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• Terrified dogs rescued from Korean dog meat farm recovering in Montreal shelter

  17-06-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  They were first flown to Toronto and then transported to Montreal, where they are being treated for a range of ailments, including skin infections, eye infections, matted fur and parasites.
  
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• Life Stories: Dr. Jacques Mackay was an innovative children's psychiatrist

  17-06-2018 23:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Those who speak of Dr. Jacques Mackay fondly recalled both his ability to make others laugh and his dedication to the field of psychiatry.
  “Jacques was charismatic and warm,” Dr. Paule Morin said. “He was an extraordinary listener.”
  Mackay, who died on June 2, spent the majority of his career working at the Rivière-des-Prairies Hospital. Initially brought in as the hospital’s assistant superintendent in 1970, he would serve in several other capacities during
  
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• Watch: Roller Derby Montreal hosts its first international tournament

  17-06-2018 23:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Roller Derby Montreal hosted the inaugural La Classique Georgia W. Tush, its first international tournament in the Mile End district of Montreal.
  On Sunday afternoon the Jacksonville, Fla. New Jax City Rollers took on the Texecutioners from Texas at Arena St-Louis.
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• Commentary: My mother, Anthony Bourdain and why food is everything

  17-06-2018 23:25 via montrealgazette.com
  The other night, I genuinely screamed, scaring my husband and shocking my little girl.
  “What!? What is it?”
  “Anthony Bourdain killed himself!” I shouted.
  “Who is Anthony Bourdain?” asked my Israeli man.
  The truth? I don’t really know. He is a cooking saint I heard about through my mother. One of the many kings and queens of the kitchen she has revered. And like a lapsed Catholic, or a Jew who has laughed at, or spit on, or sat in awe and in ignorance of
  
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• City has cancelled plan for public toilet in Chinatown: community

  17-06-2018 23:06 via montrealgazette.com
  Members of the city’s Chinese community said Sunday the city has flushed its plan to install a public toilet in the pagoda in Sun-Yat-Sen Park at La Gauchetière and Clark Sts.
  Bryant Chang, vice-president of the Chinese Association of Montreal, said community members learned on Thursday from workers who were dismantling the work site that the toilet would not be installed after all.
  “The project has been terminated but with no official confirmation,” he said.
  Six weeks a
  
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• ‘I feel devastated’: Demolition begins at Domtar Garden amid frustration

  17-06-2018 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  Domtar Garden is being demolished, but the outcry caused by its demolition has raised a few other questions about how green space will be handled in the area.
  
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• Is English well protected in Quebec? Few anglophones think so, survey finds

  17-06-2018 23:00 via cbc.ca
  Only 16.7 per cent of anglophones say English is properly protected in Quebec, compared to 72 per cent of francophones, according to a recent Leger Marketing poll. Despite the difference of opinion, however, both groups say relations are generally good between them.
  
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• Is English is well protected in Quebec? Few anglophones think so, survey finds

  17-06-2018 23:00 via cbc.ca
  Only 16.7 per cent of anglophones say English is properly protected in Quebec, compared to 72 per cent of francophones, according to a recent Leger Marketing poll. Despite the difference of opinion, however, both groups say relations are generally good between them.
  
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• Father’s Day Walk of Courage raises awareness and money for prostate cancer research

  17-06-2018 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  Some 800 walkers and 170 or so cyclists showed up Sunday to PROCURE's twelfth annual Walk of Courage.
  
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• Two injured in late-night downtown Montreal brawl

  17-06-2018 22:29 via montrealgazette.com
  Police have no suspects yet in a brawl that broke out between two groups as bars emptied overnight Saturday in downtown Montreal shortly after 3 a.m. and left two men injured.
  Shots were fired during the altercation, which took place on St-Laurent Blvd. south of Ontario St. and involved about a dozen young men in their 20s.
  Two victims were subsequently located.
  One man, who suffered a gunshot wound to his leg, was found on St-Laurent. He was treated for the non-life-threatening injury and relea
  
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• Quebec’s longest serving legislature member blames PQ for decline of sovereignty

  17-06-2018 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  François Gendron, 73, will retire from political life this fall after 42 years in the legislature –but not without a few parting shots directed at the media, his political rivals and his own party.
  
