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• Microburst storm rips through Rigaud

  07-08-2018 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  Rigaud, Que., was among the areas hit hardest by a microburst storm on Monday night.
  
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• Former Montreal police spokesperson Ian Lafrenière to run for CAQ: party source

  07-08-2018 23:23 via montrealgazette.com
  MONTREAL — The surging Coalition Avenir Quebec has nabbed a highly visible member of the Montreal police force to run for the party in the upcoming provincial election campaign.
  Ian Lafrenière, who has spent nearly two decades as one of the department’s most prominent faces, will make the announcement official in the coming days, a party source told The Canadian Press on Tuesday.
  Lafrenière is an inspector who ran the communications department and is currently on leave
  
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• Hundreds of Saudi students in Montreal could be caught up in foreign relations spat

  07-08-2018 22:48 via cbc.ca
  The Saudi Arabian government's decision to withdraw thousands of its foreign exchange students from Canadian universities will affect hundreds of students in Montreal.
  
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• Environmental protection fund for municipalities gets provincial funding

  07-08-2018 22:34 via montrealgazette.com
  The provincial government says it will spend $2.6 million, over the next five years, to support a program intended to encourage municipalities to protect the natural environment.
  Launched in 2017 by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and the Fondation de la faune du Québec, the Fonds des municipalités pour la biodiversité sees participating municipalities pledge to put $1 per household per year into a dedicated fund that will be used for environmental protection
  
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• Watchdog investigates Saint-Michel shooting involving Montreal police

  07-08-2018 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  One suspect was struck by at least one bullet and was treated for an injury to his upper body.
  
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• Quebec election campaign could start as early as Aug. 23

  07-08-2018 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  The government could declare an early start to the 2018 Quebec election campaign. That means that before kids go back to school, Quebec's politicians could be hitting the campaign trail.
  
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• Montrealers Lawrence Stroll, André Desmarais part of group acquiring Force India F1 team

  07-08-2018 22:13 via montrealgazette.com
  The future of the Force India F1 racing team has been secured after the announcement that a consortium of investors led by Montreal businessman Lawrence Stroll has reached a deal to take over the team. Stroll is the father of F1 driver Lance Stroll, who is part of the competing Williams team.
  The deal allows Force India to exit creditor protection, pay its creditors and secure its 405 employees, and to gain access to funds that will re-establish the company’s solvency.
  As a result, the tea
  
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• West Island community calendar for the week of Aug. 8

  07-08-2018 22:00 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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• BEI investigating after police shoot man in Saint-Michel

  07-08-2018 21:37 via cbc.ca
  Montreal police say the investigation into the incident has been transferred to Quebec's police watchdog, the BEI.
  
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• Vacances Sinorama loses travel agency permit

  07-08-2018 21:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Vacances Sinorama Inc. no longer has a travel agency permit in Quebec, the Office de la protection du consommateur announced on Tuesday.
  The decision to not renew the permit takes effect immediately.
  The company, which offers inexpensive trips to China, was advised by the OPC on July 24 that its permit would not be renewed when it was set to expire on July 31, because it found that the company was not in a position to comply with provisions of the Travel Agents Act related to its management
  
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• Lady Gaga apologizes for 'unjust conclusion' in death of Montreal's Zombie Boy

  07-08-2018 21:26 via cbc.ca
  Lady Gaga has apologized for referring to the death of the Montreal artist and model Rick Genest as a suicide.
  
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• Opinion: People can't neatly be categorized by gender, sexuality

  07-08-2018 21:17 via montrealgazette.com
  Pride season fills me with nostalgia from joyous memories with friends as well as an indescribable sadness. Several years ago, a good friend of mine committed suicide. Despite being in a very loving long-term relationship and adored by his friends, he expressed being unable to shake a feeling of not belonging. I vividly remember a conversation during which he expressed the internal distress he felt about being a gay man, fuelled by judgment from society and his culture. I wis
  
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• Lady Gaga apologizes for tweets about death of Montreal’s Zombie Boy

  07-08-2018 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Lady Gaga remembers Rick Genest as an incredible artist and says 'his art will live on.'
  
