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• Dump truck falls onto a house in small town near Quebec city

  03-08-2018 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Aug 3: A dump truck which lost control and fell over a cliff crashing into a house in Chateau-Richer, Quebec, has residents asking that something to be done so an event like this doesn’t happen again. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports.
  
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• 18-year-old struck by train in St-Bruno-de-Montarville

  03-08-2018 22:50 via montrealgazette.com
  An 18-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by a train Friday morning.
  The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. in St-Bruno-de-Montarville.
  Longueuil police are investigating. They said they wouldn’t speculate as to how the man ended up on the train tracks.
  Authorities fear for the man’s life.
  
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• PQ's Alexandre Cloutier gets new job at Chicoutimi university

  03-08-2018 22:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Alexandre Cloutier, the Parti Québécois MNA for Lac-Saint-Jean, will become secretary general and vice-rector at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi.
  Cloutier announced his new position on Twitter, saying that the role combined his interests in education, regional and international development, and law.
  Comment concilier mon intérêt pour l’éducation, le développement régional, le développement international et le
  
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• Bureau to study why 88-year-old died shortly after police intervention

  03-08-2018 22:15 via montrealgazette.com
  The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes will investigate why an 88-year-old man died in a hospital shortly after Montreal police intervened in a situation involving him and his partner.
  The incident began when police were called to the scene of a “family situation” involving an elderly couple Friday morning, the BEI said.
  When police arrived, the woman’s behaviour did not raise alarm. She told police that her partner had health problems, according to preliminary info
  
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• Montreal gym-goer attacked because his weightlifting was too loud

  03-08-2018 22:14 via montrealgazette.com
  A man was pushed and forced out of a Montreal gym by a stranger who thought his workout was too loud.
  A video posted to YouTube Thursday starts with a man lifting weights at a Buzzfit gym. A stranger walks up, kicks the heavy bar out of his hands and yells at him to leave. An argument progresses and the stranger pushes the man.The video was posted by workout coach Pete Rubish, who wrote in the description that the gym staff “have given my client a hard time in past weeks about deadlifting
  
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• Six players to watch at the 2018 Rogers Cup in Montreal

  03-08-2018 22:12 via montrealgazette.com
  SERENA WILLIAMS
  What she’s done lately: Ignore Serena Williams’s current ranking of No. 26; she’s the player to beat at the Rogers Cup. Williams took time off to give birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia last September, but she signalled her return to elite status when she reached the final at Wimbledon, where she lost to Angelique Kerber. She suffered the worst defeat of her career when she lost in straight sets to Johanna Konta in her return to hardcourts this week in San Jos
  
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• Quebec judge okays class-action against group that allegedly defrauded inventors

  03-08-2018 22:07 via cbc.ca
  A Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Quebec inventors who claim they were the victims of a scam.
  
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• Montreal museum says Picasso ads back online after running afoul of Facebook

  03-08-2018 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts says an ad for its Picasso exhibit is back online.
  
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• Montreal police didn't do enough to ensure safety of Inuk woman, says advocate

  03-08-2018 20:34 via cbc.ca
  Maggie Putulik, director of an Inuit health lod​g​ing facility called Ullivik, said after Mina Iquasiak Aculiak was released on her own, she could have been taken advantage of or been a target of violence.
  
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• Zombie Boy Rick Genest dead at 32

  03-08-2018 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal model Rick Genest, known as “Zombie Boy,” has died at the age of 32.
  
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• Class action authorized for Quebec inventors who say they were victims of fraud

  03-08-2018 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  A Quebec judge has authorized a class action lawsuit on behalf of Quebec inventors who claim they were the victims of a scam.
  
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• What the Puck: Canadiens management gets a failing grade

  03-08-2018 19:36 via montrealgazette.com
  The haters will hate. With good reason.
  Really. Pretty well every day since the social experiment called What the Puck began almost three years ago, someone writes to tell me I am an obsessive Habs hater and should be locked up somewhere. But I’m not a Canadiens hater. I’m a Habs lover, which is why I so dislike the way the team is being mismanaged into oblivion.
  That’s why it’s kind of nice when reports come from other quarters that are just as devastating in their revie
  
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• Borough mayor Giuliana Fumagalli sidelined as Plante orders inquiry

