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• Quebec soccer players hoping to win university scholarship offers

  28-05-2018 23:53 via montrealgazette.com
  The seventh annual edition of the Ribeiro-Moojen Soccer Combine is taking place in Pierrefonds this week.
  The boys’ combine took place on Saturday and Sunday at Grier park. The girls’ combine is set for the weekend of June 2-3.
  A total of 136 players registered for the weekend combines in hopes of attracting scholarship offers from U.S. and Canadian college coaches. Last year’s combine saw about 80 soccer hopefuls strut their stuff.
  The combine is organized by Antonio
  
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• Montreal firefighters now equipped to save lives of pets

  28-05-2018 23:52 via cbc.ca
  Montreal firefighters say they’re thrilled that they can now not only save people’s lives during a firefighting operation, but they can also save the lives of pets.
  
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• Where is the middle ground for work-life balance in Quebec?

  28-05-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, May 28: Public hearings are underway to update Quebec’s labour standards and form what the province calls the work-life balance bill. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, the government is struggling to find the middle ground to satisfy union members and independent business owners.
  
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• REM: Deux-Montagnes train departures affected as of late June

  28-05-2018 23:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Construction work on Montreal’s REM commuter light-rail network will require three Deux-Montagnes train departures for downtown and one toward the West Island to be cancelled every weekday starting June 25:Train 914, leaving from Pierrefonds-Roxboro for downtown at 8:35 a.m.;
  Train 902, leaving the Bois-Franc station for downtown at 9 a.m.;
  Train 952, leaving the Deux-Montagnes station for downtown at 5:20 p.m.; and
  Train 915, leaving from downtown for Pierrefonds-Roxbo
  
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• South Shore man with autism struggles for bilingual services

  28-05-2018 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, May 28: The family of a South Shore man with autism feels completely abandoned by the healthcare system. As Global’s Anne Leclair reports, the 48-year-old man was recently placed with a foster family since his aging parents can’t take of him – but they were told it could take years to find a bilingual...
  
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• Will Pioneer in Pointe-Claire be turned into condominiums?

  28-05-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, May 28: The iconic Pioneer bar has been standing since the early 1900s in picturesque Pointe-Claire Village. In this exclusive report by Global’s Felicia Parrillo, the building is currently in the process of being sold – and what may be built in its place has some residents concerned.
  
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• Flood victim considers suing contractors

  28-05-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, May 28: After her home was hit by last year’s floods, a single mother hired a contractor to help clean up and rebuild. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, the off-island resident says the contractor put a lien on her house for unpaid bills – but she claims they charged her for work that was...
  
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• New plan offers hope for those living in the shadow and dust of Turcot

  28-05-2018 23:09 via montrealgazette.com
  Of the many neighbourhoods adversely affected by the rebuilding of the Turcot, the largest roadwork project in Quebec’s history, it is probably western St-Henri, Ville-Émard and Côte-St-Paul that have suffered the most.
  Located just south of the area where Highways 20, 15 and 720 intersect, the almost 30,000 citizens there who live in close-set duplexes and triplexes have long been marginalized by the fact their communities are cut off by highways, off-ramps, overpasses and tr
  
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• Quebec floods: Single mom has lien put on house for unpaid bills

  28-05-2018 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  The homeowner fears she could be put out on the street for something she alleges is not her fault.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Former Canadien Lars Eller is a perfect fit with Capitals

  28-05-2018 22:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Lars Eller might have to miss this year’s Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
  During his six seasons with the Canadiens, Eller became a regular at the Formula One race on Île Notre-Dame and would also attend some of the F1 parties around Montreal with his wife, Julie.
  The Canadiens traded Eller to Washington two summers ago, but he was spotted again in the paddocks at last year’s Canadian Grand Prix after the Capitals were eliminated in the second round of the NHL
  
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• Jury selected for trial of teen charged in stabbing death on Nuns' Island

  28-05-2018 22:30 via montrealgazette.com
  A jury selected at the Montreal courthouse will begin hearing evidence on Tuesday in the case of a youth charged with the second-degree murder of a teen who was stabbed on Nuns’ Island following a Halloween party more than a year ago.
  The selection process, completed in one day on Monday, was unusual in that while all the jurors were selected at the Montreal courthouse in Old Montreal, those chosen to be part of the panel are expected to present themselves to Montreal Youth’s courtho
  
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• Jury selected for trial of teen charged in stabbing on Nuns' Island

  28-05-2018 22:28 via montrealgazette.com
  A jury selected at the Montreal courthouse will begin hearing evidence on Tuesday in the case of a youth charged with the second-degree murder of a teen who was stabbed on Nuns’ Island following a Halloween party more than a year ago.
  The selection process, completed in one day on Monday, was unusual in that while all the jurors were selected at the Montreal courthouse in Old Montreal, those chosen to be part of the panel are expected to present themselves to Montreal Youth’s courtho
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Pointe-Claire’s iconic Pioneer may soon be sold, turned into condos

  28-05-2018 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Pioneer in Pointe-Claire has been sold to a promoter, who may build condos.
  