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• How specialized software helped police investigate Quebec City’s mosque shooter

  17-06-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  Alexandre Bissonnette's seized laptop was forced to reveal its secrets through a specialized internet evidence finder software called IEF.
  
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• Marc Richardson: Quebec's cannabis legislation is a work in progress

  17-06-2018 21:27 via montrealgazette.com
  “The bill is probably not perfect.”
  That was what Lucie Charlebois, the provincial public health minister, had to say after Bill 157 was approved by MNAs. Never has imperfection sounded so perfect and never has everyone been so certain about uncertainty.
  Why is an imperfect piece of legislation exactly what’s needed when it comes to cannabis? Well, actually, it’s not that the bill is imperfect, it’s that we’re admitting that this version of the law won’t
  
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• Zurkowsky: Alouettes looked great in season opener — for one quarter

  17-06-2018 21:02 via montrealgazette.com
  VANCOUVER — Tyrell Sutton, now in his seventh season with the Alouettes, has seen this movie before, more times than he would care to remember. Perhaps that’s why he sat there, in stunned silence, with his uniform on, staring straight ahead.
  “We let one slip through our fingers. We have to do a lot better as an offence,” the Montreal tailback said following this season-opening 22-10 loss to the British Columbia Lions Saturday night. “You can write this is the same A
  
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• Jack Todd: Max Domi doesn’t have what Alex Galchenyuk has

  17-06-2018 20:56 via montrealgazette.com
  I haven’t seen a whole lot of the Arizona Coyotes the past couple of seasons — perhaps because they were rancid.
  Most of what I recall of Max Domi dates back to the world juniors, when he was pretty good — and so flashy that he made P.K. Subban look like a shrinking violet. Let’s just say that if cockiness was talent, Max Domi would have been Connor McDavid.
  He isn’t.
  Perhaps a couple of tough years in the desert have taught the young man how to be humble. We’
  
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• We ❤️you!! Happy Father’s Day, Dads! 🎉 https://t.co/Bsn2mKS1z6

  17-06-2018 20:34
  
  We ❤️you!! Happy Father’s Day, Dads! 🎉 https://t.co/Bsn2mKS1z6
  
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• 6 Montreal foodie favourites from Queer Eye guy Antoni Porowski

  17-06-2018 20:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Before he hit it big dishing out food advice on Netflix’s smash hit Queer Eye, Antoni Porowski cut his culinary teeth in multicultural Montreal.He can wax poetic about Quebec corn, list his favourite cheeses at Montreal grocer Adonis, and has firm opinions about our best bagel.
  “Montreal is just so multicultural and ethnic and diverse and it’s what makes us special,” said Porowski, who now lives in New York City. “I say ‘us’ like I still live there but I
  
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• This week on ‘Focus Montreal:’ June 17

  17-06-2018 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  This week on Focus Montreal, hear from longtime MNA Geoff Kelley on why he's stepping away from politics, learn about Montreal's Jerk Food Festival and retired Montreal promoter Sheldon Kagan is back with a new book.
  
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• Focus Montreal: The Sheldon Kagan Story

  17-06-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Retired Montreal events promoter Sheldon Kagan joins senior anchor Jamie Orchard to talk about his latest project — a new book chronicling his 50-year career.
  
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• Montreal police looking for missing 13-year-old Villeray girl

  17-06-2018 19:47 via cbc.ca
  Police say Elizabeth Gagnon-Leclerc left her home at around 8 a.m. Saturday and hasn't been seen since. They believe she could be in downtown Montreal or near Montmorency metro in Laval.
  
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• Montreal police locate missing 13-year-old girl

  17-06-2018 19:47 via cbc.ca
  Police say the girl returned home Sunday afternoon and is in good health.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Spicy food and Caribbean rhythms

  17-06-2018 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  Event organizer Andrew Squire joins senior anchor Jamie Orchard to talk about the upcoming Jerk Food Festival in Lachine.
  
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• Montreal's Auger-Aliassime repeats as champ at Challenger tennis event

  17-06-2018 18:41 via cbc.ca
  Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime successfuly defended his ATP Challenger Sopra Steria Open title on Sunday in Lyon, France.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Geoffrey Kelley stepping away from politics

  17-06-2018 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  After serving the riding of Jacques Cartier for 24 years, Geoff Kelley announced he was stepping away from political life.
  
