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• Pierrefonds drivers brace for traffic headaches

  16-08-2018 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Aug 16: West Island residents are concerned about upcoming roadwork that could cause more traffic in Pierrefonds. As Global’s Cora MacDonald reports, construction will affect drivers who use Antoine-Faucon Street between Chateau-Pierrefonds Avenue and St-Charles Boulevard.
  
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• Diplomatic dispute with Saudi Arabia raises concerns at Montreal hospitals and universities

  16-08-2018 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Aug 16: Could an escalating war of words between Canada and Saudi Arabia disrupt health care in Montreal? As Global’s Dan Spector reports, a petition started in Montreal claims pulling Saudi residents out of Canada as part of the diplomatic spat could be catastrophic for local hospitals.
  
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• Pipkin eager to start at QB while Manziel sits out as Als visit Eskimos

  16-08-2018 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  Wide receiver B.J. Cunningham has seen quarterbacks come and go in his four seasons with the Montreal Alouettes, so Antonio Pipkin will be just one more on the list.
  
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• With Johnny Manziel sidelined, Antonio Pipkin is next QB up for Als

  16-08-2018 23:34 via montrealgazette.com
  Fewer than two weeks ago, Antonio Pipkin was at home in Indiana working out and remaining mentally sharp. Today, he’s preparing for his first Canadian Football League start.
  Such is life in the crazy world of the Alouettes, at least this season.
  “That’s how life is and football is. Football’s a game of opportunity and a game of inches. You just have to be ready when your number’s called,” said Pipkin, who becomes the fifth starting quarterback — and sixt
  
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• John Bartlett exits TSN Habs coverage, will handle Leafs for Sportsnet

  16-08-2018 22:59 via montrealgazette.com
  John Bartlett, who was the voice of TSN’s regional coverage of the Montreal Canadiens last season, is decamping to Sportsnet’s Toronto Maple Leafs coverage for the 2018-19 NHL season.
  According to Sportsnet, the broadcaster who previously spent three seasons with the network doing Habs coverage, will do play-by-play for “regional broadcasts and select national games.”
  Bartlett originally moved to Montreal to provide play-by-play coverage of the Habs on TSN 690’s air
  
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• City says roadwork coming to larger section of Côte-Saint-Luc Rd. — in 2020

  16-08-2018 22:59 via cbc.ca
  The construction will begin on a stretch west of the Décarie in 2020 because of ongoing work on the Turcot Interchange, the city says.
  
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• Christopher Huang is concerned with more than just whodunit

  16-08-2018 22:56 via montrealgazette.com
  “I don’t feel I have a standard way of attacking all this just yet. It’s still early.”
  It’s not every day that a writer admits to being nervous at the start of an interview. But then, few writers achieve the vertical career liftoff that Christopher Huang is experiencing. The Singapore-born Montrealer’s debut novel, A Gentleman’s Murder (Inkshares, 352 pages, $19.99), set in post-First World War England, has not only caused an international buzz among mys
  
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• Maxime Bernier has a base. Is it big enough to protect him?

  16-08-2018 22:44 via cbc.ca
  Questions about Maxime Bernier's recent behaviour on social media pose a stark choice for his party: punish him and risk the wrath of his supporters, or leave him alone and risk the distraction he creates as the election approaches.
  
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• Stolen police car leads to hour-long chase on Highway 40

  16-08-2018 22:39 via montrealgazette.com
  Police have arrested a suspect who stole a police cruiser near Quebec City Thursday morning and led officers on an hour-long chase down Highway 40.
  According to the Sûreté du Québec, officers were called to a house alarm in Boischatel, just outside Quebec City, around 5:30 a.m. 
  At the house, a man broke a police car’s window and managed to take off with the vehicle.
  Officers from the Sûreté du Québec, the Quebec City po
  
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• Boil water advisory issued in Plateau-Mont-Royal

  16-08-2018 22:34 via montrealgazette.com
  A preventive boil water advisory is in effect for certain Plateau-Mont-Royal residents and business owners until at least Saturday because of water supply issues in the area.
  The affected streets are:South side of Mount Royal Ave. East between St-Hubert and Christophe-Colomb;
  St-André St. E. between Duluth and Mount Royal Ave. E.;
  Mentana St. E. between Duluth and Mount Royal Ave. E.;
  Boyer St. between Rachel and Mount Royal Aves. E.;
  Marie-Anne St. E. between St-André and Boyer St
  
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• Restaurant review: Lawrence changes its look, keeps its soul