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• Heritage groups urge Pointe-Claire not to issue demolition permit for the Pioneer

  07-08-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  Two heritage groups are asking the city of Pointe-Claire to not issue a demolition permit for the Pioneer.
  
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• Opinion: Reducing the size of Montreal city council would be a mistake

  07-08-2018 20:34 via montrealgazette.com
  Doug Ford’s decision to reduce the size of the elected municipal council of Canada’s largest city raises the question: Would a Quebec premier dare do the same to Montreal?
  Such a proposal might not go over too well. Montrealers have fought hard for their representative democracy and have a permanent reminder of what life was like when things were very different: The Big O remains a monument to the overspending and corruption that can occur when executive power goes unchecked. Wh
  
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• West Island Mission gears up for Back-to-School backpack distribution

  07-08-2018 20:12 via montrealgazette.com
  The West Island Mission is gearing up for its annual back-to-school distribution event, Aug. 11. Volunteers will distribute backpacks filled with school supplies to children ranging in age from 5 to 17 years old.
  The need for donations is ongoing. People are invited to donate to the outreach organization’s Sponsor a Backpack program in increments of $20 – $20 for one backpack, $40 for two, $60 for three and so on.
  Operations manager Wendy Gariepy said the need has increased this year
  
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• Quebec songwriter Jim Corcoran leaves CBC Radio's À Propos

  07-08-2018 20:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Famed Quebec singer-songwriter Jim Corcoran is leaving his long-running CBC Radio show À Propos in September.
  After 30 years, A Propos host Jim Corcoran is bidding farewell to his long-running show. Read his goodbye letter: https://t.co/0RNQFR6x46 pic.twitter.com/sXTI0gOfVQ
  — CBC Music (@CBCMusic) August 7, 2018À Propos, which has been on the air across Canada for 30 years, features music from francophone artists, largely highlighting the Quebec music scene.
  “Now, after
  
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• Judge authorizes force feeding of severely anorexic patient

  07-08-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a Quebec City hospital to force feed a young woman suffering from such severe anorexia that her doctor says she fears weight gain more than death.
  
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• Tips for moms returning to work and how to make cooking at home easy after a long day. Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-08-2018 19:21
  Tips for moms returning to work and how to make cooking at home easy after a long day. Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Montreal’s top drag queen, Rita Baga explains the importance of pride and the parade. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=UN8Za1… https://t.co/roNFRao3Js

  07-08-2018 19:07
  
  Montreal’s top drag queen, Rita Baga explains the importance of pride and the parade. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=UN8Za1… https://t.co/roNFRao3Js
  
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• Was that a tornado? Environment Canada investigating Monday's storm

  07-08-2018 18:15 via montrealgazette.com
  After issuing a tornado warning Monday evening for western Quebec, Environment Canada will investigate whether or not a twister actually touched down in the province.
  The severe thunderstorms that swept through the province, leaving thousands without electricity, had all the ingredients for the formation of a twister according to Steve Boily, a meteorologist with Environment Canada.
  He said rotational clouds observed on the agency’s weather radar prompted the agency to issue a tornado warn
  
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• Vendors forced out of Phillips Square youtu.be/bT2tvy4qN_M

  07-08-2018 18:12
  Vendors forced out of Phillips Square youtu.be/bT2tvy4qN_M
  
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• Six O'Clock Solution: Cheesy Broccoli Gratin

  07-08-2018 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  If you spread food out in a single layer and bake it, you’ll get toasty food with the ingredients evenly distributed. U.S. cookbook author Raquel Pelzel has made a specialty of this kind of cooking. Pelzel has blue chip credentials. She was an editor at Cook’s Illustrated and has written more than 20 cookbooks.  Her new cookbook, Sheet Pan Suppers Meatless (Workman/Thomas Allen, $25.95), should help the cook who needs to create dinner in a big hurry. Its 100 recipes show the ver
  
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• Quebec gears up for October’s provincial election - we speak to @PatWhite70 youtu.be/VjW-BdQ8da8

  07-08-2018 17:55
  Quebec gears up for October’s provincial election - we speak to @PatWhite70 youtu.be/VjW-BdQ8da8
  
