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• Bylaw: No new alleyway parking spots for most of Plateau

  21-06-2018 23:53 via montrealgazette.com
  The administration of the Plateau Mont-Royal said Thursday that a bylaw banning any new parking spaces in alleyways will be implemented in 498 of the borough’s 505 zones.
  The bylaw bans the establishment of any new parking spots in public alleyways or lanes behind residences or businesses. The borough said existing parking spaces will not be affected.
  The Plateau’s administration said it wants to reduce the dependence on cars in the borough and turn alleyways into green spaces where
  
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• Alexandre Bissonnette’s parents speak out about their son

  21-06-2018 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  The parents of Alexandre Bissonette read a prepared statement about their son.They say their son is not a monster and they maintain his mental illness contributed to the Quebec City mosque shooting.
  
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• Celebrations and controversy mark National Indigenous Peoples Day

  21-06-2018 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jun 21: Montrealers from all walks of life participated in National Indigenous Peoples Day events to commemorate the heritage and achievements of the country’s Indigenous peoples. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, the festivities in Quebec had both celebration and controversy.
  
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• Alexandre Bissonnette’s parents say their son is not a monster

  21-06-2018 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jun 21: The parents of Alexandre Bissonnette are speaking out after last year’s horrific Quebec City mosque shooting. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, Bissonnette’s parents say their son is not a monster.
  
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• Côte-des-Neiges residents stuck with makeshift bathrooms

  21-06-2018 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jun 21: A complicated water main break forced hundreds of Côte-des-Neiges residents to use portable toilets outside their home. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, the tenants in the 200-unit apartment building were without water for nearly 48 hours.
  
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• Pedestrian walkway over Turcot Interchange gets green light

  21-06-2018 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Dalle-Parc pedestrian and cyclist walkway will be built to link the LaSalle, Lachine and the Sud-Ouest boroughs to Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
  
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• NDG bakery left in the dark after alleged dispute with landlord

  21-06-2018 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jun 21: A newly opened bakery on Queen Mary in the Snowdon area is suddenly struggling. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, the owners allege the power was deliberately cut after a dispute with their landlord.
  
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• PQ’s Lisée holds firm: Election first, sovereignty later

  21-06-2018 23:08 via montrealgazette.com
  WENDAKE — If people believe another Pierre-Karl Péladeau-style fist pump is all it takes to magically boost Quebec’s sovereignty movement, they are probably mistaken, the current party leader says.
  “It’s been tried, it’s been tried,” Jean-François Lisée quipped Thursday. “Been there, done that.”
  What the party will do, however, is stick to its current approach to the issue, he said: Try to win the fall election and use the firs
  
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• Hanes: Weep for the stolen children, and don't let your outrage subside

  21-06-2018 23:08 via montrealgazette.com
  If audio recordings of stolen children wailing for their parents and pictures of kids caged in steel kennels haven’t broken your heart during the past few weeks, then there’s a good chance you have no heart.
  Weep for the babies warehoused in “tender age shelters,” weep for the distraught toddlers denied hugs of reassurance or even their stuffed animals for support, weep for the parents who have been detained and criminally prosecuted without any clue where their
  
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• Rebuilding Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel a four-year ordeal

  21-06-2018 22:52 via montrealgazette.com
  After the rebuilding of the Turcot Interchange and the Champlain Bridge comes Montreal’s next massive infrastructure project — repairing the 51-year-old Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel connecting the island with Longueuil on the South Shore. Used by 120,000 vehicles every day, 13 per cent of them trucks, it is one of the most important conduits to and from the city. The rebuild is slated to begin in 2020, and the tunnel will remain open to traffic throughout.
  Building the tunnel s
  
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• Stu Cowan: History of Canadiens' 1st-round picks over 33 years is ugly

  21-06-2018 22:51 via montrealgazette.com
  There has already been a ton of speculation ahead of Friday night’s NHL Draft in Dallas on which player the Canadiens will select with the No. 3 overall pick, or whether they might make a trade.
  GM Marc Bergevin has said he is listening to offers for the pick the Canadiens won at the NHL Draft Lottery after finishing 28th in the overall NHL standings. When you look at the Canadiens’ track record over the years with their first-round picks, trading it away for a proven NHLer might not
  
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• Hallelujah Handel! Montreal Baroque Festival salutes most popular composer of his era

  21-06-2018 22:23 via cbc.ca
  Beethoven called him the greatest composer that ever lived, while Tchaikovsky dismissed him as "fourth rate" — George Frideric Handel is celebrated at this year's Montreal's Baroque Music Festival, which runs until June 24.
  
