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• About 7,000 customers still without electricity, especially in Montérégie

  06-05-2018 23:09 via montrealgazette.com
  Thousands of Hydro-Québec customers are still without electricity, some since Friday night, as 150 teams are repairing the breakages.
  At of 5 p.m. Sunday, almost 7,000 subscribers had not yet recovered power, mainly in the Montérégie, Eastern Townships, Outaouais, Lanaudière and the Laurentians.
  At the height of the breakdowns, from Friday night to Saturday morning, more than 275,000 customers did not have electricity.
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• Chinatown merchants decry plan for public toilet in Sun-Yat-Sen Park

  06-05-2018 22:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Chinatown merchants say the city’s decision to install a public toilet in Sun-Yat-Sen Park without local consultation is a sign of disrespect.
  “The park honours our founding father,” said Bryant Chang, vice-president of the Chinese Association of Montreal (CAM).
  The decision to erect a $300,000 self-cleaning toilet in the pagoda of the tiny park at Clark and la Gauchetière Sts. is “not respecting our founding father,” he said.
  Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925
  
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• Man travelling world by bike robbed in Laval

  06-05-2018 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  Yu Yang's bike and valuables were stolen while he stopped to get some groceries at the Walmart Super Centre in Sainte-Dorothée.
  
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• Montreal’s Belz Hasidic community celebrates spiritual leader’s ‘historic’ visit

  06-05-2018 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach has been credited with overseeing the sect's post-Holocaust rebuilding, which has led to the establishment of communities in Canada, Europe and the United States.
  
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• Chinatown community upset over city plan to install public toilet in park

  06-05-2018 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  Chinatown community leaders say they don't think Sun Yat Sen Park in the heart of Chinatown is a good spot for a bathroom.
  
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• Retired Montreal businessman surprises Chez Doris women’s shelter with $1M gift

  06-05-2018 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  "Carole and I made a good living, and I wanted to contribute to an organization which helps the most disadvantaged and which is not far from my own neighbourhood."
  
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• Environmental groups to push agenda during Quebec election campaign

  06-05-2018 21:01 via montrealgazette.com
  A coalition of 11 leading environmental organizations vowed Sunday to hold politicians’ feet to the fire during the Quebec election campaign on issues from climate change to protection of forests, agricultural land and waterways.
  “It’s the first time we’ve done this collectively,” said Steven Guilbeault, co-founder of the environmental organization Équiterre.
  “By working together, we’ve covered a wide array of issues,” Guilbeault said i
  
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• Montreal camp preaches value of U.S. college hockey

  06-05-2018 20:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Claude Morin and Phil Roy took advantage of hockey scholarships to earn their college degrees in the United States, and they are working to inform young Quebecers of the opportunities available south of the border.
  For the past eight years, the two have been operating the Apex Sports Camp, a weekend event that offers participants a chance to showcase their skills for U.S. college coaches and teaches youngsters and their parents what it takes to earn a scholarship.
  “Claude and I both gradua
  
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• Quebec police hand out more than 240 tickets outside Hells Angels meeting

  06-05-2018 20:27 via cbc.ca
  Quebec provincial police say they handed out more than 240 tickets Saturday outside a major gathering of Hells Angels and other alleged criminal biker gangs. Most of the citations were for non-conforming motorcycle equipment or speeding.
  
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• Montreal to unveil new self-cleaning public toilets

  06-05-2018 20:25 via cbc.ca
  The City of Montreal says it is preparing to unveil the first three of a planned 12 high-tech, self-cleaning, free-to-use public bathrooms.
  
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• Marc Richardson: Quebec's high school system needs a makeover

  06-05-2018 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  “We have to look at ourselves as a society and not just compare ourselves to Ontario.” Those words were part of Quebec Education Minister Sébastien Proulx’s response to scathing blowback following the publication of an Institut du Québec study into dropout rates in Quebec public high schools.
  The study found that high school graduation rates in Quebec are lagging behind those in the rest of Canada, that gap is even more pronounced among boys, and that the sit
  
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• Chinatown community leaders say city plan to install public toilet 'stinks'

  06-05-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Locals say they weren't consulted about the decision to put a public washroom in the community space and woke up one day to find ground had already been broken.
  
