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• Alouettes defenders hope to rise from canvas after Bombers' KO punch

  28-06-2018 23:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Tommie Campbell spent two seasons playing for Calgary and went to two successive Grey Cup games. He’s not used to losing, especially the kind of lopsided defeat administered to the Alouettes last week.
  “It doesn’t feel good,” the veteran cornerback said following Thursday’s practice at Hébert Stadium. “We’re all professionals. You play the game to win. That’s the mindset we all have to have.
  “Last game, I think we came out with that mi
  
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• Montreal startup ‘Kiid’ connects parents to babysitters online like Uber connects people to drivers

  28-06-2018 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  It's the Uber of babysitting. But is it safe?
  
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• Châteauguay mayor talks easing traffic congestion on Mercier Bridge

  28-06-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jun 28: Construction work on the Mercier Bridge that began this week and is slated to last all summer is creating traffic chaos for South Shore commuters. Global’s Gloria Henriquez talks to Châteauguay Mayor Pierre-Paul Routhier about possible solutions.
  
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• Five things to do in Montreal: June 29 to July 2, a weekend of abundance

  28-06-2018 23:42 via montrealgazette.com
  There’s more going on this weekend than the Canada Day fireworks, which are due to happen come rain or shine.
  Here are five ideas to make the most of this long weekend:
  Canada Day in Montreal
  A full day of celebrations will be held in Montreal’s Old Port to mark Canada Day. Festivities at the Jacques-Cartier pier kick off at 11:30 a.m. with a performance by Philippe Beaudin. Sporting activities, a variety of workshops, a swearing-in ceremony for new citizens, dancing and more music w
  
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• West Island mom searching for cop who cheered on daughter

  28-06-2018 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jun 28: A West Island mom is hoping to find a Montreal police officer whose encouragement during a race in Pointe-Claire two weeks ago made a world of difference to one little girl. Global’s Cora MacDonald reports.
  
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• City reinforces efforts to fight squalid living conditions with inspectors, fines

  28-06-2018 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Montreal is planning measures to dramatically increase inspections of rental units in an effort to reduce squalor among lower-income households.
  
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• Man charged with second-degree murder in Laval woman's death

  28-06-2018 23:26 via montrealgazette.com
  The man who had been sought for days as a suspect in the death of a woman in Laval made his first court appearance on a murder charge Thursday afternoon.
  Christopher Oliviera, 31, made a brief appearance before Quebec Court Judge Maria Albanese at the Laval courthouse where he was charged with the second-degree murder of Nicole Chouinard, a 71-year-old woman who was stabbed to death inside her home on Pacifique Ave. According to the charge, the Laval police believe Chouinard was killed sometime
  
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• How the tariff dispute is hurting Montreal-area businesses

  28-06-2018 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jun 28: The trade dispute between Canada and the U.S. is already having repercussions here at home, with one Montreal-area manufacturer telling Global News the counter-tariffs imposed by the Trudeau government is hurting his business. Global’s Tim Sargeant has more.
  
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• Montrealer’s website makes finding a babysitter a snap

  28-06-2018 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jun 28: Busy parents often find themselves scrambling to find a last-minute babysitter but as Global’s Dan Spector reports, one Montrealer’s new website aims to match parents with experienced caregivers whenever needed.
  
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• After deal with government, Chinatown YMCA to remain open for at least 10 years

  28-06-2018 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  The Chinatown YMCA can stay after all. The organization has struck a deal with the federal government ensuring it will remain at Complexe Guy-Favreau for at least the next 10 years, according to officials.
  
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• Hundreds of thousands of families in Canada live in daycare 'deserts,' report says

  28-06-2018 22:13 via cbc.ca
  An estimated 776,000 Canadian children live in areas of the country without enough available daycare spaces, suggests a new report that outlines the statistical flip side of high child-care costs in some parts of the country.
  