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• How National Indigenous Peoples Day was celebrated in Montreal

  21-06-2018 22:09 via cbc.ca
  A summer solstice ceremony, concert at Cabot Square and a family barbecue part of the festivities in Montreal for National Indigenous Peoples Day.
  
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• Dalle Parc: City and Quebec to split cost of park over Turcot Interchange

  21-06-2018 22:09 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Montreal and the province have agreed to split the cost of public consultations to build an eventual park that will pass over the Turcot Interchange.
  Known as the Dalle Parc, the project originally envisioned the construction of a grassy walkway for cyclists and pedestrians linking Notre-Dame-de-Grace to the Lachine Canal, near Cavendish Blvd. at the corner of St-Jacques St.
  Estimated about a decade ago to cost $40 million, the project was in the original plans of the $4-billion Turc
  
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• Five Quebec craft beers you need to try this summer

  21-06-2018 21:56 via montrealgazette.com
  A summer hat trick: Montreal. Sunshine. Beer.
  For those hot days and sweltering nights, here is a list of five Quebec craft beers that are perfect for backyards, Balconville or your favourite terrasse.
  These beers were chosen in 2017 by Marilou Caty, director of the MBière School of Beerology.
  Floréal (5%)
  Lemon and camomile Witbier. A white beer with a smooth taste of fruit, herbs and oatmeal cookies. Lemony and peppery finish. Brasserie Générale, Queb
  
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• Convicted murderer tied to West End Gang seeks early release

  21-06-2018 21:50 via montrealgazette.com
  A former professional boxer and convicted killer with ties to the West End Gang has applied for a so-called faint-hope clause hearing in an effort to be eligible for parole later this year, instead of a decade from now, while he continues to serve a life sentence for a cold-blooded murder.
  John Griffin is seen in 2003 photo.
  John Griffin, 60, is serving a life sentence for the first-degree murder of Denis Poirier, a man who was shot while urinating in a parking lot near the Atwater Market in 200
  
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• Quebec mosque shooting: 'Alexandre is not a monster,' Bissonnette's father says

  21-06-2018 21:37 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Insisting his son is “not a monster,” Alexandre Bissonnette’s father blamed bullying and mental problems for the Quebec mosque massacre and lashed out at Crown prosecutors on Thursday.
  “Alexandre is not a monster,” Raymond Bissonnette told reporters in his first public comments since Bissonnette, 28, killed six Muslim men in a Quebec City mosque last year.
  He was reading a statement in the lobby of the Quebec City courthouse, standing next to Bis
  
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• Montreal couple says power cut off at bakery over landlord dispute

  21-06-2018 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  A couple running a bakery in Montreal claims a dispute with their landlord has left them without electricity.
  
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• Montreal will transfer aboriginal remains for reburial

  21-06-2018 21:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal will hand over aboriginal burial remains dating back as far as 4,000 years to the Mohawks of Kahnawake for reburial, Mayor Valérie Plante announced Thursday.
  “It’s a request that was made a very long time ago,” Plante said to journalists after making the announcement at a press conference marking National Indigenous Peoples Day.
  “From a historical perspective, and from the perspective of recognition (of First Nations), we have decided that it is a val
  
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• From the archives: Who were the Hochelagans?

  21-06-2018 21:17 via montrealgazette.com
  Many details about Jacques Cartier’s monumental (though very short) visit to the village of Hochelaga remain murky 482 years later. Perhaps intentionally, Cartier’s writings are vague, and controversy continues to surround Hochelaga’s location as well as the classification of Cartier’s Indigenous hosts.
  Archeologists say the language and customs of Hochelagans — whom they classify as Iroquoians — were similar but not identical to Iroquois nations such as
  
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• Checking In: Distinct features take Le Germain Ottawa beyond boutique

  21-06-2018 21:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The recent launch of Le Germain Hotel Ottawa is a capital occasion and a very Canadian event.
  Groupe Germain Hôtels’s boutique properties consistently deliver appealing design, an engaged staff and breakfast at no extra charge. The brand, based in Quebec City, is refined but vibrant and stylish. That’s all good, but still the hotels embody a certain “je ne sais quoi.”
  “The intangible is the Germain culture, which is the key to our guests’ comfort,”
  
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• 'Alexandre is not a monster': Mosque shooter's parents speak publicly for 1st time

  21-06-2018 20:41 via cbc.ca
  The parents of the man who killed six people inside a Quebec City mosque say the Crown 'demonized' Alexandre Bissonnette in sentencing arguments and failed to take into account how bullying had left their son with severe mental health problems.
  
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• Quebec police watchdog probes death of man after he fled police on foot at casino

  21-06-2018 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  A chase ensued and the suspect was struck by a vehicle and died in hospital.
  
