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• Montreal mother shocked after 911 call put on hold as son suffered seizure

  05-06-2018 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jun 5: A Montreal mother says a 911 operator put her on hold for 15 minutes while her son had a seizure on the floor of a Jean Coutu pharmacy. As Global’s Dan Spector reports in this exclusive story, she is calling for change after it took so long to get help for her...
  
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• Maurice Boucher's veiled conversations on failed murder plot released

  05-06-2018 23:37 via cbc.ca
  Several videos of former Hells Angels boss Maurice “Mom” Boucher discussing a plot to kill former Mafia lieutenant Raynald Desjardins can now be made public.
  
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• Pointe-Claire’s Pioneer may not be saved

  05-06-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jun 5: People all over the West Island have been lobbying to save the Pioneer in Pointe-Claire Village from being turned into condos. Global’s Felicia Parrillo was first to report this story, now she talks to the Pioneer’s owner, who says it’s time to turn the page.
  
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• Ottawa close to deal with Davie Shipbuilding to refurbish icebreakers in Lévis, Que.

  05-06-2018 23:34 via cbc.ca
  The estimated cost of building two new supply ships for the Canadian navy has climbed to $3.4 billion, an official in the procurement minister’s office said Tuesday.
  
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• Quebec’s National Assembly will close during G7

  05-06-2018 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  The National Assembly is closing early this week due to the G7 summit. MNAs will not sit Thursday afternoon or Friday.
  
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• Traffic woes on the horizon for Grand Prix weekend

  05-06-2018 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jun 5: Downtown Montreal is about to get busier than usual with Grand Prix weekend just around the corner. As Global’s Cora MacDonald reports, construction and road closures related to the event are frustrating people trying to get through the city.
  
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• SAAQ must treat drivers hurt clearing snow from vehicles as accident victims, Appeal Court rules

  05-06-2018 23:13 via cbc.ca
  In two separate but similar cases, Quebec's highest court has ruled that the province's automobile insurance board is responsible for paying compensation to people injured while clearing snow off their cars.
  
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• Hey Ferrari, the CN Tower is in Toronto, not Montreal

  05-06-2018 23:11 via cbc.ca
  Ferrari’s F1 Twitter page shared an endearing video today, boasting the company’s preparedness for the upcoming events — the only problem is, the opening shot is of Toronto's skyline.
  
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• Geneviève Simard speaks out about abuse under ex ski coach

  05-06-2018 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jun 5: Four women went public this week with their stories of sexual abuse at the hands of ex-national ski coach Bertrand Charest. Global Montreal Senior Anchor Jamie Orchard speaks to Geneviève Simard — who was only 12 when the abuse started — about how speaking out has been liberating.
  
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• Pioneer owner says ‘memories are much more valuable’ than the building

  05-06-2018 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  The owner of Pointe-Claire's Pioneer says the sale to purchase the building is almost a done deal.
  
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• Pointe-Claire Pioneer owner explains why she’s selling

  05-06-2018 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jun 5: Diane Marois, owner of Pointe-Claire’s iconic Pioneer bar, explains why she decided to sell the building, and reflects on her best memories over the years.
  
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• Porter, Pilsner, IPA? Quench your thirst for discovery at beer fest

  05-06-2018 21:46 via montrealgazette.com
  The weather and the calendar might suggest otherwise, but Wednesday is really the start of summer in this city with the launch of the 25th edition of Mondial de la bière.
  Then there’s the Grand Prix and Fringe festival this week, soon to followed by spectacles paying homage to everything from music, comedy, movies, blueberries and lobsters — and it’s a blur right through until liver detox-time in September.
  Both a celebration and an opportunity to blot out whatever ails
  
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• A crafty guide: Five Quebec beers to try at Mondial de la bière