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• Man charged with murdering his landlord in Roxboro

  28-05-2018 22:16 via montrealgazette.com
  A Roxboro resident has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man who was shot during the past weekend.
  Michael David Burns, 33, made a brief appearance before a Quebec Court judge at the Montreal courthouse on Monday and was ordered to remain detained for the time being.
  He is charged with killing Constantinos Tountas, 45, on Saturday.
  The accused lists his home address as being an apartment on 1st Ave. in the Pierrefonds—Roxboro borough. According to land registry record
  
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• Accused of harassment, borough mayor Giuliana Fumagalli apologizes

  28-05-2018 21:39 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal borough mayor accused of harassing a city employee says she’s sorry.
  “I will take this opportunity to apologize to anyone who has been hurt by my remarks,” Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension Mayor Giuliana Fumagalli told reporters at city hall on Monday.
  “I wish to reiterate my confidence in the public service and everyone who works in the borough.”
  Last week, Mayor Valérie Plante confirmed that a city employee had accused Fumaga
  
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• Watch: Robot-assisted surgery at the Jewish General Hospital

  28-05-2018 21:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Once only in the domain of science fiction, robots are increasingly taking a role in the operating room.
  But those fearing the rise of the machines can rest easy for now. The robot isn’t doing the surgery on its own — a doctor is in the operating room controlling the robotic arms from a computer terminal.
  Dr. Shannon Salvador at the Jewish General Hospital says the robot is extremely steady, ensuring every move is precise.
  Unlike a surgeon’s hand, there’s no natural tremo
  
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• Inspector general blasts Denis Coderre over Formula E race for ignoring legal advice, bypassing rules

  28-05-2018 21:26 via cbc.ca
  A damning report from Montreal's inspector general concludes former mayor Denis Coderre ignored the advice of the city's own lawyers and circumvented rules to pull off the city's controversial Formula E electric car race.
  
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• Six Montrealers facing extradition to the U.S. for alleged fraud

  28-05-2018 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  Six Montrealers are facing extradition to the United States to face fraud charges in connection with an alleged phoney lottery scheme.
  
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• Montreal Children’s Hospital warns kids, hot cars can be deadly combination

  28-05-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  Here are a few tips, as the temperatures rise, to not to leave your children in the car alone.
  
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• Opinion: Canada's anti-tobacco plan is smoke and mirrors

  28-05-2018 20:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Last year, with great fanfare, the federal health minister announced the Trudeau government’s goal to reduce the rate of tobacco use in Canada to five per cent by 2035.
  This “aspirational” target means reducing consumption by one half per cent a year over the next 18 years, an embarrassingly weak objective in the face of entirely preventable diseases, especially when one considers how aggressively governments attack other epidemics.
  Regrettably, even this target will likely not
  
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• 27-year-old man dies after being struck by dump truck in Quebec City

  28-05-2018 20:45 via cbc.ca
  A 27-year-old man has died after he was hit by a dump truck in Quebec City Monday morning.
  
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• Couillard defends record as poll suggests Quebec-wide disdain for politicians

  28-05-2018 20:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Two days after an Ipsos survey in La Presse suggested Quebecers are united in their dissatisfaction with the province’s political class, Premier Philippe Couillard took to the air waves in Montreal Monday to defend his record and assure potential successors to his job that he isn’t going anywhere.
  “I want to stay in politics, I am staying in government, I want to form another majority government. … Quebec has never been so well off as it is now,” Couillard told 98.
  
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• Alleged Hells Angels leader Salvatore Cazzetta sues Quebec for $2 million

  28-05-2018 20:37 via montrealgazette.com
  An alleged leader among the Hells Angels in Quebec has filed a lawsuit against the attorney general of Quebec, seeking more than $2 million while alleging he was detained without cause following his arrest in a major drug-trafficking case. He alleges prosecutors and police held back key evidence during his bail hearing.
  The lawsuit filed at the Montreal courthouse by Salvatore Cazzetta, 63, an alleged member of the Hells Angels since roughly 2004, involves a case in which he and 20 other people
  
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• Montreal fire department now fully equipped with animal resuscitation kits

  28-05-2018 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  All of Montreal's firetrucks are now equipped with animal resuscitation equipment.
  
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• People in La Tuque, Que., fill tubs, stockpile bottled water as town turns off taps for 48 hours

  28-05-2018 20:06 via cbc.ca
  The municipality will shut off water to 5,000 residents and businesses for two days beginning at midnight for critical repairs to its water main system.
  
