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• Beaconsfield cracking down on speeding

  30-04-2018 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Apr 30: Drivers in Beaconsfield go an average of 20km over the speed limit. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, the city is working to crack down on speedsters – especially around parks, playgrounds and schools.
  
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• Kirkland resident says Bell answered plea after month of complaining

  30-04-2018 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Apr 30: A Kirkland resident says after contacting Global News, Bell is now reaching out to fix an issue in her backyard. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, Marlene Hanna said she had been complaining to the company for a month.
  
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• Quebec floods: Rainfall has officials on high alert

  30-04-2018 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Apr 30: Rainfall and warm weather are raising concerns about the risks of flooding across Quebec. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, residents around the Lake of Two Mountains are keeping a watchful eye on rising water levels there.
  
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• Kirkland resident says Bell resolved her complaint after speaking to Global News

  30-04-2018 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  A Kirkland resident is ecstatic that her complaint with Bell was resolved after speaking out to Global News.
  
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• Evenko celebrating National Concert Week with $20 all-in tickets

  30-04-2018 22:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal concert promoter Evenko is celebrating National Concert Week by selling tickets for a slew of major shows for $20, a major discount on the regular price. That includes all taxes and service charges.
  The promotion began Monday morning and continues until just before midnight on Tuesday, May 8, at 11:59 p.m.
  The shows featuring the special ticket prices include David Byrne (Bell Centre, Sept. 12), Hall & Oates (Bell Centre, July 13), Joan Jett & Styx (Place Bell, July 3), Thirty S
  
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• Man charged in Île Bizard stabbing killed cyclist 10 years ago

  30-04-2018 22:31 via montrealgazette.com
  A West Island man has been charged in connection with a stabbing outside a bar in Île Bizard early Saturday. 
  The attempted murder charge comes just a few years after Dave Ouellette, 35, finished serving a sentence for another serious crime committed in the normally tranquil island community.
  Dave Ouellette.
  During the summer of 2008, he was sentenced to an overall 10-year prison term for having killed cyclist Murielle Chauvet while he was driving recklessly.
  The 43-year-old mother of
  
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• Influx of asylum seekers reignites calls for changes to U.S. border pact

  30-04-2018 22:30 via cbc.ca
  There are renewed calls for the federal government to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement, a pact between Canada and the U.S. which governs where people can make asylum claims on either side of the border.
  
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• Court date set in home invasion of Montreal Mafia leader

  30-04-2018 22:29 via montrealgazette.com
  A man charged with storming into a Laval home and threatening the family of Montreal Mafia leader Francesco Del Balso appeared in court Monday to set a date for his preliminary inquiry. 
  Marc Laflamme Berthelot, 34, faces 18 charges.
  On May 6, someone burst into Del Balso’s home in Laval and threatened members of his family at gunpoint while demanding to know where he was. 
  Told that Del Balso wasn’t home, the gunman fled, jumping into a waiting Volkswagen Jetta.
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• Pat Hickey: Canadiens should deal No. 3 pick in package for top centre

  30-04-2018 22:28 via montrealgazette.com
  In the moments after the Canadiens moved up to the No. 3 spot in the NHL draft lottery on Saturday night, general manager Marc Bergevin discussed the options leading up to the June 23 entry draft. 
  “At No. 3, you get a player (from the draft) that’s probably going to play sooner than later,” said Bergevin, who went on to concede that he might be willing to trade the pick. “Anything’s possible, but you suffer a lot to get that pick, so it has to be a pretty
  
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• Opinion: As Toronto unites, some remain excluded

  30-04-2018 22:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Discussion of last week’s van attack in Toronto has, at times, felt a bit off base.
  The quick work of the first responders and Good Samaritans, the actions of the police officer who arrested the suspect without a shot, the outpouring of sympathy for the victims’ families — all of these things have been repeatedly held up as indicators of a healthy, well-functioning society, one with a deep and inclusive sense of community.
  It’s as if in the face of the awful sadness and h
  
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• Montreal's forgotten history: Rebel and crusader Dr. Norman Bethune

  30-04-2018 21:46 via montrealgazette.com
   Marian Scott tells the story of Dr. Norman Bethune, a hero to the people of China, who died in 1939 in service to the republic.
  A statue of Bethune, donated to the city of Montreal by the People’s Republic of China, is passed by thousands daily near Concordia University in downtown Montreal.
  Bethune was a surgeon by training who worked at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. He was also an early champion of socialized medicine.
  Video by John Kenney and Marian Scott. 
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• Pierrefonds-Roxboro axes public security service

  30-04-2018 21:41 via cbc.ca
  The borough council in Pierrefonds-Roxboro has voted to axe its public security service, saying it will look at other options.
  