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• Quebec minister under fire from First Nations groups for comments on air ambulances

  21-06-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  Some First Nations groups took his comments as reinforcing stereotypes about those living in north.
  
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• Father of Quebec City mosque shooter says Crown ‘demonizing’ his son

  21-06-2018 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  The father of Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette is accusing prosecutors of seeking a political judgement against his son.
  
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• Beer makers brew up idea to thwart provincial border sales restrictions

  21-06-2018 19:37 via cbc.ca
  Two breweries in Ottawa and Gatineau are collaborating on a new beer and circumventing laws limiting alcohol movement across provincial borders.
  
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• Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette says comments on 'drugged' medevac passengers were 'misinterpreted'

  21-06-2018 19:18 via cbc.ca
  Health Minister Gaétan Barrette says he's sorry if people "misinterpreted" remarks he made at a community event on Montreal's South Shore which Indigenous leaders say are racist.
  
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• Are you excited about the prospect of #SpaceForce? https://t.co/ST0Wtq336w

  21-06-2018 19:10
  
  Are you excited about the prospect of #SpaceForce? https://t.co/ST0Wtq336w
  
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• Quebec mosque shooting: I had dreams for my future, tearful Bissonnette says

  21-06-2018 18:53 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Quebec mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette said Thursday that he is ashamed and regrets what he did on January 29, 2017, the night he killed six people in a Quebec City mosque.
  “I regret that my life has caused so much suffering and pain for so many people,” he said.
  Wiping tears from his eyes, Bissonnette told a judge that as a child he had all kinds of dreams for his future.
  “I hope to have a glimmer of hope at the end of the long black tunnel in which I lost
  
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• Montreal real estate: Why families are buying condos in Outremont

  21-06-2018 18:42 via montrealgazette.com
  The cycle of migration from suburb to city and back again seems as predictable in life as the flight of geese in the fall and spring. You grow up in the ‘burbs running from lawn to lawn with the neighbour kids. After high school, you flee what feels like bland nowheresville for the beguiling bright lights of the city … only to return a few years later when it’s time to have children of your own.
  According to a detailed snapshot of Montreal homebuyers released on Wednesday by t
  
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• Terror conviction for making bomb threats to avoid exam at Concordia

  21-06-2018 18:39 via montrealgazette.com
  Hisham Saadi, the student who tried to get out of an exam by issuing bomb threats that forced Concordia University to evacuate three buildings last year, was convicted of a terror-related charge at the Montreal courthouse on Thursday.
  Quebec Court Judge Mélanie Hébert convicted Saadi, 48, of having committed acts that, considering the context, were susceptible to causing fear that terrorist acts were about to be committed. The decision came just minutes after defence lawyer Carolin
  
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• When Brian Mulroney first led the Tories to power

  21-06-2018 18:25 via cbc.ca
  Mulroney's Progressive Conservatives thump John Turner and his Liberals, promise to pump up the economy and improve ties between Canada and the United States.
  
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• Brian Mulroney wins stunning landslide victory in 1984

  21-06-2018 18:25 via cbc.ca
  Mulroney's Progressive Conservatives thump John Turner and his Liberals, promise to pump up the economy and improve ties between Canada and the United States.
  
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• Update: Barrette backtracks as Indigenous leaders call for his resignation

  21-06-2018 18:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Health Minister Gaétan Barrette appeared to backtrack Thursday on controversial recorded remarks he had made, saying he was sure that within six months a parent from a northern Inuit community would be barred from a medevac flight because of intoxication.
  Barrette stopped short of apologizing unreservedly for his remarks, suggesting that some people might have misinterpreted what he said.
  “I’m profoundly sorry that people are making that kind of assumption,” Barrette tol
  
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• Put down your pencils, it’s the last day of school! We visit @EnglishMTL's Elizabeth Ballantyne Elementary School https://t.co/hMjL6FxlJp

  21-06-2018 18:02
  
  Put down your pencils, it’s the last day of school! We visit @EnglishMTL's Elizabeth Ballantyne Elementary School https://t.co/hMjL6FxlJp
  
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• Watch: A look at N.D.G.'s Depot Community Food Centre

  21-06-2018 17:49 via montrealgazette.com
  The NDG Food Depot, a community staple since 1986, has not just changed its name.
  Now known as the Depot Community Food Centre, the organization is partnering with Community Food Centres Canada (CFC) and continuing to expand its service offerings.
  It is a community institution that serves lunches, offers cooking classes and engages in urban farming.
  But providing affordably priced, high-quality food remains central to the organization’s mission. It distributed 16,316 food baskets in 2
  
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• The Fall of the American Empire: We speak to two of the film's stars, @maripiermorin and @MaximRoyreal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-06-2018 17:38
  The Fall of the American Empire: We speak to two of the film's stars, @maripiermorin and @MaximRoyreal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Leading ladies: @maripiermorin and @MaximRoyreal discuss the stellar reviews for "La chute de l'empire américain" https://t.co/BjwqVZVloi

  21-06-2018 17:24
  
  Leading ladies: @maripiermorin and @MaximRoyreal discuss the stellar reviews for"La chute de l'empire américain" https://t.co/BjwqVZVloi
  
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• How weekend-only jail sentences can cause security risks, overcrowding

  21-06-2018 17:11 via cbc.ca
  The frequency of weekend jail terms across the country is drawing criticism from some provincial auditors and ombudsmen.
  
