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• Patients seek to sue Quebec over alleged mistreatment in long-term care facilities

  10-07-2018 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  A patients' rights group is seeking authorization for a class-action lawsuit against Quebec long-term care facilities for the alleged mistreatment of patients.
  
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• Recycling piles up in Cote-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grace

  10-07-2018 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 10: A fight is brewing over recycling in the Cote-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grace borough. As Global’s Anne Leclair reports, the borough is cracking down on a private company for the mess while relying on blue-collar workers to help out.
  
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• Outremont uses street art to slow down drivers

  10-07-2018 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 10: A Montreal borough is taking a creative step to protect pedestrians and slow down drivers. As Global’s Cora MacDonald reports, Outremont is now home to what is being called the first-ever 3D crosswalk in Canada.
  
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• Canadiens' Kirk Muller to mentor sports startups with Montreal AI firm

  10-07-2018 23:23 via montrealgazette.com
  Former Montreal Canadiens player Kirk Muller will be mentoring tech startups as part of a partnership between a Montreal-based artificial intelligence company and a German startup accelerator.
  The agreement sees Montreal’s Stradigi AI help Berlin-based leAD, which works with sports-related startups, vet applicants that say they are using artificial intelligence. Stradigi AI will also help startups in the program develop AI products.
  Muller, who is currently an associate coach with the Cana
  
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• Here are the Canadian cities with the most UFO sightings in 2017: survey

  10-07-2018 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  A survey released by Manitoba-based Ufology Research on Tuesday says there were 1,101 UFO sightings -- an average of three a day -- reported in Canada in 2017.
  
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• Beaconsfield residents make noise over new ban on leaf blowers

  10-07-2018 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 10: The City of Beaconsfield has adopted a controversial ban on leaf blowers amid tense debate. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, the contentious bylaw has some residents seeing red.
  
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• Netflix to film 32 acts at Montreal’s Just for Laughs

  10-07-2018 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  Netflix plans to film a slew of specials at Montreal's Just for Laughs comedy festival.
  
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• Patients rights group hopes to sue Quebec over deteriorating CHSLD conditions

  10-07-2018 23:00 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's long-term care facilities are failing to meet their duties of care by allowing residents to languish in unhygienic conditions, says a patients rights group seeking to sue the provincial government.
  
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• Outremont tries out 3D pedestrian crosswalks to slow down drivers

  10-07-2018 22:56 via montrealgazette.com
  The Outremont borough is trying out 3D crosswalks at the intersection of Bernard and Champagneur Aves., aiming to reduce accidents that involve pedestrians by encouraging drivers to slow down.
  Two crosswalks were painted in white, black and shades of grey on Tuesday, designed to create an optical illusion that the crosswalks’ white bars are elevated.
  “It’s something that’s been done in Europe. Apparently we’re the first in Quebec and Canada to actually do it, so it&
  
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• Waste management company leaving recycling uncollected all over Montreal

  10-07-2018 22:31 via cbc.ca
  While Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce works to dig itself out from under piles of uncollected recyclables, a CBC investigation has revealed trash and compost has been piling up across other parts of the city for weeks at a time for more than a year.
  
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• Clash pal Don Letts bringing his punky reggae party to '77 Montreal

  10-07-2018 22:30 via montrealgazette.com
  You may not know his name, but you know Don Letts’s pals and you know his work.
  Letts, a Londoner with Jamaican roots, was best mates with the guys in The Clash from the earliest days of the only band that mattered and he was also good friends with Bob Marley, who was living in London during the early days of punk rock in the second half of the ‘70s.
  Letts directed most of The Clash music videos, including London Calling, Rock the Casbah and Should I Stay or Should I Go? He also dire
  
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• Community rallies after vendors robbed of thousands at Montreal Comiccon

  10-07-2018 22:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Peter Chiykowski was crushed.
  He was one of the vendors at the 10th edition of the Montreal Comiccon from Friday to Sunday last weekend. The comic artist was also one of the six vendors who reported having been robbed throughout the weekend.
  Chiykowski, who creates the Rock, Paper, Cynic web comic, said that around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, he and his booth mates noticed a box had been moved underneath their table and that their money bag — with more than $1,000 inside — was missing. Af
  
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• Quebec high court upholds ruling favouring dad over biological father

  10-07-2018 22:04 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's highest court has ruled that a man listed as the father of a young Quebec boy will remain on his birth certificate over the objections of another man who later emerged as the child's biological father.
  
