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• Former mayor Applebaum appeals his ban from real estate profession

  17-07-2018 23:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Disgraced former mayor Michael Applebaum is going to court to try to get his real estate licence back.
  Applebaum has been trying to be readmitted to his former profession as a real estate agent since he was paroled from prison in June 2017, after serving two months of a one-year sentence for eight counts of fraud against the government, conspiracy to commit fraud, breach of trust and conspiracy to commit breach of trust.
  Last fall, the organization regulating Quebec’s real estate brokers r
  
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• Massive facelift underway for iconic Windsor Station

  17-07-2018 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  The iconic Montreal landmark that opened to passenger rail service almost 130 years ago is undergoing a multi-million dollar restoration project.
  
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• Poll: Will you buy cannabis when it's legalized?

  17-07-2018 23:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Starting on Oct. 17, Canada will become the first major economy in the world to fully legalize marijuana.
  In Uruguay, it has been legal since 2013.
  Consumers, parents, schools and businesses in Quebec will soon have to face the music and navigate our new cannabis-is-legal world.
  We’re asking Montrealers if they will indulge.
   Take Our Poll
    
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• Montreal landmark gets multi-million dollar facelift

  17-07-2018 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 17: The iconic Windsor Station in downtown Montreal is turning 130 years old next year – and a major restoration project is underway to return the landmark to its former glory. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, the work being done is to preserve the national historic site for generations to come.
  
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• Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners demand Quebec legalize their sport

  17-07-2018 23:22 via cbc.ca
  Even though no punching and kicking is allowed, Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions are illegal in Quebec, following a 2013 amendment to the Criminal Code. Athletes say that makes no sense.
  
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• McGill University scientist creates purposefully fake ‘cure cancer’ video to debunk fake news

  17-07-2018 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 17: A McGill University scientist put people to the test recently with a video claiming an easy cure for cancer. As Global’s Anne Leclair reports, the fake video is going viral and serves as a reminder to double check facts.
  
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• West Island happenings

  17-07-2018 23:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Galleries and exhibitionsThe 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 514-294-4
  
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• Hudson jogger relieved by drunk driver’s guilty plea

  17-07-2018 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 17: A woman from Hudson who was struck by a car in 2015 is relieved her case will soon be coming to an end. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, the driver who hit Tina Adams has pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing bodily harm.
  
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• Hudson jogger relieved after drunk driver pleads guilty

  17-07-2018 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  Hudson jogger, Tina Adams, says she is happy to hear that the drunk driver who hit her three years ago has pleaded guilty.
  
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• Two fishermen missing in Beauharnois

  17-07-2018 21:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Authorities are looking for two fishermen who went missing Monday evening near Melocheville in Beauharnois.
  Around 2 a.m. Tuesday, search and rescuers found the boat that the two men, ages 30 and 37, used to go fishing.
  According to the Sûreté du Québec, it wasn’t the first time the men had been fishing in the area.
  The SQ has deployed divers and a boat to try to find the men.
  
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• Surging Impact take first step toward Canadian title against Whitecaps

  17-07-2018 21:33 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal Impact and the Vancouver Whitecaps are on the bubble in terms of making the Major League Soccer playoffs this season, but the Voyageurs Cup is a trophy both clubs have an eye on.
  The teams meet Wednesday night at Saputo Stadium in the first leg of a two-game, total goals Canadian Championship semifinal. The second leg is set for July 25 in Vancouver.
  Montreal coach Rémi Garde called it “an important competition,” while Vancouver right-back Jake Nerwinski said one
  
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• Quebec's first large-scale edible insect farm to open in Mirabel this fall

  17-07-2018 21:18 via cbc.ca
  When you think of Quebec produce, crickets and mealworms probably don’t come to mind. But that could change when a large-scale edible insect farm opens this fall in Mirabel, with the help of a $210,000 investment from the federal government.
  
