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• Weekend traffic update: Turcot, Victoria Bridge, Highway 20 closures

  26-07-2018 23:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what you have to look out for on the roads this weekend, from July 27 to July 30.
  Turcot Interchange
  Highway 15 southbound between the Turcot Interchange and the Bonaventure Expressway will be completely closed from Friday at 11:59 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m. That includes the on-ramp for the highway and the ramp coming from Highway 20 toward the Champlain Bridge.
  Entrances to Highway 15 south from Girouard Ave., Atwater Ave. and Gaétan-Laberge Blvd. will also be close
  
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• Global News at 5:30: Jul 26

  26-07-2018 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  The Thursday, July 26, 2018 edition of Global News at 5:30 on Global Montreal.
  
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• Withdrawal of dentists' services 'will not happen,' says Health Minister Gaétan Barrette

  26-07-2018 23:54 via cbc.ca
  The association representing most Quebec dentists says at least 2,000 have filled out their 30-day notice indicating they'll no longer provide government-paid dental care to children under 10 and welfare recipients.
  
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• Trees infected by emerald ash borer given new life

  26-07-2018 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jul 26: Trees are being given a second life after they were attacked by the emerald ash borer. As Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports, the old trees have been repurposed into brand new rocking chairs, park benches and tables.
  
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• Two West Island pools close amid health concerns

  26-07-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jul 26: Two indoor pools in the West Island are off limits after water samples came back positive, possibly for bacteria. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, officials in Beaconsfield and Pointe-Claire say the temporary closures are a precautionary measure.
  
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• Class-action request filed against exo over train service

  26-07-2018 23:37 via montrealgazette.com
  A request for a class-action lawsuit filed at the Montreal courthouse on Monday argues that exo should compensate commuters affected by late or cancelled trains.
  The request contends that the commuter train service provider (formerly known as the AMT and the RTM) failed to provide adequate service to people who purchased tickets and passes in the past three years, causing them and their families “stress and inconvenience, out-of-pocket expenses, loss of income and loss of opportunity for a
  
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• Quebec dentists file notice to withdraw from public system amid contract dispute

  26-07-2018 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's dentists have filed paperwork to withdraw 2,000 of its members from the public health system amid a tense battle with the province over contract negotiations.
  
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• ‘It will not be possible’ for Quebec dentists to withdraw from public system: Barrette

  26-07-2018 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's dentists have filed paperwork to withdraw 2,000 of its members from the public health system amid a tense battle with the province over contract negotiations.
  
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• Far away from Habs' hellish 'reset', P.K. Subban's having a great summer

  26-07-2018 22:53 via montrealgazette.com
  P.K. Subban is still having a better summer than the rest of us.
  Previously spotted on a yacht and the cover of Sports Illustrated, the former Montreal Canadien turned up at Wednesday night’s premiere of The Spy Who Dumped Me.
  Far from Montreal’s humidity and from what many call a rebuild (but Habs GM Marc Bergevin calls a “reset” but nevermind!), Subban and girlfriend Lindsey Vonn posed on the red carpet.
  They also had the chance to meet Sharon Stone and were suitably aw
  
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• Beaconsfield residents call for safer bike path

  26-07-2018 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jul 26: Some Beaconsfielders are asking for change at a dangerous intersection. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• A career in 90 words: The art of plaque writing at Baseball Hall of Fame

  26-07-2018 22:45 via montrealgazette.com
  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — When Vladimir Guerrero and five others are inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame on Sunday, they’ll find out just how they’ll be remembered on their small bronze plaque marking baseball’s best.
  What they may not know is just how much care went into crafting the handful of words aimed at summarizing a lifetime of on-field accolades.
  In keeping with the traditions of the game, putting together what’s finally etched on the bronze plaque is very mu
  
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• T'Cha Dunlevy: Robert Lepage's Kanata cancellation is right result, wrong reason

  26-07-2018 22:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Déjà vu, anyone?
  For the second time in less than a month, Robert Lepage has had a theatrical production cancelled. And for the second time, that production has been embroiled in a controversy around cultural appropriation; but once again, the cancellation doesn’t come as a direct response to the controversy.
  Kanata, a collaboration between Lepage and Ariane Mnouchkine of Paris’ Théâtre du Soleil, revisited Canadian Indigenous history including residential
  
