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• Former mayor revisits ‘painful memories’ as Lac-Mégantic marks five years since rail disaster

  05-07-2018 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  Each day the train rolls into Lac-Mégantic serves as a stark reminder to former mayor Colette Roy-Laroche of the fatal derailment that struck five years ago.
  
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• Former mayor revisits ‘painful memories’ as Lac-Mégantic marks 5 years since rail disaster

  05-07-2018 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  Each day the train rolls into Lac-Mégantic serves as a stark reminder to former mayor Colette Roy-Laroche of the fatal derailment that struck five years ago.
  
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• Forgotten babies in cars: Quebec coroner’s report says it could be avoided

  05-07-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's Coroner's office has released its report looking into the death of an infant who was forgotten inside a car in St Jerome in 2016, pointing out such deaths could be preventable with technology. 
  
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• Death toll rises as Quebec heat wave continues

  05-07-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jul 5: The heat wave gripping Quebec over the past few days has resulted in at least 33 deaths. As Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports, Montreal public health points out there was no air conditioning in the victims’ homes.
  
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• Protected Montreal islands now open to the public

  05-07-2018 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jul 5: Nature lovers are in for a treat with a new place to visit this summer. As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, four protected islands in the Hochelaga Archipelago off the eastern tip of Montreal are now open to the public.
  
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• Montreal teens’ device alerts drivers about infants in the backseat

  05-07-2018 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jul 5: A Quebec coroner says more could be done to prevent the deaths of infants forgotten in cars after an 11-month-old baby died in 2016. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, the coroner mentions a device developed by teenage twin sisters from Montreal that could help save lives.
  
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• Romeo meets her Juliet in Repercussion’s same-sex version

  05-07-2018 23:30 via montrealgazette.com
  The star-crossed lovers get the cross-gender treatment in the latest production from Shakespeare-in-the-Park specialists Repercussion Theatre, now into their 30th season. Their Romeo and Juliet, which opened on Thursday and tours around Montreal (and beyond) to Aug. 8, sees Shauna Thompson playing the lovelorn swain to Michelle Rambharose’s Juliet.
  It shouldn’t be a complete shock to the system, given the long Shakespearean tradition of mixing it up gender-wise, whether it be Elizabe
  
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• Three face charges in connection with Ministry of Justice contracts

  05-07-2018 23:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Two former public servants and the head of an information technology (IT) firm face charges in connection with contracts awarded by the Quebec Ministry of Justice between 2000 and 2014.
  Investigators from the Unité permanente anticorruption (UPAC) arrested Christian Tessier, former director of client services and technology at the ministry, in Montreal Thursday morning. Sylvain Tremblay, the administrator of a firm that provided IT services to the ministry, was arrested in Quebec Cit
  
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• Shea Weber's knee surgery raises questions about Canadiens

  05-07-2018 23:16 via montrealgazette.com
  There will no doubt be plenty of questions about the Canadiens’ medical staff following Thursday’s news that defenceman Shea Weber had surgery on his right knee on June 19 and will now be sidelined until at least mid-December.
  Weber, who will turn 33 on Aug. 14, already had surgery in March to repair tendons in his left foot. Weber suffered a fracture in his left foot when he was hit with a shot during the first game of the season, but played 26 games before his year came to an end w
  
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• Jean-Talon Market merchants decry plan for public square in parking lot

  05-07-2018 23:10 via montrealgazette.com
  A longtime merchant at the Jean-Talon Market said he will have to close up shop if the city goes ahead with a plan to remove parking spots to build a public square.
  The city announced a plan last month to permanently close Shamrock Ave. to cars and make it a place for people to walk and sit, with several seating areas, a picnic area and newly planted trees and plants. Construction on the project began last month and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
  However, merchants are miffe
  
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• Deadly 2017 plane crash in northern Quebec caused by pilot flying at low altitude, TSB finds

  05-07-2018 22:51 via cbc.ca
  Transportation Safety Board says pilot of the small plane, which crashed in April 2017 in Schefferville, Que., killing two on board, chose to fly at a low altitude due to "mental fatigue and an altered risk perception."
  
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• Embraer joint venture with Boeing could make life tougher for Bombardier: analysts

  05-07-2018 22:25 via cbc.ca
  The planned tie-up between Boeing Co. and Embraer SA will result in stiffer competition for the Airbus-controlled C Series and Bombardier Inc.'s regional aircraft business, industry observers said Thursday.
  