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• SAQ workers walk off the job on Day 1 of 6 possible strike days

  17-07-2018 21:01 via montrealgazette.com
  The Société des alcools du Quebec’s unionized employees walked off the job Tuesday morning, executing the first of six possible strike days they had voted to use in order to pressure management into awarding a better contract.
  The union is in negotiations for a new contract, and the main issues of contention are weekend scheduling and part-time work. Their contract expired in March 2017. At the end of June, the SAQ’s 5,500 unionized employees voted 91 per cent in f
  
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• Brownstein: Ex-NDP leader Tom Mulcair joining CJAD as political analyst

  17-07-2018 20:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair will be moving to the other side of the political fence next month when he gives up his seat in the House of Commons. He will be joining the Fourth Estate, commenting on matters political weekdays for CJAD and twice a week on the CTV News Channel.
  Beginning Aug. 28, Mulcair will be heard at 7:35 a.m. and 5:05 p.m. weekdays on CJAD. His last day in Parliament will be Aug. 3.
  Having served both provincially and federally, Mulcair is in an excellent position to analyze
  
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• Can you identify fake news?

  17-07-2018 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 17: Jonathan Jarry from McGill University’s Office for Science and Society explains how to identify fake news.
  
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• Alouettes add offensive-lineman Tyler Johnstone to roster

  17-07-2018 20:11 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal Alouettes added national offensive-lineman Tyler Johnstone to the roster, the CFL team announced on Tuesday.
  Johnstone, a 6-foot-6, 275-pounder, was selected by the Alouettes in the CFL Supplemental Draft on July 2. The 25-year-old native of Chandler, Ariz., joined the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers in May 2016 after his career with the University of Oregon Ducks.
  In 2015, Johnstone won the Outland Trophy, awarded to the best U.S. college football interior lineman. He also wo
  
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• What it's like to travel Quebec's Lower North Shore by water: Dispatches from the Bella Desgagnés

  17-07-2018 20:10 via cbc.ca
  Follow the adventures of CBC reporters Peter Tardif and Julia Page as they stop along the route of the Bella Desgagnés, visiting some of the most remote communities in Quebec.
  
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• Dispatches from Quebec's Lower North Shore: Who drinks coffee through a straw?

  17-07-2018 20:10 via cbc.ca
  Follow the adventures of CBC reporters Peter Tardif and Julia Page as they stop along the route of the Bella Desgagnés, visiting some of the most remote communities in Quebec.
  
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• Dispatches from Quebec's Lower North Shore: The music in Mani-Utenam

  17-07-2018 20:10 via cbc.ca
  Follow the adventures of CBC reporters Peter Tardif and Julia Page as they set sail for some of the most remote communities in Quebec.
  
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• Dispatches from Quebec's Lower North Shore: Meet the bike squad

  17-07-2018 20:10 via cbc.ca
  Follow the adventures of CBC reporters Peter Tardif and Julia Page as they stop along the route of the Bella Desgagnés, visiting some of the most remote communities in Quebec.
  
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• Dispatches from Quebec's Lower North Shore: Aboard the Bella Desgagnés

  17-07-2018 20:10 via cbc.ca
  Follow the adventures of CBC reporters Peter Tardif and Julia Page as they set sail for some of the most remote communities in Quebec.
  
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• SAQ strike: These are the 16 Montreal stores staying open

  17-07-2018 20:09 via montrealgazette.com
  The Société des alcools du Quebec’s unionized workers walked off the job this morning in the first of six possible strike days.
  The union’s contract expired in March 2017. At the end of June, the SAQ’s 5,500 unionized employees voted 91 per cent in favour of the six strike days.
  Sixty SAQ stores across the province will be staffed by managers and remain open during the strike.
  The following Montreal locations are still open:Côte-des-Neiges/Jean-Brillant
  
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• Opinion: Why the Apple Watch might be bad for your heart

  17-07-2018 19:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Given that I’m not someone who is overly fond of new gadgets, the arrival of the new Apple Watch 3 didn’t really make that much of an impression on me. But a new feature of this latest Apple Watch is interesting because, unlike other devices, it can measure the electrical activity of your heart.
  Heart rate monitors are not new, of course. A study in JAMA Cardiology found that four of the commercially available wrist-worn heart rate monitors (Apple Watch, Fitbit Charge HR, Mio Fuse an
  