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• Impact loss sends Vancouver Whitecaps to Canadian Championship final

  26-07-2018 22:34 via montrealgazette.com
  VANCOUVER — Russell Teibert believes a trip to the Canadian Championship finals may be just what the Vancouver Whitecaps need to turn their season around.
  The Whitecaps put up a 2-0 win over the Montreal Impact in Vancouver on Wednesday, giving them the edge in the tournament’s two-leg semifinal with an aggregate score of 2-1.
  The Impact won the first half of the series 1-0 in Montreal last week.
  Vancouver has been in a slump lately, losing five of their previous six matches, and are
  
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• BEI investigates Longueuil police after man injured by hanging

  26-07-2018 22:33 via montrealgazette.com
  The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes has opened an investigation into how a 40-year-old man came to be seriously injured during a police intervention on Thursday, according to the agency.
  According to preliminary information that was provided to the agency, Longueuil police went to a residence in the St-Hubert borough around 6 a.m. Thursday. When police went to arrest the man, they found him upstairs, hanged. The man was transported to the hospital, but his life is not in dang
  
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• Surprise! Just for Laughs has announced two Amy Schumer shows

  26-07-2018 22:31 via montrealgazette.com
  If last-minute planning is your thing, Just for Laughs has you covered.
  The Montreal comedy festival announced Thursday that comedian Amy Schumer will host two “up close and personal” shows this week, one Thursday evening at Maison Theatre at 9:30 p.m. and another Friday at Gesù Theatre at 7 p.m.
  Check hahaha.com for tickets: $34.88 plus taxes and fees, for Thursday’s show and $31.85 for Friday.
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• Drinking water tested after 10 hospitalized with illness in Beauce region

  26-07-2018 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  A municipality south of Quebec City is running tests on its drinking water after about 10 people were hospitalized with stomach-flu-like symptoms.
  
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• Quebec to force dentists to stay in public health-care system

  26-07-2018 21:04 via montrealgazette.com
  The Quebec government will block the province’s association of dental surgeons from pulling out of the public health-care system.
  Health Minister Gaétan Barrette made the announcement in Montreal Thursday afternoon. Earlier in the day, the dental-surgeons association officially filed the paperwork to withdraw 2,000 of its members from the public health-care system.
  The notices were delivered to the offices of the Régie de l’assurance-maladie du Québec (RAMQ) and
  
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• Free in Montreal, July 27-29: Parades, markets, food fests galore

  26-07-2018 21:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Mother Nature seems to be conspiring to keep us all indoors this weekend. But if you’re willing to dance between the raindrops or want to take advantage of a dry afternoon, there is plenty of free summer fun to be had.
  Music and more at a Mile End open-air market
  Summer isn’t over yet, but this is your last weekend to experience the Marché des Possibles. The festivities at this open-air market run from Friday evening through Sunday, with daily music performances and activ
  
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• French striker Jimmy Briand snubs Impact, refuses to sign MLS contract

  26-07-2018 20:22 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal Impact’s tentative deal to sign French striker striker Jimmy Briand fell through on Thursday.
  “French striker Jimmy Briand will not join the Montreal Impact as it was originally planned,” the Impact said in a news release about the former member of French Ligue 1 club Guingamp. “Briand did not want to sign the MLS contract according to the terms negotiated and accepted by himself and his agent. Important additional requests by the Briand side at the last minu
  
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• As Lepage cancels Kanata, both sides of debate express dismay

  26-07-2018 20:22 via montrealgazette.com
  The upcoming play Kanata has been cancelled in the wake of a meeting last Thursday between Robert Lepage, Ariane Mnouchkine and the signatories of an open letter published July 14 in Le Devoir.
  Kanata looks at Canadian Indigenous history, including the residential school system and missing and murdered Indigenous women.
  However, the production has come under fire for a lack of First Nations’ input in the play as well as the decision not to feature Indigenous actors.
  On July 14, Indige
  
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• Longest eclipse of century to darken parts of Asia and Africa — but you can see it, too

  26-07-2018 20:13 via cbc.ca
  The moon will glide into Earth's shadow Friday in what will be the longest lunar eclipse of the century. While it won't be visible in Canadian skies, there are ways you can see the spectacle for yourself.
  
