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Analysis: What’s a Quebec opposition party to do?
They are after the same thing — power. But they face a dilemma: How to go about taking the governing Liberals down a notch in public opinion at the same time as portraying themselves as...
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Amid controversy, hearings on Energy East pipeline start in Montreal
Ever since requesting to participate last year, Denis Leclerc had been preparing what he was going to say when his turn finally came at the National Energy Board’s public hearings into TransCanada’s...
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Communauto president blasts city's car-sharing plans
The head of Montreal’s longest running car-sharing service has published a scathing open letter criticizing city council’s moves to regulate the system and make it all-electric by 2020. The city’s new...
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Legault shrugs off Trump comparison over burkini and values test
ST-JÉRÔME — With opponents ganging up to compare him to Donald Trump, François Legault fended off accusations on Monday of fanning the flames of intolerance. “I don’t care,” Legault said, responding to...
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European ships rescue thousands of migrants off Libyan coast
Italian naval ships and vessels from non-government groups rescued thousands of migrants off the Libyan coast on Monday, the latest surge in desperate attempts to flee to Europe driven by war, poverty,...
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Profile: Longtime black community leader retires — at 92
At 92, after a lifetime of helping people, Ivyline Fleming has decided to take down her community leader’s shingle. The much-decorated volunteer is proud of what she has accomplished, but she has had...
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Rona controversy thrusts Couillard's chief of staff into spotlight
QUEBEC — Rarely is there such pressure on a premier’s chief of staff — a person who usually prefers to stay in the shadows — to come forth and explain the role he played in a government decision....
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Protests delay National Energy Board's hearings on Energy East pipeline
The participants had taken their seats with their speeches in hand, the commissioners had entered the room and the cameras were in place to broadcast live online. Then a protester charged the head...
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Stray pit bulls from Montreal being rescued, brought to Saskatchewan
REGINA — Stray pit bulls are getting a new leash on life in Saskatchewan as Montreal moves to join other cities that have banned the breed. So far five pit bulls have been brought to the Prairie...
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Canada Post, CUPW agree to extend mediation another 24 hours
OTTAWA — Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers agreed late Monday to extend a mediation effort aimed at resolving their labour dispute by another 24 hours. Both Canada Post and CUPW said...
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History of Lachine Rapids tells the story of Montreal, Quebec and Canada
About 80 people turned out to learn more about loggers, explorers and steamboat heroes on the Lachine Rapids on Sunday as part of an opening vernissage for a new exhibit at the Dorval Museum of Local...
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Montreal this morning: Not yet sweater weather
Today’s a reminder that summer is still here (take that, back-to-school season). Some clouds will appear in the afternoon, as well as a high of 26 C, feeling like 29 with humidity. Tonight, clouds with...
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Laval police seek man accused of human trafficking, pimping, assault
Laval police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down 24-year-old Kevin Fort Theagene. He is sought on charges of human trafficking, pimping, armed assault, assault causing injury, uttering...
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Parents reunite for human chain protests over education funding
Students may come across a strange sight when they go to school on Thursday: dozens of parents, standing side by side with hands clasped together, surrounding their school in a human chain. It’s the...
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Concordia Sexual Assault Centre launches new campaign to prevent sexual violence
This fall, Concordia University’s Sexual Assault Centre is trying a new tactic — student-made animated films — to draw the campus community’s attention to the issues of sexual violence and the...
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Assault suspect in Park-Extension arrested after barricading herself in...
Officers with the major crimes unit of the Montreal police arrested an armed assault suspect Tuesday evening after she barricaded herself in an apartment, and refused to cooperate with authorities or...
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Python on the loose in Verdun
A fugitive python has slipped through the fingers of Montreal authorities for nearly a week after disappearing through an open apartment door last week in Verdun. The four-foot long snake is still on...
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High graduation rates don't stem enrolment slide at English school boards
After voting to merge two elementary schools in Pierrefonds because of declining enrolment, the Lester B. Pearson School Board and some parents got to work last spring on making the transition as...
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Canada Post, union reach tentative deal
OTTAWA — Canada Post and its largest union have reached a tentative settlement, averting the prospect of job action this week at the postal service. The tentative agreements must still be ratified by...
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Trump to make quick trip to meet Mexican President on Wednesday
EVERETT, Wash. — In a surprise move, Donald Trump will travel to Mexico on Wednesday to meet with President Enrique Pena Nieto, just hours before the Republican delivers a highly anticipated speech on...
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