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• Musician’s lawyer talks lawsuit against client’s ex-girlfriend who allegedly sabotaged career

  15-06-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  A Canadian clarinetist with a promising future had his dreams dashed by a girlfriend but only he had no idea, according to his six-figure lawsuit. As Caryn Lieberman reports, even his Toronto-based lawyer was stunned by the case.
  
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• West Island Palliative Care Residence breaks ground on sprawling new building

  15-06-2018 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Construction is set to begin on the West Island Palliative Care Residence's new expansion.
  
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• Quebec politicians gear up for election showdown

  15-06-2018 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Jun 15: Quebec’s political parties will be very visible this summer as they gear up for an election campaign in September. They say they’ll try to keep the negativity out of their summer events – but leaders are not ruling it out. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, nearly 30 Quebec MNAs are bidding goodbye...
  
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• Construction takes toll on Montrealers

  15-06-2018 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Jun 15: Montrealers are in for a rough ride this summer with endless construction zones and detours. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, drivers and passengers are running out of patience – but there are no simple solutions to geting around the road work blues.
  
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• Montreal bus drivers, passengers brace for construction this summer

  15-06-2018 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  2,000 construction zones are making it very difficult for STM buses to stay on their route and on time.
  
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• Geoffrey Kelley says good-bye at Quebec National Assembly

  15-06-2018 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Jun 15: Longtime Liberal Geoffrey Kelley has given his last speech at Quebec’s National Assembly.
  
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• Stingray launches francophone music video channel

  15-06-2018 22:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s music industry, hit hard by online streaming, the disappearance of music videos from television and some regulatory decisions, is getting a boost from the private sector.
  Stingray, which owns automated music video TV channels and audio streams, along with ADISQ, the Quebec music industry association, announced Friday the creation of a new TV channel specialized in the broadcast of francophone Canadian music artists. The channel, Palmarès ADISQ, is already available on Video
  
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• Valérie Plante picks Alain Lamontagne to be Montreal's city manager

  15-06-2018 22:38 via cbc.ca
  Mayor Valérie Plante said Lamontagne, who served as interim city manager for a few months in 2013, has a deep understanding of the goings-on in the city.
  
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• Montreal man falls prey to fake Samsung Galaxy scam

  15-06-2018 22:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Seven months ago, Jamie Klinger went to the police with what he believed was an open-and-shut case of fraud.
  A woman posted an ad on Facebook offering a Samsung Galaxy phone for $550. Klinger reached out to the seller, met with her, handed over a fistful of cash and walked away with what he believed was a brand new phone.
  There was only one problem: it was a knockoff.
  “It looked right; the phone, the case, the screen, the interface were pretty spot on,” said 32-year-old Klinger. &ldq
  
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• Geoffrey Kelley gives thanks, says good-bye at Quebec National Assembly

  15-06-2018 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  Longtime Liberal Geoffrey Kelley has given his last speech at Quebec's National Assembly.
  
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• Speeding bus drivers? Union cites 'unrealistic schedules'

  15-06-2018 21:53 via montrealgazette.com
  The union representing Montreal bus drivers says they sometimes have to drive over the speed limit to finish their routes on time.
  Schedules set by the Société de transport de Montréal are unrealistic, said union president Renato Carlone.
  “Everybody’s late,” said Carlone, president of the Syndicat des chauffeurs d’autobus, opérateurs de métro et employés des services connexes.
  He said traffic and construction aren’t to blame
  
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• Impact star Ignacio Piatti honoured as MLS player of the week

  15-06-2018 21:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Impact midfielder Ignacio Piatti was named MLS player of the week on Friday for Week 16. Piatti scored twice on Wednesday at Saputo Stadium during a 3-0 win over Orlando City SC.
  Piatti was also selected for the MLS team of the week for the fourth time this season.
  Piatti scored from the spot in the fifth minute and again in second-half stoppage time. He leads the team in scoring this season with seven goals and six assists.
  The Argentine has 54 goals in MLS since joining the club in 20
  
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• Quebec clarinetist awarded $350K after ex-girlfriend sabotages career opportunity

  15-06-2018 21:49 via cbc.ca
  McGill University music student Eric Abramovitz was accepted to a prestigious California music program in 2014, but his former partner intercepted his acceptance letter.
  
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• Man dies after being found unresponsive in tent at Rockfest in western Quebec

  15-06-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec provincial police say a man found unresponsive in a tent at a popular music festival in western Quebec has died.
  
