two men in Trois-Rivières in 2014 after being declared a dangerous offender in Septe
  
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• Labour march calls for $15 an hour minimum wage, improved working conditions

  29-04-2018 02:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Calling for reinvestment in social services and an increase in the minimum wage, hundreds of workers marched in Montreal on Saturday.
  The march, organized by Quebec’s largest labour unions, was also a celebration of International Workers Day, which takes place on May 1.
  The provincial election, scheduled for this fall, was on the mind of many participants. 
  “This sends the message to the government that we will be there at the next election,” said Francis Ma
  
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• Habs get third pick in NHL draft lottery

  29-04-2018 02:08 via cbc.ca
  The Buffalo Sabres will select first overall at the NHL Draft for the first time in 31 years after winning Saturday's lottery. Buffalo entered the lottery with the best odds at 18.5 per cent and become the 16th team to win the sweepstakes.
  
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• Habs clinch top-3 pick in NHL draft lottery

  29-04-2018 02:08 via cbc.ca
  The Montreal Canadiens improved from the fourth-best odds (9.5 per cent chance), while the Ottawa Senators (13.5 per cent chance) fell from the second-best odds to the fourth selection.
  
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• Canadian athletes in Montreal to fight for spot at 2020 Paralympics

  29-04-2018 00:44 via globalnews.ca
  Over 7,000 elite and up-and-coming para athletes from around the world are in Montreal competing at the Défi sportif AlterGo.
  
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• Focus Montreal: ‘Back to Beer … and Hockey’

  29-04-2018 00:31 via globalnews.ca
  Helen Antoniou joins Global News senior anchor Jamie Orchard to talk about her new book that chronicles the life and work of Eric Molson, credited with saving the family’s brewery and helping it thrive into the 21st century.
  
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• Sprucing up of NDG escarpment highlights need for more green spaces

  29-04-2018 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  The Saint-Jacques Escarpment runs for four kilometres from close to the Vendome metro station all the way down to the Ville Saint-Pierre interchange.
  
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• NDG escarpment gets much needed spring cleaning

  29-04-2018 00:24 via globalnews.ca
  Green spaces are valuable to any urban environment and as Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, residents in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce were busy Saturday with rakes and garbage bags, trying to salvage an urban oasis of their own.
  
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• Multisport event in Montreal shines light on para-athletes

  29-04-2018 00:24 via globalnews.ca
  Over 7,000 para-athletes from around the world were in Montreal this week to compete at the Défi Sportif alterGo. Global’s Gloria Henriquez caught up with some of the Quebec athletes who are putting Canada’s name on the map.
  
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• Call for minimum wage increase at Montreal May Day rally

  29-04-2018 00:24 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands rallied in Montreal on Saturday to mark International Workers Day. Protesters were calling for an increase in the province’s minimum wage, as well as better working conditions and a reinvestment in Quebec’s public services and social programs.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Lakeshore General Hospital to get new ER

  29-04-2018 00:20 via globalnews.ca
  Lynne McVey, the associate president and CEO of the West Montreal Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre, which oversees the Lakeshore General, sat down with Global News senior anchor Jamie Orchard to talk about what a new emergency room will mean for the hospital.
  
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