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• Math champions: Quebec students get back to their square roots

  30-04-2018 21:37 via montrealgazette.com
  The math scores of Quebec high school students improved significantly between 2010 and 2016, according to a report published Monday by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada.
  The report, which examined the results of 27,000 Secondary II students across the country, shows that high-school students’ math performance improved in every province except Ontario during this period.
  The highest math results were in Quebec and Alberta, respectively. 
  Across the country, English sch
  
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• Quebec seniors want their quality of life to be election issue

  30-04-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  Advocates representing 700,000 Quebec seniors are calling on political parties in the upcoming election to introduce a plan to better their quality of life.
  
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• Quebec seniors want their quality of life to be an election issue

  30-04-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  Advocates representing 700,000 Quebec seniors are calling on political parties in the upcoming election to introduce a plan to better their quality of life.
  
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• Muslim community's hijab event cancelled over security concerns, venue says

  30-04-2018 21:21 via cbc.ca
  A Laval reception hall that abruptly cancelled an event organized by a Muslim community group this past weekend says its decision was a matter of security, and "had nothing to do with the nature of the event."
  
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• Quebec flood watch: Officials criss-cross province to keep tabs on saturation

  30-04-2018 21:20 via montrealgazette.com
  Rainfall in southwestern Quebec and warmer weather expected later this week have officials keeping close tabs on potential springtime flooding in different parts of the province, civil authorities said Monday.
  The Hydro-Météo monitoring service said water levels were particularly high in parts of the Eastern Townships, the Outaouais area near Ottawa and the region just south of Montreal.
  Officials were also keeping tabs on Quebec City and the Beauce region southwest of the provinci
  
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• Quebec’s minimum wage climbs to $12 per hour as of May 1

  30-04-2018 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec’s minimum wage will officially go up to $12 an hour as of May 1. The raise of 75 cents marks the largest salary increase in the province’s history.
  
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• Social programs strained from large number of asylum seekers

  30-04-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  The opposition asks the Liberal government what they’re doing to help social programs that are strained from large numbers of asylum seekers.
  
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• Opinion: School boards are key to English education rights in Quebec

  30-04-2018 20:37 via montrealgazette.com
  For some voters, Coalition Avenir Québec’s plan to abolish school boards is an appealing siren song. The party, leading in the polls, advocates the decentralization of the public school system focusing on the individual school; schools would be loosely grouped in some sort of regional authority controlled by Quebec City.
  Hidden are the shoals of disaster upon which the education rights of the English-speaking minority would break up. Whatever the administrative and pedagogical merit
  
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• Université de Montréal receiver Régis Cibasu invited to NFL mini-camp

  30-04-2018 20:23 via montrealgazette.com
  Régis Cibasu will be monitoring the Canadian Football League draft Thursday night, knowing he has one year of university eligibility remaining to fall back on. But playing in Canada, for now, clearly remains his second option.
  Cibasu will be venturing to Lake Forest, Ill., in less than two weeks for three days of workouts after accepting a rookie mini-camp invitation from the Chicago Bears. While the Université de Montréal receiver will head there without a contract, former
  
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• Montreal's Trudeau airport to get $2.5-billion facelift

  30-04-2018 20:20 via montrealgazette.com
  A $2.5-billion expansion is about to take flight at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
  Philippe Rainville, who heads Aéroports de Montréal — the non-profit corporation that runs the region’s airports — announced the Trudeau facility in Dorval will be getting a new terminal.
  About $2.5 billion will be spent in the next five years, Rainville said, but the expansion project will last until 2030.
  The goal is to meet the growth projecti
  
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• Babe the pet pig will be allowed to stay at home in Hochelaga, city rules

  30-04-2018 20:10 via cbc.ca
  The 60-pound, pot-bellied pig named Babe will be allowed to stay with his owners in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve after all, despite an earlier notice from the City of Montreal giving the family 15 days to get rid of their beloved pet.
  