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• MUHC superhospital scandal: Riadh Ben Aïssa pleads guilty to one charge

  10-07-2018 21:51 via montrealgazette.com
  A former SNC-Lavalin vice-president has pleaded guilty to one of the charges he faced in connection with the bribery plot behind the superhospital construction contract at the McGill University Health Centre.
  Riadh Ben Aïssa pleaded guilty to one charge of using forged documents on Tuesday. As a result, 15 other charges he faced have been dropped.
  Aïssa was first arrested by Swiss police in April 2012 before being extradited to Canada to face corruption charges arising from t
  
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• Ontario investigating three potential heat-linked deaths

  10-07-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  As the number of heat-wave deaths soars above 70 in Quebec, officials in Ontario have provided an update about the situation in their province.
  
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• Quebec high court upholds ruling favouring dad of young boy over biological father

  10-07-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's highest court has ruled that a man listed as the father of a young Quebec boy will remain on his birth certificate over the objections of another man who later emerged as the child's biological father.
  
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• Cowan: Leafs job 'a refreshing change' for Beaconsfield's Blair Mackasey

  10-07-2018 21:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Blair Mackasey’s life in hockey has come full circle.
  The 62-year-old grew up in Montreal as a star athlete in both hockey and baseball. As a teenager, Mackasey played defence for the Junior Canadiens in the winter and was a first baseman in the Expos’ minor-league system in the summer, playing on the same team as Gary Carter and Ellis Valentine.
  When Mackasey had to pick a sport to focus on, he chose hockey and in 1975 he was selected by the Washington Capitals in the fourth round o
  
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• Train derailment in Saint-Constant

  10-07-2018 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  A freight train derailed overnight Monday and forced the closure of the Sainte-Catherine train station on the Candiac line. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, it wreaked havoc on the morning commute.
  
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• Netflix to shoot 32 comedy specials at Just for Laughs

  10-07-2018 20:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Netflix will once again be getting involved with the Just for Laughs festival. Last year, Judd Apatow recorded his Netflix standup special, The Return, in Montreal.
  This year, the giant American streaming service will be upping the ante considerably at JFL. It will be taping 32 specials, from July 24 to 29 at Club Soda and Monument-National. They will be part of a yet-unnamed 2019 Netflix standup series, featuring 47 comedians from 13 regions around the world.
  Although segments will also be tape
  
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• Pedestrian dies after collision with truck in Montreal North

  10-07-2018 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• C.D.N.-N.D.G. deploys blue-collar workers to deal with recycling chaos

  10-07-2018 19:56 via montrealgazette.com
  After weeks of recycling headaches and messy curbs, the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough will be replacing its current recycling company, which Mayor Sue Montgomery called “terrible.”
  Meanwhile, the borough sent out six trucks with blue-collar workers Sunday to deal with the mess Montgomery says was left by the contractor, Ricova. The borough will continue to deploy blue-collars if curbs have not been cleared on designated recycling days.
  In a t
  
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• Legendary Montreal radio host Tommy Schnurmacher rewires in retirement

  10-07-2018 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  Global's Laura Casella spoke to former colleague, mentor and friend Tommy Schnurmacher about his new memoir.
  
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• Tony Accurso’s lawyer appealing guilty verdict, sentence

  10-07-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  He noted that because of the size of Accurso's construction firms, no others could have legitimately competed with him.
  
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• Montreal homeless centre at risk of closing, desperate for donations

  10-07-2018 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  St. Michael's Mission, which works with Montreal's most vulnerable communities, is at risk of closing.
  
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• World Cup: Belgian fans say knocking off rival France would be sweet

  10-07-2018 19:18 via montrealgazette.com
  As with most long-standing neighbours, the relationship between Belgium and France is one that has its fair share of friendly needling built in.
  Belgian fans say they’re used to being treated like the “little brother” by their French sibling and being the target of jokes and quips.
  But on the soccer pitch, fans of the Red Devils, as the national Belgian squad is known, are hoping to have the last laugh when the rivals square off in a World Cup semifinal in St. Petersburg on Tue
  
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• Montreal ordered to bury or divert last remnant of St-Pierre River

  10-07-2018 19:02 via montrealgazette.com
  The owner of the Meadowbrook Golf Course has won a case in Quebec Superior Court ordering Montreal to bury a creek that is the last remnant of the St-Pierre River, which once wound its way from Mount Royal to Old Montreal.
  But even though it won, developer Meadowbrook Groupe Pacific Inc. is appealing the ruling to ensure that the Quebec environment department cannot block the judgment from being carried out.
  Judge Chantal Corriveau ruled on June 7 that the city must apply for a permit from the Q
  
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• West Island community calendar for the week of July 11

