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• Westmount residents fed up with Turcot construction

  17-08-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Aug 17: Westmount residents living near the Turcot Interchange construction site have had enough of the dust and noise. As Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports, the city is pressuring the transport ministry to find a solution.
  
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• New service helps Quebec anglophones travelling for medical care

  17-08-2018 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Aug 17: Quebec anglophones living in remote parts of the province often have to travel far for medical care, which can be a frightening and isolating experience. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, a new and free service is being offered to help them navigate the system.
  
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• Montreal conference tackles issues of diversity

  17-08-2018 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Aug 17: An international conference exploring issues of diversity is underway at the Université de Montréal. As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, delegates say progress has been made – but it should not be taken for granted.
  
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• Impact newcomer Bacary Sagna could get first taste of MLS against Fire

  17-08-2018 23:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Newcomer Bacary Sagna is not expected to be in the starting 11 for the Impact against the Chicago Fire Saturday night at Saputo Stadium (7:30 p.m., TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio), but don’t be surprised if the veteran back is on the pitch at game’s end.
  “I think it should be quick,” head coach Rémi Garde said when asked when fans could expect the French International to make his MLS debut. “He’s a real professional. You don’t have a career that long a
  
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• O'Sullivan College employee, 75, accused of sexually assaulting minors

  17-08-2018 23:35 via montrealgazette.com
  A 75-year-old O’Sullivan College employee is facing multiple charges of sexual assault of minors.
  André Bonneau was arrested Aug. 9 on 11 charges of sexual assault allegedly committed more than a decade ago.
  Bonneau was a friendly face at O’Sullivan College, where he has worked for many years. In 2013, he was affectionately described as “Mr. Public Relations” in an alumni newsletter.
  “For all those who attended our school, students, employees and teachers, [i
  
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• ‘We are ecstatic’: Montreal to hold first ever public consultations on systemic racism and discrimination

  17-08-2018 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  The city of Montreal will be holding public consultations on systemic racism and discrimination after a citizen-led petition garnered 20,000 signatures.
  
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• Travelling for health? Patient Navigator program helps anglophones in Quebec City

  17-08-2018 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  A new, free service is being offered to help anglophones travelling to Quebec City for medical services navigate the system.
  
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• Anjou bans parking work vans, trucks in private driveways

  17-08-2018 22:24 via cbc.ca
  The rules, which came into effect Aug. 1, also forbid parking large vehicles on roads in residential sectors for longer than the time required to perform a delivery or home service.
  
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• Mohawk chief considers crack down on illegal cannabis dispensaries

  17-08-2018 22:20 via montrealgazette.com
  The Kanesatake band council could start swearing in its own peace officers to prevent the rise of illegal cannabis dispensaries on the North Shore Mohawk territory.
  Grand Chief Serge Simon told the Montreal Gazette on Friday that he’s willing to commission armed officers and authorize them to patrol Kanesatake.
  He said the action may seem drastic, but he recently found out band members have been selling weed out of cigarette shacks and other buildings on the territory.
  “I hate to do
  
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• SAQ employees planning a second strike day for Wednesday

  17-08-2018 22:16 via montrealgazette.com
  Unionized employees of the Société des alcools du Québec have decided to use their next strike day on Aug. 22.
  In a press release posted to their website Friday, the union that represents SAQ employees said that for this strike they will be targeting the government, not the employer.
  “The message will be clear: we want the government to give the mandate to the SAQ to settle the negotiations with its employees,” the union said.
  On Aug. 22, SAQ employees will
  
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• Poll: What is to be done about Montreal's John A. Macdonald monument?

  17-08-2018 22:14 via montrealgazette.com
  The John A. Macdonald monument in downtown Montreal’s Place du Canada was spray painted overnight from Thursday to Friday.
  A self-described group of “anti-colonial vandals” said they had taken action “in continued opposition to the far-right groups and politicians who actively defend a legacy of white supremacy and racism.”
  This incident comes in the wake of a decision by the city of Victoria to remove its own Macdonald monument.
  But it’s not the first time Mo
  
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• Quebec offers up to $46K in compensation per taxi driver

  17-08-2018 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Quebec government has unveiled how it will distribute the $250 million it promised in compensation for taxi drivers for the loss in value of their permits.
  
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• 'Anti-colonial vandals' deface Sir John A. Macdonald statue in Montreal

  17-08-2018 21:31 via cbc.ca
  An anonymous group issued a news release saying the act is a response to the city of Victoria, B.C., removing its statue of Canada's first prime minister.
  
