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Mounting school fees creating season of financial strain
Every September Shannon Devouge braces for a season of financial stress. This year, the mother of three is preparing to spend $620 on school fees for her two oldest children, plus the elementary school...
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Montreal this morning: Don't cry, summer vacation will be back
Maybe the chance of showers in late afternoon will wash away the humidity. The cloudy morning today will give way to 40 per cent chance of showers with wind becoming southwest at 20 km/h in the...
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Quebec Court of Appeal reduces sentences of several Hells Angels
Another court decision critical of how the prosecution handled the most significant criminal case ever brought against the Hells Angels in Quebec has reduced the sentences 35 bikers received for...
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Editor's notebook: A fitting honour for Iona Monahan
I remember my first glimpse of legendary fashion journalist Iona Monahan. It was in the late 1980s, and I had just moved from Edmonton to work at the Gazette. On my second day at the office, a regal...
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Montreal firefighters injured in Verdun blaze
The tenants of six apartment units in Montreal have been left homeless following an overnight fire. The fire broke out at about 2:30 a.m. on de l’Église St. in Verdun. There were no injuries among the...
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Suspect obeyed speed laws during car chase, Laval police say
Laval police were involved in a car chase that resulted in the arrest of a suspect in Montreal Tuesday afternoon. The 28-year-old man was recognized as a person of interest by police officers who...
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Cloutier tells opponents to stop whining as PQ leadership race turns sour
GATINEAU — With accusations of obstruction and dirty pool flying in the Parti Québécois leadership race, the man at the centre of the storm, Alexandre Cloutier, has told his panicky opponents to stop...
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SPCA threatens to end pound services if Montreal bans pit bulls
The Montreal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is considering ending its animal shelter service contracts with the 12 Montreal boroughs it now serves if Montreal goes ahead with its plan...
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Lady the loose python still evading capture in Verdun
An extensive search for “Lady,” the errant ball python, continued through Wednesday without success or a visual confirmation that the snake is still hiding within a wall separating two residences on...
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Lawrence Rosenberg to be new head of triple-merged MUHC: sources
Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, the former executive director of the Jewish General Hospital, is poised to become the next head of the McGill University Health Centre, the Montreal Gazette has learned....
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Montreal this morning: Insert football chant here
Today will be less miserable (we hope), at least on the weather front. A mix of sun and cloud is expected with a high of 23 C. Feels like 26. At night the sky clears with a low of 14. This is a total...
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Immigrants, burkinis and the "mathematics" of identity politics
Who knew arithmetic could be so politically useful? “It’s mathematical,” said Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault, “In Quebec we don’t have a lot of kids, and we receive 50,000 immigrants a...
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Montreal universities have bragging rights to many famous alumni
Montreal’s cash-strapped universities have a wealth of notable and famous alumni who got their start at one of our local universities before leaving their mark on this province and beyond. Across the...
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Montreal inaugurates Place Iona-Monahan, honouring fashion journalist
They would pile into several limousines – models, assistants, photographers – and head to photo shoots at 6 a.m., the clothes and shoes having been prepared and packed late into the night before under...
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Lady the runaway ball python evades capture
Lady the slippery snake has turned into something of a social media star as she continued to evade animal-rescue experts for a seventh day Thursday. The escaped ball python was thought to have holed up...
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Quebec immigration debate is 'irrational,' Weil says
QUEBEC — The debate raging this week about the number of immigrants Quebec should welcome annually is unhealthy, “not useful” and “irrational,” Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil said, firing back at...
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Point St-Charles minor football team crowdfunds for new bus
The Pointe St-Charles Aces are asking the public to help give their minor football teams a lift this season. The non-profit organization is in need of a bus to transport players to away games in and...
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Health chief Lawrence Rosenberg outlines his vision for leading MUHC
Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, head of the West-Central Montreal Health authority, sought on Thursday to reassure staff at the Jewish General Hospital and its sister institutions that he won’t be abandoning...
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Man dies while trapped in flaming car in Outaouais
A man died while trapped in his car Thursday in Outaouais after his vehicle crashed and burst into flames, Sûreté du Quebec officials said. The driver, who was alone in the car, was driving on route...
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'Life-threatening' Hurricane Hermine roars toward Florida
CARRABELLE, Fla. — Hurricane Hermine gained strength Thursday evening as it roared toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, churning up pounding surf that battered docks and boathouses as people braced for the...
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