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• Fear of failure motivates Alouettes' rookie tailback Will Stanback

  24-05-2018 23:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Would things have evolved differently for William Stanback had he simply played by the rules and not succumbed to the immaturity of youth?
  It’s a hypothetical question he’ll never be able to answer. But he said he realizes things don’t always happen as one believes they might; that one’s best success comes after their greatest disappointment, he once tweeted.
  Stanback, a rookie tailback trying to make the Alouettes’ roster, was dismissed from the University of Centr
  
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• HEC Montréal complex will transform downtown area near St. Patrick's Basilica

  24-05-2018 23:55 via montrealgazette.com
  A new $184-million university pavilion will transform the area around St. Patrick’s Basilica in downtown Montreal.
  The HEC Montréal business school will build a sprawling complex there after Quebec gave the project the green light and $94 million in funding on Thursday.
  Proponents say the building, to be used by 1,600 people daily starting in August 2021, will revitalize the area.
  But some residents complain it will remove a rare patch of downtown green space and a heritage group ha
  
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• Former top 25 tennis player from Montreal starts fundraising campaign to keep competing

  24-05-2018 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  Aleksandra Wozniak is hoping a GoFundMe campaign will help her cover her costs to stay on the tennis tour.
  
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• Montreal secures expansion of l’Anse-à-l’Orme nature park

  24-05-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, May 24: After 30 years of fighting, the battle is over between environmentalists and developers in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, the City of Montreal has bought a contentious piece of land in l’Anse-à-l’Orme from residential developers.
  
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• Sweeping changes on the way for Quebec City's winter carnival

  24-05-2018 23:30 via cbc.ca
  The Carnaval de Québec — the world's largest winter festival — will take on a whole new look in 2019, with a new consultant, the man behind the ultra-successful Festival d'été de Québec, announcing he'll scrap some of the signature events.
  
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• Serial winner Céline Dion now supports the Vegas Golden Knights

  24-05-2018 23:19 via montrealgazette.com
  At least Céline Dion’s other home has playoff hockey.
  The Las Vegas Golden Knights — finalists for both the Stanley Cup and a still-unnamed prize for tweaking Montrealers — posted a picture of the singer in one of their jerseys on Wednesday.
  “We’re everything we are because Celine loves usssss,” read the caption.
  Ouch.
  We're everything we are
  because Celine loves usssss pic.twitter.com/yWFg13Kxzw
  — Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) May 23
  
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• Quebec Nordiques: NHL urged to avoid 'unfit' Pierre Karl Péladeau

  24-05-2018 23:11 via montrealgazette.com
  A TVA minority shareholder is warning the National Hockey League to steer clear of Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau as it considers the restoration of the Quebec Nordiques franchise.
  In a letter sent to the league’s board of governors, Luc Proulx described Péladeau as “a troublesome individual” who is “currently unfit to become a governor of the NHL, through Quebecor’s ownership of an NHL franchise.”
  Quebecor manages Quebec City’s Videotro
  
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• Update: Montreal to pay $9.5M to expand Anse-à-l'Orme nature park

  24-05-2018 23:04 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Montreal moved a step closer to its vision of creating a vast protected green space in the West Island with the purchase of 14-hectares of vacant land in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue that will be added to the Anse-à-l’Orme nature park.
  “Our dream is to create a national park on the west part of the island,” Mayor Valérie Plante said Thursday. “It is the last remaining green area that we have so it is precious, it is a treasure.”
  At the same ti
  
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• New conditions for ex-gymnastics coach charged with sexual assault

  24-05-2018 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  An ex-gymnastics coach from Edmonton is facing new conditions related to sexual assault charges for alleged crimes dating back to the 1980s and early '90s in Montreal.
  
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• Canadian officials to counter 'incomplete' information in flyers with tips on illegal border crossing

  24-05-2018 22:28 via cbc.ca
  Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says officials will reach out to counter "incomplete" misinformation being circulated in New York state offering instructions to asylum seekers on how to illegally cross the border into Canada.
  