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• Montreal police looking for missing 13-year-old girl

  17-06-2018 18:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are seeking the public’s help in the search for a 13-year-old Villeray girl whose family last saw her Saturday morning.
  Elizabeth Gagnon-Leclerc, who stands just under five-foot-two (1.57 metres) and weighs 90 pounds (41 kilograms), was wearing purple Puma sneakers and carrying a blue backpack with a pink zipper when she left the family home Saturday at about 8 a.m.
  “We are still looking for this young girl,” said police spokesperson Raphaël Berge
  
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• Watch: Habs GM Marc Bergevin explains the Galchenyuk-Domi trade

  17-06-2018 17:54 via montrealgazette.com
  According to Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin, the deal that sent Alex Galchenyuk to the Arizona Coyotes and brought back Max Domi was a simple “hockey trade.”
  Domi, who could have been a restricted free agent on July 1, agreed to a new two-year contract worth US$6.3 million.
  “I can’t pinpoint why … obviously there’s a reason why he was available,” Bergevin said about Domi’s recent struggles during a media scrum on Saturday.
  After
  
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• Daycare workers’ union lifts strike affecting centres in Montreal and Laval

  17-06-2018 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  Workers will vote on the new deal next weekend but will head back to work in the meantime.
  
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• Montreal police search for suspects in overnight shooting, stabbing on St-Laurent

  17-06-2018 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal police are searching for suspects after one man was shot and another stabbed following an altercation between two groups of people on St-Laurent Boulevard overnight.
  
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• Train derails in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region

  17-06-2018 16:43 via montrealgazette.com
  A train derailed late Saturday night in Chambord, 425 kilometres northeast of Montreal in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.
  Three cars went off the tracks near Route 169 at about 11:20 p.m.
  No one was hurt, and there were no spills.
  The cause of the derailment is not yet known. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will investigate.
  
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• Chicoutimi-Le Fjord: Last day of campaigning in federal byelection

  17-06-2018 16:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Sunday’s the last day of campaigning in the federal byelection in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord before Monday’s vote.
  The seat was left empty by the resignation of Liberal MP Denis Lemieux.
  An opinion poll last week put Conservative candidate Richard Martel, former coach of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens junior hockey team, in the lead, with more than 36 per cent of voting intentions. Liberal Lina Boivin was in second place with 20 per cent support.
  Catherine Bouchard Tremblay of the Bloc Qu
  
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• ICYMI: Designer of @jessicamulroney's royal wedding dress, @dicarlocouture was here to tell us about the process of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-06-2018 16:00
  ICYMI: Designer of @jessicamulroney's royal wedding dress, @dicarlocouture was here to tell us about the process of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Parents in Montreal and Laval 'so relieved' as children can go back to daycare this week

  17-06-2018 15:50 via cbc.ca
  The union representing daycare workers in Montreal and Laval has agreed to lift its strike, more than a week after workers at 57 daycares walked off the job.
  
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• Children in Montreal and Laval can go back to daycare as workers' union ends strike

  17-06-2018 15:50 via cbc.ca
  The union representing daycare workers in Montreal and Laval has agreed to lift its strike, more than a week after workers at 57 daycares walked off the job.
  
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• Daycare workers in Montreal and Laval to return from strike Monday

  17-06-2018 15:49 via montrealgazette.com
  The strike that started June 6 in 57 publicly-funded daycare centres in Montreal and Laval is over.
  Conciliators from the provincial labour department have submitted a proposed settlement to both sides. The Union des Travailleuses des Centres de la petite enfance, affiliated with the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN), and the daycare employers’ association have both agreed to recommend the deal to their members for ratification.
  Union members will vote on the proposed settlement
  
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• Fitness: How to coax commuters out of their cars and onto bikes

  17-06-2018 15:04 via montrealgazette.com
  Cities from coast to coast are becoming more invested in building their cycling networks. But it takes more than a few cycling paths to reduce North America’s reliance on the automobile. So how do we motivate the type of social change needed to create communities of cyclists who prefer two wheels over four?
  Some cities have been particularly successful at building a critical mass of cyclists. The daily commute in Montreal offers cyclists almost 850 kilometres of cycling paths. But as any M
  