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• Quebec court rejects Guy Turcotte’s bid to be eligible for parole before 17 years

  28-06-2018 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  Turcotte was found guilty in 2015 of second-degree murder in the death of his two children and later sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years.
  
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• Montreal Cancer Consortium created to develop new strategies

  28-06-2018 21:46 via montrealgazette.com
  Stan Czebruk was 51 and hiking the Highlands of Scotland in 2009 when his wife called. That cyst on his left ear the doctors had examined a few months earlier was a melanoma. He had his earlobe removed at the McGill University Health Centre, but because the melanoma was near his neck and several large veins, doctors kept a close eye on him.
  Two years later, they found the cancer had spread to his lungs. Then it moved to his head. He tried chemotherapy, with limited success, and then the doctors
  
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• Quebec Court of Appeal dismisses Guy Turcotte's challenge of 17-year wait for parole eligibility

  28-06-2018 21:42 via cbc.ca
  The former cardiologist, who is serving a life sentence for the 2009 second-degree murders of his children, contested the trial judge's ruling that he must serve 17 years of his sentence before seeking parole.
  
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• NBA returns to Montreal as Raptors face Nets on Oct. 10 at Bell Centre

  28-06-2018 21:29 via montrealgazette.com
  The NBA Canada series will return to the Bell Centre on Wednesday, Oct. 10, when the Toronto Raptors face the Brooklyn Nets in a preseason game.
  The Raptors, who are coming off the most successful regular season (59-23) in franchise history will be led by all-star guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan.
  “We’re excited for our preseason game in Montreal as part of the NBA Canada Series,” said Nets general manager and former Raptor Sean Marks. “This will be a good opportunity
  
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• Man sought in death of Laval woman appears in court

  28-06-2018 21:21 via montrealgazette.com
  The man who had been sought for days as a suspect in the death of a woman in Laval made his first court appearance on a murder charge Thursday afternoon.
  Christopher Oliviera, 31, made a brief appearance before Quebec Court Judge Maria Albanese at the Laval courthouse where he was charged with the second-degree murder of Nicole Chouinard, a 71-year-old woman who was stabbed to death inside her home on rue du Pacifique. According to the charge, the Laval police believe the victim was killed somet
  
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• Full ‘invisibility cloak’ is possible in the real world: scientists

  28-06-2018 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  Researchers in Montreal say they've come up with a way to theoretically make any object invisible, using a technique called 'spectral cloaking.'
  
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• Montreal police seek public's help finding 17-year-old girl missing since May 3

  28-06-2018 20:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are asking for the public’s help in finding 17-year-old Selma Hatem.
  She left home on May 3 and her parents fear for her safety. She is five feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 117 pounds.
  Police believe she may be as far away as Vancouver.
  Anyone with information about this case is asked to call 911, their local police station or anonymously at 514-393-1133.
  
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• Former Liberal minister Rita de Santis retiring from politics

  28-06-2018 20:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Rita de Santis, former cabinet minister and member of the National Assembly for the Bourassa-Sauvé riding since 2012, is retiring from politics and will not run in the coming provincial election.
  She was the minister responsible for access to information and reform of democratic institutions from 2016 to 2017 under Premier Philippe Couillard.
  De Santis becomes the latest Liberal MNA in the caucus to announce their departure from politics, joining the ranks of departing politicians Ma
  
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• Neglectful Montreal landlords beware, you can now be fined more easily

  28-06-2018 20:45 via cbc.ca
  With the July 1 moving day just around the corner, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has announced her administration's plan for taking on recalcitrant landlords with more inspections and harsher fines.
  
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• Beware neglectful Montreal landlords, you can now be fined more easily

  28-06-2018 20:45 via cbc.ca
  With the July 1 moving day just around the corner, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has announced her administration's plan for taking on recalcitrant landlords.
  