  03-08-2018 19:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Saying she was left with no other choice in light of new allegations, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announced Friday she has ordered the city’s comptroller general to investigate the workplace climate inside the Villeray–St-Michel–Parc-Extension borough offices.
  Plante also announced current borough mayor Giuliana Fumagalli, embroiled in workplace harassment allegations in May, will be excluded from the Projet Montréal caucus, asked to work from city hal
  
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• Quebec kidney transplant program aims to boost donor rate

  03-08-2018 19:07 via montrealgazette.com
  On the heels of a two-year pilot project, the Quebec Health Department will launch a living kidney donor program.
  Health Minister Gaétan Barrette announced Friday the program will get $1.5 million in recurring funds annually, and will be co-ordinated at the downtown Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal.
  At least 786 people are waiting for a kidney transplant in Quebec, which has the lowest rate of living donations in Canada, Barrette said.
  The progr
  
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• Mayor Plante suspends borough mayor from caucus amid harassment allegations

  03-08-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has suspended Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough mayor Giuliana Fumagalli from the Projet Montréal majority caucus.
  
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• Editorial: Protecting the right to English-language health care

  03-08-2018 18:42 via montrealgazette.com
  The outrage heard this week over the downgrading of English on signage at St. Mary’s Hospital is about much more than whether it makes life harder for some patients, though it does. Making the English words smaller than the French — not even required under Bill 101 — struck a nerve at least partly because it seems symptomatic of a broader threat to the community’s rightful access to English-language health and social services.
  The provincial government’s Bill 1
  
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• Police suspend search for man who went missing in Rivière Rouge

  03-08-2018 18:21 via montrealgazette.com
  The search for a young man who disappeared into the Rivière Rouge near Huberdeau on Monday has been suspended for the weekend.
  Sûreté du Québec officers searched the shores and shallows of the river just south of Mont-Tremblant without success, said police spokesperson Louis-Philippe Bibeau. An SQ helicopter that had already searched the area earlier in the week was also redeployed.
  Police say an evaluation will be made over the coming days on whether to continue the s
  
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• Macpherson: Guests in their own house

  03-08-2018 18:19 via montrealgazette.com
  “Masters in our own house.” That was the slogan on which the Liberals won the 1960 Quebec election, announcing the Quiet Revolution of Québécois self-affirmation.
  But if the French-speaking majority were to be the masters, then the minorities would be something like guests in what was their own house, too. And it is rude for guests to show a lack of appreciation for the generosity of their hosts.
  As we have seen in the SLAV-Kanata affair, this applies even to the previo
  
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• De Maisonneuve bike path extended to du Havre St.

  03-08-2018 18:05 via montrealgazette.com
  While the permanent version won’t be ready until next year, the extension of the de Maisonneuve Blvd. bike path between Alexandre-DeSève and du Havre Sts. is now open to cyclists, the city of Montreal announced Friday.
  While a permanent barrier separating cyclists from traffic is expected in 2019, the city decided to go ahead with a “transitory” measure – the installation of temporary bollards – that will allow immediate access to the 12-block extension.
  
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• Wine: A great grüner veltliner can get even better with age

  03-08-2018 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  I did a big cleanup in my wine cellar recently. Hidden in a pile of bottles, I discovered a 2002 grüner veltliner, Loibenberg, from the winery FX Pichler. As I held this dust-covered bottle, I vowed to pay closer attention to the wines at the bottom of the pile. Pichler is one of Austria’s premier wineries, and I had a sinking feeling this bottle was past its time.
  As it turned out, it was one of the greatest whites I have drunk in the last few years. The aromatics were so pretty
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: Aug. 3, 2018

  03-08-2018 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $16 
  Versant Rosé 2017, Coteau Rougemont, Quebec rosé, $14.60, SAQ # 12644153. Delicious. While far from the most delicate rosé on the market, this gives you so much fresh fruit and florals. Red berry ecstasy from the first swirl to the last sip. A touch of spice gives it extra interest. For under $15, a joy to drink, and you get to taste unusual grape
  
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• Osheaga 2018 is going to be one of the hottest in festival history

  03-08-2018 17:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Last year may have been the wettest Osheaga on record — more than 42 mm of rain fell in two days — but this year is going to be one of the hottest.
  As the three-day blowout kicks off its 13th edition, Environment Canada is predicting highs between 31 Celsius and 35 C with the humidex factored in, making this weekend one of the hottest in the music festival’s history — second only to 2012, when the Saturday lineup performed in 40 C weather.
  This isn’t the first time
  
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• Osheaga fans prepare for 'exhausting heat' set to spike Sunday

  03-08-2018 17:38 via cbc.ca
  Montreal's Osheaga Festival kicks off tonight and veteran festival attendees are recommending that people prepare for the intense heat expected to descend on much of southern Quebec on Sunday.
  