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• Stay safe and healthy in the sun this summer with help from Dr. Preetha Krishnamoorthy. Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 19:36
  Stay safe and healthy in the sun this summer with help from Dr. Preetha Krishnamoorthy. Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Crappy news: Montreal shut out of Canada's Best Restroom shortlist

  17-07-2018 19:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers’ hopes that 2018 would be the year their city laid claim to the title of Canada’s Best Restroom are now circling the drain.
  The contest, which has been run annually since 2010, solicits nominations before submitting five finalists to a public vote.
  Nary a Montreal establishment features on this year’s list of finalists.
  Montreal does not have a great history in this contest. In the contest’s previous eight iterations, only four shortlisted businesses — N
  
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• Watch: How to avoid a dog attack

  17-07-2018 19:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Children at Montreal day camps have an especially furry teacher this summer.
  His name’s Albert, and he’s visiting to teach them about safely interacting with dogs.
  He’s also a nine-year-old Dutch sheepdog.
  Albert’s presence at camps is part of an awareness program that aims to teach kids how to deal with dogs.
  Participants also learn how to respond if they are ever faced with an aggressive dog.
  The city of Montreal has paid Zoothérapie Québec to give these w
  
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• Montreal police officer will stand trial in connection with 2016 drug bust death

  17-07-2018 18:55 via cbc.ca
  Christian Gilbert, a Montreal police officer accused of killing a man during a drug bust two years ago, is headed to trial.
  
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• Stay safe and healthy in the sun this summer with @Jamieson_Canada btmontreal.ca/videos/stay-sa…

  17-07-2018 18:23
  Stay safe and healthy in the sun this summer with @Jamieson_Canada btmontreal.ca/videos/stay-sa…
  
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• Montreal police officer to face trial in 2016 death of Montreal North man

  17-07-2018 18:15 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of a 46-year-old black man in 2016 will finally go to trial.
  Quebec Superior Court Judge Pierre Labelle announced in a decision Tuesday that there was enough evidence to warrant a trial for Christian Gilbert, a police officer charged in connection with the death of Jean-Pierre Bony.
  Bony was killed during a police raid in a Montreal North apartment complex on March 31, 2016. He had been hit by a rubber bullet. During the raid, Fred
  
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• Frustrated SAQ workers walk off the job

  17-07-2018 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's liquor corporation’s 5,500 unionized employees walked off the job Tuesday morning just after 10 a.m., affecting 404 SAQ outlets across the province.
  
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• Air Canada holds onto Best Airline title; Air Transat named best at leisure

  17-07-2018 17:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Two Montreal-based airlines were among the winners at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.
  Air Canada was named Best Airline in North America, while Air Transat was named Best Leisure Airline in the World.
  This is the second consecutive year Air Canada has won the Best Airline in North America award.
  “This is the seventh time in nine years Air Canada has been honoured with this award, demonstrating our successful transformation into a leading global carrier,” Calin Rovine
  
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• Considering a retirement home? Here's why relocating could ease mobility challenges for seniors.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 17:35
  Considering a retirement home? Here's why relocating could ease mobility challenges for seniors.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Montreal-area woman spends night on blood-soaked mattress in hospital

  17-07-2018 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  Martine Ouellet tells Global News her entire experience at the hospital went badly.
  
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• Back for another round of JFL, @matteolane tells us why he loves MTL (& it’s not the poutine!).… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 17:06
  Back for another round of JFL, @matteolane tells us why he loves MTL (& it’s not the poutine!).… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Six O'Clock Solution: Say yes peas to this open-face chicken sandwich

  17-07-2018 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  You don’t have to serve them with the traditional Danish aquavit or cold beer, but you should definitely upgrade your summer sandwiches by trying one of the 70 open-face combinations offered in Open Sandwiches, a new cookbook by Danish food writer and chef Trine Hahnemann (Quadrille/Raincoast, $27.99).Chicken is the base for this recipe, topped with puréed frozen peas and coriander. Although the recipe begins with cooking fresh chicken, leftover roast chicken may be used as a substi
  
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• He is back, back, back! @MatteolLane tells us why he loves Montreal (& it’s not the poutine).… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 16:59
  He is back, back, back! @MatteolLane tells us why he loves Montreal (& it’s not the poutine).… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• SAQ workers have walked off the job on Day 1 of a possible 6-day strike