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• Watch: Protesters denounce SLĀV show for appropriating black culture

  28-06-2018 20:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Protesters shout “shut it down” as they take part in a protest outside of the SLĀV show, “a theatrical odyssey based on slave songs,” directed by Quebec theatre icon Robert Lepage.
  People were upset about the use of white singer Betty Bonifassi to sing slave songs from the South.
  They were demonstrating outside the Théâtre du nouveau monde in Montreal on Tuesday June 26, 2018.
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• Montreal to triple number of inspections to combat unsafe housing

  28-06-2018 20:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal will triple the number of housing inspections it completes within the next four years, Mayor Valérie Plante announced Thursday.
  The announcement is a part of the city’s four-year action plan to tackle unsafe and unsanitary living conditions.
  The plan specifies that the city will complete 31,200 inspections by fall 2021 — significantly fewer than Plante’s campaign promise of 100,000 inspections over five years.
  Magda Popeanu, city counsellor for Côté
  
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• LaSalle gun manufacturer sentenced to seven years in prison

  28-06-2018 20:15 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal man who manufactured and trafficked semi-automatic weapons that police believe were used in a slew of robberies and assassination attempts in the city was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday.
  Jean-Pierre Huot, 62, was convicted by a jury last month on six charges that his LaSalle factory, Perfection Métal, sold Tec-9-type semi-automatic pistols. Though Huot claimed he was only making paintball guns, the weapons were equipped with silencers, and ballistic reports for
  
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• Update: Free public transit, truck ban to ease Mercier Bridge bottleneck? Minister, mayors in talks

  28-06-2018 19:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Free public transit and the prohibition of freight trucks during peak hours are among the options being weighed by Quebec Transport Minister André Fortin to alleviate traffic pressure caused by repair work to the Mercier Bridge.
  Fortin met with South Shore borough mayors Thursday morning to discuss solutions to the traffic backup.
  Frustrated commuters are facing long delays because the span has been reduced to one lane in each direction until Aug. 20 to accommodate repair work.
  The hellis
  
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• Update: Transports Québec, mayors meet to discuss Mercier Bridge bottleneck

  28-06-2018 19:04 via montrealgazette.com
  The minister of transport is considering prohibiting freight trucks from the Mercier Bridge during peak hours as one option to potentially alleviate traffic pressure caused by repair work to the span, according to the city of Châteauguay.
  The minister is also considering offering free public transport to South Shore residents who normally take the Mercier bridge into the city.
  The hellish traffic situation was aggravated Thursday morning when a motorcycle accident closed the brid
  
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• Opinion: From the Roncarelli case to Trinity Western

  28-06-2018 18:58 via montrealgazette.com
  The Supreme Court majority decision against Trinity Western University is being hailed as a great legal leap forward to a bright future of progressive diversity.
  But the dissenting opinion from Justices Suzanne Côté and Russell Brown bears a darker message about a return to the political habits of Quebec’s reactionary Duplessis era.
  The 7-2 ruling handed down June 15 has been accurately, if superficially, reported as pitting a private evangelical Christian university in B.C.&r
  
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• 'It's been a battle': Guy-Favreau YMCA avoids closure, signs 10-year lease

  28-06-2018 18:46 via cbc.ca
  Major renovations to the community centre's changing rooms, showers and main entrance hall were also revealed, a project that’s expected to be complete by the beginning of 2019.
  
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• Guy-Favreau YMCA avoids closure, signs 10-year lease

  28-06-2018 18:46 via cbc.ca
  Major renovations to the community centre's changing rooms, showers and main entrance hall were also revealed, a project that’s expected to be complete by the beginning of 2019.
  
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• You can get Cineplex theatre popcorn delivered to your house. This is not a drill

  28-06-2018 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  Are you a fan of theatre concession snacks, candy and popcorn? Then you're in luck.
  