  10-07-2018 19:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Galleries and exhibitions
  The Stewart Hall Art Gallery, 176 Lakeshore Rd. in Pointe-Claire, presents the exhibition Making a Stand. Revisited Pedestals — Part III. Continues until Aug. 26. Call 514-630-1220.
  Greenwood Centre for Living History, 254 Main Rd. in Hudson, is open for guided tours and tea for the summer (until end of August). 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-
  
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• Celine Cooper: Doug Ford and migrants at our border

  10-07-2018 18:46 via montrealgazette.com
  The election of Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives in Ontario has changed the political landscape in our neighbouring province. It’s also raising questions about what his government’s approach to refugee claimants might mean for Quebec, where the vast majority of irregular migrant crossings into Canada are still occurring.
  It’s a good time to take stock. The first weekend of August last year was the peak influx for refugee claimants in Quebec entering the country irreg
  
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• Quebec patients' rights group seeks $500M class action suit

  10-07-2018 18:39 via montrealgazette.com
  A patients’ rights group is seeking to launch a class action suit against Quebec’s network of long-term care centres for providing its residents with “bad service.”
  The Conseil pour la protection des malades (CPM) has spent months preparing the suit, which cites “deplorable and shameful” conditions within the centres that are inflicted on patients “too vulnerable to complain.”
  “Fundamentally, it’s about dignity, how we treat our elderl
  
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• Kramberger: Animatch desperately needs funds to build new dog shelter

  10-07-2018 18:30 via montrealgazette.com
  The Animatch dog adoption agency — which serves both the West Island and Off Island — remains well short of an estimated $200,000 required for a new kennel facility. Animatch was forced to relocate following almost two decades spent in Les Cèdres, a small town just south of Highway 20 near Vaudreuil-Dorion.
  Helen Lacroix, who founded Animatch in 1999, was informed this spring that she had to vacate her Les Cèdres location because the municipally-owned lot for which she
  
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• Antonio Accurso should remain in prison pending appeals: Crown

  10-07-2018 18:09 via montrealgazette.com
  The Crown is objecting to jailed construction magnate Antonio Accurso’s request to be released pending appeals of his recent conviction and four-year prison sentence.
  Accurso, 66, was convicted last week by a jury on all five of the charges he faced: two conspiracy charges, fraud, municipal corruption and breach of trust.
  The jury found Accurso actively participated in a system of collusion that was created and run by former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt between 1996
  
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• Six O'Clock Solution: Spinach, Tomato and Chickpea Curry

  10-07-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  How to pep up our vegetables with combinations and seasonings is the flavourful lesson offered in the vegetarian cookbook Fresh India, by British food writer Meera Sodha (Flatiron Books/Raincoast, $45.50).Daughter of Ugandan Indian parents, she makes her family cuisine seem easy. No extensive shopping for ingredients is required as long as your spices are fresh. A big fan of the chickpea, she makes it into a variety of dishes, including bread, pasta sauce and even fudge.This lively curry should
  
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• Puppies rescued from South Korean dog meat farm need homes - We speak with @HSI_Canada youtu.be/dDfnftdMSUA https://t.co/aEr69rVhfY

  10-07-2018 17:44
  
  Puppies rescued from South Korean dog meat farm need homes - We speak with @HSI_Canada youtu.be/dDfnftdMSUA https://t.co/aEr69rVhfY
  
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• Are you a workaholic? We've got tips on how to take it easy youtu.be/hJPmZOWaiqY

  10-07-2018 17:39
  Are you a workaholic? We've got tips on how to take it easy youtu.be/hJPmZOWaiqY
  
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• A Q&A with new Canadiens assistant coach Luke Richardson

  10-07-2018 17:39 via montrealgazette.com
  Luke Richardson played 1,417 games during his 21-season career as a rugged defenceman after being selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1987 NHL Draft.
  After the Canadiens hired Richardson as an assistant coach on Monday to work with the team’s defence, the 49-year-old was asked if he had a most memorable game he played against Montreal.
  “I don’t think so,” Richardson said. “I think every time was a privilege.
  “When I
  
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• Pedestrian dies after being struck by truck on Gouin Blvd.

  10-07-2018 17:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Gouin Blvd. is closed between Des Récollets and Paris Aves. after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a truck Tuesday morning.
  The incident occurred around 9 a.m. when the driver of the truck, travelling along Gouin Blvd., decided to turn down London Ave. at the same moment the pedestrian was crossing the street.
  Witnesses told police the pedestrian was dragged for several metres before the driver realized what had happened, and it appeared the driver simply had not seen the pedestrian
  
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• Pedestrian dies after being hit by dump truck in Montreal North

  10-07-2018 17:04 via cbc.ca
  The truck driver braked for several metres before coming to a stop. The pedestrian, who has not been identified, was declared dead at the scene.
  
