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• Government, private sector invest $1B in information technology in Montreal

  08-08-2018 23:55 via cbc.ca
  The federal and provincial government along with Canadian tech company CAE have teamed up to invest around a billion dollars over five years into training simulation technology.
  
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• Small town north of Montreal braces for Hells Angels gathering

  08-08-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Aug 8: The Hells Angels are holding their annual gathering in Quebec for the first time in 10 years. As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu is expected to host over 500 bikers from across the country.
  
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• Resident takes a stand in turf war against Quebec City

  08-08-2018 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Aug 8: Martin Dignard installed synthetic lawn in front of his home, but the City of Quebec is calling on him to remove the turf. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, Dignard started a petition seeking to overturn the city’s bylaw.
  
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• Granby mayor logs off of Facebook for good

  08-08-2018 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Aug 8: Mayor Pascal Bonin quit Facebook after he says he was abused on the social networking platform by the town’s citizens. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, Bonin is leaving social media but plans to hear from his citizens through more traditional platforms.
  
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• Montreal police search for woman in connection with multiple assaults

  08-08-2018 23:19 via cbc.ca
  Montreal police are asking for the public's help identifying a woman they say is connected to several assaults that took place inside the Montreal Metro and on Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Avenue last May.
  
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• Impact on Quebecor prompts Pierre Karl Péladeau to appeal conviction for flouting election law

  08-08-2018 22:30 via cbc.ca
  Pierre Karl Péladeau says he did not realise, when he pleaded guilty to violating Quebec's party financing law, that his Quebecor would be banned from holding public sector contracts for five years. He is appealing that that ruling after "involuntarily" breaking the law by contributing $135,500 for his leadership campaign. The maximum allowed is $500.
  
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• Quebec City couple faces $1,000-a-day fine for synthetic lawn

  08-08-2018 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  A Quebec City couple is fighting a municipal bylaw that prohibits synthetic grass. They only learned of the ban after spending thousands of dollars to install it in their front and back yards.
  
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• Travis Scott late to Osheaga festival, upset fan takes legal action

  08-08-2018 22:20 via montrealgazette.com
  A disappointed music fan is pursuing a class action lawsuit against the organizer of Montreal’s Osheaga music festival because the performer she came to see was almost an hour and a half late.
  Megan Le Stum is a university student and avid fan of rapper Travis Scott. She bought a three-day pass to Osheaga expecting to see the mega-star perform Friday night, but Scott was late. Many people, including Le Stum, left the festival before he finally performed.
  The class action request, filed at
  
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• Oka Crisis negotiator John Ciaccia, respected by both sides, dies at 85

  08-08-2018 22:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Serge Simon says he can still remember the almost daily police harassment he endured during the 1990 Oka Crisis.
  At the height of the crisis, Simon looked to Quebec Indian Affairs Minister John Ciaccia as the “one government official trying to keep the peace.”
  As armed Mohawk Warriors faced off against the Canadian military and provincial police in Kanesatake that summer, Simon was a 29-year-old welder trying to support his family. But to some Sûreté du Québec off
  
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• Motorcyclist in stable condition after collision with a truck

  08-08-2018 21:57 via montrealgazette.com
  A motorcyclist is in stable condition after his vehicle collided with a truck in the Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.
  Montreal police received a call around 11:45 a.m. about the collision near Dickson St. and Notre-Dame St.
  The motorcyclist, who is in his early 60s, suffered injuries to the lower part of his body. He was taken to hospital but his life is not in danger.
  The driver of the truck had no injuries and was not taken to hospital.
  
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• Logging off: Granby mayor shuts down Facebook account

  08-08-2018 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  The mayor of Granby says he decided to log off Facebook for good because of online abuse.
  
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• Montreal police search for suspect in alleged Metro, NDG assaults

  08-08-2018 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  Police say the suspect deliberately bumped into her victims and would strike them violently.
  