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• 'Plastik attack' protest comes to Montreal

  06-05-2018 19:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Environmental activists will launch an “attack on plastic” in Montreal, Sunday afternoon, to stop businesses from over-wrapping food.
  The protest will consist of unpacking products that customers have purchased in a Montreal grocery store and putting them in reusable containers. Plastic packages will be left in baskets at the entrance to the store.
  The event, the first of its kind in the city, will take place in a grocery store in eastern Montreal, near the Préfontaine m&eacut
  
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• This week on ‘Focus Montreal:’ May 6

  06-05-2018 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  This week on Focus Montreal: Grand Chief Joe Norton speaks out after the Mohawk community’s ‘marry out, get out’ law is ruled unconstitutional, the West Island Palliative Care Residence prepares for annual Compassion Run and meet Great Montrealer Linda Bondil — the first woman to hold the top spot at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
  
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• Body discovered in flood-affected Saint-Alexis-des-Monts on Sunday

  06-05-2018 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  He had apparently left his home Saturday, to go check on his flooded land.
  
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• Jennifer Abel captures another medal at Diving World Series

  06-05-2018 18:49 via cbc.ca
  Jennifer Abel ended the season on a high note at the FINA diving World Series in Kazan, Russia on Sunday by capturing bronze in the women's three-metre sprinboard event.
  
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• Jennifer Abel adds 2 medals to her haul at Diving World Series

  06-05-2018 18:49 via cbc.ca
  Jennifer Abel ended the season on a high note at the FINA diving World Series in Kazan, Russia on Sunday by capturing bronze in the women's three-metre sprinboard event.
  
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• Montreal prepares to unveil new high-tech, self-cleaning public bathrooms

  06-05-2018 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  It will cost $3 million to install the devices, which include weight sensors and an automated seat and floor-washing system.
  
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• More than 19,000 customers still without electricity, especially in Montérégie

  06-05-2018 17:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Thousands of Hydro-Québec customers are still without electricity, some since Friday night, as 150 teams are repairing the breakages.
  At of 10 a.m. Sunday morning, more than 19,500 subscribers had not yet recovered power, mainly in the Montérégie, Eastern Townships, Outaouais, Lanaudière and the Laurentians.
  At the height of the breakdowns, from Friday night to Saturday morning, more than 275,000 customers did not have electricity.
  Due to outages being scattered
  
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• Dr. Julien foundation hands out new bikes to 20 children

  06-05-2018 17:08 via montrealgazette.com
  For the 10th year, the Fondation du Dr. Julien will hand out new bikes to 20 young Quebecers on Sunday, in cooperation with Vélo Québec and the federation of Quebec milk producers.
  The children, between age 6 and 14, all attend centres run by the foundation in the Montreal area and have never owned a bike before.
  All of them will receive training in bike-riding, so that they will be able to take part in the next Tour de l’île on June 3. Guides will help them practise th
  
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• NDP Quebec holds its first general council

  06-05-2018 16:33 via montrealgazette.com
  The new provincial wing of the New Democratic Party (NPDQ) is holding its first general council in Montreal on Sunday.
  The party, founded a year ago, will unveil its logo, colours, slogan and website. The meeting will also be an opportunity for members to discuss the new party’s program.
  Party leader Raphaël Fortin, who was elected in January, will also present some candidates who will run in the next Quebec election.
  Fortin, 38, has a degree in business administration and has wo
  
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• Chez Doris women's day shelter gets $1M gift from retired Montreal businessman

  06-05-2018 16:31 via cbc.ca
  Chez Doris, the only women's day shelter in Montreal that's open seven days a week, has received a $1-million donation from retired Montreal businessman Andrew Harper.
  
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• Roadwork projects are having negative effect on businesses: survey

  06-05-2018 16:16 via montrealgazette.com
  The many roadwork projects currently being done in Quebec have had major impacts on businesses, according to a survey conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
  Some businesses have even considered shutting down because of multiple, prolonged or occasional road closures caused by construction and renovation.
  The survey estimated that 31 per cent of the province’s small and medium-sized businesses say they have been affected by roadwork in the last 5 years, 6 per c
  
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• Montrealer's company turns ashes of the dead into diamonds

  06-05-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  A former Montrealer and McGill graduate founded a company that turns human and pet remains into lab-grown cremation diamonds.
  
