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• Montreal inspector general to be nominated to head Quebec watchdog group: report

  12-06-2018 23:58 via montrealgazette.com
  The Quebec government is recommending that Denis Gallant, former chief prosecutor for the Charbonneau Commission and current inspector general for Montreal, be named to direct its new body overseeing all public contracts, the Autorité des marchés publics, Radio-Canada reported Tuesday.
  His name will be submitted Wednesday or Thursday to the MNAs of the National Assembly. Two-thirds of them will have to approve of the government’s choice.
  If he obtains the post of president an
  
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• How some Montreal doctors are using immunotherapy to treat cancer

  12-06-2018 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jun 12: A new way of treating cancer in Montreal marks a medical first in Canada. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, the CHUM superhospital unveiled a unique piece of technology that helps doctors attack the disease using the patient’s own tumour.
  
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• SQ officers cleared of wrongdoing in 2016 Vaudreuil-Dorion shootout

  12-06-2018 23:44 via cbc.ca
  The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officers involved in a Montreal-area shooting two years ago will not face criminal charges.
  
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• Kathleen Weil found in contempt of National Assembly

  12-06-2018 23:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec cabinet minister Kathleen Weil has been cited for contempt of the legislature because details of a bill were released to reporters before it was even tabled in the National Assembly.
  In his decision handed down today, Speaker Jacques Chagnon ruled Weil violated the right of members of the legislature to be the first people informed of the contents of a bill.
  Both Chagnon and Weil are Liberals.
  The matter was initially raised by Parti Québécois member of the legislature Pasca
  
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• City to hold consultations on Jeanne-Mance softball field — after demolition

  12-06-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  The field was demolished at the end of May, despite the efforts of a group of softball players who have been using the field for pick-up games for years.
  
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• Company heads said there was no collusion, Tony Accurso testifies

  12-06-2018 23:31 via cbc.ca
  Former construction magnate Tony Accurso says he asked leaders in his companies twice about collusion in Laval’s municipal contract system, and didn’t investigate the issue further.
  
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• Montreal to hold consultations on closing softball field

  12-06-2018 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jun 12: Softball players in Montreal’s Plateau area are hopeful their field may be saved – even after the baseball diamond at Jeanne-Mance Park was demolished. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, the city has now announced public consultations will be held on the issue.
  
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• Quebec unanimously passes motion to prevent sexual assault against athletes

  12-06-2018 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's national assembly has unanimously adopted a motion filed by Sports Minister Sébastien Proulx aimed at making sport abuse-free.
  
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• Quebec adopts cannabis law

  12-06-2018 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jun 12: The Quebec government has adopted its long-awaited bill to make cannabis legal. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, the bill may have passed – but regulating recreational pot is still likely to be a big election issue.
  
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• Wrongfully fired gym employee entitled to cash — no matter who owns the gym

  12-06-2018 22:34 via montrealgazette.com
  A gym employee who was fired, given her job back and awarded compensation after her case was heard by a tribunal in 2015, has won her case a second time.
  The worker, Martha Benavides, was fired by Proform in 2014 but contested the firing through the administrative work tribunal. In 2015, she won her case and Proform was ordered to allow her to return to work. In 2016, the Tribunal ordered Proform to pay Benavides $23,808 in compensation.
  Proform paid her $12,700.
  Mr. Fitness bought Proform in Ja
  
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• Kathleen Weil found in contempt of Parliament for revealing bill's contents

  12-06-2018 22:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec cabinet minister Kathleen Weil has been cited for contempt of the legislature because details of a bill were released to reporters before it was even tabled in the National Assembly.
  In his decision handed down today, Speaker Jacques Chagnon ruled Weil violated the right of members of the legislature to be the first people informed of the contents of a bill.
  Both Chagnon and Weil are Liberals.
  The matter was initially raised by Parti Québécois member of the legislature Pasca
  
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• West Island community calendar for the week of June 13

  12-06-2018 22:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Galleries and exhibitions
  Galerie de la ville, 12001 de Salaberry Blvd. in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, presents Inside-Out — an exhibition of recently created self-portraits examining different perspectives, starting Saturday and continuing to July 15. Call 514-684-1012, local 298.
  Aikawa Restaurant, 55 Brunswick Blvd., in Dollard-des-Ormeaux exhibits the works by members of the Artist’s Circle of the West Island until June 30. Visit facebook.com/events/211045182981099.
  Kirkland Library, 17
  
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• Anglophones get a nod in Quebec's new cultural policy, but funding remains unclear

  12-06-2018 22:24 via cbc.ca
  The Quebec government's new $600-million cultural policy acknowledges the 'undeniable' contribution of the anglophone community to culture in the province, but it offers few concrete details on how anglophone cultural institutions might benefit.
  