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• Owners of Montreal pig named Babe won’t be forced to give him up

  30-04-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  The 27-kilogram porker will not be getting evicted from the Montreal condo he shares with his owners and their baby.
  
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• Sugar Sammy's 5 favourite places to eat in Montreal

  30-04-2018 19:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal comedian Sugar Sammy dishes on his favourite restaurants that he absolutely must visit every time he comes back home. 
  Read about Sugar Sammy’s most recent return to Montreal in Bill Brownstein’s column from last week.
  
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• Construction industry worried about worksite impact of legal marijuana

  30-04-2018 18:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Contractors, building owners and construction company owners say they are worried by the repercussions of the imminent legalization of cannabis and think there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.
  The Corporation des propriétaires immobiliers du Québec, the Association des professionnels de la construction et de l’habitation (APCHQ) and the province’s two largest construction unions  — the FTQ-Construction and the Conseil Provincial — debated o
  
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• How one teen’s science fair project sparked his drive for immunotherapy cancer research

  30-04-2018 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  He based his award-winning project on the work of Dr. Carl H June, whose immunotherapy technique involved collecting immune cells from leukemia patients, genetically modifying them to fight cancer and re-injecting them into the patient.
  
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• With Trump's deadline looming, Canada waits for news on steel tariffs

  30-04-2018 18:18 via cbc.ca
  Canada is waiting to hear whether it will face tariffs on steel and aluminium as the clock ticks down towards U.S. President Donald Trump's May 1 deadline.
  
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• Trump postpones decision on imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada to June 1

  30-04-2018 18:18 via cbc.ca
  With just hours remaining before Canada's exemption from new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum was set to expire, the United States postponed its decision on whether to impose the tariffs until June 1.
  
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• Montreal and area transit fares to increase July 1

  30-04-2018 17:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Public transit users are in for a price increase on July 1.
  The increase, detailed on the website of the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM), works out to about two per cent.
  In Montreal, users of the Société de transport de Montréal will now pay $85 a month for their pass, up from $83.
  A reduced student pass will now cost $51. 
  A pack of 10 tickets will now cost $28, up from $27.
  A weekly pass rises $0.50 to $26.25.
  The single ride
  
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• Bitcoin: What is it, and could it ever replace actual money? We speak to @harry_dewhirst btmontreal.ca/videos/bitcoin… https://t.co/UDkae70V8e

  30-04-2018 17:31
  
  Bitcoin: What is it, and could it ever replace actual money? We speak to @harry_dewhirst btmontreal.ca/videos/bitcoin… https://t.co/UDkae70V8e
  
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• Video: @repertoiredeco shares outdoor summer décor trends from @walmartcanada btmontreal.ca/videos/outdoor… https://t.co/Oi1ctHxr4i

  30-04-2018 17:28
  
  Video: @repertoiredeco shares outdoor summer décor trends from @walmartcanada btmontreal.ca/videos/outdoor… https://t.co/Oi1ctHxr4i
  
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• Russian police raid Moscow offices of Bombardier joint venture

  30-04-2018 17:28 via montrealgazette.com
  The Moscow offices of a joint venture of Montreal multinational Bombardier were recently the target of a raid by Russian police, The Globe and Mail reported Monday.
  The raid was carried out as part of an investigation launched last fall of alleged corruption in the supply of railway material.
  The Globe and Mail reports it consulted documents and videos showing the raid did in fact occur. The police operation was later confirmed to the newspaper by Ludovic Saint-Pol, spokesperson for Bombardier T
  
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• Last-minute tax filing tips btmontreal.ca/videos/last-mi… https://t.co/SXJeDnEw0a