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• Meet the ultimate soccer mom: Danielle Dubuc youtu.be/gHygtO7lxbQ #IMFC

  07-08-2018 17:54
  Meet the ultimate soccer mom: Danielle Dubuc youtu.be/gHygtO7lxbQ #IMFC
  
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• July a boom month for Montreal-area residential real estate sales

  07-08-2018 17:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Residential real estate sales in the Montreal area rose in July by one per cent compared with the same period in 2017, reaching the highest level recorded in eight years for a month of July, the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board (GMREB) announced on Tuesday.
  The board says that 3,201 transactions were completed in July, giving the local real estate market its 41st consecutive month of growth.
  “After a strong start to the year, sales continue to increase in the Montreal area but at a
  
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• Quebec's Green Party proposes deposit system for reusable 'to-go' coffee cups

  07-08-2018 17:15 via cbc.ca
  The Green Party of Quebec is proposing a province-wide strategy to eliminate disposable coffee cups by replacing them with a deposit system for reusable ones.
  
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• Quebec City police probe fatal electrocution by razor

  07-08-2018 17:01 via montrealgazette.com
  A Quebec City man is dead after apparently electrocuting himself with his own razor early Tuesday.
  The local police received a call at about 12:15 a.m. concerning a man found unconscious in an apartment building on Marie-de-l’Incarnation St.
  Once at the scene, police found a 25-year-old man suffering burns to his torso. A police spokesperson said attempts to resuscitate the man were made on site and paramedics then transported him to hospital where he was declared dead.
  An investigation is
  
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• High-profile cop to run for Coalition Avenir Quebec: reports

  07-08-2018 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  The CAQ has been leading in recent polls ahead of the Oct. 1 election.
  
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• Former Montreal police spokesperson to run for CAQ, reports say

  07-08-2018 16:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Ian Lafrenière, a longtime spokesperson for the Montreal police department, will run as a candidate for the Coalition Avenir Québec in the South Shore riding of Vachon, according to several news reports posted on Tuesday.
  Rumours that Lafrenière, who reportedly left the force last Friday, would enter politics with the CAQ had been swirling for the past few weeks. But when asked last month to comment on his future, Lafrenière said his priority was to deal with his resp
  
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• Dave Chappelle wears Montreal T Shirt at JFL

  07-08-2018 15:57 via globalnews.ca
  Comedian Dave Chappelle surprised a Montreal t-shirt company by wearing their signature shirt onstage at Just for Laughs! Get the story from Global’s Andrea Howick and her guests, OKINX co-owners Sam Moghbel and Cedric Okitundu.
  
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• ‘Get moving’ on wet shelters for Montreal’s homeless, advocates demand

  07-08-2018 15:46 via montrealgazette.com
  Robert Vaughn says it’s a miracle he survived on the streets of Montreal for so many years.
  By the time he landed in rehab, in 2015, his drinking had nearly killed him a handful of times. It wasn’t unusual for Vaughn’s friends to see him carted off in an ambulance without any guarantee he’d ever return.
  At Vaughn’s lowest point, he woke up in a hospital bed where a doctor informed him his heart had stopped beating the night before.
  “It’s hard to explain
  
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• The return of the fanny pak

  07-08-2018 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  The fanny pak is back! Join Global’s Kim Sullivan and style and beauty expert Lisa Kisber as they look at the fashionable return of the fanny pak!
  
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• Péladeau rethinks guilty plea because of implication for Québecor

  07-08-2018 15:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec media mogul Pierre Karl Péladeau says he will appeal his guilty plea to an infraction of Quebec’s electoral law now that he realizes the “extent of the possible consequences (the plea) has for Québecor, for its shareholders and for its employees.”
  The former head of the Parti Québécois pleaded guilty last month to violating Quebec’s electoral law after he personally paid off the debts accumulated during his campaign for the party leaders
  
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• Dorval Celebrates festivities to include outdoor concert

  07-08-2018 15:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Dorval Celebrates will be held this Saturday on the grounds near the Dorval Library and the Peter B. Yeomans Cultural Centre, located at 1401 Lakeshore Drive.
  The event is free and runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m
  “Dorval Celebrates is all about fun and games for kids, a wide array of family activities, topped off with arts and novelties for the grown-ups,“ the city said in a statement.
  A concert by The Day Dreamers will be presented in the Library garden square starting at 8 p.m.
  (The ci
  
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• Work smarter not harder resistance workout

  07-08-2018 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  Join Global’s Kim Sullivan and fitness expert Adrian Davis as they try out a “work smarter, not harder” resistance workout you can do anywhere.
  