  16-08-2018 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Lawrence
  ★★★ out of ★★★★
  $$$
  Address: 5201 St-Laurent Blvd. (At Fairmount Ave.)
  Phone: 514-503-1070 
  Website: lawrencerestaurant.com
  Open: Tues.-Fri. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 5 to 10 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 5 to 11 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  Licensed: Yes 
  Credit cards: All major cards 
  Wheelchair access: No 
  Reservations: Essential 
  Vegetarian-friendly: Not especially 
  Parking: On the street with meters&n
  
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• Ouimet exit controversy casts shadow on Couillard's Ciccone introduction

  16-08-2018 21:52 via montrealgazette.com
  The event was supposed to have been all about the Quebec Liberal Party’s new candidate for the Marquette riding.
  However, the phalanx of reporters attending the press conference outside the Musée de Lachine Thursday briskly shifted focus from Liberal leader Philippe Couillard’s introduction of candidate Enrico Ciccone to the way the premier had handled the ouster of 24-year Marquette MNA François Ouimet.
  Responding to reporters’ questions, Couillard said that Ouim
  
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• Boil-water advisory in effect for several Plateau streets

  16-08-2018 21:36 via cbc.ca
  Advisory is preventive measure and will last until at least Saturday, borough says.
  
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• Blame the home shortage in Quebec on the Baby Boomers

  16-08-2018 21:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Most Montrealers still want to live in a single-family detached home, yet achieving that dream is becoming harder for many people. It’s not just that prices are rising and mortgage terms are becoming less flexible. In some parts of Montreal, inventory of single-family homes is so low that even those with money struggle to find a place to buy.One reason: the predicted wave of baby boomers selling their detached homes to move into condos, smaller homes or less expensive areas just hasn&rsquo
  
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• Arraignment postponed for man charged in Vice Quebec newsroom storming last May

  16-08-2018 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  Raphael Lévesque faces charges of breaking and entering, mischief, criminal harassment and intimidation.
  
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• ‘I feel like an underdog and I like it’: PQ leader not worried about trailing in polls

  16-08-2018 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Parti Québécois Leader Jean-François Lisée told reporters Wednesday he was in a similar position at the outset of the PQ leadership race he went on to win two years ago.
  
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• Quebec immigration lawyers push Montreal to become a real 'sanctuary city'

  16-08-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  The main recommendation, put forward by the Quebec Association of Immigration Lawyers this week, is for the City of Montreal to implement a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for immigration status.
  
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• The Teapot 50+ Centre’s Open House Week

  16-08-2018 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  The Teapot is hosting their annual Open House Week. All 50-year-olds and older are invited to visit our centre, meet our staff, and become a member. Come to find out about our upcoming activities, trips, events, and workshops. We will also be hosting free yoga demos. Call 514-637-5627 for more information or visit http://www.theteapot.org
  
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• Montreal invests $7.6M to create 151 new affordable housing units

  16-08-2018 20:29 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Montreal will be creating 151 new affordable housing units in Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Rosemont, Mayor Valérie Plante announced Thursday, following up on her administration’s promise to create 12,000 new social or affordable units in four years.
  The city will be investing $7.6 million to purchase and renovate the 61 units in Ahuntsic-Cartierville and 90 in Rosemont. It will also offer a subsidy and interest-free loans to non-profits Habitations communautaires Olympia an
  
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• Somehow when P.K. Subban loudly drops his deadlifts, nobody goes aggro

  16-08-2018 20:17 via montrealgazette.com
  You may have heard the story of the 19-year-old Charles-Antoine Lalonde, who suffered powerlifting interruptus at a Montreal gym when he was attacked by another member for dropping his weights too loudly.
  To recap: Video of the incident posted by Lalonde’s coach went viral, the man who angrily kicked out at Lalonde was banned from Buzzfit gyms and the 19-year-old received free membership to SSP Barbell Club on the South Shore.
  You know who does not appear to have a problem with a
  
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• Cannabis: Here is what Quebec's stores will look like

  16-08-2018 20:13 via montrealgazette.com
  The Société Québécoise du Cannabis released the first images for their storefronts on Thursday.
  The stores, which open when cannabis is officially legal on Oct. 17, are set up in two steps. Consumers will first step into a small entrance room where an employee will check their ID and verify that they’re of age. Once their age is confirmed, potential buyers will enter the second, larger room — which looks like the love child of an Apple Store and a DavidsTe
  
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• McGill and MUHC given $500,000 for cannabis, cancer research projects

  16-08-2018 20:02 via montrealgazette.com
  McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre have received $500,000 for two international research projects.
  Announced Thursday, the funding is to be shared between two projects at the MUHC Research Institute. Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a mental health researcher and expert in mood disorders, will look at the pharmacological properties of cannabidiol, an active chemical of cannabis, and its ability to reduce the anxiety and depression that’s often associated with chronic pain. Dr. P
  
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• Pierre Paradis back in Liberal caucus, unlikely to be candidate

  16-08-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Longtime MNA and former cabinet minister Pierre Paradis has been welcomed back into the Liberal fold.
  