  30-04-2018 17:26
  
  Last-minute tax filing tips btmontreal.ca/videos/last-mi… https://t.co/SXJeDnEw0a
  
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• Five tips for a successful garden with @LaPetiteBette btmontreal.ca/videos/five-ti… https://t.co/ydT6XN8VfY

  30-04-2018 17:25
  
  Five tips for a successful garden with @LaPetiteBette btmontreal.ca/videos/five-ti… https://t.co/ydT6XN8VfY
  
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• Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal wants Trudeau’s help btmontreal.ca/videos/native-…

  30-04-2018 17:23
  Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal wants Trudeau’s help btmontreal.ca/videos/native-…
  
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• Quebec officials on high alert for flooding with rain, spring thaw

  30-04-2018 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  Rainfall and warmer weather are raising concerns about flooding in different parts of Quebec.
  
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• Laval police track down second suspect in Chomedey home invasion

  30-04-2018 16:20 via montrealgazette.com
  Laval police travelled to Vancouver last week to pick up a second suspect in connection with a home invasion last month in the city’s Chomedey district.
  Mitchell Barton, 27, returned to Montreal on April 26 and was charged in court the same day.
  Barton and Peter Xirotiris, who was taken into custody a week after the March 4 home invasion, face charges of burglary, armed assault and uttering death threats.The pair and at least one other accomplice are suspected of having forcibly entered a
  
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• Skincare workshops for women over 40

  30-04-2018 15:38 via globalnews.ca
  Women over 40 aren’t always part of the conversation when it comes to the beauty industry, but Marie-Josée Trempe, founder and president of the SPECs modelling agency is hoping to change that.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Monday, April 30th

  30-04-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Monday, April 30th
  
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• Could rain bring flooding to the Montreal area?

  30-04-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  The rain falling over the city has some residents, especially those scarred by last year’s historic spring floods, on edge. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, water levels in lakes and rivers are being closely monitored.
  
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• Saint-Hubert bricklaying students give back for Greater Montreal Day

  30-04-2018 15:29 via globalnews.ca
  The students in the bricklaying group learn to deal with special needs people who in turn learn socialization skills.
  
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• John Abbott Police Tech chair salutes SQ for recruiting students in English

  30-04-2018 15:29 via globalnews.ca
  John Abbott Police Tech chair Paul Chablo said he'd never seen SQ officers court students in English in the 25 years he's been at John Abbott.
  
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• Dying of a broken heart – is there really such a thing?

  30-04-2018 15:15 via globalnews.ca
  Focus: Is the stress of losing a partner enough to increase your risk of getting ill and even dying? Medical expert, Dr. Mitch Shulman, joins Global’s Laura Casella to separate fact from fiction.
  
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• Marionopolis student wins top honors at Hydro-Quebec Super Expo-Science

  30-04-2018 15:08 via globalnews.ca
  Marionopolis student, Gabriel Dayan, joins Global’s Kim Sullivan to talk about his award-winning science fair project that could lead to a better understanding of the potential uses of immunotherapy in cancer research.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Monday, April 30th

  30-04-2018 15:05 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Monday, April 30th
  
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• Rain and warm weather heighten Quebec's flood risk

  30-04-2018 15:03 via montrealgazette.com
  A combination of rain falling on southwest Quebec as well as high temperatures expected later this week could combine to cause flooding in several regions of the province, public security officials warn.
  Pierre Corbin, operations director at Hydro Météo, says water levels are particularly high in the Eastern Townships, the Beauce, the Outaouais region, the Montérégie and in the Quebec City area.
  The highest levels of flooding, designated thus far as moderate by Quebec
  
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• Growing need for specialized educators

  30-04-2018 15:01 via globalnews.ca
  Special needs educator, Jessica Boivin talks to Global’s Laura Casella about the growing demand for specialized educators and the importance of early intervention.
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/Ee1nbNOwdZ

  30-04-2018 14:34
  
  #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/Ee1nbNOwdZ
  
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• COMING UP: The Native Women's Shelter's executive director teases a major development ahead of today's press confer… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-04-2018 14:25
  COMING UP: The Native Women's Shelter's executive director teases a major development ahead of today's press confer… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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