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• Mired third in the polls, PQ soul-searching begins with sovereignty talk

  21-06-2018 17:10 via montrealgazette.com
  WENDAKE – A second Parti Québécois MNA has expressed doubts about the party’s strategy of putting the independence idea on the back burner.
  “I think François Gendron was partly right,” Bertrand MNA Claude Cousineau said Thursday. “It (the PQ strategy) stands but I would have preferred we talk more about it (sovereignty).”
  Asked if the strategy was the best for the party to adopt given the current climate, Cousineau said the jury is still o
  
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• Truck in flames closes part of Highway 40

  21-06-2018 17:04 via montrealgazette.com
  Part of Highway 40 in Mount-Royal was closed after a dump truck caught fire Thursday morning.
  The fire began around 9:50 a.m. and was put out around 10:30 a.m. No injuries have been reported, the Sûreté du Québec confirmed. The SQ also said the truck was not carrying any flammable materials.
  The eastbound lanes that were closed near Rockland Rd. are slowly being reopened.
   
  Suivi : #A40 est (Métropolitaine), dans la fin de la bretelle #A15 nord (Décarie) //
  
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• Truck catches fire on Highway 40

  21-06-2018 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  A truck caught fire on Highway 40 partially closing the eastbound lanes.
  
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• Canada 'working very hard' to curb number of migrant children held in detention

  21-06-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  While Canada's handling of asylum seekers is "obviously already better than the American system," there's room for improvement, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says.
  
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• Canada aims to curb number of migrant children held in detention

  21-06-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  While Canada's handling of asylum seekers is "obviously already better than the American system," there's room for improvement, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says.
  
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• Summer reads that are every bit as important as sunscreen

  21-06-2018 16:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Rising mercury and humidex levels, kids out of school, time allegedly on your hands … it can really mean only one question: What reading material do you take to the beach and/or the cottage, or to good old Balconville if that’s more your thing?The suggestions below, comprising fiction and non-fiction, effectively form an argument against the notion that a summer book needs to be light on intellectual stimulation. The only determining factor here is quality. Some of these titles have
  
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• Five things to do in Montreal: June 22-25, an exciting long weekend

  21-06-2018 16:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Thanks to Quebec’s Fête nationale, this weekend has an extra day. You needn’t worry about running out of activities on this fun-sized weekend, though, because there’s even more to do as June nears its end.
  Here are five ideas for making the most of your weekend in Montreal:
  Fête nationale à Montréal
  A weekend of events has been planned to ring in Fête nationale in the city. A big show at Place des festivals is scheduled for 9 p.m. on Saturday tha
  
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• Frequent use of weekend jail terms in Nova Scotia, Quebec draws criticism

  21-06-2018 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  Auditor general Michael Pickup said statistics show Nova Scotia was among the leaders nationally in using weekend sentences in 2015, with about 16 per cent of offenders serving them.
  
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• Girl drowns in family pool in Saint-Amable, east of Montreal

  21-06-2018 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  Friends and neighbours have dropped of flowers and stuffed animals on the family's front yard.
  
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• What's open and closed for Fête nationale

  21-06-2018 15:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Here is a partial list of what’s open and closed for Fête nationale on Sunday, June 24 and Monday, June 25.
  Federal and provincial offices in Montreal will be closed on Monday, June 25. Most Montreal city offices will also be closed Monday, including borough and Accès Montréal offices and points of service.
  Garbage, recycling, compost and bulky waste collection will take place according to the usual schedules in all boroughs.
  The municipal courthouse on Gosford St. will
  
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• Inuk leader disappointed by Barrette's comments about parents in Quebec's North

  21-06-2018 15:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Indigenous communities in Northern Quebec are accusing provincial Health Minister Gaétan Barrette of perpetuating stereotypes after saying that parents whose children must be airlifted to the south of the province could be barred due to intoxication.
  Barrette is heard in an audio recording obtained by Le Devoir and the CBC that within the next six months, he believes there will be at least one case of a person being barred from an air ambulance because the person is agitated, drugged or u
  
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