  05-06-2018 21:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Five Quebec craft beers to try at the 25th Mondial de la bière, as selected by Marilou Caty, director of the MBière School of Beerology and project manager of the festival:
  Floréal (4.5%)
  Lemon and camomile Witbier. A white beer with a smooth taste of fruit, herbs and oatmeal cookies. Lemony and peppery finish. Brasserie Générale, Québec (Québec)
  Acidula Framboise (5.2%)
  Wheat beer, slightly acidulated with raspberries. MonsRegius bi&egr
  
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• Two injured as STM bus hits tree

  05-06-2018 21:31 via montrealgazette.com
  A Société de transport de Montréal bus violently struck a tree in the middle of the night on Tuesday.
  The Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) reports that the driver and two passengers were on board during the accident. One of the passengers suffered minor injuries.
  Although a crowbar was used to remove the driver from the bus, he was not seriously injured.
  The accodent occurred around 2:40 a.m. at the intersection of Jean-Talon St. W. and Dieppe Ave. The
  
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• Stray cat strut a problem in Ste-Anne

  05-06-2018 21:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue is looking for some volunteers to help capture feral cats.
  The city has a feral cat program which is designed to help curb the feline population in the city, said Ste-Anne town councillor Ryan Young.
  “Ste-Anne’s has always had a cat problem,” he said.
  He said Ste-Anne has a lot of renters, and every summer many pet cats are abandoned or simply run away from their owners around the July 1 moving weekend in Montreal.
  The cats soon become strays in the streets
  
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• Foundations call on G7 leaders to take action on climate change

  05-06-2018 21:26 via montrealgazette.com
  A coalition of foundations sent a statement to each of the G7 national delegations headed to La Malbaie this week, calling on the countries to “take concerted, transnational action on climate change.”
  F20 is a group of 50 foundations around the world with two Canadian members: the Ivey and McConnell Foundations. They’re calling on G7 governments to phase out subsidies to fossil fuel industries and invest more in renewable energy.
  “Subsidies encourage ongoing gro
  
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• G7 summit: Quebec City protest might prompt National Assembly to close

  05-06-2018 21:25 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC —  It would be “regrettable” if the National Assembly had to suspend its operations later this week because of G7 security concerns, Premier Philippe Couillard says, but safety comes first.
  “What will we say if someone gets hurt?” Couillard told reporters Tuesday morning.
  “It is a bit regrettable because it introduces the notion that we can interrupt democracy with demonstrations, but above all we have to be cautious.
  “We will make up th
  
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• Woman who was nearly killed in N.D.G. 'disgusted' by attacker's sentence

  05-06-2018 21:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Smadar Brandes, the woman who was nearly killed when a stranger who was high on drugs stabbed her in the neck, did not mince words after her attacker was sentenced to a prison term that could see him released from a penitentiary in little more than a year.
  “Shocked and disgusted,” Brandes told the Montreal Gazette when asked for a reaction after Quebec Court Judge Lori Renée Weitzman agreed with a joint recommendation that Mathew Roberge, 28, be sentenced to an overall prison
  
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• Recycle, compost or throw out: App helps you dispose of anything correctly

  05-06-2018 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  The app has data on about 1,300 boroughs and territories in Quebec, with a list of over 800 recyclable household items.
  
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• Bertrand Charest: 4 more women obtain right to be identified by name

  05-06-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  Four more women who were assaulted or allegedly assaulted by ex-national ski coach Bertrand Charest when they were younger have obtained the right to be identified by name.
  
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• 4 more women coached by Bertrand Charest go public with their stories

  05-06-2018 19:56 via cbc.ca
  The women — all former competitive skiers coached by Charest — said they decided to come forward publicly in order to "make sure what happened to them doesn't happen to others."
  
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• Quebec anti-corruption unit denies report claiming case is being delayed by Crown

  05-06-2018 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  The unit, known as UPAC, says the case is complicated and while timetables have been modified, no planned arrests have been delayed.
  
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• Ottawa set to ask expert panel to look at ways to regulate online streaming services

  05-06-2018 19:21 via cbc.ca
  The federal Liberals are enlisting seven experts to help rewrite the country's broadcasting regulations so online streaming giants like Netflix and Spotify are forced to give a boost to Canadian content.
  