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• Alleged pedophile ring leader talked of adopting Syrian refugee children

  15-06-2018 21:33 via montrealgazette.com
  The alleged leaders of a tech-savvy pedophile ring based in Montreal were constantly dreaming up scenarios that would give them access to young children, including the possibility of adopting a Syrian refugee child to groom for abuse.
  The chilling details of what an undercover Sûreté du Québec police officer learned as he gradually infiltrated the group, allegedly led by 70-year-old Montreal resident André Faivre, were presented as evidence during Faivre’s o
  
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• Are parents paying the price for daycare strike?

  15-06-2018 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Jun 15: Picketing daycare workers have become a common sight at some public daycares in Montreal and Laval. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.
  
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• Bill to make La Presse a not for profit passes after Quebec invoked closure

  15-06-2018 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  The Quebec government has rammed through legislation aimed at allowing Montreal-based La Presse news group to adopt a not-for-profit structure.
  
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• Are Montreal parents paying the price for daycare strike?

  15-06-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Some parents say they have lost their jobs since the daycare strike.
  
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• Judge orders Toronto woman to pay musician ex $350K over ‘unthinkable’ email sabotage

  15-06-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  In a decision this week, an Ontario Superior Court justice lambasted Jennifer Lee for "despicable conduct'' that harmed Eric Abramovitz, an aspiring professional musician in his 20s.
  
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• Man died Friday at Rockfest music festival in Montebello

  15-06-2018 20:43 via montrealgazette.com
  A young man died after being found unconscious in a tent at the Rockfest music festival in Montebello, in the Outaouais region, on Friday.
  The emergency call was made around 8 a.m. after the 25-year-old was found not breathing.
  First responders attempted to resuscitate the man before bringing him to the nearest hospital, according to Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Louis-Philippe Bibeau. The man was in critical condition, and his death was confirmed after he arrived at the hosp
  
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• Editorial: Montreal's calèche ban is long overdue

  15-06-2018 20:24 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s decision to ban calèches starting in 2020 is long overdue. The horse-drawn carriages that chauffeur tourists around Old Montreal raise animal welfare concerns as well as being anachronisms — and not in a good way.
  Mayor Valérie Plante’s administration has acted sensibly and generously in giving calèche owners and drivers ample notice. A one-year moratorium imposed suddenly in the spring of 2016 by her predecessor Denis Coderre, after a collision
  
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• Montreal police search for suspect in sexual assault case

  15-06-2018 20:18 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal police are asking for help finding a suspect in a sexual assault case that took place in May.
  In a statement released on Friday, police allege that around 5:30 p.m. on May 5, a young victim was with two friends in a store on the corner of Park and Mount-Royal Aves. She was then followed by the suspect for two kilometres until Van Horne and De l’Épée Aves, at which point she was assaulted, according to the SPVM.
  The suspect is described as a thin white man, betwee
  
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• What the Puck: Building through draft is Habs' only path to success

  15-06-2018 20:09 via montrealgazette.com
  Wow. For years, I was convinced that the Canadiens were the most dysfunctional team in the National Hockey League, but it turns out they just lost the No. 1 spot in the mucked-up sweepstakes to the Ottawa Senators.
  The Sens came within a shot of the Stanley Cup final a year ago and since then the team Montreal fans love to hate has stumbled from one unmitigated disaster to another.
  During last season’s outdoor Winter Classic weekend in Ottawa, much loathed Sens owner Eugene Melnyk got into
  
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• City plans new park next door as rare downtown green space is razed

  15-06-2018 20:04 via montrealgazette.com
  A worker was using a backhoe to rip up a rare downtown Montreal green space on Friday, but the city said it will set up a new one in a neighbouring parking lot next year.
  The start of the demolition is a prelude to the construction of a condo/hotel tower that will replace the Jardin Domtar. Sandwiched between President-Kennedy Ave. and de Maisonneuve Blvd., just west of Bleury St., it was built by Domtar but open to the public.
  Montreal has said it will make up for the Jardin Domtar with a
  
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• Yoga & un-wine-d

  15-06-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  Summer’s knocking and you know what that means… it’s time to celebrate! What better way than with your gals and all of your fave things under one roof? (Men are welcome, too!) Join Living Zenfully and Lorna Jane Canada for an experience like no other. Treat yourself to an afternoon of self care, indulgence and...
  
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• 5 Montreal stories guaranteed to make you smile this week: June 15

  15-06-2018 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  There are a few furry friends running around the Montreal Neuro.
  
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• Party leaders ready for election campaign as Quebec legislative session winds down

  15-06-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's legislature is wrapping up its final session before October's provincial election.
  