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• Men who killed Raymond Ellis out of prison before sentences were reduced

  12-06-2018 21:53 via montrealgazette.com
  The two street gang members who saw their sentences for having killed an innocent man reduced by the Quebec Court of Appeal last week actually left federal penitentiaries long before the decision landed.
  On Friday, the appellate court decided to reduce the sentences of Evens Belleville, 34, and John Tshiamala, 32, received in 2014, after having been convicted of manslaughter, by three years. Both men were convicted of having taken part in the tragic death of Raymond Ellis, a 25-year-old Montreal
  
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• Toddlers found alone in locked Quebec City apartment

  12-06-2018 21:50 via cbc.ca
  The two-year-old twins were transferred to the care of youth protection after police received calls from neighbours alarmed at the sight of the toddlers visible from an open window of a third-storey apartment building.
  
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• Watch: Driving the métro is harder than it looks

  12-06-2018 21:46 via montrealgazette.com
  STM drivers use a simulator as part of their training to run the new Azur métro cars.
  Much has changed in the decades since the métro’s old cars were purchased. So, to ensure the safety of riders, the transit authority first tests out its employees on a virtual train route.
  Reporter Jason Magder tried out the simulator — it did not go well.
  
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• Balenciaga exhibition unveiled at Montreal McCord Museum

  12-06-2018 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jun 12: The Montreal McCord Museum’s latest exhibition, Balenciaga, Master of Couture, highlights some of the designer’s expert craftsmanship.
  
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• Struggling Impact are running out of time to turn things around

  12-06-2018 21:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Samuel Piette doesn’t want to say the Impact’s season hinges on a home-and-away series against Orlando City, but the season probably hinges on the home-and-away series against Orlando City.
  Going into Wednesday night’s game at Saputo Stadium (7:30 p.m., TVA Sports, TSN-690 Radio), Orlando City holds down the sixth and final playoff spot in the MLS Eastern Conference. The Impact are 10th in the 11-team conference with a pathetic 4-11-0 record, but the local side can improve its
  
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• Lobster and crab fishermen in Quebec 'out of options' as more zones closed off

  12-06-2018 21:13 via cbc.ca
  Fishermen and processing plants in the Gaspé are facing another setback in their season after reported sightings of North Atlantic Right Whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence triggered the closure of more fishing zones.
  
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• SQ investigates woman's suspicious death in northern Quebec

  12-06-2018 21:08 via montrealgazette.com
  A 28-year-old woman was found dead overnight Monday in Kuujjuaq in northern Quebec, according to the Sûreté du Québec.
  The victim, whose body showed signs of violence, was found in a home after a call was placed to the Kativik Regional Police Force. The SQ’s investigation into crimes against the person unit has established a crime scene and has begun working to determine the cause of death.
  They are interviewing witnesses. No arrests have been made.
  
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• FAQ: How legal recreational cannabis will work in Quebec

  12-06-2018 21:06 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec passed a law Tuesday outlining how legalized recreational cannabis will be regulated.
  Here’s what you need to know.
  When will pot be legal?
  A date has not been set yet, but you will not be able to start buying legal pot until August at the earliest.
  That’s because federal legislation is still in the process of being passed. Even if that law is passed in the coming weeks, officials have said it will take eight to 12 weeks for stores to be set up.
  Who will be able to buy po
  
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• Katalogue gives a boost to Montreal musicians, encourages listening local

  12-06-2018 21:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers have no excuse to ignore local music anymore.
  A new database, Katalogue, launched on Tuesday as a one-stop shop of the city’s burgeoning artists.
  The catalogue in its current iteration is simple: It showcases about 1,100 artists, along with their genre, the names of their members and links to where their music lives online, be it Spotify, iTunes, Soundcloud or Facebook. It also links to Spotify and Soundcloud playlists featuring the artists from the site.
  But Josh Spencer &mdas
  
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• Cyclist death sparks renewed call for crackdown on Montreal truck traffic

  12-06-2018 20:43 via cbc.ca
  An influential cyclist advocacy group has renewed its push for tougher restrictions on large trucks in Montreal after a 30-year-old woman was fatally struck by a dump truck.
  
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• Cyclist death sparks renewed call for crack down on Montreal truck traffic

  12-06-2018 20:43 via cbc.ca
  An influential cyclist advocacy group has renewed its push for tougher restrictions on large trucks in Montreal after a 30-year-old woman was fatally struck by a dump truck.
  
