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• Baie-D’Urfé’s sports dome set to close

  26-06-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jun 26: The Baie-D’Urfé sports dome is getting ready to shut down after facing a long list of problems since it opened in 2014. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, the man behind the dome is planning to blow the final whistle in the coming months.
  
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• West Island cyclists demand more security at train stations

  26-06-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jun 26: In the wake of reports of stolen bikes, some West Island residents are asking for more security at the Beaconsfield train station. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, the commuters want the train authority to do more to protect their possessions.
  
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• Quebec City medical community mourning cycling death of promising physician

  26-06-2018 23:32 via cbc.ca
  Carolyne Delage, a 30-year-old oncologist and hematologist from Quebec City, died after crashing her bicycle into a tree on a a steep, winding road in upstate Vermont, leaving the city's medical community in a state of shock.
  
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• Promising Quebec City physician dies on cycling trip in Vermont

  26-06-2018 23:32 via cbc.ca
  Carolyne Delage, a 30-year-old oncologist and hematologist from Quebec City, died after crashing her bicycle into a tree on a a steep, winding road in upstate Vermont, leaving the city's medical community in a state of shock.
  
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• Indigenous roundhouse café helps city’s homeless get back on their feet

  26-06-2018 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jun 26: A little café in the heart of Shaughnessy Village is teaming up with a community group known for helping Montreal’s most vulnerable. As Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports, they are brewing up opportunities together to help the city’s homeless Indigenous people get back on their feet.
  
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• CAQ at historic high in Quebec poll, Trudeau still top choice for PM

  26-06-2018 23:29 via montrealgazette.com
  A new poll shows the Coalition Avenir Québec still riding high in voter intentions and possibly en route to forming a majority government in the fall.
  As the political season slows for the summer, the poll produced by CROP for Cogeco Nouvelles shows the CAQ has a six-percentage-point lead over its nearest rival, the Quebec Liberals.
  With a score of 39 per cent in voter intentions, support for the CAQ has never been higher.
  The Liberals placed second with 33 per cent while the Parti Qu&eac
  
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• Residents calling on more security after bike stolen at Beaconsfield train station

  26-06-2018 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  Residents are calling for added security after a bike was stolen at the Beaconsfield train station.
  
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• Allison Hanes: Don't think the unthinkable can't happen to you

  26-06-2018 23:25 via montrealgazette.com
  The unthinkable has happened twice already this summer.
  First, a two-year-old boy in Burlington, Ont., was discovered dead when his father returned to his parked vehicle after work on a warm day in May.
  It happened again last Friday in Montreal. On the eve of the holiday weekend, a dad showed up at a daycare to pick up his six-month-old. When informed the baby had never been dropped off, he ran to his car to find the child dead inside still strapped in the carseat.
  By all appearances, these case
  
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• Brownstein: Schwartz's celebrates 90th birthday with Great Deli Race

  26-06-2018 23:18 via montrealgazette.com
  No, your eyes won’t be deceiving you. That will be a giant pickle, as well as an oversized mustard container and spice jar, ambling through city streets on Saturday.
  These life-size condiments, with humans inside, will serve both as mascots and adjudicators for what I’m calling the Great Deli Race, a scavenger hunt that will take 25 teams of four around town. This race celebrates the 90th anniversary of the Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen — much better known as Schwartz’s &m
  
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• West Island community calendar for the week of June 27

  26-06-2018 23:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Galleries and exhibitions
  Greenwood Centre for Living History, 254 Main Rd. in Hudson, is open for guided tours and tea for the summer (until end of August). Hours are Wednesdays to Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ($12 per person); Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. ($15 per person with scones) at 264 Main Rd. in Hudson. Call 514-294-4722 or visit greenwood-centre-hudson.org.
  Galerie de la ville, 12001 de Salaberry Blvd. in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, presents Inside-Out — an exhibition of recently created sel
  
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• Concordia University task force proposes mandatory sexual violence prevention training for all

  26-06-2018 22:59 via cbc.ca
  Students don't know how to file complaints, don't know what resources are available to them, and aren't aware of how privacy laws limit the university's ability to respond to complaints, according to a report into sexual misconduct and sexual violence released today.
  
