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• Plante vows to review Chinatown public-toilet project

  15-05-2018 23:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Facing vociferous opposition from incensed members of the Chinese community, Mayor Valérie Plante said Tuesday she would review plans to put a public toilet in a park considered the heart of Montreal’s Chinatown. 
  The announcement came two hours after Chinese community leaders held a press conference to say the placement of the self-cleaning toilet in a park named in honour of the founding father of modern China represented a slap in the face, especially considering no one from
  
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• Howie Mandel dishes on what’s next for Just For Laughs

  15-05-2018 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, May 15: Howie Mandel is taking over Just For Laughs after allegations of sexual misconduct surged against founder Gilbert Rozon. In a conversation with Global’s Gloria Henriquez, the comedian discusses what is coming up next for the Montreal-based festival.
  
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• Police officers have coffee with Montrealers

  15-05-2018 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, May 15: Montreal police officers met up with residents over coffee in an effort to build trust with the population. As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, some caution the gesture doesn’t go far enough.
  
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• Is this strange, robotic voice saying 'Yanny' or 'Laurel'?

  15-05-2018 23:12 via montrealgazette.com
  If you spent days of your life debating whether a certain viral dress was blue and black or white and blue in 2015, consider yourself warned that its spiritual successor is currently circulating through the Internet.
  A video posted on Twitter Monday night contains a robotic voice pronouncing a name, but which one, exactly? 
  Some people heard “Yanny.” Others heard “Laurel.”
  This, we should all be able to agree, is not a common misunderstanding or one that seems logica
  
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• Is Geoffrey Kelley quitting politics?

  15-05-2018 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, May 15: Rumours are swirling that West Island MNA Geoffrey Kelley may be leaving politics. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, the long-time politician is neither confirming nor denying the rumours – simply saying he is thinking about his future.
  
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• Perez lambastes response to harassment allegation against borough mayor

  15-05-2018 22:52 via montrealgazette.com
  City hall opposition leader Lionel Perez says Mayor Valérie Plante should immediately suspend a borough mayor accused of workplace harassment, not just ask her to work from home.
  A city employee has accused Giuliana Fumagalli, mayor of Villeray—St-Michel—Parc-Extension borough and a member of Plante’s Projet Montréal, of harassment, Plante confirmed on Tuesday. Details were not disclosed.
  Plante said her office learned of the allegations on Thursday. She said she
  
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• Darius Brown's killer like a scared child, defence says, arguing man should be sentenced as youth

  15-05-2018 22:48 via cbc.ca
  Youth court Judge Lucie Godin must decide whether the 19-year-old who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2016 Côte Saint-Luc stabbing death should be sentenced as an adult or as a youth.
  
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• Darius Brown's killer like a 'scared child,' defence says, arguing man be sentenced as youth

  15-05-2018 22:48 via cbc.ca
  Youth court Judge Lucie Godin must decide whether 18-year-old, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2016 Côte Saint-Luc stabbing death, should be sentenced as an adult or as a youth.
  
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• Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension mayor to work from home in light of harassment allegations

  15-05-2018 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  Giuliana Fumagalli, mayor of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, will be working from home amid allegations of harassment against her.
  
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• Quebec women arrested after ‘unruly’ behaviour diverts Calgary-bound flight to Toronto

  15-05-2018 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  Two Québécoise women have been arrested after their "unruly" behaviour caused a Calgary-bound flight to divert to Toronto.
  
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• Unveiling Infinity Tour – Montreal

  15-05-2018 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  Join the Art of Living Foundation, as well as global peace ambassador and spiritual master, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for Unveiling Infinity. For the first time in North America, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will personally lead Montrealers through an authentic meditation experience. These short meditation and breathing exercises are a great way to relieve the...
  
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• Projet LOVE – Benefit Event

  15-05-2018 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  Hi, We wish to promote our next event. Please see the information below. Name of the event: Happy Hour For LOVE Date: Thursday, 31 May 2018 Time: 5 30pm – 8pm Address of the event: Mélisse 719 William St., Montreal, QC H3C 1N9 Short description of the event: Happy Hour For LOVE to celebrate 25...
  
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• Montreal mayor ices plan to install public toilet in Chinatown pavilion

  15-05-2018 21:07 via cbc.ca
  Following a flurry of criticism, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has announced the city's suspending the construction of a public self-cleaning toilet in the pavilion in Chinatown's Sun Yat Sen Park until further notice.
  