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• Gambling, booze generate billions for Quebec

  15-06-2018 19:35 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s gambling and alcohol monopolies generated billions of dollars in profits for the provincial government over the past year.
  Revenue at the Société des alcools du Québec rose 4.1 per cent during the fiscal year that ended on March 31, rising from $3.123 billion the previous year to $3.252 billion, the crown corporation said on Thursday.
  Profits were also up, rising 2.6 per cent, from $1.086 billion to $1.114 billion.
  When taxes are included, the SAQ said it
  
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• Couillard says his government 'took care of business,' predicts Liberal majority in October election

  15-06-2018 19:22 via cbc.ca
  Speaking at the close of the last National Assembly sitting before the Oct. 1 election, the Quebec premier says his expects win a majority, despite polls that have his Liberals trailing François Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec.
  
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• Macpherson: An appreciation of my friend Geoff, and other politicians

  15-06-2018 19:10 via montrealgazette.com
  In the nearly 50 years I’ve covered Quebec politics, people sometimes asked me whether I’d ever go into politics myself. I wouldn’t, because I know what being a member of the National Assembly involves.
  A speech I heard in 1976, at a Quebec City nomination meeting, has stuck with me.
  “It’s hard,” said then Liberal minister Raymond Garneau, “when you get a phone call at night from a woman crying because her husband is out of work and drinking, and you can
  
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• Hope and Cope’s Cancer Survivorship Day brings survivor stories forward

  15-06-2018 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  Two-time cancer survivor and motivational speaker Susan Wener joined Global's Laura Casella to talk about surviving cancer.
  
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• Hope & Cope’s Cancer Survivorship Day brings survivor stories forward

  15-06-2018 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  Two-time cancer survivor and motivational speaker Susan Wener joined Global's Laura Casella to talk about surviving cancer.
  
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• Montreal CFL legend Wally Buono prepares for final chapter with Lions

  15-06-2018 18:48 via montrealgazette.com
  VANCOUVER — The winningest head coach in Canadian Football League history doesn’t know what he’ll be doing next year — and, quite frankly, Wally Buono doesn’t care. He just knows someone else will occupy the corner office with the big windows that overlooks the B.C. Lions’ practice facility in suburban Surrey.
  “It doesn’t matter. If I was 45, it would matter,” said Buono, 68, who is beginning his 46th season in professional football. “I
  
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• Canadiens fan starts GoFundMe page to support Carey Price

  15-06-2018 18:31 via montrealgazette.com
  A Canadiens fan has started a GoFundMe page, hoping to raise money to put up a billboard up in Montreal supporting goalie Carey Price.
  “After a terrible season for all of the Montréal Canadians (sic), Carey Price, the center piece of this team got a lot of criticism from the media and the fans, leaving him and his coach to believe fans didn’t like him anymore,” writes Canadiens fan Mattis Pelletier of Lachenaie on the GoFundMe page he started on Thursday. “Thi
  
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• Police seek possible witness in search for Ariel Kouakou

  15-06-2018 18:14 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are trying to contact a possible witness in connection with their search for 10-year-old Ariel Kouakou.
  Investigators are hoping to speak to a woman who was in the north-end riverside park where the boy was last seen March 12.
  “We’ve received 400 tips over the course of this investigation, but we recently received one that was quite particular,” Inspector Ian Lafrenière told reporters Friday.
  “Someone told us (a few days ago) that a woman was seen s
  
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• Video: Everything you need to know about listing an Airbnb in Montreal

  15-06-2018 18:12 via montrealgazette.com
  As tourists begin to descend on Montreal for the summer festival season, you may find yourself contemplating the use of short-term rental sites like Airbnb, VRBO or HomeAway.
  After all, those visitors have to stay somewhere.
  But if you’re going to try renting a room or home on one of those sites, there are a few things you should know first.
  For one, websites like Airbnb offer guidelines to make sure there are no surprises for you or your guests. This is particularly important since t
  
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• Montreal police seek potential witness in case of missing Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou

  15-06-2018 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  Police say they want to talk to a woman who was seen smoking a cigarette in the park where Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou was last seen.
  