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• LaSalle gun manufacturer sentenced to seven years in jail

  28-06-2018 18:37 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal man who manufactured and trafficked semi-automatic weapons that police believe were used in a slew of robberies and assassination attempts in the city was sentenced to seven years in jail on Thursday.
  Jean-Pierre Huot, 62, was convicted by a jury last month on six charges that his LaSalle factory, Perfection Métal, sold Tec-9-type semi-automatic pistols. Though Huot claimed he was only making paintball guns, the weapons were equipped with silencers, and ballistic reports for se
  
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• Montreal North park to honour Fredy Villanueva won’t carry his name, image

  28-06-2018 18:25 via montrealgazette.com
  The mayor of Montreal North says she’s been walking a tightrope in an effort to commemorate the death of Fredy Villanueva.
  In August, it will have been 10 years since Villanueva was shot to death by a Montreal police officer outside Henri Bourassa Park.
  The shooting of an unarmed teenager in one of one of the city’s poorest boroughs sparked rioting and a debate about racial profiling in the neighbourhood.
  With the Aug. 9, 2008, anniversary of the shooting around the corner, Mayor Chr
  
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• Montreal police, man caught in altercation at Fabre Metro

  28-06-2018 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  The video shows multiple Montreal police officers in a confrontation with a single black man at the Fabre Metro station.
  
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• Quebec restaurant wins prestigious international award from Wine Spectator

  28-06-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  A Quebec restaurant has been awarded the highest honour from a major international magazine.
  The Wine Spectator has given its Grand Award to the Le Coureur des Bois Bistro Culinaire, the first Quebec restaurant — and only the fourth in Canada — to receive the prize.
  The Beloeil restaurant, on Montreal’s South Shore, is one of 91 restaurants on the exclusive global list.
  The award, which started in 1981, is handed out in recognition of restaurants that have extensive wine collec
  
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• Fined dog owners can trade their ticket for an information session

  28-06-2018 17:53 via montrealgazette.com
  As of this week, dog owners given tickets by Montreal’s canine squad can opt out of the fine if they agree to attend an information session about pet safety.
  Craig Sauvé, counsellor for the city’s Sud-ouest borough, said the “trade your ticket” program, which already exists for cyclists and pedestrians, is being offered to people who violate Montreal’s animal control bylaw in an attempt to educate dog owners rather than fine them.
  The program is optional, but
  
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• Denys Arcand's new film was inspired by infamous Old Montreal shooting

  28-06-2018 17:51 via montrealgazette.com
  Denys Arcand’s new film, his best since the Oscar winner Les invasions barbares 15 years ago, was inspired by a reckless shooting in 2010 in an Old Montreal boutique that left two men dead. But La chute de l’empire américain (The Fall of the American Empire) is about much more than a double murder.
  Like the best Arcand films — including Le Déclin de l’empire américain, Jésus de Montréal and Les invasions barbares — this is a though
  
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• Ottawa banning some lasers near airports to prevent cockpit attacks

  28-06-2018 17:50 via cbc.ca
  The government of Canada is issuing a sweeping ban on the possession of some handheld lasers near airports in an effort to prevent cockpit attacks.
  
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• Crown seeks prison sentence for Quebec construction mogul Tony Accurso

  28-06-2018 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  The Crown is seeking a five-year sentence for a Quebec construction mogul found guilty on fraud and corruption charges.
  
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• Zeeta Maharaj is back with Swimwear looks for Summer 18 for all body types. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=F9OKYC… https://t.co/Z8Elw2qMwx

  28-06-2018 17:35
  
  Zeeta Maharaj is back with Swimwear looks for Summer 18 for all body types. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=F9OKYC… https://t.co/Z8Elw2qMwx
  
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• Michael Wright describes living with the stigma of Type 1 diabetes growing up. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=A9JqZI… https://t.co/F9QQPODdyP

  28-06-2018 17:25
  
  Michael Wright describes living with the stigma of Type 1 diabetes growing up. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=A9JqZI… https://t.co/F9QQPODdyP
  
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• Mama's Backyard: crime den in Côte-des-Neiges is an issue explained by Sue Montgomery. Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-06-2018 17:09
  Mama's Backyard: crime den in Côte-des-Neiges is an issue explained by Sue Montgomery. Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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