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• Karl Lohnes: Invest in style underfoot with these simple flooring tips

  06-05-2018 16:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Welcome to Week 9 of my mission to fix the 10 most common decorating mistakes. Last week I gave you tips on making your television feel right at home and this week we tango with flooring mistakes, including the three biggest: Mixing too many wood tones, being influenced by trendy choices, and creating contrast between flooring types. With my simple fixes you’ll be sure-footed when choosing flooring for your home.
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  Wood is by far the most popular flooring for indoor living s
  
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• ICYMI: Classical singer @giorgiafumanti stopped by the BT studios to chat about her most recent record, "Amour". He… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  06-05-2018 16:00
  ICYMI: Classical singer @giorgiafumanti stopped by the BT studios to chat about her most recent record, "Amour". He… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Man found dead in flood zone

  06-05-2018 15:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Emergency crews discovered the body of a man in a flooded area of St-Alexis-des-Monts, 145 kilometres northeast of Montreal, at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday.
  The body was taken to hospital and provincial police are investigating the circumstances of the death, said Sergeant Stéphane Tremblay, a spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec.
  The body was found near the Rivière du Loup close to Villeneuve Rd., an area dotted by summer cottages, Tremblay said.
  One possible scena
  
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• More than 20,000 customers still without electricity, especially in Montérégie

  06-05-2018 15:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Thousands of Hydro-Québec customers are still without electricity, some since Friday night, as 150 teams are repairing the breakages.
  At of 8 a.m. Sunday morning, more than 20,600 subscribers had not yet recovered power, mainly in the Montérégie, Eastern Townships, Outaouais, Lanaudière and the Laurentians.
  At the height of the breakdowns, from Friday night to Saturday morning, more than 275,000 customers did not have electricity.
  Due to outages being scattered i
  
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• Fitness: Golf is more than just a good walk spoiled

  06-05-2018 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Ever wonder how much your golf habit contributes to your overall health?
  Unlike runners, cyclists, swimmers or team sports athletes, golfers aren’t known for the type of fitness typically associated with improved health and longevity. And despite a more recent trend by the pros to hit the gym, the average golfer doesn’t get in shape before picking up the clubs for the season.
  Admittedly not every golfer approaches the game with the same level of intensity. From swinging a club to wal
  
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• Montreal's new self-cleaning public toilets will soon be open for business

  06-05-2018 14:36 via cbc.ca
  The City of Montreal says it is preparing to unveil the first three of a planned 12 high-tech, self-cleaning, free-to-use public bathrooms.
  
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• Why a Texas-based animation studio chose Montreal's Pointe-Saint-Charles as its Canadian hub

  06-05-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Texas-based animation studio Reel FX has chosen Montreal as its Canadian hub, a decision that comes with 400 new jobs and over $10 million in investments in the city.
  
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• Schukov: Should leaf blowers be banned? You have to ask?

  06-05-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  So Beaconsfield is popping the old “penny for your thoughts” at residents, with regards to their opinions on leaf blowers. In plain English, the city wants to know if locals have or have no problem putting up with ear-aching, smoke-belching, dust-kicking annoyances run by those who would sooner use a gallon of gas to push a leaf 12 feet. The alternative – pick it up – is not on the latter’s radar.
  So what is there to consult? Like they say, Common sense ain’t
  
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• While you were sleeping: Paris museum welcomes naked visitors, English exam too hard: German teens

  06-05-2018 13:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Top stories from around the world:
  New way to see art? Paris museum welcomes naked visitors: Visitors at a leading contemporary art museum in Paris didn’t leave only their coats in the cloakroom — they left all their clothes. The Palais de Tokyo museum opened its doors to nudists for a special visit Saturday. It’s part of growing efforts by France’s tiny nudist community to encourage acceptance of clothes-free activities, after a nudist restaurant and nudist park ope
  
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• Hasidic community holds midnight parade to honour visiting rabbi

  06-05-2018 13:09 via cbc.ca
  Thousands of people attended the parade, weaving its way through Outremont overnight Saturday into Sunday.
  