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• With a new school year approaching, a crosswalk worries Greenfield Park residents

  16-08-2018 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  With school just weeks away, Greenfield Park residents are concerned about a crosswalk they believe is misplaced and dangerous.
  
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• Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed: Embracing diversity makes Canada stronger

  16-08-2018 19:46 via montrealgazette.com
  Maxime Bernier’s comments about Canadian diversity have struck a nerve, not least for those who came to this country because it is a beacon of inclusivity.
  The comments were made in a considered fashion, in a series of six tweets, in English and French. These are no drunken ramblings.
  We are a mere 14 months away from the next federal election. Comments such as these by a member of Parliament serve as a form of dog-whistle politics, regardless of whether that was Bernier’s inten
  
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• Opinion: Questioning the promotion of diversity shouldn't be off-limits

  16-08-2018 19:44 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s rather troubling to know that after merely reading the headline of this article, there are some who have already condemned me as a racist bigot and an intolerant xenophobe, regardless of what else I am about to say, and regardless of what I embody and live. At least, this is what I am led to believe by the overreactions to Conservative MP Maxime Bernier’s recent tweets.
  Bernier dared question the sanctity of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s adoration and mystical use of the
  
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• Boil-water advisory in effect for parts of Plateau-Mont-Royal

  16-08-2018 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  Parts of Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough are under a boil-water advisory until at least Saturday.
  
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• Baloney Meter: Is flow of asylum seekers at Canada-U.S. border a 'crisis'?

  16-08-2018 19:20 via cbc.ca
  For the better part of two years, federal Conservatives have been blasting Justin Trudeau's Liberal government for failing to stem the tide of asylum seekers flowing across unofficial border crossings from the United States. They call it a 'crisis.' Is it?
  
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• 'I'm honoured and humbled': Natan Obed re-elected as president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

  16-08-2018 19:11 via cbc.ca
  The vote was held Thursday morning in Inuvik, N.W.T. The position of president is a three-year term.
  
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• New network bringing together Indigenous students and health professionals

  16-08-2018 19:10 via cbc.ca
  The Quebec Indigenous Mentorship Network is one of eight mentorship networks launched across the country by the Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research.
  
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• Fast and delicious meals for the back-to-school season. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=U2jsqH… https://t.co/CoVJk3PKVj

  16-08-2018 18:55
  
  Fast and delicious meals for the back-to-school season. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=U2jsqH… https://t.co/CoVJk3PKVj
  
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• Back-to-school fashion with Marshalls made stylish and affordable. Watch: youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/NhbXWH98HO

  16-08-2018 18:55
  
  Back-to-school fashion with Marshalls made stylish and affordable. Watch: youtube.com/channel/UCJc1c… https://t.co/NhbXWH98HO
  
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• What’s the fastest way to get promoted at work? Don't change jobs just to change jobs. Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-08-2018 18:54
  What’s the fastest way to get promoted at work? Don't change jobs just to change jobs. Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Noted Céline Dion impersonator Ariana Grande is at it again

  16-08-2018 18:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Ariana Grande did Carpool Karaoke Wednesday night, and she brought a bit of Quebec along for the ride.
  In addition to surviving the unbelievably needy stylings of host James Corden, she busted out a dead ringer of a Céline Dion impression to sing It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.
  This is not the first time Grande has engaged in Dion mimicry.
  She previously impersonated the Québécois icon on Saturday Night Live and the Tonight Show. Of her many impressions, W Magazine ran
  
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• How to transition back into school mode with ease. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=amWUll… https://t.co/LNyzrHZEhy

  16-08-2018 18:41
  
  How to transition back into school mode with ease. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=amWUll… https://t.co/LNyzrHZEhy
  
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• Sitting down with the Premier, a look ahead at the upcoming election. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=FiSFvV… https://t.co/roya8v1YY4

  16-08-2018 18:38
  
  Sitting down with the Premier, a look ahead at the upcoming election. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=FiSFvV… https://t.co/roya8v1YY4
  
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• Liberal candidate for Marquette introduced under cloud of controversy

  16-08-2018 18:37 via montrealgazette.com
  The event was supposed to be all about the Quebec Liberal Party’s new candidate for the Marquette riding, but the phalanx of reporters attending the press conference outside the Musée de Lachine Thursday briskly shifted focus from Couillard’s introduction of candidate Enrico Ciccone to the way Couillard had handled the ouster of veteran Marquette MNA François Ouimet.
  Responding to reporters’ questions, Couillard said that Ouimet had been the candidate up unti
  
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• Liberals choose ex-NHLer Enrico Ciccone to vie for West Island seat

  16-08-2018 18:26 via cbc.ca
  A day after current MNA François Ouimet held an emotional news conference about being asked to step aside, Philippe Couillard officially revealed Ciccone as the new candidate in Marquette.
  