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• Dollard-des-Ormeaux car accident sends woman to hospital

  15-05-2018 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  A woman is in critical condition after a car accident in Dollard-des-Ormeaux.
  
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• CAQ immigration policy urges newcomers be expelled if they fail to integrate

  15-05-2018 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  Newcomers who repeatedly fail the tests would be flagged at the federal level as living in Quebec without status.
  
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• Update: Perez lambastes response to allegation against borough mayor

  15-05-2018 20:34 via montrealgazette.com
  The mayor of Villeray—St-Michel—Parc-Extension borough has been accused of harassing co-workers.
  Giuliana Fumagalli is a member of Mayor Valérie Plante’s Projet Montréal party.
  Plante said that her office learned of the harassment allegations on Thursday. She said she met with Fumagalli the same day and asked her to work at home for the time being. 
  “We are taking these allegations very seriously,” she said.
  Plante said she also asked Fumagal
  
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• 'Laughter starts in Montreal': Howie Mandel vows to grow Just for Laughs and keep it where it is

  15-05-2018 20:27 via cbc.ca
  Comedian Howie Mandel is a big fan of Montreal. That's part of the reason he decided to invest in the Just for Laughs festival when the opportunity arose earlier this year.
  
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• McCord Museum shocked park is going on site of its planned new home

  15-05-2018 20:09 via montrealgazette.com
  The McCord Museum says it was shocked to learn Mayor Valérie Plante plans to build a park on the site that has for years been reserved for the museum’s $150-million new home.
  The museum says it has already spent $250,000 on studies related to the site and is expecting Premier Philippe Couillard to soon announce the government’s intention to help fund the project.
  Then, museum president Suzanne Sauvage learned from a newspaper article that Plante was thinking of using the space
  
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• Watch: Howie Mandel on Meghan Markle, Just For Laughs

  15-05-2018 20:06 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadian-born comedian Howie Mandel says he got involved in the purchase of the Just For Laughs festival to help raise its prominence outside of Canada.
  Mandel also weighed in on Meghan Markle, who appeared on Deal or No Deal, which he hosted.
  
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• No decision yet, MNA Liberal Kelley says after report he'll quit politics

  15-05-2018 19:35 via montrealgazette.com
  Liberal MNA Geoffrey Kelley said Tuesday that he has not made a decision on his political future.
  Kelley said he was surprised to see a report in La Presse Tuesday that said he had decided to step down after 25 years representing the West Island riding of Jacques Cartier.
  “It’s always interesting to learn things about your future in the newspaper but I think it’s up to me to decide, isn’t it? I have not taken a decision,” Kelley told reporters in Quebec City.
  Kelley
  
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• La G7 brew: Flavours of the world inside Charlevoix microbrewery's summit edition

  15-05-2018 19:32 via cbc.ca
  In a nod to the 44th annual G7 summit June 8 and 9 in Charlevoix, the renowned Microbrasserie Charlevoix brewery has blended ingredients from all seven member countries into a true international lager.
  
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• Ryan Reynolds can't stop talking about Céline Dion — or singing her songs

  15-05-2018 19:19 via montrealgazette.com
  When we last checked in on Ryan Reynolds, he was bantering with Céline Dion at the conclusion of her music video for Ashes.
  Nearly two weeks have passed and the Deadpool star still can’t stop talking about Céline Dion. Can you blame him?
  Asked by France’s Canal+ how he felt upon learning that Dion would be on the Deadpool 2 soundtrack, Reynolds said, “I lost my mind. I was the most excited human being ever.”
  The French network’s Boîte à qu
  
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• Celine Cooper: Raif Badawi deserves honorary citizenship

  15-05-2018 19:13 via montrealgazette.com
  When it comes to standing up for jailed Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi, Quebec is once again leading the charge. 
  City councillors Marvin Rotrand and Lionel Perez have tabled a motion to declare Badawi an honorary citizen of Montreal. The motion will be debated on May 28.
  Imprisoned since 2012 for promoting free speech and questioning the central role of religion in Saudi Arabia, Badawi was sentenced in 2014 to 10 years and 1,000 lashes. His wife, Ensaf Haidar, was granted asyl
  
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• One-day strike for Quebec bus drivers

  15-05-2018 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, May 15: More than 73,000 students were affected by a school bus strike in Quebec. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Montreal Mayor suspending plans to install self-cleaning toilet in Chinatown

  15-05-2018 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Montreal has plans to install 12 self-cleaning toilets in the downtown core.
  