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• Avocado Sushi in Pointe-Claire locates letter ‘A’

  26-06-2018 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  The beloved 'A' has been returned to Avocado Sushi in Pointe-Claire Village.
  
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• Eugenie Bouchard’s ‘icy’ post-victory interview makes headlines

  26-06-2018 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's Eugenie Bouchard generated plenty of headlines Tuesday and it wasn't for her first-round victory in the qualification draw at Wimbledon.
  
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• Montreal police field questions about their tactics during protests

  26-06-2018 21:48 via montrealgazette.com
  In what the city administration is calling a historic first, the Montreal police came before the public to explain their tactics during protests — and answer for past mistakes. 
  After a presentation of its current practices and the training followed by police before the Public Safety Commission at City Hall Tuesday, police commanders fielded often hostile questions about the force’s alleged methods, from mass arrests and threatening to ticket protesters to political profiling an
  
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• NHL’s Gary Bettman, players Willie O’Ree, Martin Brodeur heading to Hockey Hall of fame

  26-06-2018 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Hockey Hall of Fame has added NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, pioneering black player Willie O'Ree and all-time winningest goaltender Martin Brodeur to its latest class.
  
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• Snowbird air show to take place at Old Port Thursday

  26-06-2018 21:23 via montrealgazette.com
  Snowbirds will be taking to Montreal’s skies Thursday as a part of Aéro Montréal and the Canadian Armed Forces’ public aerospace day.
  While local flight enthusiasts will have to wait for the demonstration, which begins at 5:30 p.m., visitors will be able to stop by the free activity booths to learn about Quebec’s aerospace industry from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  Those who are particularly inspired will also have the chance to try their hand at flying a Snowbird in a simula
  
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• TVA Montreal strike threat postponed until September

  26-06-2018 21:20 via montrealgazette.com
  The threat of a strike hovering over TVA has been postponed until September.
  Last week, the French-language television network’s 830 Montreal employees voted 97 per cent in favour of a mandate to engage in pressure tactics that could include an unlimited general strike.
  Just before the Fête nationale long weekend, however, the union filed a notice of dispute with the federal minister of labour. In accordance with the Canada Labour Code, the minister must appoint a conciliation o
  
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• Martin Brodeur, Willie O'Ree among those to get Hall of Fame call

  26-06-2018 21:13 via cbc.ca
  Willie O'Ree, the NHL's first black player, headlined Tuesday's unveiling of this year's Hockey Hall of Fame inductees. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, goalie Martin Brodeur and forwards Martin St. Louis, Jayna Hefford and Alexander Yakushev are the others.
  
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• Canada's refugee claims process 'ill-equipped' to handle surge in claims, says report

  26-06-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  Canada must overhaul its refugee claim system or create a new agency to streamline and expedite the asylum process, an independent review has concluded.
  
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• Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka gets wild card for Rogers Cup in Montreal

  26-06-2018 20:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Victoria Azarenka has been awarded a wild-card entry for the Rogers Cup Canadian Open women’s tennis championships, Aug. 3-12 at the Jarry Tennis Centre.
  The WTA wild card is available for players who have been ranked No. 1 in the world. Azarenka reached the top spot in 2012. The 28-year-old Belarusian is currently No. 87. She took time off to give birth to her son, Leo, in December 2016 and her return to the tour was delayed further by a custody battle with her former boyfriend.
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• MUHC asks Montrealers to avoid ER due to computer network problems

  26-06-2018 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  The MUHC is asking Montrealers to avoid its emergency departments due to a problem with its computer network.
  
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• Quebec crane operators return to work after ‘illegal’ one-week strike

  26-06-2018 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of crane operators were back on the job today after taking part in what authorities described as an illegal strike that lasted one week and disrupted construction sites across Quebec.
  