  17-07-2018 16:57 via montrealgazette.com
  The Société des alcools du Quebec’s unionized employees walked off the job Tuesday morning, executing the first of six strike days it had voted to use in order to pressure management into awarding a better contract.
  While neither SAQ management nor its employees’ union provided immediate confirmation of the work action, calls to three Montreal-area SAQ outlets confirmed the strike had begun and it was not immediately clear how any outlets could be kept open by mana
  
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• 'SLAV' director Robert Lepage is under fire again. This time it's for his new play 'Kanata'.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 16:41
  'SLAV' director Robert Lepage is under fire again. This time it's for his new play 'Kanata'.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Cleanup to begin after Saint-Polycarpe train derailment

  17-07-2018 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  Crews are on the ground in Saint-Polycarpe after 25 of 95 cars of a Canadian Pacific freight train jumped the tracks. Thankfully no hazardous materials were spilled, but as Global’s Dan Spector explains, cleaning up the mess will not be easy.
  
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• SAQ employees walk off job, shutting some stores

  17-07-2018 16:28 via cbc.ca
  Employees of the SAQ, Quebec's government-run liquor board, walked off the job Tuesday, forcing the closure of some stores across the province.
  
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• SAQ employees walk off job, shutting most stores

  17-07-2018 16:28 via cbc.ca
  Employees of the SAQ, Quebec's government-run liquor board, walked off the job Tuesday, forcing the closure of most outlets the province.
  
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• Curious about the Northern Lights? @espacepourlavie expert explains what causes this wonder.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-07-2018 16:23
  Curious about the Northern Lights? @espacepourlavie expert explains what causes this wonder.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Check your tickets: Are you one of Loto-Québec's mystery millionaires?

  17-07-2018 16:21 via montrealgazette.com
  If you have any lottery tickets in your wallet, purse or desk that you haven’t yet checked, do it now.
  Loto-Québec announced on Tuesday that it is looking for two millionaires and several winners of prizes of $100,000 or more who have simply not bothered to check their tickets.
  A $1.75-million Lotto 6/49 ticket sold in the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood and a $1 million Lotto Max ticket sold in LaSalle are among the unclaimed prizes.
  Th
  
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• Sûreté du Québec arrest a dozen suspects in counterfeiting, fraud ring

  17-07-2018 16:08 via montrealgazette.com
  A dozen persons were arrested Tuesday as provincial police launched a series of Montreal-area raids aimed at breaking an alleged fraud and counterfeiting ring aimed at government and financial institutions.
  The operation, dubbed Projet Optique, contends the criminal network also had accomplices in certain of the institutions targeted.
  The investigation, launched in 2016 by the Sûreté du Québec, alleges that the suspects engaged in identity theft. The high-quality counterfeiti
  
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• Montreal singer, 13, wows in ONETAKE singing contest

  17-07-2018 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  Join Laura Casella and her special guests Kevin Bazinet and Alexander D’Alesio as they talk about the ONETAKE singing contest and perform together.
  
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• Storms leave thousands without power across Quebec

  17-07-2018 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  As of 8 a.m., Hydro-Québec was reporting that 30,814 customers were without power.
  
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• Montreal’s outdoor dance fitness craze

  17-07-2018 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Morning as Gloria Henriquez talks to fitness expert Suaad Ghadban about all the outdoor dance fitness possibilities available in Montreal.
  
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• Best deals in Montreal fashion

  17-07-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Join Global’s Laura Casella and fashion consultant Claude Laframboise as they discover all the amazing fashion deals around town this summer.
  
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• Céline Dion is richer than Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, you: Forbes

  17-07-2018 15:35 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec singer Céline Dion has placed 46th on Forbes Magazine’s 2018 list of the richest women in the United States.
  Dion’s fortune is estimated at $430 million U.S., or about $565.1 million Canadian, placing her at the same level of the Forbes standings as U.S. interior designer Adi Tatarko.
  The No. 1 spot on the list is occupied by Wisconsin businesswoman Diane Hendricks, whose wealth is estimated at $4.9 billion U.S. Editor and television mogul Oprah Winfrey holds sixth
  
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