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• Controversy stirs as Montreal plans to install 12 self-cleaning toilets

  15-05-2018 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Montreal has plans to install 12 self-cleaning toilets in the downtown core.
  
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• Quebec restaurant owners want labour law reform to include tip sharing mechanism

  15-05-2018 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  As it stands, only waiters receiving tips decide if and how they are divided.
  
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• Villeray–St-Michel–Parc-Ex mayor asked to work from home amid harassment allegations

  15-05-2018 18:37 via cbc.ca
  Mayor Valérie Plante emphasized that working from home does not mean Giuliana Fumagalli has been suspended. The Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough mayor will still be present at borough and city council.
  
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• TEDx Laval 2018 brings together nine thinkers youtube.com/watch?v=Lyx_DV…

  15-05-2018 18:10
  TEDx Laval 2018 brings together nine thinkers youtube.com/watch?v=Lyx_DV…
  
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• Urban chickens get the perfect coop from POC POC @Pocpage youtube.com/watch?v=ZsR_ap…

  15-05-2018 18:04
  Urban chickens get the perfect coop from POC POC @Pocpage youtube.com/watch?v=ZsR_ap…
  
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• From cannabis to dogs, deadline looms for Quebec bills

  15-05-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — With time running out before the legislative session wraps for the election, the government is moving ahead with a flurry of last-minute bills it hopes to pass before the June 15 recess.
  The deadline to present legislation is May 15, and the government of Premier Philippe Couillard is to present four more major pieces of legislation Tuesday.
  That is in addition to the long list of bills already on the order paper, covering everything from cannabis legalization to dogs.
  Many of tho
  
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• It's Celiac Awareness Month. @delishnogluten transforms your favourite baked goods into gluten-free treats! youtube.com/watch?v=OsEBtj…

  15-05-2018 17:47
  It's Celiac Awareness Month. @delishnogluten transforms your favourite baked goods into gluten-free treats! youtube.com/watch?v=OsEBtj…
  
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• Australian indie rock duo @anhorse performs "Get Out Somehow" on BT Montreal youtube.com/watch?v=xacYkZ…

  15-05-2018 17:42
  Australian indie rock duo @anhorse performs "Get Out Somehow" on BT Montreal youtube.com/watch?v=xacYkZ…
  
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• A Montreal borough mayor is accused of harassing co-workers: report

  15-05-2018 17:39 via montrealgazette.com
  The mayor of Villeray—St-Michel—Parc-Extension borough has been accused of harassing co-workers, according to a news report.
  Giuliana Fumagalli is now working from home, according to the TVA report.
  Fumagalli is a member of Mayor Valérie Plante’s Projet Montréal party.
  In November’s municipal election, Fumagalli, a union activist and political neophyte, beat Anie Samson, the incumbent borough mayor who had been a municipal politician for 23 years.
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• Tom Wolfe, pioneering 'new journalist,' dead at 88

  15-05-2018 17:23 via cbc.ca
  Author Tom Wolfe, who chronicled everything from hippies to the space race before turning his sharp eye to fiction, has died. He was 88.
  
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• Tom Wolfe, pioneering 'new journalist,' dead at 87

  15-05-2018 17:23 via cbc.ca
  Author Tom Wolfe, who chronicled everything from hippies to the space race before turning his sharp eye to fiction, has died. He was 87.
  
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• Tom Wolfe, pioneer of new journalism, dead at 88

  15-05-2018 17:23 via cbc.ca
  Author Tom Wolfe, who chronicled everything from hippies to the space race before turning his sharp eye to fiction, has died. He was 88.
  