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• Recycling problems expected to be resolved in Hampstead, Côte Saint-Luc

  26-06-2018 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  Materials on some streets in both Hampstead and Côte Saint-Luc were left uncollected because of problems at the Saint-Michel recycling plant.
  
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• Celine Cooper: Ensuring social media and politics aren't a toxic mix

  26-06-2018 20:04 via montrealgazette.com
  Social media and politics: A match made in heaven, or the erosion of democracy in real time?
  Campaign season is underway here in Quebec, and the role of social media in digital campaigning has never been more relevant.
  The automation of politics — from the use of algorithms and automatic accounts (bots) that monitor, predict and shape users’ online behaviour, to “fake news,” and the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election — should have political
  
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• MUHC ERs to be avoided unless urgent as hospital grapples with computer network issues

  26-06-2018 20:01 via cbc.ca
  The McGill University Health Centre is experiencing computer network problems and is asking people requiring non-urgent care to avoid all MUHC emergency departments until further notice.
  
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• MUHC back on track after computer network issue resolved

  26-06-2018 20:01 via cbc.ca
  The McGill University Health Centre was experiencing computer network problems and asked people to avoid MUHC emergency departments temporarily. The issue has now been resolved.
  
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• All MUHC ERs to be avoided as hospital grapples with computer network issues

  26-06-2018 20:01 via cbc.ca
  The McGill University Health Centre is experiencing computer network problems and is asking people requiring urgent care to avoid all MUHC emergency departments until further notice.
  
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• Updated: N.D.G. massage therapist pleads guilty to five more sexual assaults

  26-06-2018 18:55 via montrealgazette.com
  David Kost, the massage therapist who pleaded guilty to having sexually assaulted two of his clients earlier this year, has pleaded guilty to having done the same to five other women.
  Kost, 49, entered the guilty pleas to five counts of sexual assault at the Montreal courthouse on Tuesday. The prosecutor later requested a 30-month sentence. Kost used to operate a massage therapy practice in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Until recently, he also owned a fish shop on Somerled Ave. The shop closed shor
  
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• Opinion: Montreal's linguistic divide should be a thing of the past

  26-06-2018 18:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Conversations about linguistic identity can sometimes feel like walking through a minefield. You never really know what words, thoughts or opinions might cause an explosion. The Montreal we live in, even in 2018, remains one where complications and difficulties continue to separate the city’s two main linguistic groups.
  The problem is, we don’t realize that the divide exists, and that we need to cross it and have these conversations.
  I didn’t realize it either. I grew up in Wes
  
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• Campfire ban in effect across Quebec

  26-06-2018 18:44 via cbc.ca
  Summer is officially here, and with it has come a ban on open fires in and around several forests across the province.
  
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• François Legault and the CAQ at historic high in new CROP poll

  26-06-2018 18:37 via montrealgazette.com
  A new poll shows the Coalition Avenir Québec still riding high in voter intentions and on its way to forming a majority government in the fall.
  As the political season slows somewhat for the summer, the poll produced by CROP for Cogeco Nouvelles, shows the CAQ has a six percentage point lead over its nearest rival, the Quebec Liberals.
  With a score of 39 per cent in voter intentions, support for the CAQ has never been higher.
  The Liberals place second with 33 per cent while the Parti Qu&e
  
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• Avoid MUHC ERs if you can, Montrealers told as hospital fixes computer issues

  26-06-2018 18:23 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers are being advised to avoid McGill University Health Centre emergency departments for non-urgent issues due to a computer network issue that is affecting the health centre.
  The departments affected include those at the Montreal Children’s, the Montreal General, the Royal Victoria and the Lachine hospitals.
  The issues, which stem from electrical failure at their offices at 5100 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., could contribute to increased wait times, explained Gilda Salomone, spokespers
  
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• Snowbird air show to take place in Old Port Thursday