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• Restaurant review: Joe Beef team hops to Little Italy with Mon Lapin

  24-05-2018 22:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Mon Lapin
  ★★★1/2 out of ★★★★
  $$-$$$
  Address: 150 St-Zotique St. E. (Near Casgrain Ave.)
  Website:  vinmonlapin.com
  Open: Tues.-Sat. 5 p.m. to midnight
  Wheelchair access: Yes, but it would be very tight
  Reservations: None taken, so be very early or very patient
  Cards: Visa, Mastercard
  Vegetarian-friendly: Yes
  Licensed: Yes
  Parking: On the street
  Price range: Small dishes easy for sharing, $6-$28
  Entering Mon Lapin wine bar on the first truly hot day o
  
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• Plattsburgh flyer tells migrants how to enter Canada 'irregularly'

  24-05-2018 21:52 via montrealgazette.com
  OTTAWA — A flyer circulating in the United States assists asylum seekers crossing the border at Roxham Rd., calling it “the irregular unofficial crossing.”
  The leaflet bears the logo of Plattsburgh Cares, an organization that helps refugees. It details the steps to take for asylum seekers who intend to cross into Canada irregularly.
  The flyer informs migrants that they will need to take a taxi to arrive at Roxham Rd., and that the fare should not cost them more than $77.50.
  It
  
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• ‘I’m not happy with our situation’: Montreal Impact owner promises change

  24-05-2018 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo has promised big changes to his struggling team.
  
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• Plante sweeps away accusations of street-cleaning favouritism

  24-05-2018 21:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Five borough mayors — all members of the main municipal opposition party — are claiming that the expansion of a street-cleaning program favours boroughs controlled by Mayor Valérie Plante’s political allies.
  On May 17, the city announced that “cleanliness brigades,” which clean sidewalks on busy commercial streets, would serve five additional boroughs this summer: Ahuntsic—Cartierville, Mercier—Hochelaga—Maisonneuve, Rosemont&
  
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• Laval police search for potential victims of alleged sexual predator

  24-05-2018 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  Laval police are asking for the public's help as they look for potential victims in connection with an alleged sexual predator.
  
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• Montreal real estate: First-time homebuyers being priced out

  24-05-2018 21:35 via montrealgazette.com
  If it feels like it’s getting harder to find a nice, reasonably priced house in Montreal, it’s because it is. The bar is getting higher for first-time homebuyers who hope to get into the Montreal market. It isn’t just that prices are going up. It’s that buying power is going down.
  According to Paul Cardinal, a Greater Montreal Real Estate Board economist, many first-time buyers are now effectively priced out of the detached-home market in many parts of Montreal.
  “Wh
  
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• Legal fumble could derail trial of online gambling mogul David Baazov

  24-05-2018 21:20 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's securities regulator, the AMF, appears to have shared too much information in its court fight against former online gambling mogul David Baazov, and now that legal fumble could scuttle the whole trial.
  
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• Indigenous leaders, community groups want voices heard at G7

  24-05-2018 21:01 via cbc.ca
  Advocates for the environment, gender equality and other causes hope to shed light on important issues Quebecers face during the G7 Summit but say they have little hope world leaders will hear what they have to say.
  
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• Canadiens’ prospective draft picks for 2018: Brady Tkachuk, left wing

  24-05-2018 21:00 via montrealgazette.com
  During the weeks leading up to the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, we’re taking a look at players who might be selected by the Montreal Canadiens. The team has five selections in the first two rounds, including the No. 3 overall pick. Check back daily from Thursday to Monday up until the draft on June 22-23 in Dallas, and weigh in on their potential in the comments section below.
  BRADY TKACHUK, left wing
  Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 192 pounds
  NHL Central Scouting Rank: No. 2 among North American s
  
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• Pamphlets circulating in Plattsburgh, NY, offer how-to instructions on border crossing

  24-05-2018 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  The pamphlet is being circulated in bus stations and hotels in Plattsburgh, New York, a city that has become a final jumping-off point for people heading to the border.
  
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• Students monitor traffic in front of Kirkland school

  24-05-2018 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, May 24: Students at Margaret Manson Elementary in Kirkland are monitoring traffic around their school to improve safety. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.
  
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• Grades 4 and 5 students monitor traffic in front of Kirkland school to improve safety

  24-05-2018 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  Ten students were made part of a safety committee to observe how drivers and pedestrians behave in front of the school.
  