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• Quebec adopts long-awaited cannabis law

  12-06-2018 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  The Quebec government has adopted its long-awaited cannabis law.
  
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• Balenciaga exhibition at McCord Museum highlights designer’s connection to Montreal

  12-06-2018 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  The exhibition, Balenciaga, Master of Couture, highlights some of the designer's expert craftsmanship.
  
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• Art in progress: Montreal brick becomes canvas at Mural Fest

  12-06-2018 19:37 via cbc.ca
  Artists come from near and far to create 18 new murals in the heart of the Plateau for the sixth edition of Mural Fest.
  
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• Peak 2018? Dennis Rodman's cryptocurrency T-shirt more like peak 2017

  12-06-2018 19:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Pictures of Dennis Rodman wearing a T-shirt promoting a cryptocurrency as he arrived in Singapore for the summit between American President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un have been described online as “peak 2018.”
  But it’s not the first time that Rodman has promoted Potcoin, a Montreal-founded cryptocurrency.
  Almost exactly year ago, Rodman was spotted wearing a Potcoin T-shirt as he arrived in North Korea — a visit sponsored by the cryptocurrency
  
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• Cyclists say motorists making NDG bike path unsafe

  12-06-2018 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  She says it's common to see impatient drivers cut off cyclists here. It is a major artery and narrow.
  
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• Francophones wait longer for reply from Ottawa: language commissioner

  12-06-2018 19:13 via montrealgazette.com
  Francophones have to wait longer than anglophones to receive services in their language from the federal government, according to Ottawa’s official languages commissioner.
  The finding by Raymond Théberge, who has been in the post since last January, was contained in the commissioner’s annual report filed on Tuesday.
  The report examined 10 federal institutions and their response times in providing services in both official languages online, on the telephone and in person.
  The T
  
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• Quebec passes 'probably not perfect' pot bill

  12-06-2018 18:52 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — The province now has legislation governing the use of recreational marijuana even if Ottawa’s plan has yet to be made law.
  Months in the works, MNAs on Tuesday gave final approval to Bill 157, a law making pot a government owned and operated business with strict controls. Despite Quebec’s image as a very open society, the law is among the most conservative in the country.
  The bill sailed through just after daily question period. The vote was 61 for and 46 against.
  As a
  
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• FAQ: How legalized pot will work in Quebec

  12-06-2018 18:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec passed a law Tuesday outlining how legalized pot will be regulated.
  Here’s what you need to know.
  When will pot be legal?
  You will be able to start buying legal pot in August at the earliest.
  The House of Commons has not yet passed the required federal legislation. Even if that law is passed in the coming weeks, officials have said it will take eight to 12 weeks for stores to be set up.
  Who will be able to buy pot in Quebec?
  Anybody who is at least 18.
  Where can I buy cannabis?
  The
  
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• Montreal to give $1.7M to groups that help the homeless

  12-06-2018 18:43 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Montreal will give more than $1.7 million to community organizations that provide services to homeless people.
  More than 40 community organizations will receive the funding immediately.
  The groups include Dopamine and L’Anonyme, which provide services to people who use drugs, and organizations that provide food, shelter and a range of other services, like The Open Door and CAP St-Barnabé.
  CAP St-Barnabé director Patricia Gagné said her group recen
  
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• Unaware of collusion in Laval, Tony Accurso testifies

  12-06-2018 18:22 via montrealgazette.com
  Antonio Accurso told a jury the presidents of two of his companies flat out denied they were even aware that the city of Laval had a system of collusion for the awarding of infrastructure contracts.
  The construction magnate testified in his own defence at the Laval courthouse Tuesday.
  Accurso faces five charges related to a system of corruption run by former mayor Gilles Vaillancourt and other city officials.
  Claude Asselin, the city’s former director general, has pleaded guilty in the cas
  
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• What is Polycystic Kidney Disease? Find out more about PKD and its symptoms. youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/Xm4DG86XTd

  12-06-2018 18:16
  
  What is Polycystic Kidney Disease? Find out more about PKD and its symptoms. youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/Xm4DG86XTd
  
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• Now is THE time for political cartoonists. Terry Mosher talks Trump vs. Trudeau. youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/mThSqJs82s

  12-06-2018 18:13
  
  Now is THE time for political cartoonists. Terry Mosher talks Trump vs. Trudeau. youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/mThSqJs82s
  
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• Lyme disease on the rise in Montreal, but it's usually contracted elsewhere

  12-06-2018 18:09 via montrealgazette.com
  The number of Montreal Island residents who were infected with Lyme disease jumped by 84 per cent last year from 2016, say authorities who are bracing for another big increase in the incidence of the tick-borne illness this summer.
  However, officials with the Montreal Public Health Department note that only two Montrealers actually contracted Lyme disease on the island last year, with the all the others having been bitten by a tick in other regions of the province, Ontario or the United States.
  
