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• Montreal's Drawn & Quarterly publishes 1st graphic novel to be nominated for Man Booker Prize

  24-07-2018 23:59 via cbc.ca
  Sabrina, written and illustrated by Chicago-based cartoonist Nick Drnaso, has already seen a jump in sales — hitting number one on Amazon Books' graphic novel list within hours of making the prestigious prize's long list.
  
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• Montreal's Drawn & Quarterly publishes 1st graphic novel to be longlisted for Man Booker Prize

  24-07-2018 23:59 via cbc.ca
  Sabrina, written and illustrated by Chicago-based cartoonist Nick Drnaso, has already seen a jump in sales — hitting number one on Amazon Books' graphic novel list within hours of making the prestigious prize's long list.
  
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• NDG bike path irks cyclists and drivers

  24-07-2018 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 24: Safety concerns and confusion surround a popular bike path on Grand Boulevard that runs through NDG. As Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports, cyclists and drivers can’t agree on a solution.
  
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• Global News at 5:30: Jul 24

  24-07-2018 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  The Tuesday, July 24, 2018 edition of Global News at 5:30 on Global Montreal.
  
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• Serena Williams returning to Rogers Cup after accepting wild card

  24-07-2018 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  Serena Williams is returning to Montreal.
  
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• Bixi to go electric in August with two pilot projects

  24-07-2018 23:29 via montrealgazette.com
  Bixi, Montreal’s bicycle-sharing network, will add 57 electrically powered bikes to its fleet in August as part of two pilot projects to determine whether the demand for vehicles merits their being given a full-time role in the service.
  The bicycles, which can be rented for the same price as their non-powered counterparts, will be battery-powered and have a maximum speed of 29 km/h. If all goes as planned, the bikes will be on the road as soon as Aug. 15, said Bixi Montréal spokespe
  
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• West Island community calendar for the week of July 25

  24-07-2018 23:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Galleries and exhibitions
  The Peter B. Yeomans Cultural Centre, 1401 Lakeshore Dr. in Dorval, presents the exhibition Traditions and Continuity by Sophie Roy. Continues until Aug. 24. Call 514-633-4071.
  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
  
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• New traffic configuration in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue sparks anger

  24-07-2018 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 24: A new traffic configuration at a Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue intersection is drawing criticism from residents. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, drivers who want to get onto Highway 20 West will soon have to take a major detour.
  
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• How STM conductors learn to drive the AZUR Metro cars

  24-07-2018 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 24: Montreal’s public transit agency uses an innovative simulator to get conductors up to speed on how to drive the new AZUR Metro cars. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, about 400 conductors have trained with the simulator so far – but it’s not easy as it looks.
  
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• Unions threaten legal action against Quebec City over removal of signs

  24-07-2018 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec City has taken down 200 pre-election posters put up by a group of six unions who say both the Liberals and CAQ would both be bad for union employees.
  
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• STM training operators of new AZUR trains in state-of-the-art simulator

  24-07-2018 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal's transit agency is using a high-tech new simulator to train its drivers, a simulator that includes animatronic parts and CGI monitors.
  
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• Montreal psychiatric hospital probing alleged attack by teen patients

  24-07-2018 22:30 via cbc.ca
  A union spokesperson said the injuries include bruising and broken ribs, but she couldn't confirm details.
  
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• Consumer protection office puts travel agency Sinorama under trusteeship

  24-07-2018 22:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s Office de la protection du consommateur has put travel agency Vacances Sinorama under trusteeship, it said on Tuesday.
  The office said it made the decision because Sinorama has not respected legal requirements around how it must manage the money it has collected from clients.
  The OPC said it has named PricewaterhouseCoopers as Sinorama’s temporary administrator, which will ensure that Sinorama customers currently on trips will be able to complete those trips without pro
  
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• No lefts allowed: New configuration at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue intersection

  24-07-2018 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  Drivers in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue will no longer be able to access Highway 20 ouest from Saint-Pierre street.
  
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• Stay safe and healthy in the sun this summer with @Jamieson_Canada #ad https://t.co/mzz109EUJN

  24-07-2018 22:10
  
  Stay safe and healthy in the sun this summer with @Jamieson_Canada #ad https://t.co/mzz109EUJN
  
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• Clare Bronfman, Seagram’s heiress, arrested in Nxivm sex-trafficking case

  24-07-2018 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  "[It] has truly benefited the lives of its members, and does so freely," Seagram's heiress Clare Bronfman said of Nxivm in 2017.
  