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• Things to do in Montreal July 27-29: Mosh pits and celebrating black films

  26-07-2018 19:39 via montrealgazette.com
  Catch Afromentum at the Fantasia Film Festival.
  Fantasia is over in a week, and there’s still plenty to see. One of the most exciting features is the new Afromentum showcase on Saturday, a presentation of four short films from around the world, presenting different views of the black experience through animation, sci-fi and fantasy. The films each look thrilling in their own way, don’t miss it.
   
  Headbang responsibly at Heavy Montreal
  Heavy Montreal is this weekend, and it bring
  
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• Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed: Faith shouldn't be a barrier to success

  26-07-2018 19:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Here in Canada, we are blessed with the opportunity to live our lives without apologizing for who we are; we live in a society that for the most part celebrates our differences. For members of some faith and cultural communities, however, it does not come as easily.For Canadian Muslims trying to get ahead in life, further their careers, provide for their families and create change in society, doing so while proudly practising their religion in a manner that displays their faith can be a challeng
  
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• Rouyn-Noranda's Gina Kingsbury takes over Canada's women’s hockey team

  26-07-2018 19:18 via montrealgazette.com
  CALGARY — Gina Kingsbury twice won Olympic hockey gold for Canada. She’s now in charge of getting the country back atop the women’s hockey podium.
  Kingsbury has taken over management of the women’s national team program at Hockey Canada from Melody Davidson, who stepped out of the general manager’s job after eight years to focus on scouting.
  Kingsbury, 36, retired from the national team in 2010.
  After coaching at the Okanagan Hockey School, she apprenticed under Dav
  
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• SLĀV director Lepage cancels Kanata project as co-producers drop out

  26-07-2018 19:10 via montrealgazette.com
  The upcoming play Kanata has been cancelled in the wake of a meeting last Thursday between Robert Lepage, Ariane Mnouchkine and the signatories of an open letter published July 14 in Le Devoir.
  Kanata looks at Canadian Indigenous history, including the residential school system and missing and murdered Indigenous women.
  However, the production has come under fire for a lack of First Nations’ input in the play as well as the decision not to feature Indigenous actors.
  On July 14, Indige
  
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• Lac-Brome coping with 'terrible tragedy' after local teen shot by police

  26-07-2018 18:58 via cbc.ca
  Mayor Richard Burcombe said everyone in the tight-knit Eastern Townships community has been affected by the death of 17-year-old Riley Fairholm.
  
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• Family of Lac-Brome teen fatally shot by police says he battled mental health issues

  26-07-2018 18:58 via cbc.ca
  Riley Fairholm's family says they're grieving the loss of a 17-year-old who, on most days, "was a happy and charming young man" but who struggled with mental illness. They say they're deeply grateful for the kind words and comfort offered by the community in Lac-Brome and beyond.
  
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• Beaconsfield residents call for new Woodland bike path

  26-07-2018 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  Some Beaconsfielders are asking for change at a dangerous intersection.
  
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• Boil-water advisory: Beauce drinking water tested after hospitalizations

  26-07-2018 18:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Drinking water is being tested in Quebec’s Beauce region after at least 10 people were hospitalized with symptoms of gastroenteritis, according to St-Bernard Mayor André Gagnon.
  About 40 other people in the region have reported similar symptoms of the bacterial infection since the beginning of July.
  A water boil advisory has been in effect in the town of St-Bernard, a few kilometres south of Lévis, since July 17. According to Gagnon, these people became sick before the adviso
  
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• Penguins great Mario Lemieux puts Quebec chateau on the market for $22M

  26-07-2018 18:34 via cbc.ca
  Hockey great Mario Lemieux has put his massive Quebec summer home on the market.
  
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• Penguins great Mario Lemieux puts Quebec chateau on the market

  26-07-2018 18:34 via cbc.ca
  Hockey great Mario Lemieux has put his massive Quebec summer home on the market.
  
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• Quebec director Robert Lepage cancels yet another play after SLĀV controversy

  26-07-2018 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  Kanata, a stage show than has been criticized for lack of representation, has been cancelled.
  