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• Yummy meal for dad! @infusionfood cooking up some juicy veal and veggies! youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/BX9v6wmkUZ

  12-06-2018 18:08
  
  Yummy meal for dad! @infusionfood cooking up some juicy veal and veggies! youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/BX9v6wmkUZ
  
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• How to prevent tick bites and Lyme disease

  12-06-2018 18:08 via montrealgazette.com
  The risk of Lyme disease infection in Montreal and Laval is considered low to very low, according to a map published by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec. But it’s not zero and it’s higher in places you might go for a hike or a weekend getaway, so here are four tips to help avoid getting tick bites.Ticks thrive in the woods and tall grasses. They especially like forested areas with dead leaves. So if you venture into the woods, stay on a well-trodden pat
  
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• Tour du Courage Paralympian Gold-Medalist @benhuot is talking PROCURE with us! youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/vKBP1lIllA

  12-06-2018 18:03
  
  Tour du Courage Paralympian Gold-Medalist @benhuot is talking PROCURE with us! youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/vKBP1lIllA
  
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• Six O'Clock Solution: Simply Seared Veal Chops on the grill

  12-06-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Outdoor grilling is in full season, and cookbook author Mark Bittman is at the ready with one of his blockbuster cookbooks on the subject.
  How To Grill Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Flame-cooked Food (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Raincoast, $40) is a winner, thanks, so the author confesses, to the help of veteran cookbook editor and writer Pam Hoenig. She did, as former New York Times food columnist Bittman states, most of the work on this tome of a book.
  It claims to contain 1,000 recipes,
  
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• Quebec has passed its long-awaited cannabis law. Here's what's in it

  12-06-2018 17:36 via cbc.ca
  After months of debate and revisions, Quebec has adopted a law laying out the guidelines for the sale and distribution of cannabis in the province.
  
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• Quebec has adopted its long-awaited cannabis law

  12-06-2018 17:36 via cbc.ca
  After months of debate and revisions, Quebec has adopted a law laying out the guidelines for the production and consumption of cannabis in the province.
  
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  12-06-2018 16:43
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• Vacancy rate for seniors' housing in Quebec rises — for now

  12-06-2018 16:31 via montrealgazette.com
  The vacancy rate for standard spaces in seniors’ housing in Quebec stood at 6.9 per cent in February, compared to 6.2 per cent at the same time last year, an analysis by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) found.
  However, the examination also speculates the arrival of the baby boomer demographic into the 75-years and over demographic could change the status quo when it comes to the provision of and nature of seniors’ housing in the province.
  The survey notes that, whil
  
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• Laval police search for missing 15-year-old girl

  12-06-2018 16:09 via montrealgazette.com
  Laval police are looking for Dado-Bousso Ba, who has been missing since June 1.
  Ba left her home on foot to meet friends and hasn’t returned.
  Ba is 15, five-foot-five-inches tall with brown hair. She speaks French and was last seen wearing a black and white striped sweater and a black vest. Her family fears for her safety.
  Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call (450) 662-4636.
  
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• Video: Pointe-Claire uses sheep to graze on park grass

  12-06-2018 15:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Pointe-Claire has found a natural way to trim the grass at Edgewater Park, located along Lake St-Louis near the Pointe-Claire Village.
  Beginning Monday, the city will introduce six sheep to the park as part of an “eco-grazing project.”
  The project will run daily, from June 11 to July 20, between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
  The sheep will be allowed to graze in the park while in a temporary enclosure. ”As they graze on grass, they will help maintain the park in a completely natural
  
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• Swap Club 2

  12-06-2018 15:49 via globalnews.ca
  Hot on the heels of her smashing success with Swap Club, Montreal writer Lauren Wise joins Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan to talk about her latest novel, “Swap Club 2”.
  
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• Father’s day gifts for dads who want to look good

  12-06-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Still looking for a gift for your dad? Join Global’s Laura Casella and Lifestyle and fashion expert Liv Judd Soye as they look at gifts for dads who want to look good.
  
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• Halifax firm suspends ‘Old Harry’ oil exploration in Gulf of St. Lawrence

  12-06-2018 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  The company says it now believes the prospect could be more "gas prone than oil prone" and the overall quantities could be less than originally estimated.
  
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