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• Mohawk chief considers creating police force to crack down on cannabis

  17-08-2018 20:26 via montrealgazette.com
  The Kanesatake band council could start swearing in its own peace officers to prevent the rise of illegal cannabis dispensaries on the North Shore Mohawk territory.
  Grand Chief Serge Simon told the Montreal Gazette on Friday that he’s willing to commission armed officers and authorize them to patrol Kanesatake.
  He said the action may seem drastic, but he recently found out band members have been selling weed out of cigarette shacks and other buildings on the territory.
  “I hate to do
  
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• Quebec offering $250M to compensate taxi drivers

  17-08-2018 20:11 via cbc.ca
  The funds, announced by the government Friday afternoon, aim to make up for the loss of value caused largely by ride-sharing services such as Uber.
  
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• Montreal taxi owners to get up to $46,700 in compensation from Quebec government

  17-08-2018 20:11 via cbc.ca
  The funds, announced by the Quebec government Friday afternoon, aim to make up for the loss of value caused largely by ride-sharing services such as Uber.
  
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• UPDATE: Quebec government to compensate taxi owners up to $45,700 each

  17-08-2018 20:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec will compensate the owners of taxi permits buffeted by the advent of ride-sharing services like Uber up to $45,700 each, the government announced Friday.
  However, only taxi drivers operating in the regions of Montreal, Quebec City and Gatineau will qualify for larger amounts. Permit holders in other sectors will see only cheques for $1,000.
  In Montreal, the owners of roughly 4,500 permits will qualify for the maximum amount. The money will go to drivers who held a permit between April 1,
  
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• Quebec government to compensate taxi owners up to $45,700 each

  17-08-2018 20:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec will compensate the owners of taxi permits buffeted by the advent of ride-sharing services like Uber up to $45,700 each, the government announced Friday.
  However, only taxi drivers operating in the regions of Montreal, Quebec City and Gatineau will qualify for larger amounts. Permit holders in other sectors will see only cheques for $1,000.
  In Montreal, the owners of roughly 4,500 permits will qualify for the maximum amount. The money will go to drivers who held a permit between April 1,
  
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• Deux-Montagnes train users to get discounted fares due to construction woes

  17-08-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Frustrated commuters who rely on the Deux-Montagnes train line are in for a bit of a financial break, but as Global’s Billy Shields reports, not everyone is happy with the solution.
  
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• Editorial: Heading into a Quebec election campaign

  17-08-2018 19:51 via montrealgazette.com
  Yes, it’s almost time: Quebec’s election campaign officially begins Thursday, and it won’t be long before lamp standards are laden with candidates’ posters.
  Of course, Oct. 1, voting day, still seems a long way off to most of us. It’s probably a safe bet that many Quebecers won’t really start paying attention to the campaign until after Labour Day — though the Liberals’ decision to dump popular long-time Marquette MNA François Ouimet for a &
  
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• Does back to school shopping have to mean big spending?

  17-08-2018 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  The back to school shopping season is now underway, and store shelves are busting with all the "must have" items. However, there are ways to save money during this expensive season.
  
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• Greenwood's StoryFest brings award-winning documentary to Hudson

  17-08-2018 19:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Everybody has the right to live in a clean environment, right? Wrong. There are countries who have written that right into the constitution, but Canada is not one of them. It is alluded to in Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but is not spelled out as a right to a healthy environment.
  Author Silver Donald Cameron and filmmaker Chris Beckett present a portrait of the global fight to live in a clean environment in their award-winning documentary Green Rights: The Human Righ
  
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• Clement says this 'isn't the Max Bernier' he supported in the leadership race

  17-08-2018 19:00 via cbc.ca
  Conservative MP Tony Clement says Maxime Bernier is "raging at the sky" and he's not the same politician he supported during last year's Conservative leadership race.
  
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• Quebec government to announce compensation for taxi drivers

  17-08-2018 18:59 via montrealgazette.com
  The Quebec government will reveal the details of its compensation package for taxi drivers beset by the advent of services like Uber this afternoon at 2 p.m.
  Drivers have been staging protests for years, complaining that their livelihood and the value of their permits have been decimated by unfair competition from popular ride-sharing services.
  Quebec announced in March it had set aside $270 million to compensate drivers, and would be conferring with industry officials to determine how to distri
  
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• Don Macpherson: François Legault's dog whistle attracts a wolf

  17-08-2018 18:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Well, that could have been awkward.
  Last weekend, the Coalition Avenir Québec party held an event to show off its team of candidates in the Oct. 1 general election to the media. Party supporters were not invited.
  Still, an audience did show up at the remote Shawinigan location: one man, sporting biker-style colours bearing the menacing wolf’s-footprint insignia of the notorious anti-immigrant group La Meute (the Pack).
  Whether the man was there to support the CAQ or out of curi
  