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• Montreal plastic bag ban officially in effect

  05-06-2018 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal merchants who disregard the city's plastic ban ban could now face fines.
  
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• PQ's Lisée offers Martine Ouellet neither criticism nor commitment

  05-06-2018 18:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Parti Québécois leader Jean-François Lisée expressed no criticism of  Martine Ouellet the day after she announced her resignation as leader of the Bloc Québécois, calling her “an extraordinary teacher for independence.”
  Asked Tuesday at a news conference whether he would welcome her if she wanted to return to the PQ, he replied the question had not come up, since Ouellet said she wanted to take a step back and not submit her candidacy fo
  
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• Montreal mother says 911 call put on hold as son suffered seizure

  05-06-2018 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  Sabrina Stoute said she couldn't believe it when her 911 call was put on hold while her son was having a seizure.
  
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• Segal's: Montreal's oldest, cheapest grocery store?

  05-06-2018 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  I could tell you, but I’d have to kill you. Or at least maim you. All right, swear you to secrecy?
  It was with mixed emotions that I, the diehard Montrealer, debated with I, the veteran journalist, about whether to write about one of our city’s best-kept secrets.
  OK, it’s not that well kept. The place is hopping, like, every day, all the time. Products fly off the shelves, staff swoop in to restock. There are constant lineups for the two-to-five cash registers cramped into the
  
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• Treatment & support! @FondationMV talk specialized care for sexual violence victims youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/6m7eyeDn0f

  05-06-2018 17:15
  
  Treatment & support! @FondationMV talk specialized care for sexual violence victims youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/6m7eyeDn0f
  
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• Participant in Montreal's Tour de l'Île dies after cardiac arrest

  05-06-2018 17:03 via montrealgazette.com
  A cyclist who suffered a cardiac arrest during Sunday’s Tour de l’Île has died.
  Patrick Lizotte, who was 39-years-old, was in cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived at Hochelaga St. and Parkville Ave. in Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
  He was in critical condition when he was taken to a hospital nearby. He died at 12:30 p.m., according to the Montreal coroner’s office.
  “It happens rarely, but these things do happen,” said Joëlle Sévigny o
  
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• Six O'Clock Solution: Asparagus and peas are a perfect pair

  05-06-2018 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  In the new cookbook Once Upon a Chef: 100 Tested, Perfected, and Family-Approved Recipes (Chronicle/Raincoast, $39.95), Jennifer Segal suggests livening up vegetables by combining two or more in a single dish.
  Segal, a former restaurant chef and now a family cook and blogger, puts asparagus together with green peas, one of the best frozen vegetables, in this fast and easy dish. Her book also includes a recipe for chunky guacamole that uses those same peas with avocados.Segal, who lives outs
  
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• Here’s how to keep your kids safe around the pool this summer

  05-06-2018 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Montreal Institute of Swimming (MIS) is marking this year's annual Water Safety Week and encouraging parents to prepare before heading to the pool.
  
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• Metamorphosis' take on climate! @Vcrow&@TheNovaNotes talk inspirations for the film! youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/zMVhLpUIWK

  05-06-2018 16:57
  
  Metamorphosis' take on climate! @Vcrow&@TheNovaNotes talk inspirations for the film! youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/zMVhLpUIWK
  
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• Opinion: Jeanne-Mance Park decision threatens more than softball

  05-06-2018 16:52 via montrealgazette.com
  The Parc Jeanne-Mance Softball Association is a community of friends and acquaintances who, over decades of time spent hanging out and hitting balls at the park’s North Field, have made the city home for each other. Now, this priceless community asset is threatened by the Plateau Mont-Royal borough’s recent bulldozing of their softball diamond.
  The borough closed that softball field last spring for construction and promised to reopen it this month. Last week they reneged, and indicat
  
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• Ready for the beach? @chobeautyco is talking about some essentials for the beach! youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/1IFKeRAeHF

  05-06-2018 16:32
  
  Ready for the beach? @chobeautyco is talking about some essentials for the beach! youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/1IFKeRAeHF
  
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• The fight to go braless: Montreal students push back against school's directive

  05-06-2018 16:13 via cbc.ca
  Students at Le Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-Marie — an all-girls private school in Outremont — have launched a petition advocating for the freedom not to wear a bra at school.
  
