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Ex-Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault released on conditional parole
QUEBEC – After serving one-sixth of her sentence for fraud and breach of trust, former Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault was released from jail Thursday, according to documents from Quebec...
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Montreal-area road closures for the weekend
The Tour de l’Île and Tour la Nuit bicycle events are two good reasons not to drive your car unnecessarily on the island of Montreal this weekend. Here are some of the major road closures necessitated...
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City approves union agreement with engineers
The city of Montreal’s executive committee has approved the new collective agreement negotiated between the city and the union representing its engineers and scientists, the city announced Thursday....
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Quebec proposes slight immigration increase for 2017-19
QUEBEC — Restaurateur Jonathan Ollat is desperate for some help. Since opening his bistro-bar on Quebec City’s famed Grande-Allée four years ago with co-owner James Monti, Ollat has been looking to...
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Montreal’s forgotten forest, will remain green and pristine.
The Saraguay woods, often referred to as Montreal’s forgotten forest, will remain green and pristine. The marshy woods next to Gouin Blvd., east of Highway 13, were officially inaugurated as a nature...
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High premium being paid on Montreal's 375th anniversary projects, suburbs say
Montrealers are paying a premium of at least 20 per cent on the city’s “legacy” projects for its 375th anniversary in 2017 because of the rush, the island suburbs warned Mayor Denis Coderre when they...
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Westmount: 'Thanks, but no thanks' to Montreal granite 'art pieces' on its...
Montreal is presenting its $3.45-million granite sculptures as a project that will link the three summits of Mount Royal for the city’s 375th anniversary. However, one of those summits – in Westmount –...
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Erik Kudelka's heroic struggle not just to graduate form McGill, but to survive
It has taken Erik Kudelka 11 years to graduate from McGill University, so the Macdonald Campus convocation Friday will be momentous day for him. But then, every day is momentous for Kudelka, 30. For...
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Japanese boy who went missing in forest found
TOKYO — The 7-year-old Japanese boy who went missing nearly a week ago after his parents left him in a forest as punishment was found unharmed Friday, police said, in a case that had set off a...
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72-year-old man dies after being shot in Ahuntsic in front of witnesses
A 72-year-old man died after being shot Thursday afternoon in a café in the Montreal borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. Police are looking for a man who allegedly fired at least one shot at the...
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Paul St-Pierre Plamondon enters PQ leadership race, promises no referendum
QUEBEC — He’s no longer a political orphan. Montreal lawyer and author Paul St-Pierre Plamondon added his name Friday to the list of candidates running for the Parti Québécois leadership. He is the...
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Couillard stands by Daoust, but calls for clarifications on Rona deal
QUEBEC — The Couillard government had another bad day at the office Friday, extinguishing fires on three fronts, with Transport Minister Jacques Daoust at the centre of it all. It culminated with the...
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Josh Freed: Montreal should take pride in being cone capital of the world
New York is The Big Apple, Chicago is The Windy City and New Orleans is called The Big Easy. But Montreal has no memorable moniker. It’s time our city had a nickname too, something that symbolizes our...
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Montreal police searching for murder suspect in Sinatra Cafe shooting
Police are still searching for a suspect in the shooting death of a 72-year-old man in Ahuntsic-Cartierville on Thursday afternoon. Angelo D’Onofrio, who is known to police, was gunned down around 4...
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Report criticizing granite sculptures on Mount Royal was kept from...
Montreal’s heritage advisory body used words like “problematic”, “discomfort”, “skeptical” and “worry” in assessing the city’s plan to install granite sculptures across Mount Royal in a report that...
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Crown prosecutor mulls charges in Val-d'Or police abuse scandal
The criminal investigation into allegations that police in Val-d’Or sexually and physically abused aboriginal women has been handed over to the Crown prosecutor’s office. Government lawyers will do an...
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International heritage experts meeting in Montreal
People have to stop thinking of heritage as saving old buildings and start thinking about it as a tool for community building, says the organizer of an international conference. “Heritage creates...
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Q&A with Aubrey Fine: Montreal native an expert on human-animal bond
Psychologist Aubrey Fine grew up without pets; in fact, he was afraid of animals. But he has moved beyond the fear and today the Montreal native, a professor in the education department at California...
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Mulroney optimistic for NHL return to Quebec City, but not soon
MONTREAL — An NHL franchise will “ultimately” return to Quebec City but not in the short term, former prime minister Brian Mulroney reiterated Friday. A decision by the NHL’s board of governors on...
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Man disappears after swimming in St. Lawrence River
A 23-year-old man is missing after ignoring the risks associated with swimming in the St. Lawrence River near LaSalle on Friday. According to Montreal police officer Benoit Boisselle, the man, who was...
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