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• Wines of the Week: June 16, 2018

  15-06-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Each week, Bill Zacharkiw shares his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $16
  Dao blanc 2017, Meia Encosta, Portugal white, $10.45, SAQ #12332301.  Lime and rocks on the nose with a fresh, yet sneakingly rich texture on the finish. Has a chardonnay-esque feel but just a touch more vibrancy. Serve it cold as an apéritif or let it warm for the table. Enough body for lobster and richer fish dishes. Residual sugar: 3.4 g/L. Grape varieties: malvas
  
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• Why hundreds of Quebec daycare workers are still on strike

  15-06-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  A strike pitting public daycare workers in Laval and Montreal against their employers has dragged on for more than a week, leaving thousands of parents scrambling. Here's a closer look at the dispute.
  
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• Wine: Need a break from white and red? Try dry sherry

  15-06-2018 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  As rosé has become more widely accepted as a legitimate table wine rather than that halfway wine to be drunk as an apéritif when you want a break from white or red, it’s time to champion another unfairly marginalized wine style. My vote goes to xeres, or sherry for you of English descent.
  Why? In the somewhat baffling move by consumers toward sweeter red wines, I have noticed that people want drier and drier whites. I don’t know why, because white wines hold their sweet
  
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• Pointe-Claire residents furious at Walton mall housing development project meeting

  15-06-2018 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  Dozens of residents attended a demolition commitee meeting to oppose a housing development project that would replace the Walton mall.
  
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• Pair of Canadiens prospects invited to U.S. junior training camp

  15-06-2018 17:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Canadiens prospects Ryan Poehling and Cayden Primeau are among the 42 players invited to the U.S. junior summer showcase next month in Kamloops, B.C. The camp, which runs from July 28 to Aug. 4, is the first process in the selection for the team that will represent the U.S at the world junior championship this year in Vancouver and Victoria.
  Centre Poehling, who was the Canadiens’ first-round draft choice (25th overall) last June, represented the U.S. in last year’s tourname
  
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• #NotFairGame: Taking a stand against online abuse - We speak to @evankaosmak and @SNFaizalKhamisa youtube.com/watch?v=MQpNlD…

  15-06-2018 17:37
  #NotFairGame: Taking a stand against online abuse - We speak to @evankaosmak and @SNFaizalKhamisa youtube.com/watch?v=MQpNlD…
  
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• Soccer for a good cause: Check out this weekend's @goalinitiative with @pauldesbaillets and @eliasmakos… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-06-2018 17:32
  Soccer for a good cause: Check out this weekend's @goalinitiative with @pauldesbaillets and @eliasmakos… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The Right Chemistry: Bleaching powder no match for London's 'Great Stink'

  15-06-2018 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  It was during the summer of 1858 that Londoners experienced the “Great Stink.” The city was sweltering with temperatures that reached 36 degrees, but it was not the heat that bothered people. It was what the heat did to the human waste that had been accumulating on the banks of the Thames. The rising temperature had increased the microbial activity in the fecal matter causing the release of putrid smelling compounds like indole, skatole, methanethiol, dimethylsulphide and hydrogen su
  
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• Man dead after suspected overdose at Montebello Rockfest

  15-06-2018 17:01 via cbc.ca
  A 25-year-old man has died from a suspected drug overdose during the Montobello Rockfest music festival in western Quebec.
  
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• Video: @Janette_Ewen has a ton of gift ideas if you're a last minute shopper this Father's Day! #SorryDad. https://t.co/a6tdo3fYep

  15-06-2018 16:59
  
  Video: @Janette_Ewen has a ton of gift ideas if you're a last minute shopper this Father's Day! #SorryDad. https://t.co/a6tdo3fYep
  
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• RDP’s Gouin Boulevard tops CAA-Quebec’s list of worst roads in 2018

  15-06-2018 16:52 via globalnews.ca
  CAA-Quebec released its list of worst roads in Quebec in hopes the province and municipalities will take action.
  
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• The latest from @KARLWOLFs! Watch the full performance on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=yjwrj-… https://t.co/t2vrxK3z5Y

  15-06-2018 16:46
  
  The latest from @KARLWOLFs! Watch the full performance on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=yjwrj-… https://t.co/t2vrxK3z5Y
  
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• Brownstein: The circus is back in town – Fringe fest's circus, that is

  15-06-2018 16:33 via montrealgazette.com
  The circus is back in town. No, not that Cirque with the mechanical trapeze flyers and high-wire artistes. Perhaps more like the defunct Ringling Brothers/Barnum and Bailey with the carnies and clowns.
  We’re talking about the 20th Montreal Fringe, a loopy spectacle second to none in this city. No lions or tigers, but it does include a stripping juggler, a sub-atomic rock opera on quantum physics, a multi-tentacled human octopus and, of course, the “50-ft. woman,” Amy Blackmore,
  
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