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• Slow-moving thunderstorms trigger alert from Environment Canada

  08-08-2018 21:17 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal area could experience heavy downpours and thunderstorms in the late afternoon or evening, according to a special weather statement issued by Environment Canada.
  The national meteorological agency warned that since the storms are moving slowly, significant amounts of rain could fall locally. Flash floods and ponding — when giant pools of water form — could happen on roads as commuters make their way home.
  The statement was issued for the Montreal, Châteauguay, Laval
  
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• Increased train delays in July a sign of things to come? Exo hopes not

  08-08-2018 21:13 via montrealgazette.com
  After a disastrous July, the agency that runs the region’s commuter trains hopes it has turned a corner on delays and cancellations on two of its train lines.
  For the first two weeks of last month, delays were so bad on the Deux-Montagnes line that more than one out of every four trains on that line was delayed or cancelled.
  The week of July 1 to 7 saw only 74.3 per cent of trains on the Deux-Montagnes line arrive on time to their final destination, and the following week, it dipped down t
  
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• Ojibway artist's beadwork sculptures tell stories of traditions and contemporary life

  08-08-2018 20:50 via cbc.ca
  Mnidnoominehnsuk includes beaded geometric sculptures woven from more than 54,000 woven glass Delica beads.
  
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• Quebec, Ottawa to give CAE nearly $200 million for aviation training

  08-08-2018 20:38 via montrealgazette.com
  The provincial and federal governments plan to give aviation simulator-maker CAE nearly $200 million over the next five years to help the company develop a new “innovation campus” in Montreal.
  The innovation campus is part of a larger “digital transformation” that will see CAE spend a total of $1 billion over the next five years to develop a new generation of flight simulators and new training services in the areas of aviation, defence and health, the company said on
  
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• Cultural spaces, entrepreneurship to get cash from Montreal, Quebec

  08-08-2018 19:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s cultural sector will be receiving a boost to the tune of $153 million following the renewal of the city and provincial government’s cultural development agreement on Wednesday.
  The funding, which will be spread out over three years, will be split among four sectors: cultural spaces and citizen experience, patrimony, digital culture and entrepreneurship.
  It is the first of those four that will see the largest portion of the funds, with a sum of $107 million. Included i
  
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• Martin Patriquin: Québec Fier taps into discontent with Quebec politics

  08-08-2018 19:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Éric Duhaime, the Quebec City radio host and noted flesh-and-blood troll, is hardly an appealing messenger. He minimized a probable hate crime against the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City — a pig’s head was placed on its doorstep — about seven months before the mass shooting in 2017. He has long fomented ire toward Muslims, including by portraying halal food as an imposition of minority religious beliefs and traditions on the Quebec majority.
  When Duhaime
  
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• Longtime Quebec Liberal John Ciaccia dies at 85

  08-08-2018 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Longtime Quebec Liberal John Ciaccia, who was native affairs minister during the Oka Crisis in 1990, has died.
  
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• Beyond the Plate: Tuck Shop's Theo Lerikos fed by rich life experience

  08-08-2018 19:28 via montrealgazette.com
  This is the fourth instalment in the monthly series Beyond the Plate, looking at the motivations and passions of local chefs. This week: Theo Lerikos of Tuck Shop.
  The Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu said: “At the centre of your being, you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”
  That truly applies to Theo Lerikos of St-Henri’s Tuck Shop (4662 Notre-Dame St. W.).
  We live in a fast-paced world, many of us rushing through each day. Spending time with th
  
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• Police investigate theft of nearly $500,000 worth of goods from Quebec sports store

  08-08-2018 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  Police say brazen thieves have managed to steal a half-million dollars worth of goods.
  
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• Impossible to know if Laval students killed magician's dog: judge

  08-08-2018 19:10 via montrealgazette.com
  A Quebec magician has lost his lawsuit against a Laval elementary school where his pet Yorkshire Terrier was crushed to death after a performance. A judge ruled it’s impossible to know for sure if students are to blame for the dog’s death.
  In October 2016, magician Domenico Gatto, who goes by the name Domagie the magician, was performing before roughly 220 students gathered in the auditorium at École Socrates-Démosthène.
  Gatto was hired to perform
  
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• No charges will be laid for death of baby forgotten in car in Montreal

  08-08-2018 18:57 via montrealgazette.com
  No charges will be filed in connection with the death last June of a baby who had been forgotten in a car by its father, Quebec’s Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP) announced Wednesday.
  The infant was found dead in the vehicle by the father.
  DPCP spokesperson Jean Pascal Boucher said that the prosecutor assigned to the case could not conclude that a criminal act had been committed.
  According to information provided by police last June 22, the father of the baby w
  
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• Trudeau to speak to reporters as Saudi minister says he must fix 'big mistake'

  08-08-2018 18:23 via cbc.ca
  The diplomatic brawl between Canada and Saudi Arabia showed no signs of abating Wednesday as the kingdom's foreign affairs minister publicly demanded that Canada withdraw its criticism of his country's human rights record. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to address reporters after 2 p.m. ET.
  