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• The Right Chemistry: Environmental chemicals and children’s health

  03-08-2018 17:22 via montrealgazette.com
  “Children are not small adults” is one of the tenets of toxicology. Some substances that may be totally innocuous in adults can affect children dramatically. Young livers and kidneys are less adept at removing toxins, and susceptibility to hormone-like chemicals is greater during development than in adulthood. Children also inhale more air, and consume more liquids and food per kilogram of body weight than grownups and therefore are more prone to the effects of air pollution and pote
  
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• Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Ex mayor blocked from speaking with borough workers, booted from Projet caucus

  03-08-2018 17:17 via cbc.ca
  The mayor of Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension, Giuliana Fumagalli, has been barred from speaking with any of the borough's 500 employees pending an investigation into allegations of harassment.
  
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• Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Ex mayor blocked from speaking with borough officials, booted from Projet caucus

  03-08-2018 17:17 via cbc.ca
  The mayor of Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension, Giuliana Fumagalli, has been barred from speaking with borough officials, pending an investigation into allegations of harassment made against her.
  
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• Plante kicks Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Ex mayor out of caucus for 'inappropriate behaviour'

  03-08-2018 17:17 via cbc.ca
  Borough mayor Giuliana Fumagalli has been kicked out of Projet Montréal's caucus at city hall following allegations of harassment dating back to the spring, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announced Friday.
  
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• Missing Inuit woman found after being left to fend for herself by Montreal police

  03-08-2018 17:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Nearly a week after leaving a St-Laurent police station and just hours after police posted a missing-persons alert, 48-year-old Mina Iquasiak Aculiak has been found.
  Montreal police said Aculiak was found at the corner of Crémazie Blvd. and Bloomfield Ave. by an off-duty officer.
  Aculiak speaks neither French nor English, has a severely injured arm and had expressed suicidal thoughts before she disappeared. Community workers contacted by the Montreal Gazette had feared the worst.
  Acu
  
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• Montreal’s own ‘The Brooks’ perform at Osheaga

  03-08-2018 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal’s own ‘The Brooks’ take the stage at this year’s Osheaga festival! Lead singer Alan Prater and bandmate Phil Lox talk to Global’s Laura Casella about their upcoming Quebec tour, and what it means for the band to be invited to play for one of the city’s biggest music festivals.
  
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• Runaway dump truck extricated from back door of Quebec City area duplex

  03-08-2018 16:35 via montrealgazette.com
  The dump truck that on Thursday crushed the rear of a duplex on Royale Ave. in Château-Richer after its driver lost control of the vehicle was towed away Friday morning.
  However, the operation was intricate, since the multi-tonne, 12-wheeled vehicle was jammed between the duplex and a bluff almost immediately behind it.
  Meanwhile, road department employees replaced the guardrail that had been torn away as the driver of the truck tried to use it slow his vehicle’s speed when he l
  
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• Weekend Entertainment with Jay Walker

  03-08-2018 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  Entertainment columnist Jay Walker breaks down all the weekend activities in-and-around Montreal, including ‘La Grande Poutine Festival’, Hudson’s Sidewalk Sale and of course, Osheaga!
  
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• Borough mayor Giuliana Fumagalli suspended from Projet Montréal caucus

  03-08-2018 16:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says complaints of harassment have forced her to ask the city’s comptroller general to open an investigation into the workplace climate at the borough offices of Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension.
  In May, borough mayor Giuliana Fumagalli was accused of harassing a city employee.
  In November’s election, Fumagalli, a union activist and political neophyte, beat Anie Samson, the incumbent borough mayor who had been a
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Friday, August 3rd 2018

  03-08-2018 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Friday, August 3rd 2018
  
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• 5 Montreal stories guaranteed to make you smile this week: August 3

  03-08-2018 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  A mission to Mars might seem only plausible on the big screen, but plans for the eventual journey are in the works.
  