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• Canadiens’ prospective draft picks for 2018: David Gustafsson, centre

  17-06-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  During the weeks leading up to the 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.
  David Gustafsson, centre
  Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 194 pounds
  NHL Central Scouting Rank: No. 24 among European skater
  
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• While you were sleeping: Tightrope wedding literalizes all the metaphors

  17-06-2018 13:57 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what happened while you were getting some refreshing shut-eye.
  A 70-year-old man died following a head-on collision in Parc de La Vérendrye. The other driver involved in the accident, a woman in her 40s, was seriously injured but her life is not in danger, the Sûreté du Québec says. Police said that the man, who was southbound on Route 117, ended up in the other lane before colliding with the woman around 3:15 p.m. The SQ has opened an investigat
  
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• Mosque shooting: Bissonnette fights 150-year 'death sentence'

  17-06-2018 13:42 via montrealgazette.com
  Lawyers for the man who went on a murderous rampage in a Quebec City mosque will tell a judge Monday that he should not be sentenced to die in prison.
  Alexandre Bissonnette, who pleaded guilty to killing six Muslim men in January 2017, is scheduled to return to a Quebec City courtroom.
  Over three days, Bissonnette’s lawyers and the Crown will present arguments to Quebec Superior Court Justice François Huot about the sentence the killer should face.
  Bissonnette, 28, could b
  
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• Two injured, shots fired in downtown Montreal altercation

  17-06-2018 13:40 via montrealgazette.com
  A conflict that broke out between two groups as bars emptied overnight in downtown Montreal resulted in two injuries.
  Shots were fired during the altercation, which involved around a dozen young men in their twenties.
  Two victims were subsequently located.
  One man, who had suffered an injury to his lower body, was found on Saint-Laurent Blvd. His life is not believed to be in danger.
  A second victim was located on Saint-Dominique St. He had been stabbed in the upper body and was hospitalized wit
  
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• Montreal Alouettes lose regular-season opener at B.C.

  17-06-2018 13:23 via montrealgazette.com
  VANCOUVER – The Alouettes scored 10 points in the opening quarter Saturday night against the British Columbia Lions.
  But then they failed to score another point over the game’s final 45 minutes, the Canadian Football League’s weakest offence in 2017 rendered impotent again.
  The end result, therefore, was predictable. The Lions rebounded for a 22-10 victory before 20,182 spectators at BC Place in the teams’ regular-season opener.
  It marked the first game for new Als head c
  
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• Montreal weather: Warm and mainly sunny

  17-06-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s another warm, sunny day in Montreal.
  Environment Canada predicts Sunday will be mainly sunny with a high of 30 C.
  The humidity levels will increase into the evening as the clouds move in overnight.
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. We’ll feature one per day right here in the morning file. Today’s photo was posted on Instagram by @yan_mtl.
  Here is what traffic looks like right now
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• 'Anyone but Sweden' campaign rallies Little Italy against its World Cup enemy

  17-06-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  When the Italian soccer team was beaten by Sweden during a qualifying match for the World Cup, it felt like it was personal for some. Now, Montreal's Little Italy neighbourhood is fighting back.
  
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• Former Cree leader testifies at public inquiry about racist treatment at Val-d'Or hospital

  17-06-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  William Mianscum says health care workers should be educated about the Indigenous patients they serve.
  
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• 15 new 'super paramedics' hit the streets of Montreal, Laval this month

  17-06-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Fifteen fresh graduates of Université de Montréal’s new advanced care paramedic program are hitting the streets this summer.
  
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• How Donald Trump and a hockey coach could help decide a byelection in Quebec

  17-06-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The federal byelection in Chicoutimi–Le Fjord has taken an unexpected twist thanks to Donald Trump.
  
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• Jonathon Jennings leads way as Lions roar past Alouettes

  17-06-2018 07:14 via cbc.ca
  Jonathon Jennings completed 20-of-24 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns as the B.C. Lions beat the Montreal Alouettes 22-10 in the 2018 season opener for both teams Saturday night.
  
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