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• Trudeau rebuffs Saudi call for an apology as diplomatic spat escalates

  08-08-2018 18:23 via cbc.ca
  The diplomatic brawl between Canada and Saudi Arabia showed no signs of abating today as the kingdom's foreign affairs minister publicly demanded that Canada withdraw its criticism of his country's human rights record — something Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to do Wednesday.
  
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• Osheaga fan appalled by plastic bottles littering festival grounds

  08-08-2018 18:14 via montrealgazette.com
  Osheaga enthusiast Juliana Yang was heartened to learn that plastic drinking straws would not be allowed at the 2018 edition of the music festival. “A step in the right direction,” the Montrealer called it.
  And she was pleased to hear of other green initiatives announced in July by concert promoter Evenko — among them the presence of a tanker truck to supply the festival with free drinking water, to reduce the use of individual bottles and encourage the use of reusabl
  
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• Attempt to suspend Quebec employee for radio interview fails — again

  08-08-2018 17:49 via montrealgazette.com
  A Transport Quebec employee suspended for giving a radio interview without government permission has won again in court.
  Yvan Larochelle, who is also vice-president of his union, gave an interview in 2017 to 107.7 FM in the Eastern Townships during which he complained of the Transport Ministry’s use of sub-contractors and criticized some managers.
  He was later suspended without pay for 10 days, the ministry citing a lack of loyalty as well as alleging his remarks defamed the managers he ta
  
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• Outaouais health system woefully underfunded, study shows

  08-08-2018 17:45 via cbc.ca
  A new study suggests health care in the Outaouais is underfunded by more than $250 million a year when compared to similarly-sized regions of the province.
  
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• CAE expected to get millions from Quebec, Ottawa for aviation training

  08-08-2018 17:39 via montrealgazette.com
  The provincial government plans to give aviation simulator-maker CAE up to $47.5 million in financial aid and the federal government is also expected to announce that it too will be providing millions to the company.
  The money will be used to develop an “innovation campus” in Montreal where CAE will develop a new generation of flight simulators and new training services in the areas of civil and military aviation as well as health, according to a decree published in the province
  
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• Céline Dion's golf cart 'getaway' is the only good Fast and Furious

  08-08-2018 17:35 via montrealgazette.com
  Céline Dion doesn’t just know how to make an entrance; she can also make quite the exit.
  The singer shared footage of her “golf cart post-show getaway” on Twitter this Thursday.
  It comes as she’s in the midst of a summer tour of the Asia-Pacific region.
  As promised, the video shows Dion racing away in a hallway on the back of a golf cart-style vehicle.
  Trying to avoid a speeding ticket on a « golf cart post-show getaway » 😜 // Essayer d'é
  
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• Bank Of Montreal replaces plaques commemorating killing of Iroquois chief

  08-08-2018 17:30 via cbc.ca
  After years of criticism from Indigenous communities, the Bank of Montreal (BMO) has removed two stone plaques from the facade of a building in Montreal's tourist sector that commemorated the killing of an Iroquois chief in 1644.
  
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• Max Pacioretty is looking to score big with $3.45M U.S. mansion sale

  08-08-2018 16:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Max Pacioretty is looking to move, but not from Montreal — at least not yet.
  The Montreal Canadiens forward has put his Boca Raton mansion on the market for a cool $3.45 million ($4.5 million Canadian).
  The listing showcases five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms and no trophy case.
  The 5,800-square foot property, which is said to have been renovated just last year, also features a basketball court, an outdoor summer kitchen and a saltwater pool with a quartz deck.
  Max Pacioretty’s Boca Raton
  
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• Quebec MNA John Ciaccia, who was Native Affairs Minister during Oka Crisis, has died at 85

  08-08-2018 16:24 via cbc.ca
  John Ciaccia, who represented the Mont-Royal riding in Quebec's national assembly for 25 years, has died at the age of 85.
  