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• How to shop locally with Amie Watson

  03-08-2018 15:49 via globalnews.ca
  Food and travel writer Amie Watson shows Global’s Laura Casella how to shop local at your grocery store without breaking the bank!
  
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• Ventilation problems close down Matane hospital — again

  03-08-2018 15:22 via montrealgazette.com
  For the second time in a week, the operating block of Matane’s local hospital has been shut down — this time until further notice. And those requiring emergency surgery will be directed to the closest hospital, 100 kilometres away.
  The health authority for the Bas-Saint-Laurent region (CISSS) announced that the decision was made because of a malfunctioning ventilation system that had already caused a three-day shut down a week earlier.
  Despite work carried out last week, problems wit
  
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• Olympic wrestler Dori Yeats calls it a day

  03-08-2018 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Olympian Dori Yeats joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about the highs and lows of her wrestling career and what comes next.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Friday, August 3rd 2018

  03-08-2018 15:04 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Friday, August 3rd 2018
  
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• Zombie Boy, Montreal model Rick Genest, dies at age 32

  03-08-2018 14:56 via montrealgazette.com
  World-renowned Montreal model, Rick Genest, better known as Zombie Boy, died Wednesday at the age of 32 in Plateau Mont-Royal, his agency, Dulcado Management, reported on Facebook Thursday.
  In the post, the agency said it was “shocked and saddened by this tragedy.” The post paid tribute to Genest, calling him an “icon of the artistic scene” who “charmed everybody’s hearts.”
  Genest was struggling with mental health problems and took his own life on W
  
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• Here’s what’s making headlines, #Montreal: Your news, weather, & traffic update for 8:30am https://t.co/Mi7E2JS1Cb

  03-08-2018 14:48
  
  Here’s what’s making headlines, #Montreal: Your news, weather, & traffic update for 8:30am https://t.co/Mi7E2JS1Cb
  
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• Canada Post sorting centre evacuated over concerns about noxious substance

  03-08-2018 14:40 via cbc.ca
  Urgences-Santé said two people complained of headaches after coming into contact with an envelope that had a liquid dripping from it.
  
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• NEXT: Seven steps to grilling nirvana made easy by @raichlen. Watch live: ow.ly/CJaX30leMrk https://t.co/cTkAMTmuXV

  03-08-2018 14:30
  
  NEXT: Seven steps to grilling nirvana made easy by @raichlen. Watch live:ow.ly/CJaX30leMrk https://t.co/cTkAMTmuXV
  
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• ‘Zombie Boy’ Rick Genest remembered

  03-08-2018 14:23 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal model and artist Rick Genest, better known as Zombie Boy, has died at the age of 32. As news of his passing spread, tributes started pouring in on social media. Global’s Billy Shields takes a look back at Genest’s life and legacy.
  
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• It’s time to celebrate you! Here’s our BT Celebrations for August 3, 2018 https://t.co/vfjdr39Ujk

  03-08-2018 14:18
  
  It’s time to celebrate you! Here’s our BT Celebrations for August 3, 2018 https://t.co/vfjdr39Ujk
  
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• While you were sleeping: Toddler pulled over, given 'cuteness warning'

  03-08-2018 14:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what happened while you were getting some shut-eye. 
  Eight workers employed at Canada Post’s distribution centre in north-end Montreal were placed in isolation early Friday when two of them apparently fell ill after handling an open envelope. Montreal firefighters on the scene at 1:50 a.m. found the two people suffering from headaches. They were treated by Urgences Santé paramedics but not sent to hospital. The envelope in question was examined, and a liq
  
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• NEXT: Welcoming all lads and lasses, the @mtlgames are this Sunday! Don't forget your kilt. Watch live: ow.ly/rWFu30leJG9

  03-08-2018 14:00
  NEXT: Welcoming all lads and lasses, the @mtlgames are this Sunday! Don't forget your kilt. Watch live: ow.ly/rWFu30leJG9
  
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• Aimia remains open to negotiating fair deal with Air Canada, says CEO

  03-08-2018 13:42 via cbc.ca
  Aimia Inc. says it remains open to negotiating a fair deal for the purchase of its Aeroplan loyalty program by Air Canada and its partners despite striking a deal with Toronto-based Porter Airlines and holding discussions with the Oneworld airline alliance.
  
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