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• Opinion: Let's put a price on crossing Mount Royal

  24-05-2018 19:26 via montrealgazette.com
  The city’s pilot project to ban most through traffic from Camillien-Houde Way will begin at the end of next week. Barriers, special-use privileges, diverse treatments of interest groups — as proposed by our mayor — are not the best way to preserve Mount Royal’s environment and integrity, however. Putting a price on a vehicle traverse would be fairer and more efficient.
  Right now, visitors who park on the mountain and then use it to walk, jog, have a family picnic or perfo
  
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• Three fishermen missing in Bas-Saint-Laurent region

  24-05-2018 19:24 via montrealgazette.com
  Three fishermen are missing in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, north of Quebec City.
  A 75-year-old man, his 57-year-old nephew as well as a 78-year-old friend have been missing since Tuesday.
  The three said they were planning to explore the Lac de l’Est, south of the town of Mont-Carmel along the border with Maine.
  Provincial police are looking for their Ford Freestar van. They are asking for the public’s help as the men are missing in a vast forested area.
  Police were c
  
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• Anse-à-l'Orme: Plante set to make 'major announcement'

  24-05-2018 18:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Montréal Mayor Valérie Plante and Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Mayor Paola Hawa announced the city will acquire 14 hectares of land that will be added to the Anse-à-l’Orme nature park in the West Island.
  The cost is $10.9 million, to be assumed by the agglomeration of Montreal.
  Last month, her executive committee approved a resolution to add three lots totalling 46 hectares to the park, all in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, to expand the protected green space.
  The land includes 14 hect
  
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• A story of growth: Absolunet’s short-term pain for long-term gain

  24-05-2018 18:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Back in 2010, Montreal-based agency Absolunet went through the first period of zero-growth in their history.
  For many companies, the immediate reaction would have been to cut costs and return to profitability as quickly as possible. Absolunet took the opposite approach, revolutionizing the core of their business from web development to e-commerce. It was short-term pain for long-term gain.
  “After that very difficult year, we took a moment to think about what we really wanted to achieve,&rd
  
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• Vivendi subsidiary to open artificial intelligence lab in Montreal

  24-05-2018 18:46 via montrealgazette.com
  Paris-based communications company Havas Group is opening an artificial intelligence “innovation centre” in Montreal.
  The company, a subsidiary of media conglomerate Vivendi, plans to hire 60 people to work at the office between now and 2020.
  The centre will develop artificial intelligence products for Havas’s clients.
  The centre is a joint project between Havas and French advertising company BETC.
  In a news release, the companies said they were attracted to Montreal becau
  
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• Quebec will pay $94M toward new downtown building for HEC Montréal

  24-05-2018 18:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec has given the final go-ahead to a new $184-million downtown building for the HEC Montréal business school.
  Higher Education Minister Hélène David announced Thursday the government will provide $94 million to the project. The school, affiliated with the Université de Montréal, will launch a fundraising campaign to finance the rest.
  The new building will be erected next to St. Patrick’s Basilica. Part of it will be on de la Gauchetière St., wh
  
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• Update: Police seize client list, hours of sellers in drug raids

  24-05-2018 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Fourteen people were arrested Wednesday as part of a Montreal police investigation into a drug-trafficking network.
  The eight men and three women face charges of trafficking drugs, possession and possession with the intent to traffic. The arrest follows an investigation that targeted drug dealers who were active in northern and eastern parts of the city. The investigation began in March.
  More than 150 police officers took part in the operation that included the execution of 10 search warrants, M
  
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• Checking In: Florida resort is great getaway, any time of the year

  24-05-2018 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  The Windjammer Resort & Beach Club is a quintessentially Atlantic Ocean getaway, situated on one of the most beautiful beaches of Florida’s Gold Coast.
  It’s in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, a livable and walkable neighbourhood tucked between glitzy Fort Lauderdale and laid-back Pompano Beach.
  Why are we talking about this so close to summer? Because Windjammer has terrific low-season prices. Here’s an example: Four people sharing a modest one-bedroom apartment would pay $175 to $2
  
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• Cyclist, 19, dies in collision with school bus in Terrebonne