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• Quebec MNA John Ciaccia, Native Affairs Minister during Oka Crisis, dead at 85

  08-08-2018 16:24 via cbc.ca
  John Ciaccia, who represented the Mont-Royal riding in Quebec's national assembly for 25 years, has died at the age of 85.
  
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• New Champlain bridge may get a first name (spoiler: it'll be Samuel)

  08-08-2018 16:16 via montrealgazette.com
  The bridge under construction to replace the existing Champlain Bridge may well be christened with a first name.
  The federal government is mulling whether to name the new span, expected to be completed in December, the Samuel de Champlain Bridge.
  The addition of the first name has long been called for by historians and other groups, who have argued that a simple, abbreviated “Champlain” does not do justice to the explorer’s contribution to North American history.
  Federal Infras
  
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• Montreal rapper Maniks releases new single “Champions”

  08-08-2018 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal rapper Maniks talks with Global’s Andrea Howick and Kim Sullivan about his new release new single “Champions”.
  
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• Montreal police seek woman suspected of at least two assaults

  08-08-2018 15:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are turning to the public in an effort to track down a woman suspected of at least two assaults last May.
  Police say the woman begins the assault by shoving someone and then hitting them violently once they react. Investigators say she is suspected of one assault on the Green Line of the métro and another on Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Ave.
  The suspect stands about five-feet-five-inches tall and weighs about 155 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.
  Anyone will any info
  
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• Fostering a positive body image in your children

  08-08-2018 15:49 via globalnews.ca
  Life coach and parenting expert Erica Diamond joins Global’s Andrea Howick to talk about fostering a positive image in children.
  
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• West Island Dragons go to Florence

  08-08-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  A group of West Island breast cancer survivors and dragon boat paddlers head to Florence for a very special festival. Find out more from Global’s Kim Sullivan and her guests.
  
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• Montreal Pride Festival kicks off and Jordan Dupuisis tells us all about it. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=IXMMUI… https://t.co/Ww2BbD7daH

  08-08-2018 15:36
  
  Montreal Pride Festival kicks off and Jordan Dupuisis tells us all about it. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=IXMMUI… https://t.co/Ww2BbD7daH
  
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• DIY projects to do with your kids

  08-08-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  Running out of things to do with your kids? Parenting and lifestyle blogger Jaime Damak joins Global’s Andrea Howick with lots of DIY projects you can do together.
  
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• îleSoniq Festival is this weekend here are some looks worth trying while you sing/dance. Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-08-2018 15:32
  îleSoniq Festival is this weekend here are some looks worth trying while you sing/dance. Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• A cool picnic concept with Natalia Machado while the summer lasts! Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=oKkqmV… https://t.co/SrhVqVfILS

  08-08-2018 15:24
  
  A cool picnic concept with Natalia Machado while the summer lasts! Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=oKkqmV… https://t.co/SrhVqVfILS
  
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• Montserrat Flores Maso describes what it's like to be the first female Impact coach. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=B-MqC_… https://t.co/3cV2mKO72w

  08-08-2018 15:19
  
  Montserrat Flores Maso describes what it's like to be the first female Impact coach. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=B-MqC_… https://t.co/3cV2mKO72w
  
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• John Ciaccia, former Bourassa cabinet minister, dies at 85

  08-08-2018 15:12 via montrealgazette.com
  John Ciaccia, a Quebec Liberal cabinet minister in the governments of Robert Bourassa and Daniel Johnson Jr., has died at the age of 85.
  Ciaccia’s death on Tuesday at his home in Beaconsfield was first reported in the local Italian-language news website cittadino.ca, and his passing was acknowledged Wednesday morning by Premier Philippe Couillard, who described Ciaccia as having “contributed greatly to the advancement of Quebec.”
  Born in 1933 in the Italian commune of Jels
  
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• Here’s what’s making headlines, #Montreal: Your news, weather, & traffic update for 8:30am https://t.co/zGlen4zn4d

  08-08-2018 14:48
  
  Here’s what’s making headlines, #Montreal: Your news, weather, & traffic update for 8:30am https://t.co/zGlen4zn4d
  
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• NEXT: Festival season continues! Blogger & style guru Cassidy Neves @Styled_by_Seven is here to solve all your fest… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-08-2018 14:30
  NEXT: Festival season continues! Blogger & style guru Cassidy Neves @Styled_by_Seven is here to solve all your fest… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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