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• The fight to go braless: Montreal students push back against dress code

  05-06-2018 16:13 via cbc.ca
  Students at Le Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-Marie — an all-girls private school in Outremont — have launched a petition advocating for the freedom not to wear a bra at school.
  
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• Is now the right time to buy? @thierrylindor shares the scoop on Montreal real estate youtube.com/watch?v=-FTLA5… https://t.co/Oftn2Gz6hS

  05-06-2018 16:11
  
  Is now the right time to buy? @thierrylindor shares the scoop on Montreal real estate youtube.com/watch?v=-FTLA5… https://t.co/Oftn2Gz6hS
  
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• MMIWG inquiry commissioner may quit after Ottawa grants limited extension

  05-06-2018 15:47 via cbc.ca
  The national inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls has received more time from Ottawa to complete its mandate, but not as much as it initially requested.
  
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• Montreal's bag ban comes into effect for real Tuesday

  05-06-2018 15:35 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s ban on the distribution of single-use plastic bags — the kind you stockpiled from grocery and retail checkouts as long ago as December — had a soft launch Jan. 1, but penalties for violating the ban start June 5.
  Here are four things you should know about the bylaw.
  Retailers had a grace period to adjust
  While the bylaw officially went into effect Jan. 1, there weren’t any penalties for violating it until June 5. Now, individuals can be fined between $200 and $
  
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• How to dress up for the Grand Prix

  05-06-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  Grand Prix will be in full swing come Saturday, and so will the Grand Prix parties! Make sure you’re party podium-ready with personal stylist Claude Laframboise and Global’s Laura Casella.
  
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• The benefits of running

  05-06-2018 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  June 6th is Global Running Day! Learn all the benefits of running, and the secrets of ultra marathoning from Michelob Ultra runner Julie Etienne and Global’s Laura Casella & Kim Sullivan.
  
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• Starting your fitness journey on the right foot

  05-06-2018 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  Learn how to choose a shoe that’s right for your sport, and for you. With fitness expert Jenn Rochon and Global’s Kim Sullivan.
  
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• TV hit “Mum” on BritBox

  05-06-2018 15:17 via globalnews.ca
  Join Oscar Nominee Lesley Manville as she talks to Global’s Laura Casella about her hit series “Mum”, which is now available here in Canada on BritBox.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Tuesday, June 5

  05-06-2018 15:14 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Tuesday, June 5.
  
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• Aislin gets honorary doctorate from Concordia University

  05-06-2018 15:10 via globalnews.ca
  Meet Gazette political cartoonist Terry Mosher as he speaks to Global’s Laura Casella about his long and illustrious career and being awarded an honorary doctorate by Concordia University.
  
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• Man stabbed in downtown Montreal park won't cooperate with police

  05-06-2018 14:59 via montrealgazette.com
  A man was stabbed Monday night in Champ-de-Mars Park in Ville-Marie.
  The 33-year-old victim was stabbed in his upper body by another man. He is in hospital but the Montreal police do not believe his life is at risk.
  Officers were alerted to the incident near the corner of St-Louis and Gosford Sts. at 11:20 p.m. Monday. People in the area told police that a conflict had escalated between the victim and a 37-year-old suspect.
  Police are searching for the suspect. The SPVM believe the conflict
  
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• T'Cha Dunlevy: Anglos don't care about Les Francos

  05-06-2018 14:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s second-biggest music festival kicks off Friday, and anglos couldn’t care less.
  Les Francos de Montréal (previously Les FrancoFolies) is our city’s largest musical gathering after the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Organized by the same folks who put on the jazz fest, at the same downtown site, with ticketed and free shows every night in styles ranging from rock to pop, hip-hop, electronic, world music and French chanson, it’s the official launch o
  
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