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• Why Heavy Montréal may be our most entertaining festival

  26-07-2018 17:53 via montrealgazette.com
  So, Limp Bizkit, hunh? That’s … interesting.
  As Heavy Montréal goes Undead-Undead-Undead after a widely mourned one-year absence from the summer calendar, what more fitting return than to resurrect the career of another crew of one-time metal bastards?
  While Heavy Montréal prepared the cannon-amps for this weekend, their mammoth Day 2 headliner Avenged Sevenfold was reluctantly bowing out after singer M. Shadows came down with a viral infection that threatens his futur
  
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• Quebec dentists begin split from public health care system

  26-07-2018 17:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s association of dental surgeons on Thursday officially filed the paperwork that will see 2,000 of its members withdraw from the province’s public health care system.
  The notices were delivered to the offices of the Régie de l’assurance-maladie du Québec (RAMQ) and Premier Philippe Couillard. The withdrawal will not take effect for another 30 days.
  Meanwhile, Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette said he was ready to sign an order that would fo
  
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• 3 children hospitalized in Quebec's Beauce after drinking possibly contaminated water

  26-07-2018 17:32 via cbc.ca
  Three young children and two adults in Quebec's Beauce region had to be hospitalized after drinking tap water believed to be contaminated with bacteria that causes gastroenteritis.
  
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• 10 hospitalized in Quebec's Beauce after drinking possibly contaminated water

  26-07-2018 17:32 via cbc.ca
  At least 10 people in Quebec's Beauce region had to be hospitalized after drinking tap water believed to be contaminated with bacteria that causes gastroenteritis.
  
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• Lepage's controversial play Kanata cancelled as co-producers drop out

  26-07-2018 17:20 via montrealgazette.com
  The upcoming play Kanata has been cancelled in the wake of a meeting last Thursday between Robert Lepage, Ariane Mnouchkine and the signatories of an open letter published July 14 in Le Devoir.
  Kanata looks at Canadian Indigenous history, including the residential school system and missing and murdered Indigenous women.
  However, the production has come under fire for a lack of First Nations’ input in the play as well as the decision not to feature Indigenous actors.
  Last Saturday, Ind
  
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• Updated: Quebec dentists begin their split from public health care system

  26-07-2018 17:17 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s association of dental surgeons on Thursday officially filed the paperwork which will see 2,000 of its members withdraw from the province’s public health care system.
  The notices were delivered to the offices of the Régie de l’assurance-maladie du Québec (RAMQ) and to that of premier Philippe Couillard. However the withdrawal from that sector will not begin for another 30 days.
  Meanwhile, Quebec health minister Gaétan Barrette said he was ready
  
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• Juste pour Rire: Patrick Rozon to oversee francophone content

  26-07-2018 17:07 via montrealgazette.com
  The Groupe Juste pour Rire announced Thursday that Patrick Rozon, director general of the Zoofest entertainment festival, has been named vice-president for French-language content.
  Rozon, who will maintain his position with Zoofest, will be responsible for the development of all of the Groupe’s French-language content on television, the web, shows, tours and in festivals.
  Rozon is second cousin to Groupe Juste pour Rire founder Gilbert Rozon, who resigned last October in the wake of a seri
  
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• How to improve your home’s air quality with Karl Lohnes

  26-07-2018 17:03 via globalnews.ca
  Karl Lohnes shows Global’s Laura Casella some brand new products that help keep the air clean, but also cater to cooling down the house during the summer, or warming the house in winter.
  
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• Robert Lepage cancels Kanata show after co-producers withdraw support

  26-07-2018 16:44 via cbc.ca
  Indigenous leaders criticized the production, which looks at Canada's settler history, for leaving out Indigenous voices.
  
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• Entrepreneur Week: Boostmi app

  26-07-2018 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  Entrepreneur Week continues on Global News Moring and we’re talking with Boostmi CEO Michael Bibeau, whose brand new application is revolutionizing the way we deal with car troubles and roadside assistance!
  
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• Heart disease kills mostly women, so why are they excluded from drug trials?

  26-07-2018 16:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Is heart disease a man thing?
  Actually, heart disease kills more women than men, many of them elderly. It’s the No. 1 one cause of death in Canada of women over age 55. So why are two-thirds of medical researchers and drug companies testing treatments on youngish men, about age 60?
  Health advocates raised an alarm years ago that women and the elderly tend to be excluded from clinical drug trials.
  For Université de Montréal geriatrician Quoc Dinh Nguyen, that is
  
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• Quebec invests $2.1M to help endangered belugas in the St. Lawrence

  26-07-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Run by the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), the five-year program involves developing a 3D simulation system to track how boats and whales move and interact in the waterway.
  
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