  26-06-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Snowbirds will be taking to Montreal’s skies Thursday as a part of Aéro Montréal and the Canadian Armed Forces’ public aerospace day.
  While local flight enthusiast will have to wait for the demonstration, which begins at 5:30 p.m., visitors will be able to stop by the free activity booths to learn about Quebec’s aerospace industry beginning at 1 p.m, and open until 9 p.m.
  Those who are particularly inspired will also have the chance to try their hand at flying a S
  
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• Six O’Clock Solution: Pomegranate-Honey Pork Tenderloin

  26-06-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  One of the unsung heroes on the meat counter is the pork tenderloin — lean, easy to cook and usually cheap. Fresh or frozen, one of these slabs of lean and tender pork can be sliced, pounded and used in place of veal scallopini. Two tenderloins can be sliced open, one spread with stuffing, the other laid on top, the whole tied, spread with bacon and roasted.
  Mark Bittman, former New York Times food writer, likes this cut of pork for grilling. He recommends glazing it as it grills in his ne
  
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• Hey Moms! Treat yourself this summer & get some stylish pieces that fits your lifestyle. youtube.com/watch?v=LrhYn7… https://t.co/FpVCY73svm

  26-06-2018 17:39
  
  Hey Moms! Treat yourself this summer & get some stylish pieces that fits your lifestyle. youtube.com/watch?v=LrhYn7… https://t.co/FpVCY73svm
  
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• Alexander Romanov was a surprise pick by Canadiens at NHL Draft

  26-06-2018 17:38 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens surprised a lot of people when they selected Russian defenceman Alexander Romanov in the second round (38th overall) of the NHL Draft Saturday in Dallas.
  Romanov was one of them.
  “I was a little surprised,” Romanov told reporters in Dallas through a Russian translator. “I thought that I was going to go towards the end of the second, maybe early third round, and so I was surprised.”
  The 5-foot-11, 185-pounder was ranked No. 115 among European skaters by NHL C
  
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• Hi/Bonjour JFL! @TheDerekSeguin is a jokester in both English and French! youtube.com/watch?v=gI3YWU… https://t.co/pLM7q93zzZ

  26-06-2018 17:33
  
  Hi/Bonjour JFL! @TheDerekSeguin is a jokester in both English and French!youtube.com/watch?v=gI3YWU… https://t.co/pLM7q93zzZ
  
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• Nom Nom Nom! @ChrisCooking is showing us to how embrace Italian cooking this month! youtube.com/watch?v=8m0uGe… https://t.co/k8AoXLcBwn

  26-06-2018 17:30
  
  Nom Nom Nom! @ChrisCooking is showing us to how embrace Italian cooking this month!youtube.com/watch?v=8m0uGe… https://t.co/k8AoXLcBwn
  
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• You gotta be there! Jazz Fest is bringing some AMAZING artists to grace the stage this year!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  26-06-2018 17:25
  You gotta be there! Jazz Fest is bringing some AMAZING artists to grace the stage this year!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Closet refresh for mom. 9-5 friendly summer essentials for the woman on the go! youtube.com/watch?v=LrhYn7… https://t.co/R67CwocJFt

  26-06-2018 17:20
  
  Closet refresh for mom. 9-5 friendly summer essentials for the woman on the go! youtube.com/watch?v=LrhYn7… https://t.co/R67CwocJFt
  
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• Hilarity is about to ensue! JFL vet @TheDerekSeguin is taking the stage at the Nasty Show. youtube.com/watch?v=gI3YWU… https://t.co/F9PJaHdkr5

  26-06-2018 17:16
  
  Hilarity is about to ensue! JFL vet @TheDerekSeguin is taking the stage at the Nasty Show. youtube.com/watch?v=gI3YWU… https://t.co/F9PJaHdkr5
  
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• La Vita e Bella! Honor Italian Heritage month with some easy & Mediterranean feast. youtube.com/watch?v=8m0uGe… https://t.co/dTeYn1Fv64