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• Majority stake in Just for Laughs to be bought by Bell/Evenko: sources

  28-05-2018 19:18 via montrealgazette.com
  The Just for Laughs festival could soon be back in majority local hands.
  Bell and Evenko have partnered to purchase 51 per cent of the fest from U.S.-owned ICM Partners and Canadian comic Howie Mandel, according to industry sources as well as a report in La Presse.
  Sources say nothing is official, as final contracts have yet to be signed, but an announcement should be imminent.
  The Just for Laughs Group appeared to be taken by surprise with La Presse’s report. When contacted Monday morning
  
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• Water taxi starts between Pointe-aux-Trembles and Montreal’s Old Port

  28-05-2018 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  There is a pilot project for a water taxi service between Pointe-aux-Trembles and Montreal's Old Port.
  
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• Water taxi to Montreal’s Old Port

  28-05-2018 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, May 28: A pilot project has started for a water taxi service between Pointe-aux-Trembles and Montreal’s Old Port. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.
  
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• 1993 Stanley Cup archive: Canadiens head coach Jacques Demers is living his dream

  28-05-2018 19:01 via montrealgazette.com
  It has been 25 years since the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup. Leading up to the anniversary of that title on June 9, we’ll be tracking the Habs’ route to victory with articles from the Montreal Gazette archives. 
  May 28, 1993
  Original headline: Demers living his Stanley Cup dream; Habs coach reached hockey’s summit series the hard way
  It isn’t only the players who wonder whether they’ll ever make it to a Stanley Cup final. Coaches have been known
  
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• Update: Arrests made after sexual advance leads to a stabbing

  28-05-2018 18:51 via montrealgazette.com
  Two people were arrested Monday morning after a young man was stabbed in the neck at a Côte-des-Neiges intersection at 3 a.m.
  The 24-year-old victim, whose life was not in danger, told police the stabbing occurred after he made sexual advances toward a woman at the corner of Goyer St. and Côte-des-Neiges Rd.
  Several hours after establishing a crime scene and deploying a canine unit, police arrested a 26-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man in connection with the attack, which in
  
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• Canadiens sign two defencemen from the Czech Republic

  28-05-2018 18:51 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens announced on Monday morning that they have signed a couple of players from the Czech Republic as free agents.The Canadiens agreed to terms with defencemen David Sklenicka and Michal Moravcik, who both played for HC Plzen in the Czech Extraliga. Sklenicka, a 5-foot-10, 180-pounder, posted 3-11-14 totals and a plus-17 in 49 games this season, while the 6-foot-4, 212-pound Moravcik had 5-11-16 totals and was plus-25 in 52 games. Sklenicka is 21, while Moravcik is 23. Moravcik played f
  
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• Lise Ravary: Time to bust some myths about Quebec

  28-05-2018 18:46 via montrealgazette.com
  I’ll never forget the morning of Aug. 27, 1977. I lived near the Olympic Stadium. I went to buy the Montreal Gazette at the Pie IX métro station. The day before, Bill 101 had become the law of the land. I was nervous.
  The headlines turned me upside down. “What do you mean, I won’t be able to send my kids to English school?” The majority had its freedom of choice taken away that day.
  I did not vote for the Parti Québécoisin 1976 but I respected Ren&eac
  
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• SQ to arrest son of missing Trois-Rivières man in light of evidence found at dump

  28-05-2018 18:45 via cbc.ca
  Quebec provincial police investigators will arrest François Asselin in connection with the disappearance of his father, Gilles Giasson, 67. Asselin is already being held on murder charges in a colleague's death.
  
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• Jury selection begins in teen's case after Halloween stabbing on Nuns' Island

  28-05-2018 18:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Jury selection has begun in the case of a youth charged with the second-degree murder of a teen who was stabbed on Nun’s Island following a Halloween party more than a year ago.
  The selection process is unusual in that all the jurors will be selected at the Montreal courthouse, in Old Montreal, and then the people chosen to be part of the panel are expected to present themselves to Montreal Youth’s courthouse on Tuesday, at the corner of St-Denis and de Bellechasse Sts., where it is
  
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• Trois-Rivières man to be charged with the murder of his missing father

  28-05-2018 18:32 via montrealgazette.com
  New murder charges are expected to be filed against François Asselin, this time in connection with his missing father, Gilles Giasson.
  The Sûreté du Québec confirmed Monday morning that new findings of their ongoing investigation into Giasson’s disappearance permitted them to obtain an arrest warrant against Asselin, who is already being held in jail in Sherbrooke in connection with another murder.
  Asselin is expected to be questioned by SQ detectives before bein
  
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• Michaëlle Jean under fire over expenses as she heads into Francophonie election

  28-05-2018 18:26 via cbc.ca
  The former Governor General has lost the support of France and is facing tough opposition from Conservative lawmakers in her home province of Quebec.
  
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• Westwood Senior threat under investigation by Quebec provincial police

  28-05-2018 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec provincial police have increased security measures and police presence near Westwood High School's senior campus.
  
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• The basics of entrepreneurship - We speak to @TonyLoffreda youtu.be/nhnhRCxXDY4

  28-05-2018 18:07
  The basics of entrepreneurship - We speak to @TonyLoffreda youtu.be/nhnhRCxXDY4
  
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