  24-05-2018 17:54 via montrealgazette.com
  A 19-year-old male cyclist is dead after a collision with a school bus in Terrebonne.
  The collision took place at the intersection of Rodrigue Blvd. and Angélique St. shortly before 7:15 a.m., according to police.
  There were no passengers on the bus at the time.
  When officers arrived on the scene, the cyclist was on the ground and was receiving first aid.
  He was transported to hospital by ambulance, where he was declared dead.
  The driver of the bus, a 50-year-old man, was taken to a
  
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• We catch up with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau at #C2M18 @C2Montreal https://t.co/8tTkRJ9Zlo

  24-05-2018 17:52
  
  We catch up with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau at #C2M18 @C2Montreal https://t.co/8tTkRJ9Zlo
  
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• Five things to do in Montreal: May 25-27, from anarchy to modern dance

  24-05-2018 17:48 via montrealgazette.com
  This may not be a long weekend, but there’s still plenty to do in Montreal.
  Here are five ideas to get you out of the house and make the most of Montreal’s summer programming:
  Take in some contemporary dance or theatre
  The Festival TransAmériques is back, bringing with it a bevy of contemporary performances. Highlights of this weekend’s slate include the abstract dancing of Taoe Ye’s 6 & 9, which you can see on Friday at Théâtre Jean-Duceppe, and I
  
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• Free in Montreal: May 25-27, a feast for all the senses

  24-05-2018 17:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Consider this your periodic reminder that enjoying Montreal needn’t be a splurge. You can actually do it free of charge.
  Still in doubt? Here are some free activities that can help you make the most of your city during the weekend. Try them and you’ll be convinced:
  Montreal Museum Day
  Ever wanted to visit the Biosphere, Stewart Hall and the Canadian Centre for Architecture in the same day without paying any admission fees? If so, Sunday will be your kind of day. More than 30 of the c
  
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• Quebec journalists denounce right-wing group for storming Vice Quebec newsroom

  24-05-2018 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  A half-dozen members of the group Atalante gained entry to the media organization's newsroom in an effort to intimidate journalists.
  
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• Roadwork resumes on Saint-Jean Boulevard in DDO

  24-05-2018 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, May 24: Another round of roadwork is set to begin on Saint-Jean Boulevard in DDO. This time, the city is holding consultations ahead of construction. Elysia Bryan-Baynes reports.
  
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• Cyclist, 19, dead after collision with school bus in Terrebonne

  24-05-2018 17:22 via cbc.ca
  A 19-year-old man has died in hospital after he was struck by a school bus while riding his bicycle on Rodrigue Boulevard.
  
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• 9 arrested as police target cannabis network in Montreal area

  24-05-2018 16:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Nine people have been arrested after a series of overnight raids by police in Longueuil, St-Hubert and Montreal.The operation is aimed at dismantling a drug trafficking network that primarily trades in cannabis, according to the Service de police de l’agglomération de Longueuil.The raids began around 4:30 a.m. and the operation, which involves Longueuil police, Montreal police and the Régie intermunicipale de police Richelieu St-Laurent, continued later in the
  
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• Choosing a midwife for your birthing experience youtu.be/itnHX7LEHcY https://t.co/ZqB0KTWBSs

  24-05-2018 16:31
  
  Choosing a midwife for your birthing experience youtu.be/itnHX7LEHcY https://t.co/ZqB0KTWBSs
  
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• Far-right group ransacks @vicequebec offices - we speak to editor-in-chief @pgohier youtube.com/watch?v=PQAVmu…

  24-05-2018 16:02
  Far-right group ransacks @vicequebec offices - we speak to editor-in-chief @pgohier youtube.com/watch?v=PQAVmu…
  
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• Dance therapy getting seniors back on their feet — and the dance floor

  24-05-2018 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  Marcelle Thomas says it took a little convincing to get her husband to take dance therapy classes with her -- but they haven't turned back since.
  
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• Humanizing robots: How tech can have a heart - we speak to @christinesunu, in town for @C2Montreal… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-05-2018 15:57
  Humanizing robots: How tech can have a heart - we speak to @christinesunu, in town for @C2Montreal… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Dance & well-being from the Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal

  24-05-2018 15:57 via globalnews.ca
  Join Global’s Laura Casella and her guests Christian Sénéchal and Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli as they talk about the very first International Symposium for Dance & Well-Being.
  
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