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• West Island Living: Crossing a bridge boosts buying power

  15-05-2018 17:19 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s not news that Montreal real estate is on a hot streak, or that West Island properties have been among the most in demand among buyers. But you might be surprised to hear which region in the Greater Montreal area posted the biggest jump in median sales price in the past year.
  Based on the most recent update from the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board, the median price of single-family homes in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region rose 11 per cent between April 2017 and April 2018, compared t
  
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• Making gardening fun for the whole family! youtube.com/watch?v=mKdiDw…

  15-05-2018 17:14
  Making gardening fun for the whole family! youtube.com/watch?v=mKdiDw…
  
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• Alexandre Taillefer confirms he'll head Quebec Liberal campaign

  15-05-2018 17:09 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec businessman Alexandre Taillefer warned on Tuesday that he isn’t a “political superman,” but confirmed he has taken on the job as chair of the Quebec Liberal election campaign after being introduced as someone who personifies the new Quebec.
  Taillefer met the press at the Old Port of Montreal accompanied by Premier Philippe Couillard and members of the party’s youth wing.
  The entrepreneur, perhaps best known by the general public as a former member of the panel of j
  
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• Chinatown merchants urge Montreal mayor to cancel public toilet

  15-05-2018 17:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Members of Montreal’s Chinatown community are stepping up efforts to halt the installation of a $300,000 self-cleaning public toilet in a small park named in honour of China’s first president, Sun Yat-Sen.
  The Chinese Association of Montreal has said the move shows a lack of respect toward the man considered the founding father of their country, and their community in general.
  A number of Chinatown organizations are gathering at 11 a.m. Tuesday for a press conference at the park to c
  
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• Six O’Clock Solution: A one-dish, 10-ingredient baked cod to feed a family

  15-05-2018 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Fresh, easy dinner dishes requiring no more than 10 ingredients are in fashion. A new cookbook from blogger Jodi Moreno of Brooklyn, N.Y., specializes in this type of cuisine. More With Less: Whole Food Cooking Made Irresistibly Simple (Roost/Penguin Random House, $47) is the name of her collection of more than 130 recipes. Most can be made in 30 minutes or less, like this one-dish baked recipe she recommends for the family or a party. Some of her dishes have no gluten, dairy products, soy or pr
  
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• West Island Blues Fest: Annual fundraiser hits all the right notes

  15-05-2018 16:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Monday morning in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Brian Greenway and Craig Miller from the band Brian Greenway’s Blues Bus set the tone, digging into a cover of the Robert Johnson tune Rambling On My Mind.
  I got ramblin’ all on my mind
  Hate to leave my baby
  But you treat me so unkind
  The two joined elected officials, sponsors and representatives from West Island outreach organizations to promote the West Island Blues Festival. The celebration of blues music takes place in two parts. Tickets are
  
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• West Island MNA Geoffrey Kelly to quit politics: report

  15-05-2018 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  According to a report, Quebec Liberal MNA Geoffrey Kelley will be leaving politics.
  
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• Fascinators for Royal Wedding

  15-05-2018 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  Global’s Laura Casella & Kim Sulivan discuss fascinator fashion in advance of this week’s big wedding.
  
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• Kevin Tierney: A force of nature, culture like few others in Montreal

  15-05-2018 16:11 via montrealgazette.com
  This might be all you really have to know about Kevin Tierney’s generosity and cultural commitment to the city: in the midst of putting up a valiant struggle against an aggressive cancer, Tierney chose to be the sacrificial lamb in a roast to raise much-needed funds for Infinithéâtre.
  The only proviso Tierney had was that no one associated with the roast would bring up his cancer. He wanted no part of any pity. In fact, few even knew he was sick at all, because it was largely
  
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• Former Canadien David Desharnais is headed to the KHL

  15-05-2018 15:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Former Canadiens forward David Desharnais will continue his playing career next season in the Kontinental Hockey League.
  Louis Jean of TVA Sports reported Tuesday morning on Twitter that Desharnais will play for the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv team, where he will join fellow Quebecer and former NHLer Max Talbot.
  Desharnais played 71 games with the New York Rangers this season, scoring six goals and adding 22 assists for 28 points, along with a minus-22. In 524 career NHL games, the 31-year-old Desharnai
  
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• Fascinator fashion

  15-05-2018 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  What is it about fascinators and royal weddings? Corine Serruya from Ophelia Hats joins Global’s Laura Casella to look at fascinators in advance of this week’s big wedding.
  
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• Average house price in Canada fell 11% in past year

  15-05-2018 15:26 via cbc.ca
  The average price of a Canadian home declined by more than 11 per cent in the 12 months up to April, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Tuesday.
  
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• 19 School Boards Affected by Bus Strike

  15-05-2018 15:11 via globalnews.ca
  A big school bus strike Tuesday is affecting boards across the province. Billy Shields reports.
  
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