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• This WWII soldier liberated a whole town by himself, but most Canadians still don’t know his name

  06-05-2018 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Sgt. Léo Major liberated an entire Dutch town single-handedly in the spring of 1945, but few Canadians know his name.
  
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• Newly signed linebacker Hénoc Muamba hopes to spark resurgence for struggling Alouettes

  06-05-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Alouettes' newly signed prize free agent linebacker, Hénoc Muamba, is relocating his young family to Montreal in hopes of helping to turn things around for the flagging football team.
  
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• Loblaws $25 gift card offer to end as class action lawsuits for price-fixing gear up

  06-05-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Tuesday marks the final day to apply for Loblaws’ $25 gift card, but it's not the end of the retailer’s troubles over years of bread price-fixing. Loblaws still faces multiple proposed class action lawsuits and an investigation by the privacy commissioner.
  
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• About 2,200 Montrealers still without power as strong winds wreak havoc

  06-05-2018 04:27 via montrealgazette.com
  “It’s Windsday, see,” Gopher warns Winnie the Pooh in the Disney classic The Blustery Day, advising him to skeedaddle.
  The children’s story is a rollicking good time, but Environment Canada was serious about its wind warning, which covered the Montreal, Laval, Longueuil and Châteauguay regions on Friday.
  While the expected thunderstorms never arrived Friday night, wind gusts reached a peak of 94 kilometres and hour and created havoc. The strong winds knocked do
  
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• Condo owners, marching protesters denounce Nazi flag-waver in Park-Ex

  06-05-2018 03:46 via montrealgazette.com
  Chanting slogans such as “make racists afraid again” and “No fascists in our neighbourhood,” about 200 people marched through the streets of Parc-Extension on Saturday to denounce a man who waved a Nazi flag from the roof of a condo building earlier this week.
  Speakers at the rally and march said their intention is to pressure the administration of the condo on Hutchison St. to make public the identity of the flag-waver in order to shame him, and to drive him out of the n
  
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• Montreal wind storm: Downed power line causes tree to explode

  06-05-2018 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  During Friday night’s windstorm, Pointe-Claire resident Sean Berry captured a spectacular video of flames swirling around a hydro wire and colliding with a tree in front of his neighbour’s house.
  
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• Anyone fancy a joust? Annual medieval fair kicks off in Montreal

  06-05-2018 02:08 via cbc.ca
  An array of costumes, reenactments and activities are on display at this year's Montreal Medieval Fair.
  
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• Ferocious windstorm batters Eastern Ontario and Quebec

  06-05-2018 00:57 via globalnews.ca
  The clean-up continues across southern Ontario and Quebec after a deadly wind storm whipped through those two provinces. But as Mike Le Couteur reports, it could have been a lot worse.
  
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• Event to highlight benefits and challenges of feeding breast milk to premature babies

  06-05-2018 00:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Research shows feeding babies breast milk has health benefits and they are even more pronounced for infants born prematurely. 
  But premature babies are often separated from their mothers, sometimes for months, while they’re cared for in neonatal intensive-care units. That requires mothers to express — or extract their breast milk manually or with a pump — breast milk to feed their babies, which can be difficult.
  “The ones that have the biggest challenges and, at the
  
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• McGill’s Leaders Alliance showcases student accomplishments

  06-05-2018 00:20 via globalnews.ca
  Several students- including Olympian Joannie Rochette – took to the stage at McGill’s annual Leaders Alliance to speak about overcoming adversity and how education is creating new opportunities in their lives.
  
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• Jackson Hamel’s brace lifts Montreal Impact over New England Revolution 4-2

  06-05-2018 00:15 via globalnews.ca
  Coach Remi Garde wanted Anthony Jackson-Hamel to show that he deserved more playing time and the striker from Quebec City responded with two goals.
  
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• Cleanup underway in Montreal following violent wind storm

  06-05-2018 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds of thousands of Hydro customers were left without power after a violent wind storm swept across Quebec. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, the downed trees caused significant damage, but also brought one community closer together.
  
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• Clean-up underway in Montreal following violent wind storm

  06-05-2018 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds of thousands of Hydro customers were left without power after a violent wind storm swept across Quebec. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, the downed trees caused significant damage, but also brought one community closer together.
  
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