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• Opinion: My fellow seniors embarrass me with their entitlement

  10-07-2018 16:57 via montrealgazette.com
  Attending a public event recently, I witnessed an elderly gentleman, cane in hand, come across an umbrella that blocked his passage ever so slightly. His response was to use his cane to whack the offending article two rows away.
  Such behaviour is symptomatic of an attitude I have witnessed all too often when around members of my own generation. Call it Aggressive Aged Syndrome.
  Of all the many demographic groups with which I am associated, my membership in the senior citizen category disturbs me
  
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• ExposNation throws in support for softball field closed by city hall

  10-07-2018 16:49 via montrealgazette.com
  A group dedicated to bringing major league baseball back to Montreal has decided to add the cause of a condemned softball field to its agenda.ExposNation, a volunteer organization, said it will hold a friendly softball game at Jeanne-Mance Park on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. where its members will face off against local players who saw their playing field shut down by Montreal city hall.The event will take place on a playing field referred to as the “south park” and comes a month after th
  
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• Are you blood type O? Hema-Quebec needs you

  10-07-2018 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  If you have any questions about blood donation, Hema-Quebec encourages you to call donor services.
  
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• Health Canada urges consulting doctor after blood pressure drug recall

  10-07-2018 15:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Health Canada is urging users of medication containing valsartan, which is used to treat high blood pressure, to consult with their physician and pharmacist to determine what to do in the wake of a recall of products containing valsartan issued by five companies.
  The recall was triggered after traces of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) were found in the valsartan used in the affected products. Health Canada describes NDMA as “a potential human carcinogen, which means that it co
  
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• Montreal ordered to bury or divert contaminated last remnant of St-Pierre River

  10-07-2018 15:52 via montrealgazette.com
  The owner of the Meadowbrook Golf Course has won a case in Quebec Superior Court ordering Montreal to bury a creek on the Meadowbrook Golf Course that is the last remnant of the St-Pierre River, which once wound its way from Mount Royal to Old Montreal.
  But even though it won, developer Meadowbrook Groupe Pacific Inc. is appealing the ruling to ensure that the Quebec environment department cannot block the judgment from being carried out.
  Judge Chantal Corriveau ruled on June 7 that the city mus
  
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• Tommy Schnurmacher on life after retirement

  10-07-2018 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  Join Global’s Laura Casella and Montreal radio legend Tommy Schnurmacher as they talk about his career highlights and writing his new memoir.
  
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• As second heat wave gains steam, 74 deaths are linked to Quebec weather

  10-07-2018 15:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Brace yourselves for another heat wave, Montreal.
  Last week’s brutal heat wave is now linked a total of 74 deaths, including 34 in Montreal, most of them elderly men and women living alone in sweltering apartments, and many with underlying health conditions.
  Outside Montreal, Quebec public health authorities provided a breakdown of heat-related deaths as follows: Quebec (3), Mauricie (8), Eastern Townships, (9), Laval, (5), Montérégie (9), Lanaudière (1), and Laurentia
  
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• The C Series name is officially done, as Airbus renames the jet the A220

  10-07-2018 15:11 via cbc.ca
  The name that Bombardier has said for a decade was its future is now no more, as Airbus officially renamed the C Series aircraft as the A220, bringing it in line with its other jets.
  
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• Train derailment forces closure on exo’s Candiac line

  10-07-2018 15:08 via globalnews.ca
  A freight train derailed overnight Monday forcing the closure of the Sainte-Catherine train station on the exo 4 Candiac line. Global’s Dan Spector reports from Saint-Constant.
  
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• Fast-acting beauty tips & tricks

  10-07-2018 15:04 via globalnews.ca
  In a hurry and want to look great? Join Global’s Laura Casella and beauty expert Lisa Kisber for a look at products that will have you looking your best in no time at all.
  
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• More Montrealers are basking on the lawn of luxury with million-dollar homes

  10-07-2018 15:01 via montrealgazette.com
  The number of residential properties sold for more than $1 million in Montreal rose by 24 per cent year-over-year during the first half of 2018, according to a new report published by Sotheby’s International Realty Canada.
  The real-estate firm said there were 460 sales for more than $1 million during the first six months of 2018, compared with 372 during the first half of 2017.
  Montreal was the only major Canadian city to see gains in the $1-million-plus market during the period,
  
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• Stroller workout for moms

  10-07-2018 14:39 via globalnews.ca
  Join fitness expert and fit mom coach Isabelle Kroeh and Global’s Kim Sullivan as they share some tips on how to create a Stroller Workout that fits you and your baby or toddler.
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/EZf2W8kBJY

  10-07-2018 14:35
  
  #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/EZf2W8kBJY
  
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