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• Allegra 38th Annual Fundraiser Gala

  16-08-2018 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  KEN DRYDEN: Special Guest Auction | Wine & Cheese – 6 PM Concert – 7:30 PM
  
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• Quebec man arrested after allegedly driving stolen police cruiser for an hour

  16-08-2018 18:08 via globalnews.ca
  Authorities are investigating in Quebec after a suspect swiped a provincial police car and took it on a 170-kilometre joyride.
  
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• Hotel Intel: Marriott CEO unveils new Sheraton model in St-Hyacinthe

  16-08-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Rochelle Lash’s column has a new name — Hotel Intel — and a wider focus. She still will pen hotel reports, and occasionally will add news, notes and trends. Hotel Intel launches with an interview with Arne Sorenson, CEO of Marriott International.
  The name Sheraton is as iconic as any in the hotel biz.
  After 81 years on the scene and with a portfolio of nearly 500 hotels in about 80 countries, Sheraton represents a global presence and reliability, but it is making a massive move
  
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• Free in Montreal: Aug. 17-19, do not forget about music and Pride

  16-08-2018 17:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Go to Pride
  The parade’s this Sunday, and you should obviously go because it’s great and solidarity’s important. But there’s plenty else going on as Montréal Pride nears its end. This is the perfect time to take a walk through the Gay Village. There are also concerts happening in Parc des Faubourgs, such as DJ Reid Bourgeois’s show at 6 p.m. on Friday.
  A musical Saturday
  Try a different kind of weekend morning with Les Brunchs rétro at Jardins Gamelin.
  
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• Video: Electric bikes join Montreal's Bixi bike-sharing fleet

  16-08-2018 17:46 via montrealgazette.com
  Electric bikes have made their way to Montreal after Bixi launched its three-month pilot project.
  The project will assess the demand for these electric vehicles in Montreal. For the time being, there are currently 20 such Bixis on the road.
  Montreal Gazette reporter René Bruemmer test drove the electric bike to check out its features. Have a look.
  
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• "Bonjour, je m'appelle Aretha Franklin": Music royalty at Montreal jazz fest 2014

  16-08-2018 17:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Editor’s note: This interview with Aretha Franklin, who has died, was originally published in the Montreal Gazette on June 28, 2014 ahead of her performance at the 2014 edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
  “Bonjour, je m’appelle Aretha Franklin.” The Queen of Soul was on the other end of the phone line calling from her home in Detroit – and she was speaking French.
  “I’m doing très bien,” she continued. “Je suis &ea
  
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• Watch: Aretha Franklin performing at Montreal's jazz fest

  16-08-2018 17:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” died on Thursday at the age of 76.
  Her death, announced by representative Gwendolyn Quinn, came after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
  Over the course of a remarkably long and successful career marked by hits like Respect and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman as well as 18 Grammy Awards, she performed in Montreal on multiple occasions.
  In July of 2014, she performed at Place des Arts’ Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier.
  The performance, whi
  
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• Far-right group leader's court appearance postponed in Montreal

  16-08-2018 17:24 via montrealgazette.com
  A leader of the far-right group Atalante Québec arrested for storming Vice’s Montreal offices in May saw his court appearance postponed on Thursday.
  Raphaël Lévesque, 35, was scheduled to appear at the Montreal courthouse, but his case has now been pushed back to Sept. 28.
  He was expected to be formally charged with breaking and entering, mischief, intimidation and threats.
  Most of the group’s members were wearing masks when they stormed the Vice offices on May 23,
  
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• Montreal throws support behind Sun Youth's move to new building

  16-08-2018 17:15 via cbc.ca
  The Montreal-based Sun Youth organization’s lease will soon be up and it needs a new home to continue serving individuals and families in need throughout the region.
  
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• Former NHLer Enrico Ciccone named Liberal candidate in Marquette

  16-08-2018 17:09 via globalnews.ca
  The announcement comes two days after the Quebec Liberal Party told longtime MNA François Ouimet he was being ousted.
  
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• How to get active when visiting Montreal

  16-08-2018 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  Fitness expert Nik V shows us how to explore Montreal
  
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• Quebec Superior Court gives green light to class-action lawsuit against RCMP alleging workplace abuse

  16-08-2018 16:24 via cbc.ca
  Quebec Superior Court Justice Pierre C. Gagnon has approved a lawsuit filed on behalf of all RCMP officers and civilian staff that alleges they were bullied or harassed while serving in the province.
  
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