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• Best way for children to be safe in the water? Learning to swim

  24-07-2018 21:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Children don’t yet have the judgment or experience to understand the dangers of water, according to the Lifesaving Society, a national charitable organization working to prevent drowning, citing statistics that show children age six to nine who can’t swim and who are unaccompanied by adults in the water are at the highest risk for drowning.
  And more than 90 per cent of children in Quebec who drowned were either without adult supervision or the subjects of distracted supervision, said
  
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• LEGO may soon fulfill your dream of tripping over Habitat 67 at night

  24-07-2018 21:58 via montrealgazette.com
  A miniature version of Habitat 67 may soon be coming to a LEGO box near you.
  The suggestion for a 500-piece recreation of the Montreal landmark was posted on LEGO Ideas in May. The forum allows building-block enthusiasts to propose new LEGO set ideas and vote for, or “support,” their favourites.
  Ideas that garner 10,000 supporters within a set time frame will be considered for production by the LEGO review board.
  On July 23, the Habitat 67 proposal reached 100 supporters. The idea no
  
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• Longueuil fire department to hold evacuation drill at métro station

  24-07-2018 21:54 via montrealgazette.com
  The Longueuil fire department will hold an evacuation drill at the Longueuil—Université-de-Sherbrooke métro station and at 100 Place Charles-Le Moyne on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
  The fire department is asking everyone in the area at that time to follow their instructions.
  Il y aura un exercice d’évacuation au métro Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke et au 100 place Charles-Le Moyne, demain, le 25 juillet, dès 10 h, coordonné par le Se
  
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• Seagram's heiress Clare Bronfman charged in connection with alleged sex cult NXIVM

  24-07-2018 20:56 via cbc.ca
  An heiress to the Seagram's liquor fortune has been charged with racketeering in connection with the operations of a cult-like group whose leader has been accused of sex trafficking.
  
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• Quebec dentists threaten to leave public system due to tense contract negotiations

  24-07-2018 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's dentists are threatening to pull out of the public health system and deprive more than 620,000 people of subsidized care if the premier doesn't intervene in tense contract negotiations.
  
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• BEI report on fatal police shooting of Illutak Anautak won't be made public

  24-07-2018 20:28 via cbc.ca
  Nearly a year after Illutak Anautak was shot and killed by police in the Inuit community of Akulivik, Quebec’s police watchdog has submitted its report to the director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP) and the coroner.
  
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• Celine Cooper: Girl's cannabis chocolate mishap shows risks of edibles

  24-07-2018 20:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Last week, a four-year-old girl in Nova Scotia was hospitalized and released after eating 15 squares of a chocolate bar infused with marijuana. The recommended dose for an adult is one square per day.
  As Canada moves steadily toward cannabis legalization, the incident offers up a reminder that information campaigns and regulatory frameworks — including proper labelling of edibles with THC content, intoxicant warnings and strong recommendations for storing the products away from childr
  
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• Border agency deploys technology to cut the number of refugee claimants being detained

  24-07-2018 20:04 via cbc.ca
  Canada's border agency will start using voice reporting and GPS tools to track some refugee claimants and other foreign nationals instead of detaining them.
  
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• Poll: How much do you pay your babysitter?

  24-07-2018 19:59 via montrealgazette.com
  The job description for a babysitter can be pretty open-ended.
  Should they take the children on excursions to the local playground or splash pad? Are they expected to keep the kids entertained the entire afternoon? Will there be meals to prepare or baths to give? How closely do the children need to be supervised?
  Different parents may have different expectations for the teenager they leave in charge of their youngsters. You also get what you pay for.
  So, how much do you pay your babysitter?Take
  
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• Revenue Quebec fines Montreal restaurateur $650,000 for tax fraud

  24-07-2018 19:56 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal restaurateur has been fined $650,000 and given a suspended sentence of 18 months after pleading guilty to tax fraud, Revenue Quebec announced on Tuesday.
  Giorgio Damiani pleaded guilty on June 11 to “producing false or misleading tax statements for 6152384 Canada Inc. by failing to declare the taxes collected.”
  Damiani and four other restaurateurs were fined a total of $4 million by Revenue Quebec for tax fraud in June 2016.
  Revenue Quebec said the infractions occurre
  
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• Montreal psych hospital probing alleged attack by teen patients

  24-07-2018 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal's Institut Philippe-Pinel treats teenagers and adults suffering from serious mental health issues.
  