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• Sexual predator jailed for assault, impersonating a cop

  05-07-2018 22:13 via montrealgazette.com
  A sexual predator who has been under investigation by Laval and other police forces for nearly three years has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexual assault, forcible confinement and impersonating a police officer, Laval police announced on Thursday.
  Winston Omar Murillo Arizola, 39, who was sentenced June 14, was first arrested by Laval police in December 2015 after he impersonated a police officer and sexually assaulted a woman.
  Arizola was charged the next day and granted ba
  
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• Restaurant review: Some but not all of Le Petit Italien's charms restored

  05-07-2018 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  There is a certain kind of restaurant that almost inevitably thrives because it checks off so many boxes. Mid-priced? Check. Terrasse? Check. Neighbourhood place? Check. Terrific location? Check. And finally, I’d say, casual French bistro or classic Italian? Check and check. The chances for success rise with every such asset. If you have two or more, you basically have it made. If you have them all, you should have it made in the shade.
  Outremont’s Le Petit Italien is a restaurant wi
  
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• Quebec health officials say everything is being done to prevent more heat-related deaths

  05-07-2018 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  Public Health Minister Lucie Charlebois says they are not pleased with the number of heat-related deaths but it is hard to prevent any death especially in the most vulnerable groups.
  
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• Vanity licence plates exempt from Quebec's French language charter

  05-07-2018 21:45 via montrealgazette.com
  French, English, Spanish or even Italian: any language will be acceptable on personalized licence plates when they start appearing on cars in the province sometime next month.
  Last month, Quebec approved vanity licence plates for cars, motorcycles, scooters, trailers, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles last month. Starting July 27, vehicle owners can apply on the SAAQ’s website for plates bearing a two- to eight-character message on their licence plates with letters and/or
  
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• Dorchester Lodge 225th Anniversary

  05-07-2018 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  On Sunday, July 15th, starting at 2 pm, the Freemasons from Dorchester Lodge # 4 invite the public to celebrate their 225th anniversary with them. Expect a beautiful day of festivities at Fort Saint-Jean (where the lodge first came to light), in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, free for the whole family and open to the general public.
  
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• Coach of Memorial Cup-winning Acadie-Bathurst Titan leaves team, joins Huskies

  05-07-2018 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  Former Acadie-Bathurst Titan head coach Mario Pouliot will not return to the team for the 2018-19 season.
  
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• Brownstein: Jean-Marc Vallée delivers another powerhouse HBO series

  05-07-2018 20:41 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s uncanny. Montreal director Jean-Marc Vallée has this knack for penetrating the American underbelly, often with even more precision than his counterparts to the south.
  Vallée did it on the big screen in Dallas Buyers Club and Wild, and on the small screen in Big Little Lies last year. He does it again in the brutally searing and haunting psychological thriller Sharp Objects, the eight-part miniseries based on the Gillian Flynn novel which debuts Sunday at 9 p.m. on HBO Ca
  
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• Heat-related deaths seem concentrated in Quebec, but there’s more to the story

  05-07-2018 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  More than 30 people have died in Quebec since the start of the heat wave. In Ontario, the tally is zero. So what's causing the discrepancy?
  
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• How to escape Montreal heat wave?

  05-07-2018 20:28 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Pointe-Claire is taking steps to help citizens cope with the heat wave in Montreal.
  The city is notifying residents about air-conditioned municipal buildings open to the public during regular hours:Aquatic Centre (60 Maywood Ave.): 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
  Central Library (100 Douglas-Shand Ave.): 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, Monday to Friday.
  Valois Library Branch (68 Prince-Edward Ave.): 1 to 9 p.m., Wednesday and Friday.
  Bob-Birnie Arena (58 Maywood Ave.)
  
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• Ontario says Ottawa should pay for the 'mess' caused by illegal border crossing

  05-07-2018 20:20 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government says Ottawa is to blame for a housing crisis caused by people crossing the border illegally and should pay all the costs.
  
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• Ontario, Ottawa at odds over refugee housing costs

  05-07-2018 20:20 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's first official meeting with Ontario's newly elected premier started with a friendly handshake, but it was clear the two leaders were miles apart when it comes to Ottawa's handling of the recent surge in asylum seekers.
  
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• Montreal real estate undergoes a millennial-powered rental renaissance

  05-07-2018 20:20 via montrealgazette.com
  A renaissance in rental construction is projected to add tens of thousands of new apartment units in the Montreal area over the next few years, and they’re not your typical cheap urban flats.
  The new building trend is for higher-end — and in some cases, luxury — rentals, designed to appeal to up-and-coming young professionals and downsizing baby boomers. Many of these new projects also aren’t in the city, but in suburban areas like the South Shore.
  Montreal is known acros
  
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• Justin Trudeau, Doug Ford at odds over who should pay to house refugees

  05-07-2018 20:20 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suggesting Ontario's new premier doesn't fully understand Canada's international obligations when it comes to dealing with refugee claimants.
  
