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Granby Zoo lion attack raises questions about animal and human safety
Quick thinking — and proper safety training — by staff at Granby Zoo likely saved a young lion keeper from suffering even worse injuries if not death after a lion attacked her Monday morning. “The...
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Politicians from all parties pay respects at funeral for MNA Sylvie Roy
TROIS-RIVIÈRES — Hundreds of people gathered Monday for the funeral of Sylvie Roy, a member of Quebec’s National Assembly known for her tenacious fight in pressuring the government to create a public...
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Townhouse residents forced from homes after St-Laurent fire
More than 100 firefighters have successfully controlled a blaze that rapidly spread within a three-storey residential housing complex in the St-Laurent borough on Monday. Firefighters received reports...
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Delta Airlines systems are back after outage, but flights still delayed in...
If you have a flight with Delta Airlines, you may be in for a long day. An estimated 300 flights have been cancelled worldwide, including at Montreal’s Trudeau airport, after Delta’s computer systems...
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Montreal Formula E roadwork contract approved despite route being kept secret
Ville-Marie borough council approved $4.6 million in roadwork on Monday to prepare for Montreal’s first Formula E all-electric vehicle road race in 2017, though the councillors who voted on the...
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John Abbott College to meet with student who filed sex assault complaint
Pressure is mounting for John Abbott College to take more action about a student’s complaint she was sexually assaulted on campus in June and for the school to allow the victim to see the surveillance...
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Police investigating drive-by shooting in Montreal North
One woman is in a hospital in critical condition after an attempted murder in Montreal North on Monday night, police officials said. Police responded to a 911 call at 8 p.m. at Langelier and Léger...
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A man dies after being trapped in a machine
A 56 year-old worker died Monday after being caught in a machine at a plastics manufacturing company in St-Laurent. Rescuers were alerted of the accident about 12:30 p.m. at Nu-B on Thiemens Blvd....
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Boshra: We need more Montrealers like Alexandre Taillefer
If we can judge a man by the magnitude of the challenge he chooses to undertake, then Alexandre Taillefer is a hell of a man. Taillefer — a Montreal business star who rose to mainstream prominence in...
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Electric taxi operator Taxelco buys Diamond Taxi
Philip Friedman said in some ways very little has changed since his father first started driving taxis in 1955. As a Holocaust survivor with no education, Polish immigrant Bernard Friedman worked long...
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Montreal psychologist repeatedly spanked patient, tribunal says
A Montreal psychologist could face sanctions after repeatedly spanking a patient’s nude buttocks during therapy sessions, according to a ruling by Quebec’s Order of Psychologists. After reviewing the...
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Antipsychotic drug shortage alarming for those who need it
When a Montreal man found out in March that a shortage meant his local pharmacy was running out of the medicine he needs to stay sane, he feared his life could soon unravel. Without Modecate, an...
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Evidence complete at trial of Richard Henry Bain
By Sidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL — Jurors heard the final evidence Tuesday at the first-degree murder trial of the man charged in Quebec’s election-night shooting four years ago and were told they’ll...
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Toppled tractor trailer on Highway 30 leaves driver in critical condition
The Sûreté du Québec is seeking the driver of a white tractor trailer who may be able to shed light on an accident that left the driver of a second tractor trailer in critical condition. The vehicle...
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Two women dead, third in hospital, after Côte Nord crash
BERGERONNES — Two women are dead and a third is in a hospital following a violent collision on Monday afternoon in the Côte Nord region. Police say the women were travelling in a sport utility vehicle...
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Police seeking public's help in identifying attempted murder suspect
The Montreal police is asking the public for help identifying a man being sought for attempted murder. The incident took place on Aug. 6 around 9:15 p.m. The suspect was at a pharmacy on Ste-Catherine...
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Eight years after Fredy Villanueva shooting, families continue to demand...
If she had not been struck and dragged by a police vehicle 15 years ago, Gladys Tolley would be turning 76. All that remains in her stead is a smiling black and white picture, surrounded by seven...
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Fuel tanker explodes, killing driver and shutting down Highway 40
One person is dead and two people were sent to a hospital with minor injuries after a fuel tanker burst into flames on Highway 40 during rush hour on Tuesday afternoon, and authorities unable to...
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Tests to determine severity of fire damage on Metropolitan Expressway
The fire was out before midnight Tuesday, but the chemical stench of burning fuel still wafted through the air Wednesday afternoon underneath the Metropolitan Expressway at Lajeunesse St. Police were...
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MUHC superhospital contract auditor shared suspicions belatedly with police
A newly-unsealed police affidavit raises questions about the role that an independent government auditor played in scrutinizing the bidding process in the awarding of the $1.3-billion contract to build...
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