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• Pinel Institute investigates alleged conspiracy, attack by teen patients

  24-07-2018 19:32 via montrealgazette.com
  The administration of a Montreal psychiatric hospital is investigating after several employees were allegedly injured by a group of teenage patients who reportedly plotted an attack.
  Karina Cabana with the hospital workers’ union at the Philippe-Pinel Institute said Tuesday her members reported that the teenagers conspired last Friday to stage a fight in a common area of a ward to draw the attention of security guards.
  She says the alleged plan was partly foiled by the guards but a signifi
  
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• Montreal bakeries vie for ‘sweetest bakery in Canada’ contest

  24-07-2018 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  Bakeries across Canada are vying for the title of Sweetest Bakery in Canada.
  
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• Quebec dentists threaten to leave public system unless fees are increased

  24-07-2018 18:57 via cbc.ca
  The province's health insurance plan, RAMQ, covers basic dental care for children under 10 and people on social assistance, but Quebec's association of dental surgeons says RAMQ is only paying a fraction of dentists' costs.
  
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• The humidex: Canadians didn't invent humidity, but we labeled it

  24-07-2018 18:20 via montrealgazette.com
  If engineer and inventor Willis Carrier was the Thomas Edison of air-conditioning, then J.M. Masterton and F.A. Richardson were the Archimedes of the humidex.
  Although Canadians had coined the term “humidex” in 1965, Masterton and Richardson were the Atmospheric Environment Service scientists who created the formula for it in 1979. The service has since morphed into Environment Canada, but the formulation remains essentially the same, producing a “scale of discomfort” tha
  
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• Plateau residents say new bike lane makes street too narrow for emergency vehicles

  24-07-2018 18:15 via cbc.ca
  Residents of the Plateau-Mont-Royal say the city has botched the construction of a permanent bike lane on Clark Street because the road is now too narrow for emergency vehicles to pass.
  
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• Understanding depression: psychotherapist Lisa Brookman says open communication is the 1st step.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-07-2018 18:08
  Understanding depression: psychotherapist Lisa Brookman says open communication is the 1st step.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Court rejects Quebec’s bid to ban citizens’ access to private online gaming sites

  24-07-2018 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association challenged the legislation and said it was pleased with the decision.
  
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• Revenu Québec fines Montreal restaurateur $650,000 for tax fraud

  24-07-2018 17:26 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal restaurateur has been fined $650,000 and given a suspended sentence of 18 months after pleading guilty to tax fraud, Revenu Québec announced on Tuesday.
  Giorgio Damiani pleaded guilty on June 11 to “producing false or misleading tax statements for 6152384 Canada Inc. by failing to declare the taxes collected.”
  Damiani and four other restaurateurs were fined a total of $4 million by Revenu Québec for tax fraud in June 2016.
  Revenu Québec said the i
  
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• The return of the legend! @Jimbreuer back at JFL with his solo show "My Hand to God." youtube.com/watch?v=3WFJvG… https://t.co/FRfCwDfTvZ

  24-07-2018 17:10
  
  The return of the legend! @Jimbreuer back at JFL with his solo show "My Hand to God."youtube.com/watch?v=3WFJvG… https://t.co/FRfCwDfTvZ
  
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• N.D.G. spinning wheels over dangerous bike path on Grand Blvd. https://t.co/BsnujK0NtW

  24-07-2018 17:09
  
  N.D.G. spinning wheels over dangerous bike path on Grand Blvd. https://t.co/BsnujK0NtW
  
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• Montreal startup uses AI to help keep honey hives healthy

  24-07-2018 17:09 via cbc.ca
  The company, Nectar, starts by installing a five centimetre sensor inside a hive and then tracks all the data it collects and analyzes it.
  
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• Watch: Manziel wants to put past transgressions behind him with Als

  24-07-2018 16:50 via montrealgazette.com
  “This organization has put a lot on the line to get me here,” said Montreal Alouettes newly acquired quarterback Johnny Manziel — and he wasn’t just talking about the terms of his trade from Hamilton.
  During a press conference Monday afternoon, the 25-year-old acknowledged the “past decisions and transgressions” he is looking to put behind him — including a domestic-assault charge that was dropped after an agreement was reached with the court.
  “I w
  
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• How to budget for a family vacation? Financial advisor, Michael Martella breaks it down for us!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-07-2018 16:31
  How to budget for a family vacation? Financial advisor, Michael Martella breaks it down for us!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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