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• Montreal Comiccon: Five things to do this weekend

  05-07-2018 20:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Comiccon is arriving this weekend, running from Friday to Sunday at the Palais des congrès, and it’s bringing all the (mildly expensive) joys with it. Whether you’re new to conventions but want to know what all the fuss is about, or a veteran looking for a new thrill, here are five things you can do in nerd paradise.
  See the guests
  The main attraction of cons is always the special guests. You’ve seen them on TV, now pay to have them sign something while you make
  
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• Fire breaks out at Lanaudière campsite, burning several trailers

  05-07-2018 20:12 via montrealgazette.com
  Several trailers were on fire at a campsite in St-Calixte, about 30 kilometres north of St-Jérôme, after a fire broke out around lunchtime, according to the Sûreté du Québec.
  No one was injured.
  The SQ received a call at 12:15 p.m. Firefighters were sent to Camping Atlantide, which is located on Route 335, and are still at the campsite.
  The SQ does not yet know what caused the fire.
  This story will be updated.
  
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• Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed: Beating Montreal's heat wave is a community effort

  05-07-2018 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Sprinklers, sticky Popsicles and community pools — these are some of the things that come to mind when I recall my childhood summers. Growing up mostly without AC, we’d bear the summer heat while staying hydrated as best as we could.
  In the days long before splash pads, a sprinkler was enough to entertain us for hours at a time. We’d run through it shrieking with excitement. If we wanted to be particularly festive, we might even rip up a garbage bag to slide on with water from
  
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• Habs defenceman Weber out 5-6 months with torn meniscus in right knee

  05-07-2018 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber will be out for an extended period of time.
  
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• Eugenie Bouchard ousted in second round at Wimbledon

  05-07-2018 19:13 via montrealgazette.com
  LONDON — Eugenie Bouchard’s four-match winning streak is over — and so is the Canadian’s run at Wimbledon.
  The 24-year-old native of Westmount lost 6-4, 7-5 to No. 17 seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia in the second round of the grass-court major.
  Bouchard, won three qualifying matches to get into the main draw after seeing her ranking tumble to No. 188, led 5-2 in the second set against Barty and had one set point, but couldn’t pull it off.
  “It was a couple tou
  
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• Canadiens' Shea Weber out until mid-December after knee surgery

  05-07-2018 18:54 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens provided a medical update on Shea Weber Thursday and it’s not good news.
  In fact, it’s terrible news for a team that finished 28th in the overall NHL standings last season when the No. 1 defenceman only played 26 games due to injuries.
  The Canadiens announced that Weber had arthroscopic surgery last month to repair a meniscal tear in his right knee and the veteran defenceman’s recovery period is expected to be six months. Weber also had surgery in March to repair
  
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• Rahul Varma: Why SLAV's cancellation was right decision

  05-07-2018 18:53 via montrealgazette.com
  All artists have freedom to express truths and ideas, particularly uncomfortable truths and provocative ideas; artists have the freedom to learn about cultures and stories other than their own. They should not, however, have the freedom to discriminate, distort and exploit colonial histories.
  Cultural freedom is sacred, but it is essential to behave ethically in exercising that freedom. And ethical considerations do not permit the production of a show about black slavery without an equitable par
  
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• P.K. Subban and girlfriend Lindsey Vonn ask: Who wore it better?

  05-07-2018 18:30 via montrealgazette.com
  When it comes to social media, there are few athletes who do it better than P.K. Subban and Lindsey Vonn.
  Now that the Nashville Predators defenceman and the U.S. ski star are dating, it’s a double-whammy.
  Subban and Vonn are vacationing together in Italy and celebrated Wednesday’s July 4 Independence Day holiday back in the U.S. by posing in matching (or the same?) red-and-white striped bathing suits with “USA” on the front and P.K. asking on Twitter: “Who wore it
  
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• Man arrested in connection to Pointe-Claire shooting

  05-07-2018 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  According to Montreal Police, the suspect met thein the parking lot of a hotel by the Trans-Canada Highway to conduct a drug deal.
  
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• SQ officers get surprise visit, strike a pose with bear in northern Quebec

  05-07-2018 18:02 via cbc.ca
  Sûreté du Québec warns drivers to stay vigilant on the road and look out for wild animals, after two officers came face-to-face with an unexpected visitor this week: a black bear.
  