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• Headless sculptures now stand sentry on Montreal art museum's roof

  17-08-2018 18:52 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ latest additions look something like headless, armless bodies.
  The three corroded cast iron sculptures, which make up the “Walking Figures” installation, are the work of Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz.
  First shown in Montreal during the Balade pour la Paix: An Open-air Museum exhibit in 2017, they now stand on the third-floor terrasse of the museum’s new Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace.
  Getting them up there was no eas
  
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• Quebec to study possible seal hunt on nature reserve near Magdalen Islands

  17-08-2018 18:36 via cbc.ca
  The Quebec government will launch an environmental study to determine whether it should allow seal hunting on Brion Island, a nature reserve that is currently overrun with grey seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
  
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• Montreal activists take aim at John A. Macdonald statue

  17-08-2018 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  A group claiming responsibility for defacing the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Place du Canada is hoping the city of Montreal will remove the monument from the park.
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: Aug. 17, 2018

  17-08-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $16
  Dão 2017, Quinta da Ponte Pedrinha, Portugal white, $15.65, SAQ # 10760492. One of my favourite inexpensive whites. While the grape varieties might not be familiar, this drinks very much like chardonnay, though with citrus as opposed to green apple freshness. Elegant and interesting. Grape varieties: encruzado, cerceal branco. Residual sugar: 1.2 g/L. Serve at: 10-12
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw: A good winemaker will let the terroir speak for itself

  17-08-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I was asked recently why most restaurant wine lists aren’t organized by grape variety, but by region. The gentleman who posed the question is a fan of cabernet sauvignon — Napa Valley in particular — and said it would be easier for him to navigate a larger list if he could go directly to what he wanted. Fair enough.
  I explained that all cabernets are not created equal. Some of the differences are man-made, like the amount of new oak used, or the quantity of residual sugar in th
  
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• Watch: Art installation captures sounds of Montreal

  17-08-2018 17:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers who miss secretly speaking to their friends through the grated metal pipes at their local playground can reminisce through a new art installation, Wind Instrument.
  The work created by Montreal artist Étienne Paquette pushes passersby to listen to their surroundings more carefully. It is made up of six large steel pipes — reminiscent of ones you might find at one of the city’s many construction sites — that are designed to turn the ambient sound caused by
  
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• The Right Chemistry: Interest in electricity sparked discoveries

  17-08-2018 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  For anyone in the business of science communication, the Royal Institution of Great Britain is a holy place. Founded in London in 1799 by the leading British scientists of the era, the Institution aimed to promote scientific education and research with an emphasis on public lectures focusing on the application of science to everyday life. Perhaps the most famous lecturer to grace the Institution’s hallowed amphitheatre was Michael Faraday, who enthralled audiences in the mid 19th century w
  
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• Gazette Time Machine: Scenes from Festival des films du monde

  17-08-2018 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  The Festival des films du monde (a.k.a. Montreal World Film Festival) and Serge Losique are often in the news for the wrong reasons, but the event was once a leading light on Montreal’s cultural calendar. Here are excerpts from previous reports on the fest, its founder and the stars he brought to town.
  Agnes of God director a believer in Montreal
  Thursday, Aug. 22, 1985
  Quick, purposeful strides take the slender woman to the waiting table of journalists.
  “Hi,” she says politely
  
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• Public consultations on systemic racism to be held in Montreal for the first time

  17-08-2018 17:10 via cbc.ca
  Montreal will be holding its first ever public consultation on systemic racism and discrimination in the city — a move spurred by a petition calling the city to action on issue impacting more than 30 per cent of the population.
  
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• Montreal métro system getting 'anti-suicide' barriers at 13 stations

  17-08-2018 16:58 via montrealgazette.com
  After years of saying it was against the idea of so-called “anti-suicide” barriers in métro stations, the Société de transport de Montréal is now planning on installing them in at least 13 stations.
  The STM hopes the barriers can help reduce the number of shutdowns and prevent delays and congestion on the métro network.
  The 13 stations, located on the Orange line, would be equipped with glass doors that open automatically when a mét
  
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• 'Anti-colonial vandals' spray-paint Montreal's John A. Macdonald statue