  26-06-2018 17:09
  
  La Vita e Bella! Honor Italian Heritage month with some easy & Mediterranean feast.youtube.com/watch?v=8m0uGe… https://t.co/dTeYn1Fv64
  
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• MTL Jazz Fest expansion! The Jazz Fest is coming closer to you in 2019! youtube.com/watch?v=qJgBLi… https://t.co/NcfJMbZAuE

  26-06-2018 17:02
  
  MTL Jazz Fest expansion! The Jazz Fest is coming closer to you in 2019!youtube.com/watch?v=qJgBLi… https://t.co/NcfJMbZAuE
  
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• Kramberger: Refreshing West Island summer spots

  26-06-2018 16:46 via montrealgazette.com
  West Islanders should consider local destinations for cool summer outings, in addition to any out-of town or out-of-country family vacation plans in the works.
  Here are a few local suggestions for summer fun.
  Although it’s neither the ocean nor the Caribbean, Cap St-Jacques Regional Park in Pierrefonds (21115 Gouin Blvd. O.) has a 130-foot beachfront that attracts over 60,000 visitors a year. The water is shallow enough for young children to play in but gradually deepens further out, allow
  
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• Bonfire ban covers vast areas of Quebec, including cottage country

  26-06-2018 16:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Bonfires are no longer allowed in or near forests in multiple regions around the province, the Quebec ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks announced Tuesday morning.
  The affected areas include the Quebec City, Lanudière, Laurentians, Outaouais, Mauricie, Côte-Nord, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Northern Quebec regions.
  The ministry says the decision to ban bonfires was made because of weather conditions.
  The Société de protection des f&oc
  
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• N.D.G. massage therapist pleads guilty to five more sexual assaults

  26-06-2018 16:38 via montrealgazette.com
  David Kost, the massage therapist who pleaded guilty to having sexually assaulted two of his clients earlier this year, has pleaded guilty to having done the same to five other women.
  Kost entered the guilty pleas to five counts of sexual assault at the Montreal courthouse on Tuesday. Kost used to operate a massage therapy practice in Notre-Dame-de-Gråce. Until recently, he also owned a fish shop on Somerled Ave. The shop closed shortly after he pleaded guilty to having sexually assaulted
  
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• Genie Bouchard offers terse post-match interview despite win at Wimbledon qualifying

  26-06-2018 16:11 via cbc.ca
  Canada's Eugenie Bouchard generated plenty of headlines Tuesday and it wasn't for her first-round victory in the qualification draw at Wimbledon. A one-time finalist at the All-England Club, Bouchard gave a terse post-match interview after her 6-0, 6-2 win over Lin Zhu of China.
  
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• Eugenie Bouchard wins 1st match at Wimbledon qualifying

  26-06-2018 16:11 via cbc.ca
  It's been four years since Eugenie Bouchard reached the Wimbledon final. Times have certainly changed. On Tuesday, she took the first step towards qualifying for the main draw with a convincing 6-0, 6-2 win over China's Zhu Lin.
  
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• Canadiens draft pick Jesse Ylönen is son of former NHLer

  26-06-2018 16:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Growing up as the son of an NHL player definitely has its advantages.
  While Canadiens assistant general manager Trevor Timmins said it’s not the first thing scouts think about when scouting a former NHLer’s son, it certainly doesn’t hurt the young player’s development.
  “Maybe that’s why they’re as good as they are,” Timmins told reporters in Dallas after the NHL Draft ended on Saturday. “Maybe they have people providing them with support and
  
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• Man seen with homicide suspect wasn't involved, Laval police say

  26-06-2018 15:20 via montrealgazette.com
  Laval police found and interrogated a man spotted walking alongside a homicide suspect after the death of a 71-year-old woman Monday night.
  Laval police say the man they tracked down was not involved with the incident that left the woman dead in a home in the Laval-des-Rapides neighbourhood on Saturday. They also say he is not involved in helping suspect Christophe Oliviera flee. However, they added in a tweet that he had given them information to help with the investigation.
  A photo was sh
  
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