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• Pathway along Lachine Canal east of Atwater Ave. to be extended by 1 km

  07-08-2018 15:24 via cbc.ca
  The bike path-slash-walkway on the north side of the Lachine Canal heading east will no longer stop at Atwater Avenue.
  
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• Flair Airlines, Air Transat join Aeroplan loyalty program

  07-08-2018 15:12 via cbc.ca
  Aeroplan's parent company, Aimia Inc., announces that two more Canadian airlines have signed up to use the loyalty program starting in 2020.
  
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• Boy George headlines Strangers in the Night

  07-08-2018 15:06 via globalnews.ca
  Boy George and Culture Club headline this year’s Strangers in the Night gala in Pierrefonds-Roxboro. Find out more from Global’s Andrea Howick and her guests.
  
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• Storm damage West of Montreal

  07-08-2018 14:53 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of people in Montreal and West of the island are waking up to power outages following massive storms that ripped through the arear Monday night. Billy Shields has more from St-Lazare, one of the hardest hit municipalities.
  
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• 'Disappointment reigns' as Île Perrot aquatic centre funding falls through

  07-08-2018 14:45 via montrealgazette.com
  As far back as summer of 2015 I asked if future projects of the Régie des équipements en loisirs de L’Île-Perrot (RELIP) would sink or swim.
  Now, as citizens swelter under this summer’s extraordinary heat and humidity, the local community will be disappointed that an important project for a planned aquatic centre will not happen. The pool project, whereby members of RELIP would have shared initial and ongoing costs with support the government will not go forward,
  
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• Here’s what’s making headlines, #Montreal: Your news, weather, & traffic update for 8:30am https://t.co/bcigBxyl0y

  07-08-2018 14:35
  
  Here’s what’s making headlines, #Montreal: Your news, weather, & traffic update for 8:30am https://t.co/bcigBxyl0y
  
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• NEXT: The ultimate soccer mom is here! Danielle Dubuc is the mother of the @impactmontreal players, Mathieu and Dav… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-08-2018 14:30
  NEXT: The ultimate soccer mom is here! Danielle Dubuc is the mother of the @impactmontreal players, Mathieu and Dav… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Research on Chinese wartime labour draws accolades for Beaconsfield student

  07-08-2018 14:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Standford Li is a 16-year-old with a love of history. His curiosity about events that have helped shape the world resulted in the Beaconsfield student winning the Beaverbrook Vimy Prize.
  Li is one of 16 students from Canada, the United Kingdom and France — selected from hundreds of applicants ranging in age from 15 to 17 — who won the prize and will head to Europe Thursday for a two-week all-expenses-paid trip that will take them to First and Second World War sites and memorials in E
  
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• While you were sleeping: Avatar therapy, Amish Uber and 'WORLD PEACE'

  07-08-2018 14:20 via montrealgazette.com
  Fighting hallucinations with hallucinations 
  The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has awarded Montreal psychiatrist Alexandre Dumais $650,000 to run a six-year study on the benefits of treating schizophrenia with virtual reality compared to the more typical cognitive behavioural therapy. This follows the completion of a pilot study using virtual reality led Dumais that “produced significant improvements” in patients in whom every other treatment had failed, and w
  
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• It’s time to celebrate you! Here’s our BT Celebrations for August 7, 2018 https://t.co/Vkh3ogYVsb

  07-08-2018 14:15
  
  It’s time to celebrate you! Here’s our BT Celebrations for August 7, 2018 https://t.co/Vkh3ogYVsb
  
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• Couillard may call Quebec's general election earlier than planned

  07-08-2018 14:07 via cbc.ca
  Quebec City Premier Philippe Couillard is “seriously considering” calling the general election a few days earlier than planned so politicians can spend a extra time on the campaign trail.
  
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