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What's killing the fish in Beaver Lake?
Mount Royal’s Beaver Lake was quiet one afternoon this week, with a few people reading on benches or stretched out below trees, when a sudden shriek echoed across the small artificial pond. “This one’s...
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Police arrest 23 in Montreal area in 'grandparent' scam worth $2.5 million
A police operation targeting fraudsters preying on the elderly led to the arrest of 23 people Wednesday in the Montreal area. Five of the suspects appeared in court Thursday on charges of fraud over...
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Transport Quebec paying for $136-million train corridor to nowhere
Remember the Dorval Circle ramps to nowhere? For an encore, Transport Quebec is paying for a $136-million train corridor to nowhere. When it was planning the $3.7-billion Turcot reconstruction...
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Strike forces Science Centre, Clock Tower Beach close indefinitely
Sitting on the steps of the Montreal Science Centre, with a defeated look on his face, Bhavi Mehta was scanning a map of tourist attractions Friday, contemplating the next move for his family. The...
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Autopsy required to identify body found in St-Lawrence River
A body was found in the St-Lawrence River by Pointe-Aux-Trembles Friday morning. The Canadian Coast Guard signalled the grim discovery to the Montreal Police around 6:40 a.m. The body was picked up...
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Daoust opens door to pilot project, but sends Uber back to the drawing board
QUEBEC — Transport Minister Jacques Daoust said he is open to sitting down with Uber in the next few days to discuss a potential pilot project, provided the ride-sharing company forces its drivers to...
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Anti-radicalization measures to include hallway monitors at Collège de...
Collège Maisonneuve will have a roving team of four counsellors or social workers patrolling hallways in the fall term as part of efforts to prevent radicalization, Higher Education Minister Hélène...
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Heimlich does the Heimlich, saving choking woman
CINCINNATI — The 96-year-old retired chest surgeon credited with developing the namesake Heimlich manoeuvre has used it to save a woman choking on food at his senior living centre. Dr. Henry Heimlich...
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Jury finds Michel Duchaussoy guilty of first-degree murder in cabbie's death
Michel Duchaussoy once described his life as one defined by murder. Now he has been convicted of one. The 45-year-old Côte-des-Neiges resident was found guilty on Friday by a jury of the first-degree...
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Fish dying in Beaver Lake because they shouldn't be there, city says
Fish are dying by the hundreds at Mount Royal’s Beaver Lake because they shouldn’t be there in the first place, the city of Montreal said on Friday. People visiting Beaver Lake recently have noticed...
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Rocco Sollecito, 67, was longtime ally of Montreal's Rizzuto clan
Exactly one decade ago, Rocco Sollecito was part of a group of six men who seemed untouchable. The six had been chosen to take charge of the Mafia in Montreal while its leader, Vito Rizzuto, was...
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Josh Freed: Montreal has all the comforts of home
For the past few weeks I’ve been enjoying our city’s bucolic village pace, sleepy rush hour traffic and silent countryside calm. That’s because I recently spent 10 days working in Mumbai, India,...
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Postmedia nets three National Newspaper Awards
Postmedia’s newspapers won three National Newspaper Awards on Friday, earning recognition for their sports coverage, columns and coverage of breaking news. Vicki Hall, John Kryk and Scott Stinson of...
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Survivors share the lighter side of … rape?
At first glance, the connection between rape and comedy isn’t all that apparent. Perhaps not even at second glance. But don’t tell that to Heather Jordan Ross or the group of comedians/rape survivors...
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Steve McCurry on Photoshop controversy, Afghan girl photo
Magnum and former National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry speaks at a press conference at Galerie Got Montréal in Montreal, Thursday, May 26, 2016. Steve McCurry, a renowned photographer for...
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Montreal's romance with the Grand Prix: It's complicated
The official website of Formula One racing publishes a destination guide for each of the events held around the world, in far-flung and exotic venues like Monaco, Singapore and Abu Dhabi. “Few places,”...
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Body of a man discovered in river near Repentigny
People who were enjoying a peaceful weekend morning in a park in Repentigny along the banks of the St. Lawrence River made a macabre discovery while fishing on Saturday when they spotted the body of a...
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Children fight to live after lightning hits 11 in Paris park
PARIS — Eight children and three adults were struck by lightning Saturday in a Paris park after a sudden spring storm sent a bolt crashing down upon a children’s birthday party, a spokesperson for...
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Boil-water advisory issued in Ste-Julie
The South Shore city of Ste-Julie has issued a boil-water advisory to its citizens that is expected to last throughout the weekend. The advisory was issued on Friday, after the city had made repairs...
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Lise Thibault to spend at least a few more days in jail
Quebec’s former lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault will have to spend at least a few more days in jail on the sentence she received for fraud and breach of trust. The 77-year-old former viceregal had...
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