  17-08-2018 16:52 via montrealgazette.com
  An anonymous group of “anti-colonial vandals” has claimed responsibility for spray-painting the Sir John A. Macdonald monument in downtown Montreal’s Place du Canada.
  The group says it vandalized the statue early Friday morning in support of the city of Victoria’s recent removal of its own Macdonald monument and “in continued opposition to the far-right groups and politicians who actively defend a legacy of white supremacy and racism.”
  Montreal’s st
  
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• BT donates school supplies for refugees https://t.co/5G1JsBnAW8

  17-08-2018 16:45
  
  BT donates school supplies for refugees https://t.co/5G1JsBnAW8
  
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• Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard joined us in studio this week. Watch him discuss the polls, the situation in Marq… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-08-2018 16:41
  Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard joined us in studio this week. Watch him discuss the polls, the situation in Marq… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 3 years rent for Sun Youth headquarters covered by Montreal

  17-08-2018 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  The city of Montreal is pledging to pay the rent for Sun Youth's new headquarters for the next three years — totalling more than $1 million.
  
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• Montreal pledges to pay Sun Youth’s rent

  17-08-2018 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Montreal will be paying the next three-year’s rent for Sun Youth’s new location. Ernie Rosa joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about the non-profit’s next steps.
  
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• Driver sought in Montreal hit-and-run involving 78-year-old woman

  17-08-2018 16:12 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal police are asking the public’s help in identifying a man believed to be involved in a hit-and-run that injured a 78-year-old woman.
  According to police, the man’s white SUV struck the pedestrian at the corner of Lacordaire Blvd. and Jean-Talon E. St. last Saturday morning in St-Léonard.
  The woman, 78, was crossing Jean-Talon St. when the vehicle, heading south on Lacordaire Blvd., took a right turn and hit her before driving off. The woman was severely injure
  
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• Canadian Olympic Committee to host pop-up store for Montreal Pride

  17-08-2018 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  Canada’s Olympic Committee will open a pop-up fashion store this Sunday to help raise funds for “You Can Play”. Olympic figure skater Eric Radford joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about the initiative that is part of Montreal’s pride festival.
  
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• We found the only American bagel that isn't leaden. It's a pool float

  17-08-2018 15:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers frequently rag on New York bagels and their equally disappointing American cousins.
  They do this for good reason: Whereas the Montreal bagel is a celebrated carbohydrate creation, American bagels are leaden foodstuffs that can only really be used as ballast in industrial ships.
  There is always an exception that proves the rule, however, and in this case it’s the Swimline Everything Bagel Pool Float.
  It’s made by Swimline, which produces a variety of poll accessories &mdas
  
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• Discover the benefits of goat’s milk soap

  17-08-2018 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  If you’re looking for an alternative to traditional soap, you can try soap made from fresh goat’s milk right here in Montreal! Find out more from Global’s Kim Sullivan and Caprina Soaps founder André Beauregard.
  
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• Montreal RibFest takes over Pierrefonds

  17-08-2018 15:15 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal’s RibFest takes place this weekend in Pierrefonds to benefit the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the West Island. Join Global’s Laura Casella and her guests to get all the information.
  
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• Montreal police searching for potential victims of man charged with sexually assaulting minors

  17-08-2018 14:51 via cbc.ca
  Those with information about 75-year-old André Bonneau can visit a Montreal police station or call 911. Should victims come forward, further charges could be laid, police say.
  
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• While you were sleeping: Protecting birds and crane escapades

  17-08-2018 14:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Birders call on city and feds to protect bird habitat at Technoparc
  Birding enthusiasts and environmental groups are ramping up the pressure on the city of Montreal, the province and especially the federal government to take action to preserve the wetlands in and around the Technoparc de Montréal as a bird and wildlife sanctuary.More than 68,000 people have signed an online petition demanding that all work in the sensitive natural areas in and around the Technoparc be
  
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• This weekend it’s all about basketball, yoga and extreme sports in Montreal

  17-08-2018 14:47 via globalnews.ca
  Basketball, Lolë White Tour and JACKOLOPE, what a great combination! Just a few of the many weekend activities you’ll hear about with entertainment columnist Jay Walker and Global’s Kim Sullivan.
  
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• Man found dead inside burning vehicle in Eastern Townships

  17-08-2018 14:41 via montrealgazette.com
  The Sûreté du Québec is investigating after a man’s body was found inside a burning vehicle in Quebec’s Eastern Townships.
  According to police, firefighters were called to the scene of a burning car on the side of Noiseux Rd. in Dunham, roughly 90 kilometres southeast of Montreal, around 11 a.m. Thursday. 
  After extinguishing the flames, they noticed a man’s body inside the car.
  “There will be an autopsy performed today to determine the cause
  
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