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• Canadiens' Shea Weber out 5-6 months after knee surgery

  05-07-2018 18:02 via cbc.ca
  Montreal Canadiens' defenseman Shea Weber will be out for an extended period of time after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a meniscal tear in his right knee, according to the team. The recovery period is expected to be five to six months.
  
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• Checking In: Anndore House is a laid-back haven in downtown Toronto

  05-07-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The Anndore House in Toronto is an amazing find. It’s lightly luxe, loaded with character, brilliantly located and moderately priced, relative to its big-banner neighbours.
  A total regeneration of a mid-20th-century building, this quirky, retro boutique hotel is a new insiders’ getaway with a laid-back, residential air. It’s on a leafy street where you awaken to birds singing. That’s almost a miracle one block from the frenetic corner of Yonge and Bloor Sts. near the asto
  
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• Heat wave: 33 Quebecers have died, 18 in Montreal, health officials say

  05-07-2018 17:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Public-health officials in Quebec say that 33 people have died because of the week-long heat wave in the province.
  They say 18 of those deaths were on the island of Montreal.
  The temperature in Montreal was expected to reach a high of 35 degrees Celsius on Thursday with a humidex value of 45 C, according to Environment Canada.
  The heat wave is expected to break overnight Thursday to Friday.
  Meanwhile, Environment Canada issued a smog warning and maintained its heat warning for the Montreal area
  
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• Raynald Hawkins describes water safety: how to spot someone drowning and what to do. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=Is8Km3… https://t.co/JPAwsqNwcJ

  05-07-2018 17:44
  
  Raynald Hawkins describes water safety: how to spot someone drowning and what to do. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=Is8Km3… https://t.co/JPAwsqNwcJ
  
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• Heat wave blamed for 33 deaths in Quebec

  05-07-2018 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  The sweltering heat and suffocating humidity have blanketed Eastern and Central Canada over the last few days.
  
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• Canada's strongest man: Jean-Francois Caron explains the history of strong men in Quebec. Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-07-2018 17:32
  Canada's strongest man: Jean-Francois Caron explains the history of strong men in Quebec. Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ex Quebec construction mogul Tony Accurso gets four year prison term

  05-07-2018 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  Accurso was charged in connection with a municipal corruption scheme involving former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt.
  
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• Construction magnate Antonio Accurso sentenced to 4 years for fraud, corruption

  05-07-2018 17:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Construction magnate Antonio (Tony) Accurso has been sentenced to a four-year prison term for his role in Laval’s system of collusion when it came to awarding municipal contracts.
  While delivering the decision on Thursday, Superior Court Justice James Brunton cited the duration of the conspiracy, the fact public funds were involved and the planning involved as factors that contributed to his decision.
  Following a lengthy trial that began in May, Accurso was convicted by a jury on all five
  
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• Susan Marks reminds moms how to reframe from bad habits around your children. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=hO--x-… https://t.co/FaQzfGBWJO

  05-07-2018 17:20
  
  Susan Marks reminds moms how to reframe from bad habits around your children. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=hO--x-… https://t.co/FaQzfGBWJO
  
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• Jason Rockman describes fan-star chemistry at the 10th annual Montreal Comiccon. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=8fCcql… https://t.co/qzFLaLetO1

  05-07-2018 17:09
  
  Jason Rockman describes fan-star chemistry at the 10th annual Montreal Comiccon. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=8fCcql… https://t.co/qzFLaLetO1
  
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• Man, 49, charged in connection with shooting death in Pointe-Claire

  05-07-2018 16:53 via cbc.ca
  A 49-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in Pointe-Claire over the weekend, according to police.
  
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• Canadiens are a no-fly zone for top-flight NHL free agents | HI/O Show

  05-07-2018 16:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Welcome back to another summer edition of the Hockey Inside/Out Show.
  Gazette sports columnists Stu Cowan and Jack Todd, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak and host Adam Susser take on these topics:Free agents’ snubs reflect Habs’ woes
  Canadiens pay premium to get Plekanec back
  Bergevin inches closer to full-scale rebuild
  GM shows deft touch in deal with Jets
  Canadiens, Leafs a study in contrasts
  
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• Former construction boss Tony Accurso sentenced to 4 years in prison

  05-07-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  Accurso was found guilty on all five counts in his Laval fraud and corruption trial last week. His lawyer, Marc Labelle, said he is already working on an appeal of the sentence.
  
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